Friday, June 12, 2015

Thank you, Le Hummingbird nectar and hit recipe

- Thank you for all the basil suggestions!  I made more Caprese salad with the Sweet Basil, and I added the leaves (not the flowers) of the African Blue Basil (pictured on the right) to a spinach salad.  So good!  I am intrigued by the other suggestions and will definitely be trying some of those suggestions out!  You know I'll post about it when I do. 

- I've been making hummingbird nectar for the feeder using this little Corningware teapot my grandmother gave me when I was first starting out in my own home.  Does anyone remember green stamps?  They were a reward program (I think from supermarkets and such) - you could get stamps and paste in a book and when you got enough, there were prizes!  So she let me choose something from the green stamp reward book and I chose this.  I always think of my little grandmother when I make nectar (that's it cooling on the counter in the photo.)

- I made this dish, Chicken and Artichoke Penne for my sister and niece when they visited.  My sis snapped this photo to show her husband not only the food, but the awesome braiser (my new favorite) I used to cook it in.  I thought I'd share the recipe - you can find it by clicking the red link above.  It was a hit and so easy (I used rotisserie chicken that was already shredded and in the freezer.)

Thank you so much for coming by!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

10 comments:

sage said...

Everyone eats well at your house--the birds and the guests. I used to have a pot like that, don't know what happened to it.

Crafty Green Poet said...

I remember the green stamps!

Snaggle Tooth said...

The blue Basil looks pretty- I've ordered a few green stamp things- tho they are long gone now. I remember Ann Page store stamps here also. Great looking meal.

Elephant's Child said...

Love that Corningware teapot. I don't remember ever seeing those colours - ours were always cream and blue. Something to cherish, and smile each time you use...

desk49 said...

Food from flowers
food for birds
food for the

birds feast
you feast
sister makes three

it looked good but just got back from eating. Tummy is hurting, I eat too much.

Fireblossom said...

My mother used to collect green stamps! She had books and books of them.

That penne dish looks yummmm.

Lee said...

My invitation must have gotten lost in the mail...again! Dammit! :)

What a lovely little teapot...and a much cherished one...it's easy to see and know why. :)

Joanne said...

Having too much basil is never a bad thing in my book! And that pasta dish looks AWESOME!

Sparkling Red said...

Yum! That penne looks fabulous.

Riot Kitty said...

I want caprese now. Yum!