Home At Last! with Patty Gironda

Happy Easter From Home At Last! FIRST he ate some lettuces and some French Beans; and then he ate some radishes;

    Still feeling a little under the weather, there doesn't seem to be much need for elaborate meals and long days of cooking! Instead, I have used my time this weekend to celebrate Easter with small projects . . . making bread, a sophisticated Peach and Almond Upside Down Cake and planting topiaries for the house. I soaked some early peaches in sugar and a dessert wine from Carlo Basso. Blanched almonds were added to the sugar mixture before adding the soaked peaches to the cast iron skillet! The results: a light, crunchy texture that made a delightful cake! The bread is the pane recipe that I use to make pizza dough! As good as it is for pizza dough-it was even better as crunchy small loaves that we snacked on today! I put a bowl of water in the oven to crisp up the dough and I don't think the results could have any better!

  Happy Easter! Here's a pretty shot of an azelea along the fence. It's so frilly and one of my favorite colors! I am off to the craft store to see if I can't find Zena, my pretty Rottie, a little straw hat for her Easter Bonnet! She loves hats!

  "a celebration. . .to last through out the year! yeah, yeah!" I wish I could sing as good as I can cook! It is a gorgeous day in my part of the world! With the help of the macro-setting on my camera I have captured the explosion of color and renewal that takes place in my yard each spring! It's hard not to be impressed with the process. This bloom is on the holly bushes outside my kitchen window and holds a special place in my heart! I have a great memory from our days operating our Bed and Breakfast when Mama and Papa bird scooped up ribbon from bird seed favors left on the ground after a small wedding. The ribbons were found woven into their nest!