Photos lost...

Well, in efforts to keep readers posted on my blog I hastily posted the blog writing yesterday and forgot to check the pictures first...so here are some pics I left behind!

CoffeeHouse Schooling

This is the new term we use for "homeschooling"...and well, isn't it just cool?! Aaron is working hard on the WiFi, probably dictionary.com...and the knitclique basking waiting for some attention. Every Thursday Eve we have activities at hg...BeadMeet, Archiver Club, knitclique, and papercrafters...tonight is knitting, YIPPEEE.

The P'nut buttercup cheesecake is always a hit and I am trying to serve it up with some latte' art. Oh, oh, we also have the most fab pumpkin pie latte, the gingerbread house syrup is from scratch, and I will share!

• 2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 cup lemon juice
• Heat the above until sugar is melted and store in fridge for up to 2 weeks. hg uses this in their pumpkin pie latte' and their gingerbread latte'. YUMMM-O

Well, life is just busy, we are in study of John at our Wednesday eve Bible Study at Our Redeemer and goodness, God is so awesome to give us the gift of baptism and the forgiveness in that. We actually studied 3 chapters last night! I will work hard at updating this blog, and not just coffeehouse stuff...although that Luppa (Finish Cardomon Bread) is well worth a blog!

Routine...aLMosT...

My sweet husband and I in the beautiful Upper Peninsula of Michigan! I thank God for you Eddie!







All of the Legal postings for Hallowed Grounds.

Hallowed Grounds best selling cookie: Cranberry, White Chocolate, Oatmeal!

Front view of the coffeehouse.

Kid's Favorite: Double Chocolate Chewy

We took a road trip this Monday afternoon to Houghton/Hancock, what a great view from one city to the other!

Okay, this is our 9th week open!!! YIPPEE...and the only way I get through most days is with a prayer, and, hmmm, well, and, maybe eerr, jah know, a quad latte' or two!

So with much nagging, oh! I mean encouragement!? I am posting again on my blog. Hallowed Grounds is nice and steady. I am out of bed by 4am....YES! AM...as in morning, as in darkness! LOL and I sort of enjoy it. Eddie is such a great man to wake up to, and he is always by my side getting the coffeehouse open, and well, delivering that first quad of the day! Then he delivers the three dc, and DW is the BEST barista you would ever meet...really people tell her that daily! Christopher worked today in the kitchen and actually made the cinnamon roll dough by himself!

MIA

Sooo, the Hallowed Grounds dream is unfolding...and that is why I have been MIA...oh that and a totally awsome vacation in the U.P. with great friends! I already miss them, God is so good to give them to me! Here are some of our "growing pains" at Hallowed Grounds...I just want to bake cookies and cupcakes...so pray that this season ends soon...

Scripture in my pocket (see Diann!!!) "My grace is sufficient fo thee for my streinght is made perfect in weakness. " 2 Cor 12:9












Okay, so I have been MIA... here are the reasons! God's Richest blessings to all!

Spring Fever, Student Driver and well, what else?! Cupcakes!

I had to add these cookies too! Regular Sugar with Royal Icing and Fondant accents, Spring has sprung!
I just cannot believe that my sweet little girl has my life in the palm of her hands! Gosh how time flies! She is doing a wonderful job, and as usual is an exceptional student...we won't even mention the go-cart incident and how her breaks just didn't work! Really...she means it, really!

Okay, who can remember this awesome icing from your childhood, hmmm, ME! I CAN, I CAN! So I just had to create a chocolate cupcake, filled with hazelnut chocolate cream, and topped with the luscious high childhood favorite, and then, well, it just had to be topped with a coating of ganache to add to the indulgence. Do you think these will make it in Hallowed Grounds? This is what recipe testing is about, I wish you could taste through the computer screen!

The family also tested two separate recipes for the Vanilla Bean Cupcake and Vanilla Bean Buttercream and we were testing the cupcake liners as well. The top left is the one dd and I like. The liner to the top right is traditional and the center bottom is traditional baked outside of the cupcake tin...which one do you prefer? The sugar-rimmed cupcake below is the winning recipe though...the crumb was perfect, the other recipe "shrunk" after baking....cheer us on!


The bakeshop is still under planning stages, we are terrified and excited at the same time...so please keep us in your prayers...God is so wonderfully consistent, I know that HE will hold me dearly in all situations.