Let's get our bake on!

O.M.SQUEEEEEE!!!  I went to Harmony Foods in Bemidji today (my favorite and only local food co-op), and I hit the mother load!  I found coconut palm sugar AND brown rice syrup.  I'm not too sure yet about the brown rice syrup or if I'm going to use it.  I need to do some more research on it.  I also stocked up on my favorite two flours-spelt and whole wheat pastry!

I know, you're thinking, "Just get to the point, Sheena.  Why are you so darn excited?"  Because I get to BAKE!!!  I've got a long list of things that I'm going to make this week including chocolate chip cookies, spice cake, pizza crust, and I may even give canning a try.  My bff threw the gauntlet down.  She wants clean canning recipes.  I have a ton of strawberries in my fridge that my awesome grandpa picked for me, so I think I may be attempting to talk my husband into making strawberry jam with honey instead of sugar. :D He's the canner, not me.  I'm too impatient.

So here's the meal plan for the week (did you know that it's been proven that if you plan your meals for the week or month ahead of time, you spend less money on groceries?)-

•  Mexican pizza
• Chicken chimichangas
• Roasted turkey breast with potatoes and carrots
• Something new made out of the leftover turkey
• Sloppy joe's with homemade buns

See anything interesting on that list that you want to learn to make?  Well, then make sure you check back during the week because I will be posting recipes for all of it along with my baking experiments (if they aren't flops ;))  Also, make sure you subscribe with your email address over there -----------------------------------------> (on the top) so that you don't miss anything!  I promise you will only get one email a day at the most. :)