Birthday cake from the Hummingbird Bakery, London
Well….cake may not be the best nourishment for the body, but it is essential for celebrations. I also highly recommend the Cake Bake Shop in Indianapolis.
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Serving comfort food with pottery
15 JanMy appreciation for pottery has bloomed since a lovely summer day in Seagrove, NC in 2007 with long time friends. The methods, colors and specialities of the artists are wonderful. The uniqueness of the studios was delightful.
Since then, I purchased these pairs of pottery bowls at Talbot Street Art Show (Indianapolis). I matched them with department store plates in coordinating colors. When I get my hostess act together, I can serve 12 using six different pairs of bowls/mugs. Soup, chili and/or stew served in pottery appeals to one’s senses of touch and vision in addition to taste and smell.
Mugs
Stacked mugs
Homegrown and eaten
20 Jul
Cantaloupes!
Ready to eat in a few days.
Two of over a dozen.
Vines from two plants spread both ways along retaining wall.
These cantaloupes are a special treat. We don’t usually try to grow them, since the garden space is filled with herbs, hostas, coneflower, heliopsis, butterfly bush, Dave’s fly in diner for the birds with bath.
Ready, set
Slice
Slice
We have shared one of four cantaloupes with wildlife…..it seems this one may have been so ripe that it split open when we were out-of-town and raccoons feasted!
Raccoon feast
Favorite things at Christmas
25 Dec
Tatted ornaments-1
Tatted ornaments-2
Tatted angel
Tatting is a special needlework craft which was a passion of my great aunt Mary. Her legacy includes a collection of snowflakes, bells, globes and angels to fill a tree. Mom uses them every year.
Red and green apples
Salsa
Red Roses
I prefer the traditional red and green color scheme for Christmas, especially when the source is non-traditional like red roses, apples and salsa in a green glass bowl.
Merry Christmas!
It’s a small world after all
8 May
Eggplant and White Bean Soup
I found the recipe on thestonesoup.com. Jules Clancy is a Australian food scientist who has blogged about her speciality for six years. She does an amazing job developing recipes.
Another favorite blogger of mine is Tim Ferriss author of 4 Hour Workweek, 4 Hour Body and the latest 4 Hour Chef.
It’s a small world after all. According to Jules post yesterday, she met with Tim Ferriss and was included in the 4 Hour Chef.
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