You have to cook the fruit with all pie ingredients cut previously in cubes.
I usually have my patè-brisè recipe for pie crust.....my fav is from Martha Stewart's recipe book.
Here's the pie with the meringe on top, I usually spread it all around it, but later it just shrinks, lol! My mil's cake silver spatula with her engraved initials.
The table is set to have a piece of pie with tea, or coffee. with my mom's silver tea spoons from her childhood.
This china was made at our past Ceramic Co. and the green design was the original decoration taught by the Spaniards in the colonies, the green was a natural die for ceramics, they had no other, except for a not pretty brown shade as well, I got the design from authentic pieces my Mil had and from books.
I love the tea pot with the rooster...the originals always had farm animals as handels, we've used them in most of them as well.
The salad, or cake plates. The tabletopper was my mil's, but it's not vintage, it blends nicely with the off white china though, as is the tablecloth.
I had promised some friends to show them the Andean fruit called babaco turned into a yummy pie, see, I make it with my recipe for pineapple pie because of course, there's no pie recipe for this, there's other local recipes, but hubby loves my pie version. Above is a picture of the "babaco" fruit from my earlier post. Thank you my friends for your visits, I'm always thrilled to have you for a piece of pie!
Thank you for the lovely ladies that host the following parties I'll be joining:
METAMORPHOSIS MONDAY AT
AMAZE ME MONDAT
ON THE MENU MONDAY
TEA POT AND TEA THINGS TUESDAY
TEA CUP TUESDAY
TEA TIME TUESDAY
NIFTY THRIFTY TUESDAY
WHITE WEDNESDAY
WOW US WEDNESDAY
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
FABBY: Autumn Leaves
I always loved Autumn, as a girl from Queens, NY, it was my favorite time of the year, I loved to go to beautiful Astoria park with my little friends and we would all jumped on top of the beautiful bed of leaves, brown, gold-yellow, red and ambar with stricks of orange and to hear the crunchy sound this would produce! October is also my birthday month, so I always got a lot of attention from my parents, my brothers, my cousins, uncles and aunts would come from LI, bringing presents...it was great! Actually, it still is with my hubby, daughters and grandgirls, too!
Besides fall, I got inspired by a tablecloth I hand embroidered several years ago with orange fall leaves and my vintage Oriental bone china, which I paired with charges that have an orange band, bringing out the orange flowers of the china. The centerpiece I did in a large wooden oval tray that were used to make bread dough and I arranged it with nature's fall bounty and faux leaves and flowers. I hope you like it and I invite you my dear wonderful friends from blog land, which inspire me with such enthusiasm to try come up with tablescapes that go with the seasons, festivities, or whatever theme we're in the mood. Thanks so much in advance, I so appreciate your wonderful visits and generous comments.
I will be linking to some great parties too, so thank you to the gracious ladies that host them every
I thought I show you the center of my embroidered tablecloth before I set the centerpiece, which is some what big.
The Autumn tablescape. The four corners of the table topper is embroidered like you see here.
The wooden large tray which people used to knead big amounts of dough for bread making.
The candle holders are Portuguese, they won a design award in the 90's.
The wine is fuax...let's not get excited, lol!
The leaves look like grape leaves, but also like fall leaves, maybe??
The center piece...I love the colored corn!
I loved the shape of the pumkin I found at the local open market, along with the other things.
The glass napkin rings are a new find, I loved them because they're glass and had the color of orange candy.
The tablescape for eight.....the cute little salt celler was made at our former Ceramic Co.
I had fun elaborating this centerpiece.
A side of the centerpiece.
The color corn are so much fun!
This corn has a pretty, wine red color to it, I love it!
The centerpiece evoking Autumn.
This small bowl is for dessert, but I use them with a clear chicken soup with wine, a French consomè as an antrè.
The layers and the centerpiece. The stems are hand blown in Mexico.
This is a big dinner plate, like they make them now, so it was perfect as a charger for the smaller, vintage one and I like the way it brought out the orange flowers in the oriental plates.
The vintage oriental dinner plate is so much smaller than the modern ones, this enabled me to use them as a chargers, I'm even thinking we'll have Thanksgiving in this combo!
The layer with the small bowl...this china comes with bigger soup bowls and soup plates, too.
The bone china's tea set on a wooden Italian hand decorated tray and a vintage Italian yellow flower vase.
week. Lots of hugs. FABBY
Tablescape Thursday at: http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
Vintage Thingie Thursday at: http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/
Open House Party at: http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/
Delightfully Inspiring Thursday at: http://thefrenchcupboard.blogspot.com/
Thrifty Thursday at: http://bornagaincrafter.blogspot.com/
It's a Party at: http://creativeprincess.blogspot.com/
Feathered Nest Friday at: http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
Home Sweet Home at: http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/
Show and Tell Friday at: http://myromantichome.blogspot.com/
Flaunt it Friday at: http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
Pink Saturday at: http://howsweetthesound.blogspot.com/
Strut your stuff at: http://saturdaymornings.blogspot.com/
Sunday Favorites at: http://happytodesign.blogspot.com/
Seasonal Sunday at: http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/
Mater Piece Mondat at: http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/
Amaze Me Monday at: http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/
Blue Monday at: http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/
Tabletop Tuesday at: http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/
Tea Time Tuesday at: http://ladykatherineparlor.blogspot.com/
Tea Cup Tuesday at: http://marthasfavorites.blogspot.com/
Besides fall, I got inspired by a tablecloth I hand embroidered several years ago with orange fall leaves and my vintage Oriental bone china, which I paired with charges that have an orange band, bringing out the orange flowers of the china. The centerpiece I did in a large wooden oval tray that were used to make bread dough and I arranged it with nature's fall bounty and faux leaves and flowers. I hope you like it and I invite you my dear wonderful friends from blog land, which inspire me with such enthusiasm to try come up with tablescapes that go with the seasons, festivities, or whatever theme we're in the mood. Thanks so much in advance, I so appreciate your wonderful visits and generous comments.
I will be linking to some great parties too, so thank you to the gracious ladies that host them every
I thought I show you the center of my embroidered tablecloth before I set the centerpiece, which is some what big.
The Autumn tablescape. The four corners of the table topper is embroidered like you see here.
The wooden large tray which people used to knead big amounts of dough for bread making.
The candle holders are Portuguese, they won a design award in the 90's.
The wine is fuax...let's not get excited, lol!
The leaves look like grape leaves, but also like fall leaves, maybe??
The center piece...I love the colored corn!
I loved the shape of the pumkin I found at the local open market, along with the other things.
The glass napkin rings are a new find, I loved them because they're glass and had the color of orange candy.
The tablescape for eight.....the cute little salt celler was made at our former Ceramic Co.
I had fun elaborating this centerpiece.
A side of the centerpiece.
The color corn are so much fun!
This corn has a pretty, wine red color to it, I love it!
The centerpiece evoking Autumn.
This small bowl is for dessert, but I use them with a clear chicken soup with wine, a French consomè as an antrè.
The layers and the centerpiece. The stems are hand blown in Mexico.
This is a big dinner plate, like they make them now, so it was perfect as a charger for the smaller, vintage one and I like the way it brought out the orange flowers in the oriental plates.
The vintage oriental dinner plate is so much smaller than the modern ones, this enabled me to use them as a chargers, I'm even thinking we'll have Thanksgiving in this combo!
The layer with the small bowl...this china comes with bigger soup bowls and soup plates, too.
The bone china's tea set on a wooden Italian hand decorated tray and a vintage Italian yellow flower vase.
week. Lots of hugs. FABBY
Tablescape Thursday at: http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
Vintage Thingie Thursday at: http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/
Open House Party at: http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/
Delightfully Inspiring Thursday at: http://thefrenchcupboard.blogspot.com/
Thrifty Thursday at: http://bornagaincrafter.blogspot.com/
It's a Party at: http://creativeprincess.blogspot.com/
Feathered Nest Friday at: http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
Home Sweet Home at: http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/
Show and Tell Friday at: http://myromantichome.blogspot.com/
Flaunt it Friday at: http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
Pink Saturday at: http://howsweetthesound.blogspot.com/
Strut your stuff at: http://saturdaymornings.blogspot.com/
Sunday Favorites at: http://happytodesign.blogspot.com/
Seasonal Sunday at: http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/
Mater Piece Mondat at: http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com/
Amaze Me Monday at: http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/
Blue Monday at: http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/
Tabletop Tuesday at: http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/
Tea Time Tuesday at: http://ladykatherineparlor.blogspot.com/
Tea Cup Tuesday at: http://marthasfavorites.blogspot.com/
Monday, August 29, 2011
FABBY: Fall and Cinnamon Bread
I love the way it looks n the cake stand. The yellow fruit is an Andean fruit called "babaco", it's delish in fruit salad, but I love the pie, it's very yummy!, I use my pineapple recipe for it.
Can't wait to cut a piece!
The little ceramic basket was made at our former ceramic co. The cow tabletopper is plastic...oops!! (it happens to the best of us, shshsh...)
The fruit plates are from our past Ceramic Co. too. The very old white mugs are from our first years of marriage, 35 yrs. ago?; for tea or hot chocolate, I think it'll be yummy with the cinnamon bread.
Yersterday, while I was making my rounds visiting my blog friends, I ran into Lisa's post at: http://flourmewithlove.blogspot.com/ ......she had this great and yummy recipe for "Cinnamon Raisin Bubble Bread," that looked TDF! After asking her so many questions, which she so graciously answered, I decided I was going to make it today and I did...mine didn't come out as pretty as hers, you see, hubby doesn't like sugar icing, so, it looks good, but a little rustic, not elegant like Lisa's, so thank you for the recipe Lisa. I made a fall vignette with a couple of very old mugs, they're probably 35 yrs. old, they were 4, now there's two. Don't look Lisa, Lol! I will be linking to the following great parties and many thanks to the lovely hostesses for having me.
Thanking all my sweet visitors, I'd love to have you all for a piece of this cinnamon bread, perfect to start the fall season...so just come over! Love, FABBY
Tea Cup Tuesday at: http://marthasfavorites.blogspot.com/
Tea Time Tuesday at: http://sandymyyellowdoor.blogspot.com/
Tea Time Tuesday at: http://ladykatherineteaparlor.blogspot.com/
Tea Party Tuesday at: http://sweetology101.blogspot.com/
Try It Tuesday at: http://dotdotdot.blogspot.com/
Wow Us Wednesday at: http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/
White Wednesday at: http://fadedcharm.blogspot.com/
Friday, August 26, 2011
FABBY: Pink Carnations
I took this pictures in the day time, there's was not much sun light, though. This tablecloth is vintage hand crocheted and embroidered with pink roses in two tones. The dishes were made and hand decorated with pink carnations with cobalt blue.
A night view with candles. The pedestal bowls are for the "shrimp ceviche" I'm serving for lunch tomorrow, it's set for four, us, my mother and her childhood friend from Sacred Heart School.
The dinner plate with the napkins so similar to the tablecloth, but I bought them several years ago.
I love the embroidery with the roses.
Here is a better view of the embroidery. I covered with the pink the table legs of the table in our kitchen nook as they're not that pretty.
The stems are hand blown in Mexico.
The pink flower vase, in the background, is Japanese, I have it many year ago.
The juice pitcher will contain blueberry juice tomorrow, my mother's fave.
This German vintage, hand decorated, recipe holder, with pink flowers in the grapevines and windmill, a find I love from a few years ago.
My Granola cookies in a vintage platter with pink roses from my Mil's china.
The embroidered sides of the tablecloth.
A vintage plate that my mil gave me very many years ago for one bithday it says in the back: Manufactured in France for, OETZMANN & CO. Hampstead Road London. Very interesting?!
I love the design of the plate, I keep it in hanging in plate wall.
I got home from visiting my daughter Alexandra from the capital, Quito, where she lives...we were shopping for a vintage dining room and we found a beautiful one, it wasn't delivered yet, so I couldn't take any pictures. We're very happy!, the queen Ann table has brass feet and all the chairs have arms and apholstered in blue leather, just great! Since I'm home now, I made a new tablescape for Pink Saturday and it's with my hubby's favorite dishes from our past Ceramic Co., the one we used to call, "Pink Carnations," this design is usually found in the embroidered blouses of the native indian women. Tomorrow we're having a luncheon with mother and a friend of hers from school and so I will be serving "shrimp ceviche," following it, as main course, pot roast with rice...a mix of American food and Ecuadorian, lol!...we're having, "babaco" pie which is a delicious tropical fruit that grows here, it's in one of the pics with the tea cups.
Thank you so very much in advance, again, for all your fabulous and generous visits my friends, I love you all and may God bless you and be safe from the hurricane and anything dangerous, my prayers are with you. I will also be joining some terrific parties and I thank all the lovely ladies that host them every week. FABBY
A night view with candles. The pedestal bowls are for the "shrimp ceviche" I'm serving for lunch tomorrow, it's set for four, us, my mother and her childhood friend from Sacred Heart School.
The dinner plate with the napkins so similar to the tablecloth, but I bought them several years ago.
I love the embroidery with the roses.
Here is a better view of the embroidery. I covered with the pink the table legs of the table in our kitchen nook as they're not that pretty.
The embroidery is cross stich.
The cups for tea and Granola cookies after lunch. The large, yellow fruit is a "babaco", a tropical fruit that grows here, very delicious!The stems are hand blown in Mexico.
The pink flower vase, in the background, is Japanese, I have it many year ago.
The juice pitcher will contain blueberry juice tomorrow, my mother's fave.
This German vintage, hand decorated, recipe holder, with pink flowers in the grapevines and windmill, a find I love from a few years ago.
My Granola cookies in a vintage platter with pink roses from my Mil's china.
The embroidered sides of the tablecloth.
A vintage plate that my mil gave me very many years ago for one bithday it says in the back: Manufactured in France for, OETZMANN & CO. Hampstead Road London. Very interesting?!
I love the design of the plate, I keep it in hanging in plate wall.
I got home from visiting my daughter Alexandra from the capital, Quito, where she lives...we were shopping for a vintage dining room and we found a beautiful one, it wasn't delivered yet, so I couldn't take any pictures. We're very happy!, the queen Ann table has brass feet and all the chairs have arms and apholstered in blue leather, just great! Since I'm home now, I made a new tablescape for Pink Saturday and it's with my hubby's favorite dishes from our past Ceramic Co., the one we used to call, "Pink Carnations," this design is usually found in the embroidered blouses of the native indian women. Tomorrow we're having a luncheon with mother and a friend of hers from school and so I will be serving "shrimp ceviche," following it, as main course, pot roast with rice...a mix of American food and Ecuadorian, lol!...we're having, "babaco" pie which is a delicious tropical fruit that grows here, it's in one of the pics with the tea cups.
Thank you so very much in advance, again, for all your fabulous and generous visits my friends, I love you all and may God bless you and be safe from the hurricane and anything dangerous, my prayers are with you. I will also be joining some terrific parties and I thank all the lovely ladies that host them every week. FABBY
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