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Showing posts with label chocolate dipped strawberries. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

~Edible Flower Bark & Stan's Retirement After 38 Years & Simple & Sweet Fridays #207~

I love the Victoria Magazine.
 They have so many wonderful articles and inspiring photographs!
In the March/April issue of Bliss Victoria,
they had an Edible-Flower Bark article in their Cooking and Entertaining section. 
I knew I had to make some for our family.
It was their special Garden Issue and
 you know how much I love gardening.
I always have edible flowers growing in our garden,
that way I can use them in any recipe.
 I used some white chocolate,
then heated it up and poured it onto 
some parchment paper to harden.
I used flowers from the garden.
Roses, calandulas, lavender, pansies, geraniums
 and chopped pistachios.
I sprinkled some salt onto it.
A beautiful bouquet of color!!
With some vanilla ice cream,
it was a perfect dessert!!

My husband Stan is officially retired now.
After 38 years working for the same company,
we decided it was time.
We made a special dinner to celebrate.
Ahi, Avocado and Shrimp Stack for starters.
Filet mignon, mushrooms and tattooed potatoes for dinner.
Our daughter, Carly,
 made her famous bearnaise sauce.
It was delicious!!
Some strawberries for dessert!
It was a meal our family will never forget.
Happy Retirement, Honey!!
It was a wonderful weekend!!

Hoping you all had a great week too.
Let's see what you've been working on!



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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

~Chocolate Dipped Strawberries and Goodies for Valentine's Day and Simple & Sweet Fridays #205~

Our family loves strawberries, 
especially around Valentine's Day.
I decided to chocolate dip some strawberries
 with sprinkles for an added treat!
All you need is one,
 but of course
 the whole family likes to eat more than one!!
A special treat for Valentine's!
I always love making a fresh heart wreath for Valentine's Day.
I used a wreath I already had and 
added some Rosemary from the garden.
Then, I added some roses 
that I had bought from Trader Joe's.
I love to dry flowers especially roses from Valentine's Day.
I found so many cute cupcake decorations,
I wanted to share them with you.
I could have bought more,
But there's always next year!
I made some paper decorations for the house.
An antique heart muffin tin with roses in it.
I think Valentine's is one of my favorite holidays!

~Now I can't wait to see
 what you've been working on~


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