Ennis Bluebonnets - Pandemic Style - Round Two

My sweetheart want to do a repeat trip down to Ennis this morning as the sun is shining and he's hoping for better pictures.  We are up and out very early, but when we arrive we discover that all the rain this past week has caused the grass to grow about a foot and the bluebonnets are crazy hard to see.  Drat.  We still drive around and enjoy the time out of the city and have a great little coffee/biscotti stop overlooking the swan pond.  Enjoy the pics --- no commentary except to say that if you look close, you can still barely see the patches of blue.  Silly grass.  We made it back into Dallas right before another storm hits.  Oh hey, do you see the moon?

Ennis Bluebonnets - Pandemic Style

I have a bad case of cabin fever and eve though we have been walking in the neighborhood, I just need to get out and see something beautiful.  I've made coffee to take along with some slices of banana bread.  A bottle of water and some oranges are added to the bag "just in case."  We have a full tank of gas and went to the restroom before leaving.  We should be good for 3-4 hours right?

Ennis is the destination as I'm hoping at least a few of the bluebonnets are out and my heart can bask in their beauty.  It's not really very far from Dallas and although there are other cars on the road, it's NOTHING like a normal Saturday in the city.  Using an old Bluebonnet Trails map, we turn off for the upper loop and within moments spot these fun friends.  They are just as interested in us as we are in them.  Soooo fun.

Naan Bread -- First Time and Love It!

I LOVE to be in the kitchen and baking/desserts are my absolute favorite thing to work on.  What I don't like is the mess so I try and make a day of it when I'm going to be in there.  Why make that mess more often?  Today, I have put two loaves of English Muffin bread off to rise (I've done a post on it in the past here is your LINK), have Oatmeal Raisin cookies mixed, and put four small panna cottas into the refrigerator.  Now, I'm moving onto Naan bread and this is a first for me.  That means I have to find a recipe to use as a base, make it once, and then start my own adjustments.  The one I've selected is from Budgetbytes.com.  I'm not doing a pictorial of the making of the dough as it is the same for any dough but I will share the recipe: