The weather forecast called for panic shopping
Posted: January 3, 2014 Filed under: Pyrex & Fire-King, Recipe, This Old Row House, Vintage tablecloths | Tags: bread pudding, Diner Desserts, Fire King jadeite, Fire-King 2000, Fire-King restaurant ware, McKee jadeite shakers, snow day!, Tish Boyle, Victory china, vintage tablecloth Comments Off on The weather forecast called for panic shoppingSnow! Snow! Snow! Snow! I’m enjoying a snow day at home because ManRay took my car to get to work (it has all-wheel drive and his doesn’t).
Okay, I know it’s not as bad here as it is at Luray’s house, but we’ve got at least six inches of snow. Maybe more. Hard to tell because it’s blowing madly and won’t settle down to get measured.
When we get weather forecasts like this, supermarkets always get emptied of bread, eggs and milk. What’s with that? Does everyone have a sudden, inexplicable need to make French toast?
Not me. But in honor of this snowy weather shopping mystery, I’m making Rich Bread and Butter Pudding from Tish Boyle’s “Diner Desserts”. And I didn’t have to run to the store to get the ingredients, either! Yep, there’s more!
Thanksgiving desserts
Posted: November 28, 2013 Filed under: Holidays, Placesettings, Recipe, Vintage tablecloths | Tags: cake stand, Fire King, Fire-King 2000, jadeite, Mosser Glass, pie, pumpkin cheesecake, Thanksgiving, Wilendur Comments Off on Thanksgiving dessertsI don’t get to do the turkey this year. I’m taking the desserts.
But before I leave the house I’m showing them off on jadeite and a small Wilendur leaf-and-acorn tablecloth. Read the rest of this entry »
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