Things I'm Loving

These are the things I've been loving lately. 

Taylor Swift's new album Speak Now. 

I have been waiting for this for two years, and it's finally here. I have loved Taylor from her first single, and the new album is her best yet. I just cannot get over how great the new songs are. I listen to them constantly, and it seems that with all of the songs, she is singing to me. 

Cranberries and Cream Scones

  

3 cups of all purpose flour

2/3 cup sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon baking powder

¾ cup unsalted butter, cut into chunks

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/3 to ½ cup heavy whipping cream

1 1/2 cups frozen cranberries chopped

Preheat oven to 425 stack two baking sheets together and line top sheet with parchment paper. Arrange oven rack to upper third position.

In a food processor add flour, sugar, salt and baking powder to blend briefly. Add butter and pulse to make a coarse, grainy mixture. Turn out mixture into a large bowl. Make a well in center and stir in eggs, vanilla, and cream to make a soft but firm dough. Fold in cranberries. Knead by hand briefly on a lightly floured work surface, and then pat into a large round. Dough should be about 1 inch thick. Cut into 4 inch circles, then cut these in half. Place on prepared baking sheets. Brush generously with cream and sprinkle on sugar.

Bake until scones are browned around the edges, about 15 to 20 minutes.


Taken from, A Passion for Baking, By Mary Goldman

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

In preparation for the seventh movie, coming out on November 19th, I am re-reading the seventh book. I forgot how good the it is, and how happy the world of Harry Potter makes me. 

My dad just got back from a weekend on Nantucket Island, my favorite place in the world.

He brought back Herb bread, from Something Natural, a sandwich shop on the island.

This bread tastes like Thanksgiving stuffing only better. 

Also, now that my dad is back, he could make his infamous chocolate chip cookies (all it is, is the recipe on the back of the tollhouse chocolate chip bag, with a few secret ingredients). 

Finally, I am loving our new couch! 

On halloween night, I sat on this couch, drank tea and read Harry Potter. Pretty great night if you ask me.