Tonight I’m making Swiss meatloaf for dinner. It’s a recipe loosely adapted from one of my favorite cookbooks, Cooking From Quilt Country by Marcia Adams. I purchased a copy of the book while on a little road trip to Harmony Minnesota with my grandma Darling. That was over 20 years ago while I was pregnant…
I’ve been having so much fun using the recipes from “Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day.” To make the bagels shown in this post, you’ll need to read the basics outlined in the book and make the master batch of dough…and then follow the instructions for making the Cinnamon Raisin Bagels on pages 74-76.…
photographs by Melissa Placzek ~mussels in white wine~ We made these yesterday afternoon and sipped vino while we did a photo shoot out on the deck. It was sunny and warm while we took pictures, and we were finally able to enjoy the fresh air without wearing jackets. I’m having so much fun learning about…
~Seeing~ pens, paper, paint, camera…time to get creative! Inspired to work on the tea book today! ~Hearing~ Glen Hansard ‘s voice in The soundtrack to the beautiful movie Once watch the TRAILER here Falling Slowly Minds Made Up ~Smelling~ bacon and eggs that the hubby fried up for our breakfast BLTs. ~Tasting~ tea with milk…
Today I got to celebrate the royal wedding with two lovely friends. What a fun, fun day! What better way for Anglophiles to celebrate the royal wedding then to have an afternoon tea? with gorgeous tea sandwiches… fruit, Devon cream and lemon curd… triple berry, apple cinnamon and raspberry white chocolate scones… and a champagne…
“Capturing the imagination of an era, Princess Diana’s wedding cake was a masterpiece of English tradition. Standing over five feet tall, the cake was wrapped with royal icing and decorated with the Windsor royal coat of arms made from marzipan. English wedding cakes are traditionally fruit cakes containing nuts, raisins, dried fruit and brandy. Made…
I’ve decided to spend the day in my kitchen, listening to my favorite radio shows, watching this movie on my little DVD player, and baking a special cake for a tea I’m attending tomorrow. I did a LOT of baking over the winter, and I sort of thought I’d be sick of it come spring,…
On Monday we picked up sub sandwiches and brought a picnic to the covered bridge park in Zumbrota, MN The Zumbro River flows beneath the bridge It was a fun picture taking day After visiting the bridge we went to see an art show. Crossings at Carnegie was featuring an Art & Poetry display. How…
“When the stars make you drool, just like pasta fazool, that’s amore. When you dance down the street, with a cloud at your feet, you’re in love. When you walk in a dream, but you know you’re not dreaming signore… Scuzza me, but you see…back in old Napoli, that’s AMORE…” ~Harry Warren Okay, okay…about a…
I am so excited about today’s guest artist on ChinDeep! She is a talented artist, illustrator, writer and speaker and I’m proud to call her my friend. Welcome Liz ! Liz Cowen Furman is a member of the Advanced Writers and Speaker’s Association AWSA and has been speaking since 2003. She’s the author of Traditions…