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A new game in the playground :-)

We Like Pie

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This cherry pitting gadget gets five stars from Mrs J.  She used smitten kitchen’s all butter pie crust recipe and it’s in the fridge firming as she works the cherries.  The cherry filling is pretty simple, we looked at several recipes and went with this one.  We skipped the almond extract, maybe next time.It was so pretty I hated to cut a piece lest I mess it up.  I let Mrs J get a piece first then I made my move.Everything about this was excellent.  The crust was a real standout, the fresh cherry filling was delicious, the vanilla ice cream divine.  And I even found a spring of mint for a garnish.

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Tea Time in Fredericksburg

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Today, I took a break from the tolls of working on my website (sorry Adam) to have an Afternoon Tea with a dear friend at Pinkadilly Tea House in Fredericksburg. I have been there before and written a blog about it, but the first time we only did lunch. Today it was the whole enchilada… okay the whole pot of tea!

I just love that when you come to the Tea House, your tea cup is always different.

That is one thing I will be doing at our house for our teas!

We filled our tea cups today with Earl Grey Tea, one of my favorites!

Our first course was soup and Quiche.

Crab Soup (which is to die for!) and Ham, Asparagus, White Cheddar and Provolone Cheese Quiche!

Our second course  arrived stacked beautifully before us!

Our Scones with Lemon Curd and Devonshire Cream were:

Vanilla

Cinnamon Raisin

Our…

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