thank you. thank you from the bottom of my heart, for the love and friendship you showed my family, in yesterday's post+ always. you mean the world to me. we are doing good. very good.
i remember from my childhood, how special bakeries were. it seemed family owned bakeries, were on every corner, as i skipped to school. baking is a true art. and i admire each of you, who create this art.
question~ do i buy tart or sweet cherries(darker color) to make a cherry pie? it's on my to do list, and i SO want to do this. i need a pit remover as well huh? i can get that______?? ; ) i am trying! lol
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do you remember the pasta salad i was going to throw together? the one i stopped and bought the smoked applewood gouda + the gruyere for. it turned out lovely. i began with orecchiette pasta, then added sun dried tomatoes, fresh spinach, red bell peppers, onions and of course the cheese. a perfect dinner, for a warm evening. add a glass of sangria and it officially summer. ; )
i read this on saturday. i have had the book for a while, but wanted the right time, to take it in. i really loved it. i honestly can say, i had fun flipping these pages, and nodding my head yes, and running my hands over the pages. bravo for books like this.
...sipping a cup of tea and taking it slow my friends, taking it slow. ; )
how are you today?
one love~
29 ladlefuls of love:
My sweetpea!
I am doing well. I've got some good old-fashioned nourishing bone broth bubbling on the stove top.
Look what I found for you:
vintage cherry pitters:
http://www.etsy.com/search_results.php?search_query=cherry+pitter&search_type=vintage
or brand-new pitter:
http://www.williams-sonoma.com/search/results.html?words=cherry+pitter
Sending you rosy cherry love!
xoxo
p.s. i love those doughnut pics!
country girl* you are SO sweet. i can't wait to get one. this might be the fun part of baking the pie! besides the eating part. lol thank you ; )
i am glad all is well with the family..
the donuts...glazed donuts are my favorite above all else. making my mouth water!
i am SO making the pasta salad for dinner tonight. with a glass of chardonnay.
love and hugs...
I was so very sorry to learn of your family's loss in your previous post, Christina... My deepest sympathy and prayers to all at this time. May the love surrounding you all lift you. :o) My Dad had a heart attack last week... it was very scary, but he is holding steady now and will soon be home again. It has been a very tough time for me & my family. Normal things like preparing food, buying/planting flowers, knitting provide much solace just now. That pasta salad says SUMMER! Happy Summer days to you all ((HUGS))
Mmmm...donuts, but I could never put your luscious photos of donuts on my kitchen wall; my mouth would be forever watering.
Sweet summer blessings to you and yours.
Oh, that salad is getting made at my house...this weekend, I think! Simple and delicious. I love it.
just checked out your etsy shop. your photog is gorg! gah.
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I am glad you are feeling ok today and thinking of delicious food. Cherry pie would get my vote as it is yummy, though buying tart would probably also be yummy. The doughnuts are pretty-it is the hundreds and thousands that do it for me! I am happy today as I have had a successful assessment and England won the football! USA are through too so well done them!
First I am so sorry for your loss. May God be with you all!!!
AND the donuts look good enough to eat!!! No calories here!!!:) Cathy
Oh wow! Myra Kalman is my personal favorite! I loved, loved this work so much.
There is one part of the book that makes me think of you...when she is in the kitchen with her aunt and it smells of cake and feels warmth and stillness.
Oh,and just look at those doughnuts!
Blessings, friend! Warmth and stillness to you!
Here is my attempt of cherry pie:
http://cora-heartfeltandhomemade.blogspot.com/2009/09/my-labor-day-efforts-of-labor.html
...and YES invest in the cherry pitter thingy!! It is a must!
Good luck and enjoy!
Tart cherries for the pie. Pitters can be had at Target - I recently bought two and never made the pie! :) I wold share, but, alas, I am in Columbus, OH.
wish I knew more about cherry pie. can't help you there! I am glad your husband had a grandma that loved him so. such a blessing for her to be loved as well. blessings to you and yours. love the doughnut pics. esp. the last one.
Glad you are sipping some tea and taking it slow today...
However the pics of the donuts are making drool...not to speak of the delish salad you made...so appetizing Christina.
Hugs to you my dear.
~so sorry for your great loss~
hot & sunny here, the summer is officially in our garden and house :-) I'm happy you are well, I so love your posts! yum. they beat the cherry pie I'm now salivating for ... :-) have a beautiful day Christina
so glad to hear you and the fam are doing well.
much love sent your way.
A good book tip is always welcome! Thanks. I'm adding it to my reading list.
Your doughnuts are gorgeous and I can definitely see them hanging in the kitchen. Please let me know if you're planning to see them. I might be tempted to satisfy my sweet tooth visually rather than actually via my mouth :-)
Hope your hearts are mending. Still sending hugs.
xo jj
your family is so lucky to have such a calm, soulful mama. please, so very sorry for your loss, pass my condolences on to your husband. it was beshert, meant to be, that he had that visit. xoxo
i'm so sorry for your loss and please let your hubby know that he is also being thought of....
the idea of death being a reminder to all of us to live is so bitter sweet and filled with truth....thank you.
ok .. people keep mentioning doughnuts. it must be a conspiracy to get me to buy myself one.
You make doughnuts look gorgeous and that pasta salad looks wonderful. Tart cherries for the pie, most definitely. Happy baking. And pitting. =)
Yum ~ those donuts look lovely! And cherry pie sounds delish ...
the donuts and salad sound scrumptous! i wish i could help you out with the homemade cherry pie--i'm sure you'll let us know how delicious it turns out.
smiles,
Love the donut pictures and the pasta, oh my, it looks and sounds so good. Cherry pitter, I use my left thumb nail and a small knife in my right hand. I wish I could show you, it is so easy. Cherry pie, yummm! I have cherries in the freezer from my crop last year. No cherries this year. I think I will soon make a French cherry claufotti (I think that is how it is spelled).
That pasta looks delicious! Here's to a beautiful summer!
I so want to reach in and grab one of these donuts . . . they look so scumptious. I can almost smell them.
Yummy donuts...they look pretty too. They are perfect prints to have in a kitchen!
I'm doing good...glad Summer is here.
Now I feel like I need a maple bar...
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