carry on

(you won't mind, will you, if i just pick right up here as though i hadn't been gone for the last six weeks?  because that's what i intend to do.)

i made cinnamon rolls.  on saturday.  in the middle of a blizzard.

they've been on my list for as long as i can remember, and i keep putting them off - thinking that cinnamon rolls are an enormous undertaking.  turns out i was wrong - making them is as simple as simple can be.  i used smitten kitchen's recipe (which is an adaptation of molly's recipe, so it's no surprise that i loved it.).  i was going to use sarah's recipe - i hear it's really good - but i decided it might not be the best idea to make a recipe that calls for 5 pounds of flour while we were stuck inside for three days.

anyway, i would have taken a picture of the finished rolls too, except that right after they came out of the oven, our electricity went out.  so we packed the un-glazed rolls (and the slow-cooking grass-fed pot roast) into the all-wheel-drive vehicle and headed over to my mom's for the night.  where we promptly devoured every last one, and the pot-roast too.  but since, there's no school here today and more snow predicted for tomorrow, i suspect i'll be making the cinnamon rolls again this week and i'll give you a rain-check (or snow-check!) on that finished-product photo.

tomorrow, knitting.  for real.

Comments

[beth lehman]

What I love about your post is that this was on my list for forever and I made them last weekend - in the middle of the third storm we've had! I'm afraid to make them again b/c we ate them so quickly. Also, I love that your wine cork is out next to the butter. My question is - was it left over from the night before or were you drinking wine while making them in the morning??

[Mama Urchin]

I've been missing you here. I think you are supposed to get this new storm worse than us. I hope you don't lose power again.

[heather smith jones]

I'm glad your Mom lives so close so you can stay warm over there.
Your photos have me craving chili and cinnamon rolls. :)

[Vanessa]

yum.yum.yum.
my favorite treat for sure!

[mommycoddle]

we never lost power. it is a miracle.

knitting? really?? I'm excited to see...

[Amy]

I can't think of a better time to make them then during a blizzard! Hope you're warm at home now.

[erin]

I'm making these. Probably in the next two days....we have a small amount of snow coming which is enough for me to hunker down.

[Mary-- The Yellow Door Paperie]

I also made cinnamon rolls this weekend, and I see more in our future (:

[leslie]

is there anything better than cinnamon rolls in a snow storm?! i think not! i made another batch of the master recipe... so more for us in the future, too. rolls AND snow. (6-12) tonight. school already closed tomorrow. heck. they should just take off until next tuesday. :)

[beth]

ohhhhh cinnamon love at its finest.....pure yumminess !!!

[Rose]

I noticed the wine cork too; those rolls look luscious.

[Denise @ Chez Danisse]

Welcome back!

[vintage simple]

Cinnamon rolls and wine..? Did I get that right? :) I think I'd like to hang out at your place in a blizzard, my dear!

Glad you are back. You've been missed.

-maria

[BethS]

These just might be perfect for Valentine's Day. I, too, noticed the wine cork. Love it!

[jane]

on my list to make too. just can't seem to motivate myself!

[Mousy Brown]

I've always thought they would be scary difficult but you have reasured me - I am definately going to have a try over half term! :D