This week for date night we had the house to ourselves. Gracie was at a friend’s house for a sleepover, so we decided to have a romantic candle lit dinner in front of the fireplace. Once we had candles glowing on every available surface, we wrote the menu on the “bistro board,” put a bunch…
~easy no-bake blueberries & cream pie~ I’ve made this yummy, no-bake pie lots and lots of times. I’ve used raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, peaches, star fruit, mango and lemon pie filling. Yesterday I made it with blueberries and Hafi’s Swedish “Queen’s Blend Preserves.” It’s easy to get creative with this little recipe. Have fun! you’ll need:…
oriental tiger lily day lily ~ “Ben Adams” stargazer lily common orange day lily cone flowers “It is good to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presences may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of suspended thought.” ~James Douglas, Down Shoe Lane Just wanted to…
~oven roasted cherry tomatoes~ “A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins.” – Laurie Colwin 4 pints cherry tomatoes in various colors extra virgin olive oil coarse sea salt freshly ground black pepper a handful of fresh basil leaves, coarse chopped Coat tomtoes with olive oil and spread evenly on a jellyroll…
~waldorf wrap~ Mr. Hamilton: “I want a Waldorf Salad.” Basil Fawlty: [Waldorf Salad is not on the menu] “I beg your pardon?” Mr. Hamilton: “Get me a Waldorf Salad.” Basil Fawlty: “Well, I think we just ran out of Waldorfs!” ~John Cleese, Fawlty Towers, 1979 We were in the mood for this crunchy-sweet salad yesterday,…
Today for Six Senses Saturday I’m going to take you on a little tour of the Red Wing Farmer’s Market at the depot. This is the weekend market. There’s another market that goes on Monday through Friday in front of our City Hall, and a winter market at Sargent’s Nursery that’s held during the cold…
Wailea palm trees sway plumeria spicy blue ginger breeze sugar beach surfers playing in wild waves alive we stand in a gazebo of scrolled black metal me on tiptoe gazing into a crystal clear pond the speckled gold goddesses dancing among waterlilies beneath the shade of green lily pads they are the symbol of perseverance in adversity courageous souls climbing Dragon Gate aspire advance…
~spiced peach salad~ “I drink the sunshine showered past her lips As roses drain the dewdrop as it drips. The ripest peach is highest on the tree, And so mine eyes gaze upward eagerly.” ~James Whitcomb Riley This is a light, refreshing fruit salad for summer. Juicy peaches floating in spicy peach jell-o with a…
Last Wednesday my friend Clare and I walked up to the Central Park Band Shell in Red Wing to see a concert in the park. On Wednesday nights every summer there is an amazing series of free performances put on by a variety of talented artists. The park lawn is usually packed with picnic blankets,…
beach bag book… hot dogs for lunch… hangin’ at the Red Wing Water Park with Gracie bliss! I wanted to share a few photos from our day, and some of my favorite beach bag reads. Some of the selections are fairly new, and others have been around for awhile. If you’re anything like me, you…