hearing : my favorite… Vampire Weekend. Awesome for a little road trip, sunning on the sand at the beach, lounging in the hammock, background cooking music…well, everything actually. I love them. feeling :: happy to see Mike, Robin, Emily, Noah and Greg today… and also happy to now be back home for the evening, sharing…
homemade summer shandy
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marinated corned beef with horseradish chantilly cream
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tea tasting notes ~ “Buccaneer” by SerendipiTea
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~ buccaneer tea by SerendipiTea~ This past weekend my friend Audrey, proprietress of the beautiful Heirlooms Tea Room in Hutchinson Minnesota, gave me this tea to sample. It’s called “Buccaneer” by SerendipiTea! I’m not usually a fan of flavored teas, but this blend is truly amazing. Indian black tea, toasted coconut, vanilla and rooibos create…
fairy cakes
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~ fairy cakes ~ “Flowers add romantic history to our food. They lend a charming, healthy, and unusual dimension to our tables. During Queen Victoria’s reign there was a Primrose Day. A fanciful recipe for fairy cups called for a peck of flowers pounded with ladyfingers, three pints of cream, sixteen eggs and a little…