~~~Mildred's Strawberry Bread!!!~~~

Good Sunday evening! I wanted to share this GREAT recipe with you all, I hope you will try it. It was made for me by my friend when I went to Avalon this past week. It is the recipe of an 84 year old friend of HERS, and let me tell you it is GOOD! This is all that is left of it and I am TRYING to not eat all of this in one sitting:):) I will join Yvonne for On The Menu Monday and Beverly at Pink Saturday later in the week.  Please go and join these parties and get some wonderful recipes and inspiration!!!!!!

 I did place the bread on a PINK flowered plate!

 I think you can see the pieces of strawberry in the bread. It is moist and lucsious!!!

 Let's dig in!!!

Here is the recipe

4 eggs

1 1/4 cups salad oil

3 cups flour

2 cups sugar

3 tsp. cinnamon

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

1 cup chopped nuts (optional)

handful craisins (optional)

1 1/2 pints or more fresh strawberries, cleaned, hulled and cut up (you can use frozen, about 2 pkgs.)

In medium bowl stir strawberries, eggs and oil. In large bowl, combine all other ingredients. Add strawberry mixture to dry ingredients, stir well til blended. Place in 2 8by4" loaf pans. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees until toothpick comes out clean. ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~~`2 Days with my Sister!!!~~~

Happy Saturday everyone! I have gottten ALOT accomplished today and will take some pics and share with you when I can stand again! I am exhausted:):) BUT, this past Wed. I drove down to Avalon, N.J. to see my sister. She flew up from Fl. and is staying with her best friend who takes care of HER Mother and just had surgery so Sue is helping her out. This is their house (my sister's friends Mother's house) that is. It was built in the 70's I believe and now when people buy these older homes at the beach they tear them down and build BIIIIIG homes!

 This is a family room on the ground floor. The bedrooms are down here too except for the master and the kitchen and dining and living room are all upstairs.

 This is an example of a new home. This is right next door and was built 2 years ago.

 Nice pool in the back yrad.

 This is me and Sue with her girlfriends Mother. They lived 2 doors from us when we were growing up! Mrs. S. had 13 children!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You should have seen her cook! All 3 meals were done in 2 shifts! Mr. S. worked at the Phila. Naval Yard so they could shop at the PX there, thank goodness!!!!!

 Mrs. S. had a stroke several years ago but she is quite an amazing lady! She took us all out to dinner on Wed. night!

On Thurs. Sue and I went to Cape May for the day and had a GREAT time. I took pics with my phone but can't seem to get them on here???? Just thought I would share some pics. I have been BUSY doing my Fall decorating and I will start posting that on Sun. night or Mon. Hope you are all having a GREAT weekend! It is coool here, perfect for doing Fall! XO, Pinky

~~~Have you missed me???~~~

HI everyone! Just wanted to check in to say I have been away for 2 days but am home and have some pics I will share tomorrow. I am TIRED so will do my post tomorrow. Hope you will come back!!!! XO, Pinky

~~~Happy First Anniversary!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~

HI Everyone. 9/11 will always be a different kind of day for us because last year on this date my daughter was married. It was a beautiful, perfect day! But we will ALWAYS REMEMBER the awful day that was 9/11/01. Last night we had a little dinner party for our daughter and son-in-law for their first anniversary! We had the same menu that we had at the reception: crab cakes and filets. We served the filets with a Madeira sause and a peppercorn sauce. We also had holiday potatoes, and confetti corn, rolls, and some good wine! My daughter loved the table!!!!! I was so happy! She said she loved the green and black. The centerpiece is a combination of real and faux hydrangeas!!!!! Can you tell???? My hydrangeas are all green now so I added some faux white ones! They are in a footed,glass trifle bowl.

 I used black wine glasses and green water goblets.

 I used a green tablecloth, a black placemat, the white charger, green dinner plate, black and white salad/dessert plate and a faux artichoke votive holder to top off the stack!

 A beautifully printed black and white napkin is folded very simply. I also used my Napolean Bee flatware that I adore!!!!

 I found these pillar candles at Pier One a couple of months ago and got them with this table in mind. The candle sticks are new recently. I got them for fall as I love the leaf design carved into them!

 Here is the dessert plate. I found these at Home Goods several months ago.

 2 black gravy boats were used for the sauces. I will share the recipes in a later post if you would like them.

 I sure will miss my hydrangeas when the frost comes:(

 I used 2 different sets of S and P. These are shaped like a pagoda, you know my love for anything oriental!!!!

 These are cabbage S and P.

 I thought I would take a few shots of the room, since I will be changing out the summer decor starting TOMORROW:):)

 Now it is time to light the candles!!!

 I am sorry I didn't get pictures of our meal. It is always a rush to get everything timed to come out HOT together and everyone to the table!

 Here are the happy couple!!!!! They are the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 We do have their top layer of their wedding cake in the freezer but the bakery gave them this anniversary cake for free!!!! It was part of the package, they said! It is just like the wedding cake was: chocolate cake with a chocolate mousse filling and fudge frosting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH HONEY, it was so dang good!!!!! Everyone at the wedding said it was the best wedding cake they had ever tasted!!!!

 How did the baker know that I was planning a green and white table!!!! I was so thrilled when I saw how they had decorated it!

 This was my piece and I ate every crumb!!!!!:):)

 Happy Anniversary Tracy and Dave. We wish you all the happiness in the world forever!!!!  I love you both!!!!! XO, Pinky

I will be joining some of these parties this week:

Table Top Tuesday at :  http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/
White Wednesday at:  http://fadedcharm.blogspot.com/
Wow Us Wednesday at:  http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/
Tablescape Thursday at:  http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
Vintage Thingie Thursday at:  http://coloradolady.blogspot.com/
Feathered Nest Friday at:  http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
Foodie Friday at:  http://designsbygollum.blogspot.com/
Show and Tell Friday at:  http://myromantichome.blogspot.com/
Inspiration Friday at:  http://thepicketfence.blogspot.com/
Open House Friday at:  http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/
Sunday Favorites at:  http://happytodesign.blogspot.com/
Seasonal Sundays at:  http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/