Hello, dear friends. I hope that you had a good weekend. Ours was pretty busy, but we got a lot done. Today my new desk arrives, and tomorrow the carpenter is due to begin working on my office.
Today's post is all about Easter/Spring table settings and centerpieces. I know it's a shock to you, but I did not lift a finger in producing any of the beauty or creativity.
Hello, dear friends. I don't know about you, but our Fall weather has been picture-perfect. Needless to say, not a lot of packing, purging, or organizing has been done.
We did have our dear friends, Annie and Bob, over for dinner. It was a great evening of catching up and reminiscing.
I would not be lying if I told you that I am getting a bit melancholy about our big move. Not only will I miss the dear friends that I have made over the past almost seven years, but I also feel sad about leaving our old house, which was a labor of love.
The last time I went on my hydrangea hunt around the outside of the house was the day that we sold the house. Lucky for me, I found several still blooming and ended up having just enough.
Another thing that I am going to miss in this old house is this big ol' sink, which is in my laundry room right off the kitchen. It has come in very handy over the years between arranging flowers and doggie dilemmas.
I took some behind-the-scenes photos to share with you.
Lucky for me, the Chef cleans up as he goes.
The CIA has trained him well.
Safety first!
We served the hors d'oeuvres on cakestands in my favorite room in the house.
Zucchini carpaccio croutons with onion bacon onion jam
Take note of this socially-distanced table.
Not user-friendly for passing the salt.
Who am I kidding?
The sweetest part was spending time with our good friends.
Until next time...
6 oz. Halibut
1/4 cup of fennel and sweet onion mix
1Tb Butter
1t Dijon
1/2 t Capers
4 pitted Kalamata Olives
2 Cherry Tomatoes cut in half
1 1/2 oz. Lobster
Salt & Pepper
1 Lemon Slice
Quickly saute fennel and onions together and then chill
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Layout parchment
Top with fennel Onion Mix
lay Halibut on top of fennel and onion bed
Brush on Butter and Dijon combined
Add:
Olives
Tomatoes
Lobster
Salt & Pepper
Brush edges of parchment with egg whites, fold, & seal
bake for 12 -15 minutes at 350 degrees.
Use scissors to cut pouches.
I'm Katie. Welcome to my blog. I am an empty nester meandering through my midlife years one page at a time. We sold our antique home on the South Shore of Massachusetts in October 2020 and relocated to the Dallas suburbs and our forever home.
I love to write about books, movies, TV, celebrities, shopping, decorating, Bravo, and weekend adventures. My favorite writing material, however, is derived from my family: the Mister, my girls, #1 and #2, my favorite son-in-law, and my new little mischief-maker, thoroughly darling Millie. I love hearing from my wonderful readers.
You can contact me at: preppyemptynester@gmail.com
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