Too Many Eggs = Citrus Angel Food Cake! Harvesting of The Purple

Too Many Eggs = Angel Food Cake!
I had so many eggs today, about 3 dozen I got busy! First I hard boiled 12 eggs, then I made my favorite Citrus Angel Food Cake recipe-

Makes: 12 servings, Prep: 30 minutes, Bake: 40 minutes

Ingredients:   
I added 1 TSP teaspoon pure orange extract, since I like it like that. You could do lemon or lime as well. I have subbed honey when I was out of orange juice concentrate.

1 1/2  cups egg whites (10 to 12)
1 1/2  cups sifted powdered sugar
1  cup sifted cake flour or sifted all-purpose flour
1  teaspoon cream of tartar
3  tablespoons frozen Orange juice concentrate, thawed
3/4  cup granulated sugar

Directions- In a covered large bowl, let egg whites stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Sift the powdered sugar and flour together, set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F. Add cream of tartar to egg whites in bowl; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form (tips curl). Add juice concentrate. Gradually add granulated sugar, about 2 tablespoons at a time, beating until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight).

Sift about one-fourth of the flour mixture over beaten egg white mixture; fold in gently, DO NOT BEAT. (If the bowl is too full, transfer mixture to a larger bowl.) Repeat, folding in the remaining flour mixture by fourths. Pour batter into an ungreased 10-inch tube pan; spread evenly. Bake on the lowest oven rack for 40 to 45 minutes or until the top springs back when lightly touched. Immediately invert cake (leave in pan); cool thoroughly. (If the cake has risen higher than the pan, invert it over a jar or bottle so the top of the cake does not touch the counter top.) To serve, loosen side and center from pan with a narrow spatula; remove cake. Using a serrated knife, cut into wedges. Great with fresh fruit!

Harvesting Purple-
As I've mentioned before we had a really wet April and May this year.  All of our perennials have done really well because of that. This lavender I planted in the backyard years ago just really exploded with blossoms this year! The bees have been loving it as well, so when I decided to harvest some I decided to leave some for them-

Little bee in the middle

I got a really nice bouquet of fresh English lavender, will dry it for inside while the rest stays outside. Gotta give the bees some food!

Dave harvested another one gallon of Service berries! They're going into the freezer for later projects. I planted Service berries because they're indigenous to Idaho, and the rain really helped them go to town this year. I think there may be about one more gallon left on the plant but we will see. One of the great things I love about Permaculture, and growing your own food, is it we hardly ever even fertilize the plants. We just work on having healthy soil, the rest seems to usually take care of itself! Except for the crappy clay soil, that is!