FABBY: Home Made Brioche for Breakfast

Hello sweet friends!

     Yesterday I got great news from sweet and pretty Deborah who had 3 MONTH Bloggiversary!
Can you just imagine, I didn't! She's such an expert blogger, very talented indeed, I love her blog and I have felt I've been friends with her for at least a year, lol!

If you have a chance here is where you can go visit this lovely lady's blog which is just like the title says:  "The Beautiful Matters."

I will make a post with the adorable teacup and saucer, plus a the lovely vintage tea towel, I won!

Now for my new post. Let me start by saying that you guys, my blogger friends are the best, ever! You Inspire me everyday in every sense. My favorite thing to do, besides decorating, is baking.

While visiting pretty April and her great food blog, 'Dimples & Delights,' I saw a fabulous recipe for: "Fool-Proof Homemade Brioche" and decided I need to do this and I did!

We loved it, specially hubby and I highly recommend you go get this recipe over at lovely April's food blog, because my bread is not as pretty as her perfectly braided one, with her tutorial an all, as mine is just a loaf!

Here goes, hope you like it!

I'm also sharing a picture with my darling grandgirls who went back home after spending two weeks with grandpa and me...and I miss them so much!

I'm so happy here with my two sweeties; Cayetana and Victoria, the oldest. Their mother came to fetch them and I miss them so much already!

Our breakfast table with the delicious 'Fool-Proof Homemade Brioche' by sweet April at her great food blog, "Dimples & Delight." I highly recommend you visit her and get fabulous recipes, and this Brioche is delicious!

Here you have it...my Brioche shaped into a loaf, not like April's shaped into a gorgeous braid, with tutorial and all!

The yellow salad plate is from my everyday china, which has mugs to match in yellow in this case. The dishes came in four colors.

Strawberry marmalade at your right.

For our breakfast this morning I used the green salad plate and mug to match as here and the yellow set. The everyday china comes in four lovely colors.

The egg cups were made back at our ceramic factory.

You cannot imagine how delish this piece of bread is!

Here you have it, my homemade bread from great food blog:

 http://dimplesanddelights.blogspot.com/2014/03/fool-proof-homemade-brioche.HTML

Thank you so much sweet and kind friends for your wonderful comments, you always make my day!

Thanking the lovely and gracious hostesses for having me at their parties each week.

LOVE,
FABBY

I will be joining:

Marty for Inspire Me Tuesday at,  http://www.astrollthrulife.net
Paula and Patty for What's It Wednesday at,  http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com
Wow Us Wednesday at,  http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com
Wildly Original Linky Party at,  http://igottacreate.blogspot.com
Tablescape Thursday at,  http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com
Cottage Style Party at,  http://lavendergardencottage.blogspot.com
Wednesdays Adorned from Above at,  http://adornedfromabove.blogspot.com
Angel for Wake Up Wednesday at,  http://sewcraftyangel.blogspot.com

Flower and Easter Egg Tree & a Spring Party at,  http://www.atthepicketfence.com
Jenn for Share Your Cup Thursday at,  http://jannolson.blogspot.com
Kathy for Home and Garden Thursday at,  http://www.adelightsomelife.com
Vintage Thingie Thursday at,  http://coloradolady.blogspot.com
Christina for Wildly Original Linky Party at,  http://igottacreate.blogspot.com
Kathryn for Thursday Favorite Things at,  http://katherinescorner.blogspot.com
Richela for Grace at Home at,  http://www.impartinggrace.com
Terri for It's a Party at,  http://acreativeprincess.blogspot.com

Home Sweet Home at,  http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com
Debra for Be Inspired at,  http://www.commonground.com
Michael for Foodie Friday at,  http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com
Kathryn for Anything Blue Friday at,  http://www.thededicatedhouse.com
Suzanne for Saturday Sparks at,  http://piecedpastimes.blogspot.com
Alma for Seasonal Sunday at,  http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com
Natasha for Say G'Day Saturday at,  http://www.natashainoz.com
Kathryn for Make it Pretty Monday at,  http://www.thededicatedhouse.com












 I will be participating in Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch.

I will be joining Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style.





 

FABBY: Kiss Me, I'm Irish, LOL!

Spring Thing
Hello dear laddies!

      Ok,  so for sweet Irish cheeks Kathleen's challenge party at Let's Dish, her great meme to celebrate St. Patrick's Day, the patron of Ireland, I decided I am Irish until the real day, lol.. I think we should all be for St. Pat's Day every year, right?

I am exhausted from making a baby shower for a good friend's DD and baking the cake and everything else. Thank goodness it was at my Sil's house!

I will be a little late answering you my sweet, sweet friends, as my grandgirls are here and they are going back home Friday, therefore, I will be having lots of time in my hands to start commenting and visiting on all the fabulous posts you share!

Lots of great wishes for St. Patrick's Day and may all of you 'real Irish ladies' and your families enjoy this very special and traditional day.

Viva St. Patrick's Day!

Here is my table scape with lots of greens!

I started with a place mat hand woven in Ecuador that has shamrocks embroidered and I don't know why, but Indigenous people of this region seem to have shamrocks embroidered in their apparel too, that's where my inspiration for this pattern came from.
The flatware is Argent-Sophia in ivory which blends so well with the placemats.

Here are my dishes with shamrock borders and flowers; made back at our ceramic company, Monte Turi.

The place set with the salad plates with shamrocks as well. I used the clear sherbets so the pattern of the plates are more visible.

The dinner plate on top of a green charger with a shamrocks border.

I thought the place mats were perfect for this table, I just realized it while looking for the linen to make this setting.
The natural stone in the table is 'alabaster,' a quarried stone, which is also soft, translucent and lovely and it's from Ecuador.



The sherbets for dessert in the antique American made nesting tables that belonged to my Mil.

More shamrocks in the sherbets and a little green cloche I found by chance the other day.

A close up of the tea setting.

Actually, I love Baileys with my coffee, always did! I think I'll make me one now..hehehe..
 

I hope I made all your Irish eyes smile today.



Thank you so much lovely Irish friends and like I said before we all are Irish in this party at Kathleen's to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Your sweet and kind comments always make my day!

Thank you so much Kathleen for this great challenge at "Let's Dish, Cuisine Kathleen."

Hope to see you all there tonight!

LOVE,
FABBY

I will also be joining the following great parties:
 I will be participating in Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the
Porch.

Debra for Be Inspired at,  http://www.commonground.com
Ladies Only Blog Share at,  http://mommifried.com
Sarah for The Homemaking Party at,  http://www.hopeineveryseason.com
Lucy for The Inspiration Gallery at,  http://www.craftberrybush.com
Social Media Roundup at Let's Connect Blog hop at,  http://www.lifeonlakeshoredrive.com
Fabulously Creative Friday at,  http://www.jenniferrizzo.com
Tickled Pink Times Two at,  http://www.504main.com

My Romantic Home at,  http://www.blogger.com
From The Farm Blog Hop at,  http://www.sunnysimplelife.com
Beverly for PINK Saturday at,  http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com
Marty for Inspire Me Tuesday at,  http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com
Kathryn for Make it Pretty Monday at,  http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com
A Spring Thing Linky Party at,  http://www.atthepicketfence.com
Alma for Seasonal Sunday at,  http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com

Saturday Show Off at,  http://therosegardeninmalevik.blogspot.com
Dolly for Farmgirl Friday at,  http://hibiscushouse.blogspot.com
Natasha for Say G'Day Saturday at,  http://www.natashainoz.com
Saturday Sparks at,  http://piecedpastimes.blogspot.com
Laurie for Show and Tell at,  http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com
Living Room Reveal and Linky Party at,  http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com
Serenity Saturday at,  http://www.serenetyyou.com
Sunday Showcase Linky Party at,  http://www.twiggstudios.com
Kaysi for Keep it Simple at,  http://www.keepingitsimplecrafts.com
The Sunday Showcase Party at,  http://www.bystephanielynn.com
Kathy for A Return to Loveliness at,  http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com
Linda for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at,  http://lindacoastalcharm.blogspot.com
Angie for Knick of Time Tuesday at,  http://knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com
Sandi Tea Time Tuesday at,  http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com
Ruth for Tuesday Cuppa Tea at,  http://www.antiquesandteacups.com
Tea Cup Tuesday at,  http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com
The SCOOP Linky Party at,  http://www.everydayhome.com
http://stonegable.blogspot.com
http://www.worthingcourt.com

























 

FABBY: Tea Time With The Girls

Hello sweet friends!

            My g'girls Victoria and Cayetana are spending a couple of weeks with us, since this is their summer vacation in their part of the world, which is the coast region of Ecuador. The weather in Guayaquil-Ecuador is very hot and humid when they're on vacation and milder when they go back to school at the end of April.

We've done tons of things so far, like going on tours of the city, horse back riding, picnics, going out for tea with the greatgrand and of course, baking with Abe, (that's me!). It's been such fun, as my cuties are so happy, cheery, funny and very smart, lol!

I've set a table for them with a little tea china I have for the girls when they come here and of course, I fixed tea vignettes for the adults as well. You will see it all.

Hope you like it. Have a great week!

Buffet setting for tea. I am inspired by tonight's Downton Abbey. I can't wait till it's 8pm to watch the new season!

I just need a Butler so he can serve us turkey in the silver fowl cover...hehehee

Another setting for tea.

Tea with some cupcakes the girls made and we'll be having it on the red English transfer ware.

They did a great job baking these chocolate chip cupcakes with me, here in the Lady Carlyle two tier serving.
I was crying at the end of Downton Abbey's last scene when Lady Mary showed up at the meeting table, lol!

I love my complete tea service in the ever lovely English red transfer ware. The set I have contains 12 teacups, saucers, 12 salad plates, or in this case, cake plates maybe? The Tea service you see here, the platter in the back and two salad bowls, a big one and a small one.

The lovely Candy bowl by Meissen with the girls playing hide and seek.

My Little bakers, who didn't want me to comb their hairs...they hate it, lol!

Yummy cupcakes!

Drinking English blueberry tea...not like Downton Abbey, though, they didn't want me to comb their hair...heheheheee..

Oh goodness, there's more cupcakes in the oven!

Mother invited us for tea at a lovely tea parlor. Here while they waited for their cake and ice-cream.
 

It's been raining hard today and here is the lovely river out my breakfast room window. 
The lovely noise is like a burble and ripple as the water runs when it's full like today. 
I love the sound that it makes, it gives me such soothing pleasure... I adore the river and there are four rivers running through the city of Cuenca, to my satisfaction! 

Hubby and I walk briskly this path around the river, three times a week, as the alternating days I go to the gym for Spinning classes.

The view of the same river from the other side, out the den window of our apartment high rise. The Andean mountains are in the back of the forest, but today it's so cloudy and foggy you an hardly see them.

Thank you so much lovely friends for your sweet and kind visit, you always make my day!

Thanking the gracious hostesses for having me at their great parties each week.

LOVE,
FABBY

Easy Giant Chocolate Chips Cupcakes

7 tablespoons butter or margarine
Heaping 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
Heaping 1/2 cup or self rising flour
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Preparation:

You will need an 8 cupcake tin, lined with a paper cup.
Pre-heat oven to 350F.
In a standing beater beat margarine,sugar, eggs, and self rising flour.
Add the chocolate chips and stir. Finally pour batter evenly in 6 tin cups.
Bake for 20-25 minutes; until they're Golden on top.
Let them cool in a cooling rack.

I will be joining:


Marty for Inspire Me Tuesday at,  http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com
Masterpiece Monday at,  http://boogieboardcottage.blogspot.com
Make it Pretty Monday at,  http://www.thededicatedhouse.com
A Return to Loveliness at,  http://adelightsomelife.blogspot.com
Cindy for Amaze Me Monday at,  http://dwellingstheheartofyourhome.blogspot.com
Inspire Me Monday at,  http://createwithjoy.blogspot.com
Motivate Me Monday at,  http://keepingitsimple.blogspot.com
Mix it up Monday at,  http://flourmewithlove.blogspot.com
Weekday Mixer Social Media Link up at,  http://sewcraftyangel.blogspot.com
Ivonne for The Scoop at,  http://www.stonegable.com
Martha for Tea Cup Tuesday at,  http://www.marthasfavorites.com
Sandi for Tea Time Tuesday at,  http://sandimyyellowdoor.blogspot.com
Ruth for Tuesday Cuppa Tea at,  http://www.antiquesandteacups.com
Kathe for You're Gonna Love It at,  http://www.kathewithane.com
Angie for Knick of Time Tuesday at,  http://knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com
Paula and Patty for What's It Wednesday at,  http://ivyandelephants.blogspot.com
Wake Up Wednesday at,  http://sewcraftyangel.blogspot.com
Barnideen for Friends Sharing Tea at,  http://blog.bernideens.com
Tea Cup Tuesday at,  http://artfulaffirmations.blogspot.com
Centerpiece Wednesday at,  http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com






I will be participating in Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style








 

FABBY: St. Patrick's Day Repost Tables

Hello sweet friends!

     Although I will make a new table scape to honour the Irish Patron, St. Patrick's; I am reposting some of the tables I shared in the last couple of years.

I grew up in an Irish-Italian neighborhood in Astoria-Queens, so I have St. Patty in my heart and St. Genaro, the Italian Patron as well. They're both Catholic Saints, so of course they're easy to remember since we always went to mass to celebrate these occasions.

Here they are...I hope you like them.

                                                "St. Patrick's Tablescape 2012, plus cloche party at Marty's, A stroll thru Life and other gracious hostesses."

The dishes with a shamrock were made back at our own Ceramic Company, Monte Turi. 

I have mentioned before that I designed them, inspired by the indigenous people of Ecuador's beautiful embroidered clothing, or apparel.
The shamrocks are embroidered in the cuffs of the men's shirts,
lol!

http://fabbysliving.blogspot.com/2012/03/fabbyst-patricks-cloches.HTML

Here is the link to that table scape above... just in case you would like to see it all...it was fun, as it was also a combination of a Cloche party at Marty's...A Stroll Thru Life.

This one was an elegant table for St. Pat's 2013, with the Antique Italian tablecloth.
Our shamrock dishes were paired with the reticulated ones.

-st-patricks-day.HThttp://fabbysliving.blogspot.com/2013/03/fabby-happyML

Here is the link for the St. Patrick's 2013 Tablescape, above, if you would like to see it all.

Here is another Table scape in honour of St. Patrick's, 2013, with lots of Green!

http://fabbysliving.blogspot.com/2013/03/fabby-st-pattys-sunday-lunch-for-two.html

Here is the link above if you would like to see the entire St. Patrick's Lunch table.

Thank you for your sweet and kind comments my friends, as you always make my day!

Thanking the gracious hostesses for having me at their great parties each week.

                                                                     LOVE,
                                                                   FABBY

I will be joining:

 I will be joining Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch.

Thrifty Things Friday at,  http://thethriftygroove.blogspot.com
Fabulously Creative Friday at,  http://www.jenniferrizzo.com
Michael Lee for Foodie Friday at,  http://www.designsbygollum.blogspot.com
Lucy for The Inspirational Gallery at,  http://www.craftberrybush.com
Foodie Friebds Friday at,  http://livingthegourmet.blogspot.com
Chain Linky CLIMB at,  http://www.godsgrowinggarden.com
Natasha for Serenety Saturday at,  http://www.serenetyyou.com
Kathy for A Bouquet of Talent Linky at,  http://www.lifeonlakeshoredrive.com
Alma for Seasonal Sunday at,  http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com
Our Sunday Best Showcase at,  http://www.twiggstudios.com
Inspire Me Monday at,  http://www.createwithjoy.com
St. Patrick's Day Roundup at,  http://www.keepingitsimplecrafts.com