Hello! Welcome back...got your tea ready? I have mine and today it will be Earl Grey.... and did you know that there is a Tea Bread recipe that includes Earl Gray as an ingredient along with prunes....it sounds delicious eh? I may have to give it a try. This week a made Lemon bread with a lemon glaze....very tangy. I use lots of lemon and for the glaze I use fresh squeezed lemon juice with powdered sugar.
My intent was to make poppy seed bread but MR said he didn't like all those little black seeds in his bread. Well! By all means let's keep them out! Lol.
I believe the reason for his dislike of the seeds was due to the onion bread I had made earlier. Poppy seeds were also in it. It sure was good.
Are you thinking that's all I do is cook or bake? Gosh I'm thinking the same. I am easily influenced by my "chat" group and they have been doing the same.
Before I go on one of my Vt girls DY has captured this photo of her new friend while out on a walk. When she comes upon him he just stops in his tracks and stares while she talks to him!
I believe he thinks "what a Foxy Lady" but what is she doing?. She says he stays staring until he's tired of listening. Now how beautiful is this animal.
So this friend is also a wonderful rug hooker so I think she could hook this picture of him. Hum!? I Wonder if she's given him a name? *Thank you for allowing me to use your photo.
Sprouts...let's get an update on how they are doing.
From start to finish. On Friday I placed roughly a tsp of seeds in a jar. Rinsed and drained them. Here is what they looked like.
Those broccoli seeds are so tiny.
You can see how they have opened and the sprouting has begun.
It is amazing how quickly you can have fresh sprouts for your salad or my favorite on tuna salad on slices of artisan bread. Now I won't bore you with day by day progress i will skip to Sunday. 9 days and voila! We have sprouts.
If you have not tried this at home go ahead and give it a go! Any questions give me a shout! *I was planning on sharing some with you JJM...but you were in and out to fast.
RECIPE.
Let me tell you about a family Favorite Recipe....Stuffed Steak.
The first time having this was at my Mother-in-law's..better known as Mémère Yvonne. Never had heard of it. Take a lg London broil steak with a pocket sliced into it and stuff it with ground pork along with onion and spices. I use pretty much the same method I would if making pork pies. (Another favorite) Secure it with string or nails....bakes for 2 to 3 hrs at 325*. Yummy! My husband's idea.
We have not had this in quite a while and I must say it was well worth the wait. Give it a try....
I regret to say I didn't get the chance to shoot it when it came out of the oven.
One last note...I have not completed Saundra's challenge but I hope to get it done today. Certainly not an easy one hence the name challenge. I know you're not surprised...I did say I would be pulling up the rear with this.
Remember when i asked if you could guess who sent me the Rod Stewart song Have I told you lately? No one got it right...it was not my SIL but it was my Son. How thoughtful...love.
Gotta run and thank you again for being here.
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A Bientot....Donna
