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Check out this week's booty. Some new treats this week, beef roast from Wilson Creek; fresh blueberries from Pleasant View Orchards, brats and tomatoes from Slagle's, squash and peppers from Brousseau Farm in Crystal Falls, MI. With no kids in tow this week, I had time to peruse each booth and talk to the farmers and merchants. Love that! On a whim I picked up foccacia bread from Hillcrest Catering (only because it's right next to the white bread recipe in my Better Homes and Garden's cookbook and it looks delicious and way beyond my skill level) figuring I'd find some use for it. Sure enough, it was perfect paired with Aurora, WI- based Matu's Antipasto I had picked up this week at Econo Foods in Iron Mountain. For anyone who hasn't had antipasto ( I'd never heard of it until I moved up here and tasted my mother-in-law's recipe) the closest thing I can compare it to is an Italian-based salsa. It's usually served on crackers or baguettes as an appetizer, and the foccacia bread held it nicely without getting soggy. 

Treated the kiddos to Saturday brunch of Swedish pancakes made from Ashley's Whole wheat flour, and served with Jasper's pure maples syrup. Just heavenly!

Oh yeah,that is a bottle of beer in the photo. That's right-local hooch!  Sorry if I sound overly excited at this discovery, but hey, it has been 10 days. So at nine a.m. Saturday morning I'm meticulously examining the aisles at Riverside Liquors in Spread Eagle, WI. I was surprised what I found at Riverside Liquors in Spread Eagle and just how many micro-brews there are in Wisconsin and even in the U.P. ( I guess that's what everyone is making instead of cheese.) This line is called Black Husky and it hails from Pembine, WI. They produce an entire line of different types of ales, stouts, and honey wheats and from the bottom of my heart, I apologize I have no idea what any of those are. I picked up the pale ale only because the Sproose Joose sounded too ambitious an undertaking for this Bud Light girl. Despite the unfamiliar taste, I emptied two glasses with dinner. Hubby and our dinner guests made do with the blackberry moonshine they got for me thinking it was local ( Madison, NC- so close.) Our Saturday dinner fare: the last of the Wilson Creek beef patties with  grilled zucchini, red potatoes, beans and sweet onions.

Today was bread day. Another attempt to make hamburger buns from scratch.

Here's what I had in mind.

 
Here's what I got.

Nailed it.