Sunday, February 17, 2013

How did you surprise your Valentine?

Now that the day is over, how over the top did you go to say I Love You? Here is a pic of hand dyed custom Valentine sheets....too much?

Monday, January 7, 2013

OH So Sweet Breakfast

Tell your Sweetheart how much you love them with this delicious Strawberries & Peaches stuffed french toast with a strawberry,peach and Messina Hof Gewurztraminer wine sauce. SIMPLY YUMM!

Friday, December 14, 2012

Texas Country Christmas Breakfast

WOW! I just had to do it Ya'll.You don't put me anywhere new food inspirations and not expect something delicious to show up on my plate.  So here you have it.....
Orange Stuffed French Toast and Orange Sauce
"Messina Hof Winery Inspired"
 
oh what like you want the recipe or something??? Yeah OK here we go..
 
French Toast Batter
For the Batter I like to use a pie plate.... yes its for more than just pie. I do this because of the low sides keep the mixture in and its wide enough for me to coat the bread when I get ready to put it in the fry pan.
3 Large Eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
Zest from 1 Orange
Juice from 1 Orange
optional: 1 tsp of honey
 
Mix well with a wisk and put aside.
 
You will also need:
8 Slices of Texas Toast
a fry pan
pat of butter
 
 
Toast Stuffing
2 Tbs. Messina Hof Zinfandel Marmalade Rose
Zest of 1/2 an Orange
3oz Cream Cheese
 
Spread between two slices of Texas Toast
 
While the sauce is cooking warm up a fry pan and put in your pat of butter. soak each side of your "orange" sandwich with French Toast batter and place it in the warm buttered pan. cook until brown on each side. Plate and Cut... pour on the orange sauce and garnish with powdered sugar.
 
 
Orange Sauce
3 Tbsp Butter
1/3 cup sugar
Juice of one Orange
a splash of Messina Hof Texas Country Christmas wine
 
In a small sauce pan warm up butter and sugar until bubbling gradually add orange juice and wine and simmer until thickened. If too liquidy wisk in a bit of cornstarch (I prefer tapioca starch as it does not discolor the liquid.)
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I hope you Enjoy it as much as we did. And YES this was another gotta have it even if it was for dinner and a lovely glass of Texas Country Christmas wine to compliment it.
 
Merry Christmas
 
 


Saturday, December 1, 2012

Gift of Wine?

Wine Robe and Sipper Slippers© $25 from Bunnie's Home Collection


Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Monday, November 26, 2012

Making a Steakment

Just curious....there are only so many ways to cook a steak, what do you API to make yours different, make it stand out or make a bold Steakment?

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Grandma's Apron

I read this on a quilting blog today and I just had to share it.... I know you will be running to the store or the sewing machine after this read ladies :o)



I don't think our kids know what an apron is. The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath becuse she only had a few. It was also becuse it was easier to wash aprons than dresses and aprons used less material. But along with that, it served as a potholder for removing hot pans from the oven.

It was wonderful for drying children's tears, and on occasion, was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.

From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carryng eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be finished in the warming oven.

When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids....and when the weather was cold, Grandma wrapped it around her arms.

Those big old aprons wiped many a perspiring brow bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron. From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables. After the peas had been shelled, it carried out the hulls.

In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees. When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.

When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved hr apron and the menfolk knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.

It would be a long time before someone invents something that will replace that "old time apron" that served so many purpose.

Note: Grandma use to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool. Her granddaughters set theirs out to thaw. Hope you enjoyed this jaunt down memory lane.