Life really can be a picnic!

Everyone loves a picnic! This blog is about some of the things I love the most, and the term "picnic" just about covers them all. First of all, a picnic has to include food; simple food that is easy to fix. Next, you need someplace fun or different to visit; a nice, peaceful location. And of course, you always need to take along a good book to read and a well-used quilt to spread everything out on. So, there you have it! Easy recipes, good books, fun quilts along with some interesting, down-to-earth places to visit. You can even take your family or a friend or two if you want.



Sunday, April 16, 2017

More than just Candy Eggs and Bunnies

"There is nothing more universal than death, and nothing brighter with hope and faith than the assurance of immortality." ~ Gordon B. Hinckley


    
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      We usually spend the Saturday before Easter having an Easter egg hunt, a hot dog roast, flying kites and dying Easter eggs.  It's even more fun with the next generation; the grandkids!
 
 
 

 
     This quilt pattern is called Kiss Me by Fig Tree Quilts.  I enlarged it a bit by adding 2 more rows of blocks.  It has just a "kiss" of applique.  One of my sons got engaged a couple of weekends ago and maybe I'll use this quilt for their wedding quilt.




      Here's a fresh recipe for Springtime cooking.  It could be used as a nice dinner meal for Easter.





Shrimp Scampi
olive oil
6 garlic cloves, minced
Juice from 1 lemon
Fresh parsley sprigs
About 48 medium size shrimp
1 cup chicken broth
2 cups milk or heavy whipping cream
2 Tbsp. butter
Red pepper flakes
 Salt and pepper

Rinse shrimp and pat dry.  Season both sides with ½ tsp. salt and ¼ tsp. pepper.  Add pasta to boiling, salted water and cook until al dente, 9-10 minutes. Drain in colander and return to pan tossing with 1 Tbsp. olive oil to prevent sticking.  Meanwhile, heat 1 Tbsp. olive oil in large, non-stick frying pan. Cook shrimp in hot pan until golden brown, about 2 minutes; flip and cook 1 more minute.  Remove from pan.  Heat 1 Tbsp. olive oil in the same frying pan and cook garlic, stirring constantly for 30 seconds.  Add chicken broth and lemon juice and cook until reduced down to half. Add cream or milk and cook until thickened, about 3-4 minutes.  Add shrimp and some of the parsley and cook one more minute. Remove from burner and swirl in butter and season with ½ tsp. salt, ¼ tsp. pepper and ¼-1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes. Pour sauce and shrimp into pot of pasta and toss together until pasta is completely coated.  Garnish with remaining chopped parsley.  Serves 6.






 



I read this in preparation for the Easter season. It really isn't a book but more like a pamphlet.  It was an enlightening description of the last week of the life of Jesus Christ.  I'm so grateful for the life of this man!



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