It all started with a trip out for piano lessons......the gals offered me tea with biscotti......mmmm. *I should make some, I thought* So, I went home and thinking those stray pecans I had would make good in some biscottis. If pecans could be considered 'stray', of course. I hit the great WWW. A couple of clicks later I arrived at not only at pecan biscottis, but banana/pecan biscotti. This was even better, knowing that there was a great bundle in my bowl, ageing. Then of course I had to add chocolate to the top..........my kind of breakfast. Go HERE for the Banana Pecan Biscotti recipe. I really like this recipe site because you can print out such a nice recipe page with large enough print to read and without all the weird ads down the side and unnecessary pages added on! Enjoy. Thanks for the tea and biscotti gals, you are good hostesses.
You had to know that my domestic drive to use up my key limes was going to involve key lime pie, didn't you? Of course! The meringue was heavenly. I can't say the same for the key lime part, so I'm not posting the recipe. I'll be in search of a better recipe. I have one more lime dessert to make, so stay tuned. (is "tuned" the right term here?) I don't know, what would you say? 
1. Hear oven to 350 F. Grease 9x9 pan 2. Mix cookie crumbs and butter thoroughly with fork. Press evenly in bottom of pan. Refrigerate while preparing cream cheese mixture. 3. Beat cream cheese in small bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in milk until smooth. Beat in lime juice and lime peel. Spread over layer in pan. 4. Bake about 35 minutes or until center is set. Cool 30 minutes. Cover loosely and refrigerate at least 3 hours until chilled. Cover and store in refrigerator.
The cute little retro measurement chart in the pic is a gift from a good friend, we must get together soon dear. :)
I came into the kitchen to find the cat lounging next to the homemade deer sausage (yeah, on the kitchen table). By the time I got the camera he was standing at attention, then jumped down and escaped!
"It'll get worse before it gets better" seems to fit this scenario well. But things are looking pretty good as long as you keep your eyes up and not on the ground at all the trash and debri. So, in a couple more days guess what, it will be back to painting!!!!
Doesn't this look like class to you? Part of our roof is very steep, so using harnesses was a must. So hey, if your worried about your kids' safety, why not just tie them to a tree? What a mess this is making. I will be really glad when this is all said and done. Well, I shall leave you for now, I believe my paint brush is thawed out. I freeze my oil paint brushes between coats. I need to get that second coat on the front door. It is taking forever to dry in these humid conditions. What do you think of the cranberry red door? We shall see.....I happened to have an unopened quart from a project years ago. stay tuned.........
Mulberry madness days are going on at our house since we discovered several mulberry trees. Mulberry lemonade is wonderful. Just sugar up some mulberry juice and mix it in with your lemonade. So good. This is not to be confused with a former trend called zucchini madness. The kids say "whew".
