Amy's Place .. Poetry and Potpourri .. June 24-25-26, 2005

6-24-05 | JustAmy, St.Louie1, MamaBear, Billie

[JustAmy]

Welcome To....


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Many thanks for stopping by. : )

[JustAmy]

I need to call Direcway. I've been having lots of trouble.

I'm not fond of this modem connection but at least I'm connected.

[JustAmy]

*grin*

That is cute. Thanks are coming your way from Rosemary, Sigman and George.

I'll let Billie and T'wit speak for themselves. :)

[JustAmy]

"A wise old owl sat on an oak;
The more he saw, the less he spoke;
The less he spoke, the more he heard—
Why aren't we like that wise old bird?"
—Richards

Happy Saturday, Mayor.
Thank you for the inspirational post this morning (and every morning).

Treat the family to Strawberry Parfaits today in recognition of the day.

[DollyCali]

Hi all..I have never seen (or heard of) lemon curd. for some reason it does not sound to appealing. Curd & Crud are almost the same - word wise, it could be just that matter,huh?

Need to get mowing before it heats up.. later everyone

[DollyCali]

wasn't me.. nope. NOT ME! INNOCENT!

[JustAmy]

I don't know what lemon curd is but I will see if I can find some so I can try it.

Do you eat cottage cheese? I eat cottage cheese with canned pears. When I hear curd, I think of cottage cheese or curds and whey. :)

[JustAmy]

Hmmm ..... Oooops. Was I suppose to forget?

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank y'all for the precious poem and graphic!

[DollyCali]

never thought of cottage cheese as "curd" - but you are right. One thing I make for mom & I for breakfast now & then (I usually do NOT do breakfast) is a combo of cottage cheese and lemon yogurt (a few dallops on plate) and then an assortment of whole almonds, fresh strawberries & canned pineapple. No added sugar. It is quite good. In fact I think I will put some together now. She has been sleeping all morning & I just came in from mowing break. Pretty warm out there but still overcast so a blessing. I do over an acre with an electric push mower. You can't imagine how much fun that is.

[JustAmy]

I need to try the cottage cheese with lemon yogurt with some kind of fruit. It sounds very good.

My mom put cottage cheese in half of a canned pear, topped it with a little mayo and a dash of paprika. This 'salad' was always a treat. I don't remember ever eating the lettuce leaf that she placed under the pear. Guess I thought it was only for decoration. :)

[JustAmy]

PS .... pushing a lawn mower in the heat isn't my kind of fun. :) An acre ...... I'm impressed.

WE pay a gardener to do the mowing and a little weeding. We still are forced to spend time doing the weeds or they take over.

[JustAmy]

Oooops ..... looks like I missed your post, A-G.

Thanks from our team.

I think you will like today's celebration. :)


Strawberry Mousse Parfait

Ingredients:
Serves 1

1 1/3 C quartered Strawberries
1 TB Sugar
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
3/4 tsp unflavored gelatin
1 1/2 TB Water
1/2C Chilled Heavy Cream
3 Butter Cookies Crushed

1)Dice 1C Strawberries and mix with sugar and lemon. Cut remaining 1/3C into a large bowl,dice and set aside.

2)Sprinkle gelatin evenly over water in a very small saucepan and let stand for 1 minute to soften. Then warm over low heat stirring until gelatin is dissolved. Stir gelatin into mashed strawberries.

3)Set bowl in a a larger bowl of ice and cold water and stir frequently until a spoonful of gelatin mixture holds its shape briefly before dissolving back into mixture. About 5 minutes.

4)Beat cream in another bowl with a whisk until it just holds stiff peaks. Fold about a 1/2C of cream into gelatin mixture.

5) In a decorative glass or dish, begin layering whipped cream, mousse, cookie crumbs and whipped cream until glass is full.


Happy Strawberry Parfait Day!

[Alamo-Girl]

Wow! I looks yummy! Have a great day, JustAmy!

[snugs]

Lemon curd is used the same way as you use jam or jelly the texture of it is like set sauce I suppose like a set yogurt but the taste is different. The thickness and texture of say chocolate spread but of course a sweet lemon flavour. You can use it like you would jam or jelly I like use it for jam tarts.

Another name for it is lemon cheese which like jelly is sieved and it actually better if you are going to cook tarts with as it does not boil over.

Here is our most famous brand of lemon curd which you can buy on line at britsuperstore.com

[snugs]

I understand from Amy it is your birthday, I want to thank you for recommending Photo Explosion I am having much fun with it and here is a card for you created in the same

[JustAmy]

Thanks, Snugs.

I'm going to look for some next time I go to the market.

[JustAmy]

That card is lovely, Snugs.

[snugs]

Thank you I am quite pleased with it myself LOL, have you had chance to play with Photo Explosion I am finding it great and so easy to use for the simple graphics I do.

[JustAmy]

I need to read the manual. Some of the things that I want to do, I end up using Paint Shop Pro because I already know how to use it.

I seem to have no time lately for things I want to do. :)

[snugs]

I know that feeling but I am sure that Marissa is worth it but she must take a lot of your time up.

Manual what manual LOL in fact I must read it as well I think it is on the installation CD I would print it out but I have broken my printer yet another job to do.