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Wednesday, August 31, 2016

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.


EASY OVEN PANCAKES
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 

Linking to
Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It
 The Dedicated House for Make it Pretty Monday 
Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home
Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups
Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 
No Place Like Home at Rose Chintz Cottage 
The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 
Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home
A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 
The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday
Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 
Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop
Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 
Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows
The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday
Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend
How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

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

Linking to
Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It
 The Dedicated House for Make it Pretty Monday 
Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home
Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups
Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 
No Place Like Home at Rose Chintz Cottage 
The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 
Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home
A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 
The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday
Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 
Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop
Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 
Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows
The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday
Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend
How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Sunday, August 28, 2016

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
Linking to:
Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It
Lavender Cottage for Mosaic Monday
 The Dedicated House for Make it Pretty Monday 
Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home
Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups
Bernideen's BTTCG Blog Party
Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 
No Place Like Home at Rose Chintz Cottage 
The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 
Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home
A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 
The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday
Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 
Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop
Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 
Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows
The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday
Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend
How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Thursday, August 25, 2016

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
Linking to:
Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It
Lavender Cottage for Mosaic Monday
 The Dedicated House for Make it Pretty Monday 
Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home
Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups
Bernideen's BTTCG Blog Party
Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 
No Place Like Home at Rose Chintz Cottage 
The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 
Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home
A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 
The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday
Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 
Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop
Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 
Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows
The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday
Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend
How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Wednesday is Puzzle Day #11

Enjoy 
It's Wednesday Puzzle Day





Click to Mix and Solve


Joyously,
Betty 

Sunday, August 21, 2016

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
Linking to:
Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It
 The Dedicated House for Make it Pretty Monday 
Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home
Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups
Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 
No Place Like Home at Rose Chintz Cottage 
The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 
Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home
A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 
The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday
Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 
Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop
Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 
Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows
The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday
French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday
Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday and Everything Else 
 The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday
Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend
How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

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
Linking to:
Rustic and Refined for Dishing It and Dishing It
 The Dedicated House for Make it Pretty Monday 
Amaze Me Monday at Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home
Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday
Tuesday Cuppa at Antiques and Tea Cups
Friends Sharing Tea at Bernideen's Tea Time Blog 
No Place Like Home at Rose Chintz Cottage 
The Scoop at Cedar Hill Farmhouse 
Our Home Away from Home for Tuesdays at our Home
A Stroll Thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday 
The Dedicated House for Before and After Wednesday
Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesday 
Katherines Corner for Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop
Home and Garden Thursday at A Delightsome Life 
Between Naps on the Porch for Tablescape Thursday
Thoughts of Home at Poofing the Pillows
The Essence of Home for  Show Your Style Thursday
French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday
Rattlebridge Farm for Foodie Friday and Everything Else 
 The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday
Ms. Toody Goo Shoes for Best of the Weekend
How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday~Anything Goes






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