Apple Pie Pops

I tried these Apple Pie Pops based off the recipe from Our Best Bites. They were fun to make but pretty time consuming.

Flowers

Flowers

Mushroom Ravioli

I found a new blog the other day and she had a recipe that I just had to try. I have a terrible habit of taking a recipe and adapting it to what I buy or have on hand. I really should learn to try the recipe as written the first time around so I know what the flavor should be before making changes. Oh well, I found the recipe at Pickles and Cheese. So take a peek at the original recipe. But here is my adaptation.

Mushroom Ravioli

2 packages Buitoni Wild Mushroom Angolotti

3-4 Tbsp. olive oil

3 cloves minced garlic

1 package baby spinach, cut in large chiffonade

3 ears of fresh corn cut off the cob

5 Roma tomatoes

1/2 cup apple juice

1/2 lemon, juiced

1/2-1 cup cream

salt

pepper

parmesan cheese

Cook the ravioli according to package directions. Drain. In a large skillet, saute corn and garlic in olive oil for 3-4 minutes. Add the spinach and cook 2 more minutes. Add the ravioli, lemon juice, and apple juice. Let reduce and add the cream. Add tomatoes, salt and pepper, and cook to thicken a little. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

It was really good. Bruce, who loves sauteed mushrooms did not really like the ravioli, thought the mushroom flavor was overpowering but I loved it. I might hold back on the lemon juice or use chicken broth instead of apple juice next time.

Flowers for a Memorial Service Meal

These are the flowers I did for the tables for a meal after a memorial service.

Latest Treats and a Forgotten Flower

Mini Tartlets filled with homemade lime curd.

This is what 750+ caramels look like.

Orange Dreamsicle Cupcakes

More Catch Up

Catch Up

It's been a while since I last posted pictures and since I'm using this blog as a record for me of the things I have done, I'm posting a few more pictures.

Jacob

Jacob's 8th Grade Promotion

Flowers

Flowers

I know its just variation on an earlier theme but here's the last arrangements.

I should have cut the tulips down after opening so they weren't so tall. Oh well, I wish the photo had also caught the fifth tulip hiding behind the other.

Tulips

Today was a long day and even though the tulips were used in different arrangements for a funeral, they brought a bright spot to the day after I rearranged them.

Oreo Cupcakes

This week's treats were Oreo cupcakes.

Flowers and Treats

Flowers for Studio 55

Not so excited about this one. Haven't figured out how to do a rounded arrangement.

But I saw an arrangement like this and really wanted to try it. I think it turned out pretty good. Next time I might cut the Gerbera daisies just a little shorter or have the grass a little taller but once it was in there I wasn't pulling it apart to redo it.

Tulips

Not sure what I'm going to do when the tulips are out of season!

Flowers for Studio 55