We've been very lucky this summer -- to have some cool days in between the usual HOT AS HELL Iowa July weather. Cousin Kim's birthday last week was an unusually cool day -- PERFECT for her surprise Birthday Party on the porch..
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| Cousin Kim, Sisters Ronda and Deena... |
It was a STUNNER of a summer day...cool with a wonderful breeze (yes, there were sheets out on the line)...My menu for lunch was basically the same as the MDF lunch (Kim's birthday was the next day)....except I made Porketta sandwiches (using ciabatta buns)...
OMG -- delicious!! Thanks again, Mary and Nancy (and the State of Minnesota) for providing me with the Porketta knowledge and spices. I cut the roast myself, and rolled the spices in -- then tied it up...and it was OUT OF THIS WORLD...sooo tasty and tender.
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| Kim, of course, got a set of new sheets for her bed...complete with beautiful embroidered pillow cases somebody had been saving for her for about 50 years... |
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| Ronda and Deena got some sewing accessories I picked up during my recent visits to Quilting In The Valley (LaSalle, Illinois) |
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| Then, our mission was to go through two boxes of Mother's recipes...This one (barely legible) is for her famous "Mahagony Chiffon Cake" |
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| You've gotta wonder why, after it was so discolored and destroyed -- she decided to put it in a recipe protector? I mean -- AT THAT POINT? Why not just write out a new one, Mom?? |
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| Ronda and Deena both have daughters who well remember their Grandma Little....and I thought the girls should have her recipes. |
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| HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Kim...!! |
I have a few of my grandma's recipes that I use. In fact, I'm pretty sure most were her mother's.
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