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| Sharp Shadow |
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| Of a vase with flowers. |
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Foodie Friday! ~ Orzo with Bella Mushrooms~
A Simple side dish to serve with a steak or chicken breast.
Boil Orzo pasta according to package. Drain well.
Saute a handful of baby Bella Mushrooms with butter and wine and salt and pepper.
Add drained Orzo and some fresh chopped flat leaf parsley to mushrooms. Add sea salt and pepper and some Parmesan cheese and stir till melted... Serve right away with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.
I'm linking too Foodie Friday
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Foodie Friday! ~ Just Brownies~
Plain ole
"Easy Brownies"
I have been making this Brownie recipe for 40 years! When I was little I wanted an "Easy Bake Oven". But my Mother would say "No... you can bake something a lot better in a real oven." And I'm glad she taught me to cook real recipes! (I heard easy bake cookies turned harder that rocks a few hours after you made them.) So here it is.
Easy Brownies!
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| "The" old "Easy Brownies" recipe card. Use a 8x13 pan! |
I got this Brownie pan from my daughter for Christmas so I had to try my old stand by recipe using the pan. Well, I had forgotten that I had doubled the recipe many years ago from an 8x8 pan to a 8x13 pan and I over flowed the brownies... After they settled a bit it was OK but next time I will only make half the recipe. Here are the photos! Its kinda funny, when I opened the oven to check on them I realized my mistake right away.
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| My Christmas present from my Daughter |
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| Beautiful heavy pan |
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| The right stuff |
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| Uhhhhh oooooo |
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| The brownies settled a bit so it wasn't a disaster |
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| You just can't mess up this recipe! |
Enjoy!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Outdoor Wednesday ~Exploring a cave~
By Boat!
We met up with some friends at Lake Powell.
That's their boat with the green bimini top.
While running and exploring the lake one evening we came upon this hole. It looked like a cave.
But Lake Powell is so huge its hard to make out the proportions
until you are actually right up on something.
(Click on the photos to enlarge)
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| It looks like a cave! |
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| Let's take a closer look. |
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| Oh yeah, its a cave alright. |
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| Lets get closer. |
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| Its huge! |
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| Go in Go in! |
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| Turn on your bow lights I can't see you! |
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| There you are! |
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| Its our turn to go in the cave. All those lines and grooves were made by rushing water. |
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| We are inside the cave now, looking out. It was deep and very dark and scary! |
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| Especially when we turned off our bow lights. |
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| THAT was so cool! |
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| Lets get outta here... |
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| Lets go make dinner before it gets dark! |
I hope you enjoyed our boat spelunking adventure!
I'm hooking up with Susan @
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Met Monday ~Lamps~
My Mother-in-law moved here and had these lamps for her guest room that she was going to give to Goodwill and buy new ones... Until she saw how pretty they looked after I painted them. She though I was crazy... Now she won't part with them!
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| Before |
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| Masking the Crystal |
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| One painted one to go |
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| Drying in the sun |
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| This is what I used... One can |
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| They look pretty darn good in my house! |
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| In my Mother-in-laws guest room |
I'm linking with Susan @ Between Naps on The Porch
And Met Monday
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Foodie Friday! ~ Stuffed Bella Mushrooms~
The Amuse Bouche to go with the herb crusted halibut with sweet pea béchamel sauce.
Please click on the photos to enlarge.
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| Amuse Bouche/ Stuffed Bella Mushroom with caramelized sweet onion and garlic |
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| Chopped sweet onion, garlic and fresh parsley, Parmesan cheese and seasoned bread crumbs |
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| Caramelize the finely chopped onion. Add parsley and garlic then stuff each cleaned mushroom cap. |
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| De-glaze the pan with white wine, then add a teaspoon to each mushroom. |
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| Top with Parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs then bake at 350 for 20 minutes with remaining wine in bottom of baking dish |
Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Tablescape Thursday
One winter place setting with three different centerpieces
This week #1
Olives from the orchard...
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| Bees wax candles add a soft glow |
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| The setting suns colors add warmth on a chilly winter evening |
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| A tray of green and black olives as an apptizer |
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| Fresh Extra Virgin Olive oil to dip crusty bread in |
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| Salt and Pepper to taste |
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| Olive Branches festoon the table |
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| Stuffed Olives |
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| Soft lights |
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| Leaded crystal and good wine |
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| Light the night |
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| Illuminate the branches |
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| Three course Dinner |
Come back tomorrow for Foodie Friday to see what's for dinner.
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