Himalayan Salt Plate and Simple & Sweet Fridays #184~

For Stan's birthday

 we bought him a Salt Plate at Williams Sonoma.

We have never cooked on it before and the kids thought he loves 

barbecuing. Let's get it for him.

They also had a cookbook with lots of great recipes.

We ended up buying a 8" x 12" plate with holder and 

(4) 5" square plates. 

He loved the present!

 He cooked Scallops with Bacon,

and some steaks.

The meal was delicious!

It gives a little salt favor to whatever you're cooking.

Great present for someone who loves barbecuing.

We also made dessert

Salted Chocolate Brownies with Pistachio Gelato.

Chill the salt blocks at least 1 hour before using.

We made chocolate brownies and I bought some Pistachio Gelato.

Chop up some pistachios and chocolate to garnish the top.

Drizzle some melted chocolate.

Serve on the salt blocks.

You'll feel like you just went to the best restaurant!!

Forgot to tell you we also made homemade Focaccia too!!

Wow, what a meal!!

Here's some photos outside in the backyard.

Dahlias

Artichoke in Bloom

Bouquet of Crepe Myrtle

Our Crape Myrtle near the potting area.

Trying to keep cool in San Diego.

98 degrees in our backyard.

Stan working on another project.

A view of the garden.

Can you see the pumpkin vines?

I thought I'd plant some extra Jack-Be-Little Pumpkins for the 

 for the holidays coming up!

All the kids will be here for Thanksgiving, can't wait!

Hope you're all surviving this hot summer we've had.

Looking forward to seeing your crafts and projects for the

Fall!!

Last weeks features:

Everyday Living - Taken by Storm: A Week in St Maarten

Gates of Crystal - End of Summer Welcome

Girly Pretties - Cowgirl Birthday Party

Hidden Art of Homemaking - Friday Flowers #14

Hyacinths For The Soul - P is For Paper

Dandelion Patina - Coco Nutty Sweater Acorns

Ornate Splendor - Autumn Splendor

Quaker Hill Farm - Fall in All it's Glory!

Repurposed For Life - MAKING A NEW/OLD FARM TABLE

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~Sunday Afternoon in the Garden~

Collecting seeds from our flowers today.

It's that time of year to start.

Stamping glassine bags and dated them for 

next year's planting.

I bought a wood burning tool at Michael's last month and started 

marking plant tags.

Lots of fun!!

Always time to recycle newspapers for new seedlings.

Chalkboard plant tags are great for the garden

 and can be easily erased.

Can't wait for this year's harvest of our pomegranates.

Looking forward to new recipes with them!!

Our Jack-Be-Little Pumpkins were hiding up on our hill.

I decided to cut them and bring them in the house 

for a early Fall decoration.

A much needed Latte and Summer Fruit Crostata

after working in the garden today.

I couldn't resist a photo of Maggie sleeping peacefully after swimming in our pool.

Hope you're all having a nice relaxing weekend!