Sharing

Today we are writing about "sharing" and since that is something we do every day,  I thought my approach to this would be to share some of my favourite things.

photo by sustainable man.org

What is better to share than a recipe?

I love ice cream and I adore cherries so here is a simple recipe for a delicious dessert I want to share with you.

photo from Pinterest

Recipe Directions

Crust is made of any chocolate biscuits, just whiz in the mixer, add 3 tbs. butter and chill.

2 pints vanilla ice cream
I cup chocolate chips
1 cup cherries either fresh or in a jar
Mix together, pour into cold crust and put in freezer until ready to serve.

How easy was that?

Darling cherry cups, click here for details

Sharing an afternoon with a girlfriend talking about the latest fashions.

photo from Pinterest

For the fashionista 

Sharing is also giving...... 

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Audrey

www.frenchvintagehome.com

Lovely fruit from the garden

photo onegreenworld.com

I have a small, lovely walled garden behind my home in France. There are five fruit trees espalied against a stone wall.  Two of those trees are plum trees and this year they produced more fruit than I was able to use.  

After giving away much of the fruit, I looked for great plum recipes. I love going out into the garden, picking the plums and an hour later having a luscious dessert. 

I would like to share just one of the recipes with you as it was my favorite. Plum Crostata from Tastefood.com

Makes 1 (10-inch) galette or crostata

Dough:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

Filling:
2 tablespoons almond meal
2 tablespoons sugar, divided
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 pounds plums, halved and pitted, cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices
1 tablespoon heavy cream

Whipped cream

Place the flour, sugar and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse to blend. Add half of the butter and process until the dough resembles coarse meal. Add the remaining butter and pulse until the pieces are pea-sized. Transfer to a bowl. Sprinkle in the water while stirring and fluffing with a fork. Stir and toss until the dough comes together. Gather the dough into a ball and flatten into a disk. Wrap with plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour (or up to 24 hours).

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Whisk the almond meal, 1 tablespoon sugar and the cinnamon in a small bowl. Roll out the dough into a 14-inch round. Spread the almond meal over the dough, leaving a 2-inch border. Arrange the plums in a concentric pattern over the almond meal and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar.

Fold the dough in over the outer edge of the plums. Brush the crust with the cream. Slide the galette with the parchment onto a baking sheet (or a pizza stone preheated in the oven). Bake until the crust is golden, about 45 minutes. Remove and transfer to a wire rack to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream.

I love this picture of a barn with espalier fruit trees on it.

Lovely French vintage Farm dress

Enjoy!!!!!

A Bientôt

Audrey

Remembering

photo  phbcatalyst.com


I grew up going to Miami Beach every winter to get away from the cold Chicago air. My parents enrolled me in the local school for four months a year and we lived in the warm weather.  You could do that in those days.

I followed up by going to the University of Miami where I met my husband and got married at the Roney Plaza Hotel oh so many years ago. 

The Fontainbleu Hotel, The Sans Souci and the Roney Plaza hold lots of great memories for me.
Miami Beach will always have a very special place in my heart.

It went through a slump a few years ago,  but I understand it is rebounding vigorously so I can't wait to go back and visit again.

No visit was complete without a stop at Joe's Stone Crab

photo miamipopmedia.com

Also Wolfie's delicatessen where I loved to eat the sour pickles piled high in bowls on the table.

Alas, those days are gone but surely there are new places to build memories.

It is no wonder I fell in love with these plates called Miami Beach back in the 1980's.  As I am moving soon, I am going to part with some of the many sets of dinnerware I have collected over the years.  Just click on the link below for details.

Miami Beach plates-SWID POWELL 1980's

I had a lovely trip down memory lane writing todays blog, I hope you enjoyed it too.

Audrey