Oh your pickled shrimp and tomato salad look SO refreshing and perfect for a holiday weekend! So sorry about the devastating forest fires :( but you pulled together a beautiful feast, even gathered at the last minute! Your photos are always beautiful and mouth-watering...Roasted Red Pepper soup with Crabmeat looks picture perfect, especially served in your seaside cups! Wishing you smoke free days as you savor the last of summer!
Looks very fresh and seasonal. I am so glad your air is beginning to be acceptable..It must ahve been hard. You never know until it's in your area right how uncomfortable things can be. Yoou sea themed table is so charming.. Must feel special using them.:)
You did a beautiful job for pulling things together at the last minute. Everything looks so delicious and inviting. Your sea-themed table is wonderful...especially love the dishes!
I would love to join your garden party....everything looks so fresh and tasty. As I read through novels I seem to pay particular attention to all of the wonderful foods being served....
if this is what you do in a smokey fire pit heaven help us! of course you know i love anything seashorey and i adore shrimp! i even had a shrimp salad at ikea yesterday ;-) your glasses are darling, on my cell phone i couldn't figure it out, i thought they were orange artistic blobs!
we are twins with our sea life, if only someone had filled my plates with all your fantastic food, instead they sit old and dusty waiting for a hand out...
especially that crabby soup! its always cold here, that would sure hit the spot any day by the sea for me! your heirlooms are gorgeous, i adore fresh hot off the vine tomatoes, paired with shrimp, OOLALA! fantastic food and pics, does it get any better, well yes, a darling little book to boot! thanks for much for sharing, i am getting so hungry i fear i may have to alter my dinner plans, i am CRAVING IT ALL!
let me guess, this won't post, you know where i am!
Oh, does this look cool and refreshing for this HOT day here in TX. I'm glad the smoke has cleared some for you. I know it has been a rough summer with all the fires. My neighbors and good friends were evacuated from their summer home in CO and just recently were allowed to return. Fortunately all is fine with their home. Love the pretty seaside theme here. Your dishes and linens are lovely. I'm going to make the shrimp for our dinner. It's looks so refreshing. I don't eat tomatoes, but will fix a plate of these for my husband. He'll love this! I look forward to the next posts from all you creative Novel Bakers! ~ Sarah
Oh you have my mouth watering, your photos are so clear and sharp the food looks DELICIOUS!!! I will make your dressing/marinade, this might be dinner tomorrow! So sorry about the fires, you did an amazing job creating this. I hope the fires are done soon, I can't imagine what people are going through. I am savoring the last of summer too since we have had the wettest summer EVER!!!! XO, Pinky
What a lovely presentation! The most valuable cooking lesson I learned was to make your own dressing - that it is a ratio - the other lesson was to use fresh herbs. Suddenly my food tasted better. :)
Your photos are stunningly beautiful as always, and this book looks just as delightful as the others~I ordered it immediately after I read the post! I love the tomatoes in the white fish bowl especially! Sorry about your fires, terrible... Jenna
Everything is so beautiful and yummy looking! I have had such a crazy summer that I haven't done a table for my blog since June. This one just makes my mouth water and the book looks wonderful too!
Mari, you've been in my thoughts, and I'm relieved that you were able to spend just a little time in your beautiful garden. And to think you put this masterful, mouth-watering presentation together in a day is a testament to your creative soul. I am wild about your shrimp and the glasses with the little goldfish. Your tomatoes look like a brilliant oil painting. I will send good thoughts your way and hope the weather clears pronto! Such a joy to visit--I'm already looking forward to your next post!
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Oh your pickled shrimp and tomato salad look SO refreshing and perfect for a holiday weekend! So sorry about the devastating forest fires :( but you pulled together a beautiful feast, even gathered at the last minute! Your photos are always beautiful and mouth-watering...Roasted Red Pepper soup with Crabmeat looks picture perfect, especially served in your seaside cups! Wishing you smoke free days as you savor the last of summer!
ReplyDeleteLooks very fresh and seasonal.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad your air is beginning to be acceptable..It must ahve been hard.
You never know until it's in your area right how uncomfortable things can be.
Yoou sea themed table is so charming..
Must feel special using them.:)
You did a beautiful job for pulling things together at the last minute. Everything looks so delicious and inviting. Your sea-themed table is wonderful...especially love the dishes!
ReplyDeleteI would love to join your garden party....everything looks so fresh and tasty. As I read through novels I seem to pay particular attention to all of the wonderful foods being served....
ReplyDeleteYour veggie garden must be doing well this summer. The meals you've shared look fresh and delicious. Wish we were there to enjoy some of them!
ReplyDeleteif this is what you do in a smokey fire pit heaven help us! of course you know i love anything seashorey and i adore shrimp! i even had a shrimp salad at ikea yesterday ;-) your glasses are darling, on my cell phone i couldn't figure it out, i thought they were orange artistic blobs!
ReplyDeletewe are twins with our sea life, if only someone had filled my plates with all your fantastic food, instead they sit old and dusty waiting for a hand out...
especially that crabby soup! its always cold here, that would sure hit the spot any day by the sea for me! your heirlooms are gorgeous, i adore fresh hot off the vine tomatoes, paired with shrimp, OOLALA! fantastic food and pics, does it get any better, well yes, a darling little book to boot! thanks for much for sharing, i am getting so hungry i fear i may have to alter my dinner plans, i am CRAVING IT ALL!
let me guess, this won't post, you know where i am!
Oh, does this look cool and refreshing for this HOT day here in TX. I'm glad the smoke has cleared some for you. I know it has been a rough summer with all the fires. My neighbors and good friends were evacuated from their summer home in CO and just recently were allowed to return. Fortunately all is fine with their home.
ReplyDeleteLove the pretty seaside theme here. Your dishes and linens are lovely. I'm going to make the shrimp for our dinner. It's looks so refreshing. I don't eat tomatoes, but will fix a plate of these for my husband. He'll love this!
I look forward to the next posts from all you creative Novel Bakers! ~ Sarah
Oh you have my mouth watering, your photos are so clear and sharp the food looks DELICIOUS!!! I will make your dressing/marinade, this might be dinner tomorrow! So sorry about the fires, you did an amazing job creating this. I hope the fires are done soon, I can't imagine what people are going through. I am savoring the last of summer too since we have had the wettest summer EVER!!!! XO, Pinky
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely presentation! The most valuable cooking lesson I learned was to make your own dressing - that it is a ratio - the other lesson was to use fresh herbs. Suddenly my food tasted better. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you everybody for your wonderful comments! You made my week. xo :) :) :)
ReplyDeleteYour photos are stunningly beautiful as always, and this book looks just as delightful as the others~I ordered it immediately after I read the post! I love the tomatoes in the white fish bowl especially! Sorry about your fires, terrible...
ReplyDeleteJenna
Everything is so beautiful and yummy looking! I have had such a crazy summer that I haven't done a table for my blog since June. This one just makes my mouth water and the book looks wonderful too!
ReplyDeleteYour food looks great! The shrimp look perfect.
ReplyDeleteMari, you've been in my thoughts, and I'm relieved that you were able to spend just a little time in your beautiful garden. And to think you put this masterful, mouth-watering presentation together in a day is a testament to your creative soul. I am wild about your shrimp and the glasses with the little goldfish. Your tomatoes look like a brilliant oil painting. I will send good thoughts your way and hope the weather clears pronto! Such a joy to visit--I'm already looking forward to your next post!
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