Silver Sunday~Sweet!

This is the last week of Silver Sunday for awhile.  You can find the details over at Gypsy Fish….and lots of other interesting silver pieces.. Thanks for hosting, Beth!

This is a heavy silver (stainless steel) bowl from the Hotel Astor in Times Square, NY.  Long gone!

It was used to place on the table with chipped ice, filled with celery, carrots, etc. what we call crudite  today.

I remember when I was a child it was always placed on the table at restaurants….

I bought it at a Trash to Treasure sale in Bridgehampton ,NY years ago..50 cents.  It is such a good weight, I have used it for many things.

Hotel Astor info here…

The next is the kitchen silverware we used growing up..engraved with a C.  My mother saved Betty Crocker coupons and sent away for it.  It is Wm Rodgers…Memory pattern.  The baby spoon was used by all her grandchildren and great grandchildren.  I guess they are over 50 yrs old..

I also use it in this little bowl with grated cheese..

The small ladle in the middle is made in Norway, by TH Marthinsen.  I think it was my mom’s too…

This is a sterling silver bud vase from a DZ sorority ball from college.  It is engraved..and has a little dent…it has survived many years!  :)

Finally, these little “silver” hearts that I use in my tablescapes.  I got them in  a closeout store that is no longer!  They were 3 for 1.00..They are still shiny after 10 years.  I have lots of them…Many uses!

Here, have a few..Belgian Truffles…

   

I would love to hear what your favorite silver polish is!  I will tally the results…please mention it in your comment.

Don’t forget Laurie’s Party this week..details on the sidebar…

Thanks for visiting!

Foodie Friday~Are you ready for some Football?

I don’t follow it, but I thought I would repost some things that would be good for Super Bowl Sunday…

Eggplant  Mini Pizza.slice eggplant, dip in egg, then Italian crumbs and fry till crisp.

Add a dab of sauce some mozzarella and bake..

Little Calzones…

Canned biscuits pressed flat..fill with sausage, mozzarella, ham, spinach and cheese, what ever combination of fillings you like..Press closed brush with egg and sprinkle with sesame seed.  Bake till golden..

 

Baked Crab Spread….

recipe here…

Recipe here…

And something very easy, but always a hit..

Chicken tidbits…

Cut your chicken cutlets into bite size pieces.  Put a mixture of flour, salt, pepper, garlic powder, an  envelope of chicken broth, like Herb Ox  and whatever else you like in a plastic bag.

Shake the pieces till coated.  Put some oil in a large pan and fry till golden brown.  Drain on paper towels.

Serve with Sweet and Sour Duck Sauce…Never any left on the plate!

Hope your team wins!

Please join Gollum for some more entries …Thanks for hosting Michael Lee!

Tablescape Thursday...with apologies to Robbie Burns

I couldn't find a poem to match my tablescape, so I wrote one...:)




Your love is like a red, red tulip,
I found at Michael's, really cheap.. ( 9 cents)
I sorely wanted live ones,
But the price was way too steep!



The plates and bowls from Horchow
By way of TJMAXX,
The swirly candles so pretty..
Of course they're made of wax!





The inspiration from the placemat,
From Pier One and made of felt..
On sale for a dollar fifty,
That's not a lot of gelt!



Those pretty heart shape dishes
A bread plate with no dents..
I think I bought a boat load
Each was 40 cents..



Lions head bowl with the tulips.
Is a covered soup tureen ..
It is made in France by Apilco,
At a price that was supreme! ($13)



Wine stems are from Pfaltzgraff
Flutes by Luminarc..
Napkin rings from Dollar Tree
Where it's always hard to park. :)



Deep red cloth is underneath,
Snowy white on top,
I think I am about finished,
You're begging me to stop! :)

Please join Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for the other entries...Thank you , Susan...

Don't forget Laurie's party on the 11th..I hope I find my ♥ bin by then!

See you for Foodie Friday..thanks for visiting..

Happy Ground Hog Day!!!

I found this guy outside crawling out of a hole.. He looked so cold I had to bring him in...

I thought he would be great for Marty's upcoming cloche party on Feb. 19th..no one will have Groundhog under glass.....



But he didn't fit...Maybe I can find a recipe for him and use him for Foodie Friday??? Nah...but Debbie at Mountains Breaths just posted Ground Hog Cookies...
Go look....if you dare..:)

I am joining Barb at Grits and Glamour for Tabletop Tuesday..
I bought this sugared Dellarobbia Wreath for 75% off, ($5) and decided to use it as a centerpiece for a tablescape..



I used these toile napkins from WSonoma outlet..



Lenox eternal plates, deep red velvet quilted placemats, PBarn, fleur de lis napkin rings, Target
Etched glass stemware I have had a long time..gold trimmed flatware..









I had a terrible time with Live Writer tonight, so I had to resort to Blogger. I hope it is not my computer...Live Writer is so much easier!
Thanks for visiting!

Foodie Friday~ Is it Fixed???

I don't know... how does your computer get infected with all the anti this and that you have on the computer to protect it????...over 3 hours on the phone with DELL!!!

I have to do strange things to get on the net...Time will tell..
I am still having a lot of problems and waiting for DELL to call me back...and waiting...and waiting..

My son met Lidia Bastianich the other night at her restaurant. A signed cookbook???...no..a little cell phone pic for his old mom???, no..



It was a Business meeting and he didn't feel it would be appropriate..He's right..but I would have loved to have an autographed cookbook from her, with a little Bolegnese on the side..:) He said the food was very good.

Tonight I am sharing meatloaf stuffed with mozzarella, onions and spinach..good, but as DH says, "It is still meatloaf." I like meatloaf..he doesn't...
So I made some beer battered onion rings to perk it up, some wild rice and a little sauce on the side..





Saturday was my little gson's 6th birthday..so some cupcakes..vanilla with whipped cream and sprinkles was his request..




I use a product called WHIP IT as a stabilizer for the fresh whipped cream...It is made by Oetker..( no, they didn't ask me to say that..:) )

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend..supposed to be very cold and windy here..
Thanks for visiting..
Please visit the other Foodie Friday entries at Designs by Gollum...

Three or More Tuesday and Tabletop Tuesday

The gremlins are at it again!  I installed Norton 2010, and now everything is a restricted site and infected with a virus.  Even Photobucket…!!  I have no idea what to do, it says my email is infected and I can’t open it.

Pop ups keep saying I have a Spyware Worm Windows.32..I mean that sounds terminal..  Norton keeps popping up saying it has blocked a Trojan..Holy cwap, I am under attack!!

I am going to leave 2 aspirins on this Dell, and hope it cures itself by morning…it has been shut down a dozen times..

I have a few bargains to show you…more than 3 so I am joining Tam at The Gypsy’s Corner …

And since they are for a tabletop I am joining Tabletop Tuesday over at Barb’s Grits and  Glamour..Thanks for hosting ladies!

First I found these pretty  embossed white platters by Gibson..

 

 

They were $2.50

How about all the colors in these??  Fiesta time table??  Also by Gibson..

Bowls, and plates..FIFTY cents!  Red, yellow, orange, green, blue…

 

I could get a month of Tablescape Thursdays just by changing the linens and accessories..:)  I found these at the supermarket..

Finally, another visit to WSonoma Outlet led me to these…

Marked $8.00

But you know me..no way..to let people wipe their mouths on??  .99 cents!

I had been looking at the pink ones for weeks..I didn’t like them..then The Tablescaper did a table with them, and it looked very pretty…so I gave in…

I am thinking the pale yellow trimmed napkins with a yellow plate?  What do you think??

Dinner??  Perfect for a January night..

Pot Roast, Mashed potatoes and Red Cabbage with apples..and a Greek salad…

 

Thanks for visiting..wish me luck with my computer ailments..:)

I have been trying to visit your blogs, but RESTRICTED SITE keeps popping up on many of them.  I am trying to figure it out..:(

Not Silk, But Wicker…

I bought this wicker top hat , and wanted to use it as a centerpiece..

I had hoped for fresh flowers, but  Mr. Cuisine, ( that cracks me up ..he no way wants to be Mr. Cuisine..he has never even looked at this blog!) came back from Sams Club, an hour away with a report that they didn't have what I wanted..:(.

So I had some faux, and took apart an old silver twig and silver berry  wreath I was going to ditch anyway!..I replaced his plaid hat band with a silver one.  It will have to do..

Placed a dollar store snowflake underneath

Black tablecloth and napkins…napkins are Lenox..tied with a silver snowflake ribbon..

 

 

Silver charger, white plate trimmed with silver..Lovelace pattern ( same as the one in the header)

 

Star mirrors, W.Sonoma.

Silver trimmed stems, wedding crystal.

 

 

Candles lit, lights down..romantic, nope..DARK! 

 

 

 

Please join Susan at Between Naps on the Porch  for Tablescape Thursday.  Thank you Susan,!

 

Dinner was Chicken cutlet stuffed with spinach and mozzarella…

Pound out your cutlet..

Put a scoop of seasoned spinach mixed with mozzarella in the middle..

 

Roll it up, dip in egg wash then crumbs…brown in a pan with some oil..

Finish off in the oven…

 

 

Enjoy!

Remember Laurie’s ♥ Party, and  Marty’s cloche party is the 19th!!..

Thanks for visiting!