Bunny Pancakes

Yes we did! We made Bunny Pancakes!

 These are too cute and too fun to make!

Spoon the pancake batter onto to griddle in
( your favorite recipe or mine)

 the sizes needed; small, medium and larger 

circles for the head, body and feet. 

Oblong shape for the ears.  Assemble adding

 banana slices for the paws and mini 

chocolate chips for the toes. Make a tail

 with a dollop of whipped cream. 

Then fuzz it up with coconut if you have it.

Cheers!

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All About Pumpkin!

It's FALL and that means 

all pumpkin ~ all the time!
Here are some of my favorite pumpkin
recipes. Just click on any of them if you
 want the full recipe and they
will fly you over to Rita's Recipes.
Be sure to come back!

Pumpkin Pancakes

Pumpkin Waffles

Autumn Granola

My Favorite Pumpkin Pie

Mini Cupcake Pumpkin Bites

Easy Pumpkin Muffins

Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

Pumpkin Cake Bars

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins

Mini Cupcake Pumpkin Bites

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies

If you only use 1/2 of the can of pumpkin

for a recipe, just use a pet food lid to 

seal the rest. A tennis can lid works too. 

Cheers!

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The Best Tip To Hull Strawberries!

Can't believe I haven't posted this before. 

The best way to remove the the green leafy
 tops from strawberries with no
strawberry waste and also

 remove some of the white core without
buying another kitchen gadget is to... 

simply use a plastic drinking straw. Yes!

BTW kids love doing this. 

Just push it up through the bottom lining it up 

with the center of the green top.

Boom! Repeat until you have a straw full of 

core and then rinse it out. 

Save the straw for next time.

Make our favorite Strawberry Puff Pancake.

I had mentioned it to a friend after she made 

my Cherry Pie, (and loved it BTW).

It's also how I pitted the cherries for my pie.

Cheers!

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Mixing Blue Dishes

 I have lots of blue and white dishes,

my favorite. Some are complete sets and 

some are just a few pieces of a pattern. 

Some are my "good" dishes, some are vintage,

 some are cheapies. 

Most I've had for years, over 30 at least.

Finding them at garage sales or thrift stores

is the most fun. I would also find a few in 

TJ's or Marshall's. They would be marked

 down when there were only a few pieces left.

Publix had a store promotion a few years

 ago on the Churchill Blue Willow. At the end 

of that promo the store marked them down

75% and I picked up several pieces from

all the stores in my area. 

 I called the stores ahead to see if they still 

had any on sale. The store manager was
nice enough to hold them for me...
all of them.

 Then he did the unthinkable! 

He offered to sell me the remaining 

Pink Willow (red transferware) for 

even less. So I got an entire set for about 

$1.50 per place setting. The tea pot, tray, 

butter dish, sugar, creamer, all about 80% off.

By now I was in a dish-coma. 

They all get used, rotated in and enjoyed.

This week I'm really mixing them up.

It doesn't bother me in the least that a few

pieces are missing, a few dishes have broken 

(saved those) or a few have chips.

I've also been given a few random pieces
from family/friends. I take in orphaned
dishes and give them a deserving home.

The creamer in this photo was given to 

me by one of my tennis girlfriends. 

The fruit designed tea cup/saucer sets
are from my daughter, Kim.

tea tower

The German sugar bowl was my Mother's.

Now serving afternoon pie and coffee.

The best accessory to a blue and white plate 

is a warm slice of Cherry Pie and ice cream.
Check out my easy way to pit cherries on
 on Rita's Recipes . Bada Bing!

Cheers!

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Weekend Pancakes

Perfectly Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes

(recipe HERE)

Enjoy your weekend!

Pink Tea

A nice surprise when I made a pot of tea.

It was pink!

I just picked out a new tea bag- 

Harney & Sons Organic Passion Plum .
It made a lovely pot of tea!

 I never leave the tag hanging out of the
pot after the tea has brewed, but I wanted
to show you before tossing the bag.

 The pictures don't show the true color pink!

 It's so pink even Larry noticed it when he 

poured himself a cup! "Hey, this tea is pink."

 That's how pink it was!

 Goes perfectly with the Pink Willow tea set.

 A little Valentine decor in the family room.

 It's been chilly here in Florida, 

so a tea break was welcomed. 

Even Lucy found a nice warm place nearby
on the red down throw.

 The wooden stars and hearts on jute string 

were used with evergreen garland in the 

family room at Christmas. I get another use 

for them in February and again in July.

Of course we'll need a treat for our tea.

Oatmeal~Pecan Jam Bars

More pink...

(click for the recipe)

Cheers!

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