tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350Wed, 23 May 2012 13:38:53 +0000GiveawaysLifeRunningTyramine-free DietAnimalsCookbookShootingClean EatingCake Slice BakersFoodPhotographyKenzieHomeCookiesGardeningBlogQuiltsDaring Bakershttp://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/noreply@blogger.com (Heather)Blogger428125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-5660025174711655639Mon, 21 May 2012 12:58:00 +00002012-05-21T05:58:41.638-07:00LifeI was here. Not doing everything that I should have been inside/outside at my house. Instead I was enjoying the beautiful weather, fishing, relaxing and trying not to be eaten by dinosaur sized mosquitos. (I still got bit twice) http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/05/what-did-you-do-this-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-8708664145395467585Sun, 20 May 2012 12:41:00 +00002012-05-21T05:53:22.994-07:00Cake Slice Bakers This month The Cake Slice Bakers were challenged to make meringue cups with lime curd and fresh berries. I did a bit of tweaking on mine, as I was out of limes, but I had plenty of lemons. Then after I had made them I realized that my children had eaten all the fresh berries earlier that day and living where we live there is no such thing as a quick trip to the store. I went without the berries http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/05/cake-slice-bakers-may-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-1870031412862526366Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +00002012-04-29T17:43:02.029-07:00Daring Bakers The Daring Bakers’ April 2012 challenge, hosted by Jason at Daily Candor, were two Armenian standards: nazook and nutmeg cake. Nazook is a layered yeasted dough pastry with a sweet filling, and nutmeg cake is a fragrant, nutty coffee-style cake. As part of the challenge we didn't have to make both just one, so I chose the Nazook as I'm interested in the process of making my own pastry doughhttp://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/04/nazook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-7354078028313154474Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:04:00 +00002012-04-20T09:05:46.458-07:00Cake Slice BakersThis month the cake slice bakers were challenged with a Cinnamon Swirl Buttermilk Pound Cake, last year I was on a kick trying to find the perfect pound cake, I never completed that challenge. This one though with a bit of tweaking might just end up being the perfect pound cake and by tweaking I mean leave out the cinnamon swirl, orange zest and cardamon. It's lovely just as it is, as is perfect http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/04/this-month-cake-slice-bakers-were.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-6400984898502557586Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-03-26T03:00:01.742-07:00PhotographyA few weeks ago we took the boys up to Mary's Peak for the day to play in the snow. It was already starting to melt when we were there, though they boys had fun sledding and making snow angels. On the way back down the mountain I saw these and just had to have a picture. They were just to neat looking. Just like someone had come and purposely dragged the snow down making curls.  http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/03/snow-curls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-2907982390702854876Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-03-21T03:00:16.011-07:00KenzieKenzie is now 8 weeks old and while it doesn't look like she has changed all that much, just wait.....  8 weeks old 4 weeks 6 days 3 weeks 5 days Now I wonder what the comparison will be when she's 12 weeks old..... http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/03/8-weeks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-3854878332789677032Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-03-20T03:00:01.328-07:00Cake Slice BakersOur march challenge was to make individual warm chocolate cakes. Much like a lava cake would be. They were really good though if i were to make them again I would under bake them and use less bittersweet chocolate. While I am a chocolate lover I am not a dark or bittersweet chocolate fan. I grew up on milk chocolate and I guess some things just never change. We had ours with a bit of vanillahttp://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/03/cake-slice-bakers-march-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-2419293203759868523Mon, 19 Mar 2012 23:30:00 +00002012-03-19T16:36:51.726-07:00RunningFor those who don't already I know, I run. This isn't something that I always did. I am a newer runner. In school I was the uncoordinated girl who didn't participate in team sports, I sat on the sidelines and wished I was them. I just didn't have it in me. Fast forward to April 2009...long story short I started to run. At first I could barely run a few of the dashes on the road, then I worked http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/03/what-went-wrong.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-2354082805465280433Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-03-19T19:37:20.106-07:00Kenzie This was taken last week as Kenzie will be 8 weeks tomorrow. She is doing wonderful, and growing way to fast. We are still working on potty training, but I am sure she'll get it eventually. We started leash training this weekend. She does pretty well, though when she doesn't want to go she just sits down and looks at you. Very cute, but not a good habit to get into. She goes in for her second http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/03/7-weeks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-6111184167934816637Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-03-15T05:13:17.341-07:00FoodFebruary is birthday month around here, and M decided he wanted strawberry cupcakes to share with his class at preschool.  They were super easy to make and they were quite good too. I did cheat a bit and just doctored up a box mix, but I don't think the 3, 4 and 5 year olds noticed. Strawberry Cupcakes 1 Vanilla Cake Mix Ingredients called for on box1 1/2 cups diced strawberries Prepare cake http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/03/strawberry-cupcakes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-915472580481202197Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:00:00 +00002012-03-12T07:45:41.630-07:00Life** Beware this post includes a picture of a dead animal. Proceed at your own risk** This year C was able to participate in the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife's (ODFW) mentoring program. It is a great program that allows youth ages 9-13 to go out with a licensed adult and hunt. The youth is able to use the adults tag to harvest an animal. It doesn't have to be a parent or grandparent, it http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/03/cs-first-deer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-6696848613104881656Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-03-09T03:00:10.761-08:00Food I made these for Hubby's breakfast for his birthday.  The day before he was telling me how much he wanted a big cinnamon roll with lots of gooey and frosting. Well mine didn't have quite as much frosting, but they were gooey and pretty close to perfect. http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/03/cinnamon-rolls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-1180529214473693258Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:56:00 +00002012-03-19T19:37:35.498-07:00KenzieMy new puppy Kenzie. She is a purebred black Labrador, and so very sweet. http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/03/introducing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-9005298377979291973Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-02-27T03:00:00.812-08:00Daring BakersThe Daring Bakers’ February 2012 host was – Lis! Lisa stepped in last minute and challenged us to create a quick bread we could call our own. She supplied us with a base recipe and shared some recipes she loves from various websites and encouraged us to build upon them and create new flavor profiles. I used the basic quick bread recipe, but with a bit of a twist. I made a cinnamon sugar http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/02/daring-bakers-february-challenge-quick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-8128605250995505472Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:01:00 +00002012-02-20T06:01:14.483-08:00Cake Slice BakersThis month our challenge was to make boston cream pie. I've made a few of these before, so I was curious of  how this one would turn out. As I've found more often than not, butter cakes tend to dry out quickly and need to be served the same day as they were made.  This one is no exception to that rule. Really if you can make it and serve it the same day. I needed them to be a bit more portablehttp://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/02/cake-slice-bakers-february-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-4021707019716276170Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-01-27T06:39:04.456-08:00Daring BakersWhen I first found out about the daring bakers challenge this month I couldn't have been more excited. I knew that these would be wonderful, and I have made them multiple times over the last several weeks. I grew up making baking powder biscuits, and while my Mom's recipe is good it was nice to have a reason to try a new one. I have to say this recipe has replaced the one that my Mom gave me (http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/01/daring-bakers-challenge-baking-powder.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-1766227155974192154Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:00:00 +00002012-01-20T03:00:00.531-08:00Cake Slice BakersWhen we voted last month for the Tiramisu cake at first I wasn't really excited as I am not a huge coffee lover. I know I'm strange it's okay. Then later I thought about it and thought it would be perfect as my Mother-in-law's birthday was coming up and she loves coffee, see it all works itself out. I have to be honest with you though I had a bite of this and thought it was awful, (I made a http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2012/01/cake-slice-bakers-january-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-6954292895870281757Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:17:00 +00002011-12-31T08:17:42.636-08:00LifeGoals for 2011 1. Spend more time playing, reading, listening to my boys. Completed. I still need to work on this everyday though. 2. Participate in photo, 365 taking at least one photo each day. I plan on making a photo book out of these at the end of next year. Nope, did not happen 2. Do a 5k, I run one each time I workout, I just have never had the nerve to go do one. Technically yes, Ihttp://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2011/12/playing-along-and-updates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-4401371389235261520Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-12-27T06:02:03.940-08:00Daring BakersThis month we were challenged with making a sourdough bread made only from starter, and making that starter also. I have always wanted to make bread in this manner and I really enjoyed it. My bread didn't turn out quite as well as I would have hoped, but I am looking forward to trying it again. French Country Bread Servings: 1 large loaf plus extra wheat starter for further baking Wheat http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2011/12/daring-bakers-challenge-sourdough-bread.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-8443140463520962950Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:38:00 +00002011-12-20T16:38:39.672-08:00Cake Slice BakersThis month we chose to bake a chocolate yule cake. It's a chocolate cake with a hazelnut filling and then topped with a rich chocolate frosting.  I've made pumpkin roll every year so this cake was pretty simple to make. You just need to make sure you have the timing down right. I made the hazelnut filling the day before and while the cake was cooling I made the chocolate ganach. For the cake:http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2011/12/cake-slice-bakers-december-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-7115987942304640692Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-11-30T05:41:31.206-08:00LifeToday is the last day of my month long blogging. I can say that I posted something each and every day. While I didn't participate as they probably would have liked me to I still did it. I'm not sure how much I will be here from this point on, I will still be doing my baking challenges each month so you will see me on the 20th and 27th. I might even stop by once a week. We will just have to see http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2011/11/last-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-5664162163057576599Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-11-29T05:23:52.855-08:00Food* I had a request for this recipe the other day, so I thought I would share it with you once again as we are headed into the perfect season for it. Enjoy!! xoxo Heather Okay, I lied. I know I said I was done with cookies, but really I couldn't help it and I made these. Then they were so so good that I knew I had to share. Sorry I hope you can forgive me. Though if you make these I'm sure you http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2010/12/gingerbread-whoopie-pies_13.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-5583258444308290456Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:00:00 +00002011-11-28T08:52:00.700-08:00Life 5 years ago this morning, my parents shop burnt down. It started with the travel trailer and spread through the rest of the shop before it could be stopped. We are fortunate that it was just "equipment" and  "stuff", but the stuff that we lost held tactile memories and there were things in the shop that cannot be replaced. This changed everything for everyone, so much was lost and it's http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2011/11/5-years-ago.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-2000647170866141935Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:39:00 +00002011-11-27T09:39:05.856-08:00LifeToday I was suppose to post my Daring Bakers Challenge for November. Alas it didn't happen this month. Instead today I will give you a link to one of the other ladies who did manage to get hers done. http://appleandspice.blogspot.com/2011/11/daring-bakers-november-2011-challenge.html She did a wonderful job, please go over and tell her so.http://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2011/11/today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655679493762656350.post-5700583505415167107Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:47:00 +00002011-11-26T06:47:38.885-08:00Life1. I was busy yesterday, so today you get this. 2. J played hookie yesterday, the shop had nothing on the books, and no one called so we went and did a bit of black Friday shopping. I came home with a new phone (needed it anyway) and a Christmas wreath. We're big spenders. 3. Christmas lights and most of the decorations are up. I have to confess I started listening to Christmas music last weekhttp://www.muddy-creek-creations.com/2011/11/saturday-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Heather)1