Happy Fall...

Happy Fall

Y'all

From my garden to YOU!

~Nancy~

Show and Tell...

SHOW

and

TELL

Yesterday, we tried a new soup recipe.

IT WAS AMAZING!

So, without further adieu

I give you ...

Roasted Potato Leek Soup

by: Inna Garten the Barefoot Contessa

2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 3/4 inch chunks

4 cups leeks, white and light green parts
1/4 cup good olive oil

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

3 cups baby arugula, lightly packed

1/2 cup dry white wine

6 to 7 cups chicken stock

3/4 cup heavy cream

8 ounces creme fraiche

1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Combine potatoes and leeks on a sheet pan in a single layer.

Add the olive oil, salt and pepper...toss to coat veggies.

Roast for 40 to45 minutes, until very tender.

Add the arugula and toss to combine.

Roast an additional 4 to 5 minutes, until arugula is wilted.

Remove and place sheet pan over two burners.

Stir in the wine and 1 cup chicken stock,

cook over low heat, scrapping up any crispy bits.

In batches, transfer veggies to a food processor

adding chicken stock (about 5 cups) to puree.

Pour the puree into a large pot.

Add enough of the remaining 1to 2 cups of stock
to make a thick soup.

Add the cream, creme fraiche, salt and pepper (to taste)

When ready to serve add 2 tablespoons white wine

and Parmesan cheese.

Serve hot with an extra grating of Parmesan cheese.

Enjoy!

~Nancy~

This recipe came from the book

back to basics

and I did not type the directions

word for word.

If you would like the directions

as she wrote them let me know

and I will get them to you.

Sunday Verse

"Make a joyful shout to the

LORD, all you lands!

Serve the LORD with gladness;

Come before His presence with singing.

Know that the LORD, He is

God;

It is He who has made us, and

not we ourselves;

We are His people and the

sheep of His pasture.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,

And into His courts with praise.

Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.

For the LORD is good;

His mercy is everlasting,

And His truth endures to all generations."

Psalm 100

Waiting...

What does one do when

one is waiting for carpets to dry

and one's stuff is

ALL

over the place.

Well...if you are here at the cottage

one might sit back and watch a movie

one might read a book

or

one might bind a quilt.

I love this quilt!

It is called Summer Breeze

and comes from the book

SCRAP- BASKET SURPRISES

I made it for a friend

and can't wait to give it to her.

Have a splendid day!

~Nancy~

Sauce Day

Thank you so much for the very sweet

and encouraging words

about Carol.

I really do appreciate all of you!

This past Saturday was sauce day

at the cottage.

We made a trip to the farmers market

bringing home two bushels of tomatoes.

Kate came over and we got down to business!

I cored and peeled

she ran them through the press.

The cooking and canning was up to me

and Kate took care of dinner.

We made a great team!

Being the good blogger I am (ha)

I didn't take any pictures

until

we were almost finished!

We now have twenty one pints

and

five quarts of sauce.

Delicious

~Nancy~

Carol

I met Carol seventeen years ago.

We met at a meeting for

our girls preschool.

Through the years Carol and I

have lunched and brunched.

We have laughed and cried.

We have watched each others kids grow up

and attend different universities.

We have simply lived life.

My life has been blessed and

I am a better person for knowing Carol!

There are tears in my eyes and

an ache in my heart.

Today, I attended my sweet friends funeral.

Carol was such a sweet and gentle friend.

She will be missed deeply.

I will miss her beautiful smile,

her laugh and

her encouraging words.

(and her chocolate chip cookies)

Will you please join me in praying

for Carol's family.

Thank you

~Nancy~

"And the peace of God,

which transcends all understanding,

will guard you hearts and

your minds in Christ Jesus."

Philippians 4:7

For The Love Of Plaid

A few years back the cute engineer and I were out shopping

and found some plaid Christmas dishes.

Now, we are suckers for anything plaid

and so we naturally had to buy a few pieces.

A few years later we wanted to add

to our small collection

BUT

they had been discontinued :(

Not one dish to be found.

Fast forward to last week

Again, that lovely brown truck

paid us a visit.

Now, I knew I hadn't ordered anything

and I also know that the cute engineer will

from time to time have work

related things delivered to our home.

So, I paid no attention to that little brown box.

UNTIL

the cute engineer opened it up

pulling out

none other than

two cups and two bowls

of our lovely plaid Christmas dishes.

What a wonderful surprise!

So, tonight you have found us

with the pumpkin candles burning,

a movie playing on netflix

and two plaid cups of

pumpkin lattes!

YUM!

Have a great week end!

~Nancy~

My New Quilt

For the past few days I have been busy

working on a new quilt.

It's the

Underground Railroad Sampler

The book is

by Eleanor Burns & Sue Bouchard

Not only is this a book giving instructions on specific blocks

it also gives a history lesson.

Love that!

So, my bloggy friends
what have you been up to?

~Nancy

Thankful Hearts

"Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD;

let us shout aloud to the

Rock of our salvation.

Let us come before him with thanksgiving

and extol him with music and song.

For the LORD is the great God,

the great King above all gods,

In his hand are the depths of the earth,

and the mountain peaks belong to him.

The sea is his, for he made it,

and his hands formed the dry land.

Come, let us bow down in worship,

let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;

for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture,

the flock under his care."

Psalm 95:2-7

This morning you will find a few hearts that

are praising and thanking our Great God.

The last few days we have been walking

through life with our heads blissfully in the sand.

None of us had heard of the explosion

that took place in CA. until

yesterday, when we finally turned some news on.

We heard the words San Bruno and explosion,

our hearts dropped.

The cute engineer has one of sweetest great aunts

in the world

and guess where she lives.

Yep!

San Bruno

We got word this morning that she is well

and back in her home.

Thank you LORD!!!

~Nancy~

Changing Seasons

Since it has been fairly cool around the cottage

it put me in the mood to change a few things around here.

I pulled out the some of the fall decorations

bought a new candle

and have been enjoying the best pumpkin lattes.

I happen to love fall!

I am looking forward to...

Wednesday night at church with a room full of second graders
the trees changing colors

mums on my porch

pumpkins

picking apples

a good roaring fire

So thankful for the changing seasons

each and everyone of them.

~Nancy~

Today

Today was such a lovely day!

I worked in the garden...mowing, trimming and weeding.

It's the simple things in life

(like dirt under my fingernails)

that make me happy.

Also tonight was the start of CBS

(Community Bible Study)

It was just so sweet to hug the necks of

some of the sweetest women I know and

meet some new friends.

Together we will be studying 1 & 2 Peter

CAN NOT WAIT

to dig in!!!

So, what did you all do today?

~Nancy~

A Special Delivery

This past Friday I heard the doorbell ring.

Excitement took over all logical thinking and

I raced up the basement stairs.

CUZ

We were expecting a special delivery!

By the time I opened the door

that familiar brown truck was driving away.

Looking down, I scooped up the package, hurried inside

and tore open our special delivery.

Oooooh they smelled heavenly!

Now, to some this may be silly

but to us this special delivery brings

back tastes from our childhood.

Both of us spent some of our childhood

growing up in New Mexico and

we both love Mexican food!!!

So, with our mouths watering the cute engineer and

I began to wash, roast, peel and seed

our special delivery.

Carefully, we package this special treat

and put them in the freezer.

BUT

not all of them ended up in the freezer.

No sir-eeee

We had Green Chile Chicken Stew on the brain.

So out came the stew pot!

We chopped, we stewed, we tasted

and

we let our childhood memories flow.

What a sweet evening!

Thanks to a special delivery.

~Nancy~