Popovers Are Perfect for Sunday Morning

 Popovers, hot out of the oven, served with real butter.  Perfect with a cup of coffee or tea.  And just right for an easy-going Sunday morning.  Bon Appetit!

Nothing is more tasty than a fresh homemade popover with a crunchy outside and a soft center -- and its eggy goodness.

Time to Cook Up Some Great Chicken Enchiladas!

It all starts with onions and tomatoes.

Pull the cooked chicken breast meat off the bone.

Make a cream sauce with some light sour cream and add green chilies, cumin, and cilantro.

Add generous amount of cream sauce to the rolled chicken enchiladas. 

Finish off with some cheddar cheese and bake at 350 degrees till hot and bubbly.

Rosarita's Chicken Tostadas

 This recipe is from the Rosarita brand of Mexican food and it was delicious!

I love the colors of the new plaid napkins I bought at Pier 1.

 Delicious tostada with cooling iced tea.  Can never get enough Mexican food.

Chicken in sour cream with green onions and a little garlic salt.  Wonderful topping of cilantro and a 50-50 ratio of fresh chopped tomato with fresh avocado mixed with a little lemon juice.  The bottom tostada is layered with refried beans.  Ah, perfection on the tongue.

Hot From the Oven

HOME MADE AND HOT FROM THE OVEN!

CINNAMON ROLLS WITH PECANS AND RAISINS

IS THERE ANYTHING BETTER FOR BREAKFAST?

Blueberry Pancakes ... an old recipe

 Back in 1970, I ordered this little cookbook from the U.S. Government Printing Office, which was prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.  Page 72 contains a fool-proof recipe for homemade pancakes.  This is a really neat little cookbook and I use it often for certain recipes.












All the ingredients are assembled except for the blueberries.

Here are those luscious Texas blueberries ...so ripe and so sweet.














I always top my pancakes with a light dusting of powdered sugar.  Never have been a fan of syrup.

A Luncheon Fit for a Princess

 Rose dishes, gold speckled flatware, antique cranberry compotes, and gold candles... all fit for a princess.    Take inspiration...

 Roses, roses, roses... never enough roses!

 Love the checked edge like an old-fashioned tablecloth!

Blue Plate Special

Remember those old lunches one could get at the Woolworth counter or at a diner  -- often called the Blue Place Special?  It all started in diners around the time of the depression and typically was a bargain with a meat and a couple of sides.

This table setting is a play on those words.  These pretty blue plates are some of the few dishes that are still made in the USA. The term "blue plate special" also derived from the plates that were used, usually a divided plate, that came only in the color blue.

Even the center bowl of fruit just barely visible was made by the Hall China Company in the USA, albeit, many years ago.









The blue and gold polka dot beverage glasses are also a product of the USA.  I am not sure about the country of origin of the "Blue Willow" flatware.