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,…