This weekend is July 4th! I love July 4th! When I was a little girl and lived in England my father somehow got a watermelon! That was a big deal in England at that time. And we ate it on July 4th. It was a taste of summer, a taste of home, and a taste of freedom. It’s ON THE MENU this week and there’s more!…
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ON THE MENU JUNE 1ST
Happy June! June is such a fabulous month for cooks here in Lancaster County. Our farm stands are filling up with such delicious produce. Peas, zucchini, strawberries, and more! I’m eating and freezing local strawberries! They are wonderful this year and ON THE MENU this week!…
ON THE MENU WEEK OF JULY 23RD
I’m a little late posting this today but I have the BEST excuse. You see I am a Gigi again. I now have three babies under two. Our newest little boy arrived yesterday and he is just precious. Lots of hair and such beautiful lips. We are all over the moon and exhausted! It’s hard for me to concentrate on anything else right now but here’s what’s on the menu……
ON THE MENU WEEK OF JULY 9TH
I had family here last weekend and they had fun picking through my veggie garden and harvesting boxes and bags of produce to take home with them. It does my heart good to have nature’s bounty in my backyard and to share it! Right now fennel, cabbage, onions, leeks, cucumbers, and zucchini are in full maturity! I’ll be eating from the garden this week! Here’s what’s on the menu……
THE SCOOP #324
Hi Friends, welcome back to THE SCOOP! We are so glad you are here. I’m looking for lots of inspiration myself for decorating with an eye towards the summer. And I also am looking for great recipes to make for my family. If you love all things home you will find something to spark your creativity and peak your interest! Let’s party!…
WHY A MENU PLAN IS SO IMPORTANT
Do you eat every day? Then you probably need a menu plan for you and your family. If you cook at least three times a week it makes sense to know what to prepare beforehand. Otherwise, you will probably default to fast food or local pizza and that is less nutritional and more expensive than cooking yourself. And if you are organized with a menu plan you can prep and whip up scrumptious, easy and healthy meals for your family! Here’s why I menu plan……
ON THE MENU WEEK OF MARCH 12TH
Do you make dinner? Even though I love to cook I don’t make dinner every day. Some days I just don’t feel like it and takeout or going out is my option. I do however create a menu plan for each day of the week. If I didn’t dinner would be on the back burner (pun intended) and we would be left to less healthy options. My days are very busy and I need to be organized when it comes to important things like what we are going to eat. I hope you are enjoying the menu plan I share……
ON THE MENU WEEK OF FEBRUARY 12TH
Do you watch Chopped? I’m obsessed with it. Oh, I would hate the pressure and the tricky food but I love the competition and creativity. I have the cooking channel on in the background when I’m making dinner or cleaning! Now if only I could acquire some of those unbelievable culinary skills by osmosis! Here’s what’s on the menu this week……
ON THE MENU WEEK OF NOVEMBER 18TH
Happy Thanksgiving week everyone!!! I hope you are with family and friends and those you love! StoneGable is a little crazy right now! For bloggers, not only is it Thanksgiving but probably the busiest Christmas decorating week as well. I’m putting the finishing touches on our outside decorating. But Thursday is all about Thanksgiving! May God bless your table, those around it and your day! Now, let’s see what’s on the menu this week……
ON THE MENU MONDAY WEEK OF AUG 22, 2014
As we move from August to September not only the weather changes. So does my menu. Yes. I am still eating tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and leeks from the garden. And the fall lettuce I planted will soon be large enough to start picking. But as the days get shorter and the weather begins to turn just a little cooler, I’ll start making soups and stews. Little by little my menu will begin to take on it’s fall fare! I will certainly miss the wonderful bounty of my garden, but I love love love to make soups… and some of those……
SPRING KITCHEN VIGNETTE
Creating a seasonal vignettes is my favorite way to decorate the kitchen table! It’s so much fun to play with my dishes and fun elements to make a vignette that brings the outdoor season inside! This spring vignette is all about tulips and stock and eggs and bunnies and that beautiful spring green that all of nature turns after a long winter’s nap… You can see all the talented bloggers who are participating at the end of this post. This vignette started with a big round basket that I use for most vignettes……
GREEN HYDRANGEAS TABLESCAPE
Summer is sizzling away, here at StoneGable! So let’s move inside for an easy summer meal. And let’s keep it simple… right down to the tablescape!The Annabelle hydrangeas that kiss the front porch all summer long have turned color early this year! When they change from white to green it is my cue that they are ready to be cut and dried. For a post about drying hydrangeas click here.These soft green hydrangeas are the inspiration for this light, uncomplicated table… it is too hot to fuss…Two cool, white linen table runners (Pottery Barn) are spread across the table and take……
