Be there or be....missed

There is a special event in town and it is THIS WEEKEND! It's the Farm Chicks show. Oh my, oh my I have been counting the days until I could attend this fabulous event.


I've been following Serena's blog and she has been introducing some of the vendors that will be there this year. It may be the event of the year so be sure to stop by at some point this weekend and take a gander; you won't be sorry.

I've joked to friends that I will be the crazy one set up with a cot, hanging out ALL weekend and I truly wish I could pull that off. I don't want to miss a minute or a booth or an item at this show. I plan to take pictures, if they will let me, and post about it later. The tentative plan is to head down around 9:45am so if you are in the area or don't have any plans (even if you do-cancel them! HA!!) come and meet me. It's at the Spokane Fairgrounds this year and there is tons of parking.

Sourdough Pancakes

The Hubs and I love the Oregon coast and we preparing to go on a family camping trip this year to this beautiful place. Two years ago, while on another family camping trip (also our engagement!), we drove into Seaside to do a little 'crabbin' off a bridge. While waiting for the pots to soak we hit the local 'Pig n Pancake'. It was so quaint and everything you would imagine with a name like that. Anyway their Sourdough Pancakes are bomb-diggity (a.k.a. out of this world) and The Hubs has been dropping hints since then that it would be wonderful to make these at home.

Maybe it was in anticipation of this upcoming trip and it was fresh on the mind or maybe it was the drizzly weather all weekend that caused us to have a hankering for pancakes but I found a recipe here and my mind was set. It's a bit of a process to make but they are so worth it!

The minute I cut up my side of strawberries I had realized that I should have made my own fruit syrup or incorporated it into my pancakes more. Well there is always next time!

Happiness is a bowl of cherries

I ventured into Liberty Lake yesterday to hit up the local Farmer's Market. There is something so beautiful about racks of fresh produce. Liberty Lake's Farmer's Market isn't huge by any means but they definitely hold their own. Their hours of operation are on Saturday's between 9am and 1pm (May-October); they are located at 1421 North Meadowwood Lane, Liberty Square Building. This is behind the Starbucks about a block and a half.

They have booth after booth of fresh produce, whatever is in season at that time. Every booth owner is very knowledgeable on their produce and products. They are more than generous to share their tips for using the produce.

This market not only carries produce but they have booths of herbs, garden variety plants, flowers and much more. There are booths of pastries, artisan breads, salmon (yes fish!), homemade gifts like soap and lotions and honey. Yesterday there were people making pizza, the crepe booth (phenomenal) and live music. I even saw a booth selling dog bones; there truly is something for everyone.

As I strolled through the booths and took in the sights and smells I saw a booth that two young guys were running and they had a beautiful bin of cherries. So I bought a pound and continued my way through the booths. I believe this will be a Saturday morning ritual for me.