Our little lady is 8!!!!
And when her wish was for a lemon cake
(with a Little Mermaid theme)
I was happy to oblige.
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| Breakfast waffle with Daddy and theatre with friends - what a fun day! |
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| After two full days of celebrations |
Eight is Great and so are you my sweet girl.
May God bless you and keep you humble, kind and curious ...
All things Lemon seems to be the theme for this July life.
Homemade lemon-aid to enjoy on the deck.
Lemon birthday cake
Limoncello
Lemon curd
Lemon water
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The Limoncello
is bottled and in the freezer.
Dreaming of some apres dinner sips with friends on hot summer evenings
and remembering our trips to Italy!
Limoncello Recipe:
8 large organic lemons - washed and peeled with a vegetable peeler being careful
not to include any of the white pith.
Reem the peeled lemons and save the juice for other uses.
Put peels/rinds into a glass jar and soak in 4 Cups of high proof vodka
Store this mixture in a cool dark place - giving it a good shake every day for 2 weeks.
After 2 weeks make a simple syrup of 3 Cups Sugar and 4 Cups water.
Bring to a boil and then cool.
Strain the lemon peels from the vodka liquid and discard them
Add the cooled syrup to the lemon infused alcohol - stir
Pour the liquid into bottles leaving some head space for freezing
Store the filled bottles in a cool dark place for 1 week and then
pop them into the freezer
Best served ice cold in small shot glasses for sipping.
I froze the juice from the peeled lemons into cubes and used it for making lemon curd etc.
Where did July go?
It was filled with sunny lemony days...and some heavy downpours of rain too.
Vacation Bible School
5 days of songs, memory verses, crafts, snacks, dramas, experiments, change maker machine,
making bed mats out of milk bags, comforter knotting, bouncing bubbles, all with lot's of energy!
What a joy to see these young folks so engaged.
Our future "Change Makers".
Admittedly I was exhausted by day 4 (or was it by day 3) - eek!
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Evening walks down to the park/river.
Razzamajazz on the barge always delights.
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Pretty poppies in the Festival Gardens!
Bread baking days with this guy ...
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Daily struggles and lonely evenings ...
Morning coffees, like so many things, are when I miss him the most!Trying to live my best life over here.
These two and their mommy and daddy are what keep me going.
So thankful for them and for
dear friends and family!
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Saluti ...
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Till next time ... stay safe and when life hands you lemons - you know what to do.
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Eight already, how time flies with grandchildren. What a wonderful blessing to have them close and have the support of your daughter and husband and the joy of experiencing the growth of the grands. That is one awesome cake you made! The loaves of bread look great, too. Nice handsome baker! Love and hugs to you.
ReplyDeleteMy heart goes out to you, Rosella! I can't imagine how long the days would feel if I had no one to coffee with, to chat with, just to be with! But I can see that you are making the best of it!
ReplyDeleteYour bread looks amazing! So fun to help in the kitchen. And thanks for the limoncello recipe. I'd like to try that.
Happy Birthday to your beautiful 8 year-old! That cake is lovely! And so are those loaves! I am so glad you have those cuties to sweeten your life.
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