#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨
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May Supper Club – The Recap

June 19, 2008 · Supper Club

asian-cucumber-cuos-small.jpgIt wasn’t until I started looking for recipes for our June Supper Club that I realized I hadn’t done a recap of our May Supper Club gathering – oops.  The theme was “Think Spring,” and we managed to get eight of our nine members there.  The table was laden with a wide assortments of dishes, running the gamut from appetizers to dessert and everything in between. 

I made a new recipe from Rachael Ray’s talk show, Asian Cucumber Cups, and an old favorite from Michael Chiarello, Strawberries Pazzo.  The Strawberries Pazzo has the unusual pairing of balsamic vinegar with the strawberries, one of those matches that just works, just because.  The Asian Cucumber Cups were good and a snap to pull together.  The only tricky part is making the cups thick enough to be able to hold the contents, but being careful when scooping out the middle so you don’t go straight through to the bottom.  Instead of using a melon baller, as she suggested, I used a teaspoon.  I found it easier to control that way.

What else hit the table?

Strawberry Daiquiris
Cranberry Bourbon Slushes
Bacon Tomato Cheese Cups
Crab Dip with Wonton Chips
Chicken Patties with Avocado Salsa
Spinach Salad
Pasta with Green Beans
Shrimp Salad on Biscuits
Coconut Cream Black Bottom Pie
Black Mousse Parfaits
Irish Cream Parfaits

I think, for me, the standouts were the Bacon Cheese Cups (so cheesy, I think I had more than my fair share), the Strawberry Daiquiris, the Wonton Chips and the Chicken Patties.  Delicious stuff, not a dud in the bunch and I can’t wait to see what the next Supper Club brings, which happens to be tonight.  With an Appetizers theme, it’s bound to be a fun table.

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Asian Cucumber Cups
Recipe courtesy of Rachael Ray

1 tablespoon EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 scallions, thinly sliced
1 inch ginger, grated
1 garlic clove
1 5-ounce can of water chestnuts, finely chopped
1/4 cup purple cabbage, shredded thin
2 teaspoon garlic-chili paste
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
1 cups leftover rotisserie chicken, shredded
2 English cucumbers, seedless
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Heat the EVOO in a small skillet over medium-high heat, then add in the whites of the scallions, ginger, and garlic. Sauté until soft and fragrant. Meanwhile, mix together the green parts of the scallion, water chestnuts, cabbage, chili paste, honey, soy sauce, sesame oil and shredded chicken in a large bowl and reserve.
Peel the cucumbers partially, so it has 4 stripes of skin going down the entire length of the cucumber. Trim the ends of the cucumbers and cut each cucumber into slices 3/4 of an inch thick — you should have about 20 pieces. Scoop out the center of each slice with a melon baler, leaving a shell of flesh. Scoop about 1 to 2 tablespoons of the Asian chicken salad into the cucumber cups and garnish the tops with the toasted sesame seeds.

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  1. Mrs Ergül says

    June 19, 2008 at 9:02 pm

    I will like to make this as an appetizer when we have guests!

    Reply
  2. Maria says

    June 20, 2008 at 5:16 am

    Did you say bacon? Did you say bacon and cheese?

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I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛

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#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨

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