WEATHER REPORT
from
the
GARDEN
rose.... peony....strawberry
perfect but fleeting
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| Roses from my garden |
It's always nice to get in the garden, stroll around, pull a few weeds, check out all the not neutered cats climbing over the fence like they own the place, and pick a few blooms. It's also nice to bake something sweet in the kitchen. It keeps one from obsessing about wisdom tooth extractions (Monday past), leaky roofs and other less enticing mundane events that crop up seemingly every other day
Enjoy the views, imagine the scent and the taste
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| Greg's Peonies June 2, 2014 |
RECIPE DU JOUR
STRAWBERRY BLUEBERRY CRUMBLE CAKE
(adapted from Lee Bailey's Country Desserts)
I love this cake, it's easy and you can use almost any kind of fruit
I make it a lot, using whatever's in season at the market
and bring to the farmers for breakfast on Saturdays
1/2 cup ( 1 stick butter), unsalted and softened
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 large eggs
1 pint each of strawberries and blueberries
1 tablespoon + fresh lime or lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350
1 tablespoon + fresh lime or lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350
Butter an 8 inch square baking dish
Cream butter and brown sugar and 1/2 cup of regular sugar until light and fluffy
Cream butter and brown sugar and 1/2 cup of regular sugar until light and fluffy
Sift together flower and baking powder, then beat into the butter mixture
Beat in the eggs, one at a time
Scrape mixture into the baking dish and place the fruit pieces on top of the batter, flat side down
Scrape mixture into the baking dish and place the fruit pieces on top of the batter, flat side down
Sprinkle with lime juice
Mix the remaining sugar with the cinnamon, ( I usually make more)
Mix the remaining sugar with the cinnamon, ( I usually make more)
and sprinkle over the top
Bake for 1 hour or until golden
perfect anytime!
Bake for 1 hour or until golden
perfect anytime!
A true brief New York story with strawberries in mind
On November 11th 1978, Husband #1 and I
went over to our friend Norman Lassiter's screen printing studio down on
Thomas Street, to visit. Back then, no one had money to go out, so
when needing a change of scenery it was over to someone's loft, to talk
art, gossip and drink.
The previous week, Norman had turned us away, saying he was in the middle of working on a screen print with John Lennon. John Lennon?
So when we rang his bell this time, he let us in. Expecting to have a beer and see the print and talk shop, it was a big surprise to walk in and see Rupert Smith (Andy Warhol's screen printer) and John Lennon looking at the proofs of Yoko Ono as the Mona Lisa. It was a Christmas present for her, and really clever and fun.
Introductions made, we all sat down, chatted for a while had a drink and watched the Larry Holmes/ Alfredo Evangelista heavy weight title fight.
Larry Holmes won in 7
John Lennon was very nice and a bit smaller than I expected
John Lennon was very nice and a bit smaller than I expected
At one point, he mentioned something about his Auntie's strawberry patch, and all I could think about was Strawberry fields.....forever
When we got in a taxi to go home, we looked at each other, started laughing and said to the cabbie, "guess who we just met, someone as famous as God!"
it finally dawning on us, how crazy it all was
Recently my work was showcased in the RISD blog,
and in the June issue of Diane Magazine
click on both to view
Next up:
UPSTATE
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