EASY BAKED PANCAKE

Hello Everyone,

I'm delighted to bring you an easy and delicious baked

pancake. I love pancakes, but I don't like the mess in

the kitchen. I baked this pancake in the oven, and

you can see how puffy it looks when I open the oven

to take it out.

On the counter, the pancake collapses when it hits the air.

Serve immediately. 

The pancake serves 12.

Printable recipe

EASY OVEN PANCAKES

The baked pancake is a great breakfast for company or kids to microwave on a summer morning.

Ingredients

• 2 cups milk
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 4 Tablespoons granulated
• 1/2 cup (per instructions) butter

Instructions

Place 1/2 cup butter in a 9 x 13 heavy glass baking dish. Set baking dish (with butter) in the oven and preheat to 400 degrees. In a blender, combine milk, eggs, vanilla, flour, and granulated sugar. When the butter is completely melted (before it browns or burns, though!), cool the dish for a few minutes before pouring the batter in the dish. Cook 20-30 minutes or until the pancake is set in the middle and the edges are very puffy and golden brown. Remove from oven, squeeze the juice of one lemon over the top and dust generously with powdered sugar. Serve immediately.

Yield: 12 servings

Sprinkle with powdered sugar

I serve the pancake with fresh blueberries

and maple syrup. Apples, strawberries or any fresh fruit 

would be delicious. 

Enjoy!

Thank you for visiting.

See you in September.

Joyously,

Betty 

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It's the Little Things that Matter #11

Hello everyone,
I have been drying my hydrangea blooms. HERE
It all started the other day when I was cutting all
the blooms off my prize hydrangea bushes in the garden.

This summer has flown by and now it's time to put the umbrella away

for another year. During the summer the sun moves, and the hydrangeas are completely out of the blistering sun for another year.

I found a couple of quotes to share with you.

The kiss of the sun for pardon,

The song of the birds for mirth,

One is nearer God's heart in the garden

Than anywhere else on earth.

DOROTHY FRANCES GURNEY (1858-1932)

REMEMBER this, - that very little is needed 

to make a happy life.

Marcus Aurelius

Hope you have a great week!

Joyously,

Betty

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Evening on the Patio

Hello everyone,

Welcome to an Evening on the Patio. 

Last month I shared with you, my 

'Summer Patio Tour' HERE and I told 

you I would love to share how

the patio looks at night with the

twinkling solar lights on top of the fence and the 

brick walkway lite with solar lights.  I was also surprised to see 

I photographed the blue hour in the sky.

I love the light along the path.  I feel safe now 

that I have the lights shining on the walkway. 

  Especially when I  come home after dark.  

There is that blue hour glowing through the trees.

Two lanterns also light the path.

The lights across the top of the patio go out just after dark.

This fall I will take that string of lights down and replace them
next spring with new ones.

When it is completely dark, I  can see the lights
 on the fence through my bedroom french door.
The small sparkly lights remind me of city lights in the distance.

A soft glow surrounds the patio swing.

A candle is shining in the evening.

A candle for the bistro table.

A mosaic to Pin

The warm evenings of August are coming to a close,
and the cooler evenings of September will here soon.
During the fall the patio is dressed in warm blankets
and the outdoor heater is turned on.
Please come back for a visit.
Joyously,
Betty
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Banana, Cranberry and Walnut Tea Bread

Hello everyone,

Today I want to share a recipe for my

Banana, Cranberry and Walnut Tea Bread.

I posted my Chintz Tea Time Here  

and what I didn't share with you was this 

delicious recipe.

Print recipe

Banana, Cranberry and Walnut Bread

This banana bread is perfect for tea sandwiches. Full of cranberries and walnuts.

Ingredients

• 4 ounces, at room temp butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 large, beaten eggs
• 1 tsp milk
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp soda
• 1 tsp spices
• 3 ripe, peeled and mashed bananas
• 1/2 cup dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325*F Butter 2 small loaf tins, or 1 large loaf tin and line with baking parchment.Cream the butter and sugar together in a large bowl until pale and creamy. Beat in the eggs and the milk, mixing all together well.Whisk together the flour, salt, soda and spice. Stir this mixture into the creamed mixture. Stir in the bananas, cranberries, and walnuts. Divide the mixture between the two small tins or spread into the large tin.Bake in the middle of the preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes for small loaves, or 1 to 1 1/2 hours for the large tin, until well risen and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tins for 10 minutes, then lift out onto a wire rack to cool completely. This bread will keep for up to 1 week when stored in an airtight tin.

I made one large loaf and one small loaf of tea bread. 

I'm putting the little one in the freezer to give away and 

I cut two slices from the large bread and trimmed the 

edges into a small size sandwich. Then

I spread cream cheese on the bottom slice. I 

cut a fresh strawberry and placed it on the cream cheese.

I placed the other slice on top of the strawberry.

Yum!

I have been enjoying this delicious tea bread

in the afternoon with our tea.

I hope you try this delightful tea bread.
I bought more walnuts yesterday to make
two more loaves to have on hand in the freezer to
serve when company comes to visit.
While you are printing this recipe,
check out my other recipes
I have in my recipe box.
Please come back soon.
Joyously,
Betty
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Wednesday is Puzzle Day #11

Enjoy 

It's Wednesday Puzzle Day

Joyously,

Betty 

Living Room Vignette B and A

Hello everyone,

It's been hot here for days. I have cabin fever, and when I 

rest in the afternoon, I dream about my fall garden. 

I can't wait until the weather cools down and I 

can go outside and start digging up plants and moving  

them to a more conducive place in the garden.

Being in the house all day, I took some pictures of 

my new fall vignette on the sofa table.

All summer I had the white candles, mercury candle holders

and mercury vase with pear blooms.  Now I have

three vases with hydrangeas drying. 

I follow the decorating rule of "have things you love in your house."

I do love my wildlife artwork. 

When the hydrangeas dry completely,  I will use them in 

a basket in my guest room. There are a few more

still on the plants outside.  This table is a great

spot to decorate and dry my blooms at the same time.

I have a wooden wheelbarrow under the table, filled with 

last year's dried hydrangeas.

 

I have tried different methods of drying the beautiful blooms.

This method has worked best for me.

Fill a vase with a small amount of water.

Remove all leaves.

Put the flowers in the vase and leave them

in the water, until the blooms, are completely dry

and the water has evaporated.

In a couple of weeks. I will be transforming our country

home into my most favorite time of the year.

FALL is coming soon.

A mosaic to pin

So delighted you came visiting today.
a visit today.
Joyously,
Betty
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A Visit to Williams and Sonoma

Hello everyone,

I thought I would do a tablescape today.  But I didn't do it myself. 

While visiting my sister in Los Gatos, Ca. a couple of weeks ago,

 we stopped by the Williams and Sonoma store. My little town doesn't 

 have a Williams and Sonoma, so it was a real treat

 to visit this beautiful store.

I was excited when I downloaded the photos off my iPhone. 

My iPhone is the S6 plus apple product and the camera 

in the phone takes the most beautiful pictures.  

This is my first iPhone and I love it.

The "Lancaster" is on sale now. Go here.
 This tablescape is fantastic. The goblets, linens, and
hammered copper mugs 

are beautiful with this dinnerware.

I fell head over heels in love with this tablescape and 

I love the chairs too.

This pattern is "Spanish Floral" dinnerware.

The hammered chargers make a beautiful statement 

with the stack of dishes on the matching runner.

The "Lancaster" dinnerware resembles
Pennsylvania Dutch folk art with a vintage
warmth and relaxed tradition.  

I hope you enjoyed your visit to Williams and Sonoma.
Please come back soon.
Joyously,
Betty
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