Under the Sun – Pauper’s Candles Sold Here!

April 20, 2016April 15, 20161 Comment

Pauper’s Candles can now be found at Under the Sun!

Pauper’s Candles can be found at Under the Sun! Under the Sun is a boutique and cafe located in Bonners Ferry, Idaho. They are located in the cute downtown at 7178 Main St and their phone number is 208-267-6467. They carry eclectic home decor & gifts, chalk paint® Stockist, Organic Espresso & Smoothies, gelato and of course Pauper’s Candles. Their organic bistro serves Lunch from 11am to 3 pm Mon. – Sat. To see the latest dishes and products from Under the Sun you can follow them on Facebook.

Under the Sun is carrying a variety of our soy candles. They carry: Cabernet Sauvignon, Sweet Orange Chili Pepper, Toasted Marshmallow, Salty Sea Air, White Ginger and Amber, Grandpa’s Pipe, Lilac, Honeysuckle, Gardenia, Huckleberry, and Hawaiian Mist. For the Spring and Summer they are also carrying our Herb N’ Garden Scents: Tomato Leaf, Basil Sage Mint, Fresh Cut Grass, and Dirt.

Kendall, one of the sisters, purchasing Pauper’s Candles

The four sisters who own and manage Under the Sun are a pleasure to know and have done a wonderful job with their store and we are excited and honored to have our candles sold by them in their store.

If you are ever in Bonners Ferry, Idaho and want to have some great organic food, organic coffee, browse for unique gifts and want to check out our candles, stop by Under the Sun.

A glimpse into Under the Sun. Have fun looking at all the treasures!

A side note: The organic coffee is made by Red Rooster Coffee Company, which is owned by the four sister’s father, Jack and located in Bonners Ferry too, is to die for. Jack’s Black Blend, named after the father, is my husband and mine favorite blend because of its dark, bold, non-bitter smoothness.

Fudge Brownies – Think Outside the Box

July 1, 2015June 30, 2015Leave a comment

Fudge Brownies

This last year I was on the hunt for a good, moist, chocolaty, brownie recipe. I tried many different recipes and finally found this Fudge Brownie Recipe. I have made it for many of our friends as a dessert and served it with our home made ice cream, which my husband makes and is absolutely fabulous! Each time I have served the brownies I have had rave reviews. If you want a nice chocolate dessert or are craving something chocolaty, these brownies will not disappoint. They are fudge-like versus cake-like. My husband and I love these Fudge Brownies.

Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips and Butter Melted on Stove Top. I Melt the chocolate chips and butter first and allow to cool while putting together the other ingredients.

Since I baked these brownies I have not wanted to use a box mix again. I always enjoy knowing what ingredients are in my food and baking from scratch allows me to do this. This recipe is simple and it is relatively quick to whip up a pan of brownies. This recipe calls for vanilla extract and I bought, for the first time, Organic Vanilla Extract. I found the best price for Organic Vanilla Extract at Vitacost online.

Brownies ready to go into the oven.

I also used my own eggs from my chickens, Real Butter, Organic White Wheat Flour, Organic Cane Sugar, and Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips. My next step is to purchase organic semi sweet chocolate chips. Baking with organic ingredients warms my heart in that if I am going to go through the effort to bake something to serve, I want it to be as healthy as possible, while tasting great.

Hand Held Sifter

The recipe calls for powdered sugar to be sprinkled on top of the brownies when they are done. It has been my experience that you want to do this right after pulling the brownies out of the oven, otherwise the powdered sugar does not stick to the brownies. A little kitchen tool that I totally love using to sprinkle the powdered sugar is a mini hand held sifter. The powdered sugar spreads onto the brownies nice, fine and even.

Using my Vintage Hand Mixer to Mix Ingredients

My vintage hand mixer is perfect for the mixing in this recipe. Sometimes it is the little simple kitchen tools that makes a recipe come together easily or assist in the finishing touches.

Snapware 2-Layer Cupcake and Cake Carrier

Snapware Carrier- All loaded and ready for Market!

A Little Extra Tidbit: I have baked these brownies for my Farmers’ Market and I transported them in my Snapware 2-Layer Cupcake and Cookie Carrier that I found on Amazon. I totally love it.

I bake my brownies the night before my market and once they are cool I put them in my Snapware Carrier on the cake side of the tray and they stay fresh until I am ready to sell then at my market the next day.

May you enjoy this recipe and feel free to copy the recipe below. Happy Baking!

Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake at the Market

June 5, 2015June 4, 20151 Comment

Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake by the slice.

I came across this recipe and love it. I love lemon tasting food and this recipe delivers. It not only has lemon juice in the cake and glaze, but it also has lemon zest in the cake to give it that extra lemon zing. I used fresh organic lemons for my juice and zest. Nothing but the best I say! I have been taking this cake to my Farmers’ Market and have been getting a very positive response. I am excited and it is always fun to serve good food.

When making this recipe I used my farm fresh eggs, along with organic non-GMO white wheat flour, organic cane sugar, non-GMO baking powder, organic lemons and zest, kosher salt, raw milk from an Idaho small dairy that is licensed to sell raw milk, and blueberries I picked and froze myself. Mmmmmm!

The Original Microplane Classic Series ZESTER. Made in the USA!

When I first made the Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake, I used an actual hand grater that has the big and small holes and grated the lemon peel with the small holes to make my lemon zest. This did not make a fine lemon zest. I went online and found a review about a “Zester”. I thought to myself that this tool would be perfect to make nice finely grated zest. I bought it and it works great! The “Zester” is called The Original Microplane Classic Series Zester. It is made in the USA, which is a bonus in my book. I bought it off of Amazon. This is an amazing little tool that no kitchen should be without. I look forward to using it when making my Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake.

My 1930’s -1940’s J.K 30 Juice King. What a great Juicer!

A few years ago at a yard sell, I found a vintage J.K. 30 Juice King. My husband and I use our hand juicer often. I used this juicer to extract the juice from my lemons and it worked awesome. I love the old hand tools. Any juicer will work just as fine as our Juice King.

Baking Tip: When baking this Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake, I start checking the cake about 5-10 minutes before the allotted time. I like to pull the cake out of the oven just as soon and my toothpick inserted in the middle is clean or a tad on the doughy side. This makes for a nice moist cake.

Freezing the Cake: I have frozen the pound cake as well and it tasted as wonderful as eating it the some day I baked it. To freeze the cake, I wrapped the cake in parchment paper and then put it in a zip loc bag. When I wanted to serve the cake, I pulled it out of the freezer the night before and let it defrost on its own. The only thing I noticed was that the glaze is moist and not as hard as it was before freezing it. This I minor to me and I would freeze my cake again in the future.