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Adopt the Pace of Nature; her Secret is Patience.

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Adopt the pace of nature

Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience. I’ve been thinking about this Ralph Waldo Emerson quote lately. It seems to fit our current situation of staying home and biding our time.

I consider myself to be both an optimistic and a realist. I look on the bright side of things while balancing my expectations with a dose of practicality. As much as I pray everything is back to normal in 17 days, I won’t be buying an Easter bonnet this year.

I’ve probably not worn an Easter bonnet since this picture from 1965 or so. But you know what I mean.

Easter Bonnet

Yes, our health crisis has quickly morphed into a financial crisis. Within less than two weeks, so many people have lost their jobs. The unemployment rate will skyrocket. Businesses have already begun to close, possibly permanently. Without businesses, employees won’t have jobs to go back to. It’s the chicken and the egg notion, a conundrum as old as time. Continue Reading

on this Easter Sunday

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Happy Easter

On this Easter Sunday 2019, I give you Easter Sunday 1966. Or thereabouts.

Sorry friends, I didn’t write a Sunday Letter this week. But I found this picture taken on Easter morning just before we headed off to Brinkley Chapel (which is Boon Chapel to all you Gracie fans). And I thought I’d talk a little about it. Continue Reading

Fancy Raspberry S’mores

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Fancy Raspberry S'mores made with Peeps

Did I mention these Fancy Raspberry S’mores were made with marshmallow Peeps? Oh, yes. Leftover Easter Peeps. And of course, there’s a story, a foodie challenge of sorts. What could I do with the Peeps my sister-in-law sent home with me after Easter lunch?

Before I get to the recipe I created, first the backstory.

My sister-in-law made an incredible Easter lunch including salmon, wild rice, asparagus and all the trimmings included mystery flavored Peeps (just for fun y’all). Since Peeps introduced mystery flavored chicks and bunnies for Easter, we did our own taste-tasting and flavor-guessing, washing everything down with champagne. We guessed the bunny flavor correctly—green apple—but the chick was tricky considering it wasn’t a true flavor at all but fruit punch. Hmmm.)

mystery flavor peeps

Anyway…

I couldn’t let the leftovers go to waste, so I came up with a different sort of s’mores. The fancy sort. Something perfect for glamping with the girls or sitting around the backyard fire pit on a nice spring evening. Dessert for our weekly girlfriend supper.

Fancy Raspberry s'mores - ingredients

Fancy Raspberry S’mores ingredients.

 

I used Jules Destrooper Butter Crisps which are thin, perfect for fancy s’mores, and sold in the deli area of my regular grocery store (Harp’s). A few years ago, The Bald Gourmet did a review of these cookies. Even though no mention was made of Peeps, he said they are perfect served with fruit, goat cheese and honey, yogurt, pudding, or with your favorite hot beverage. I concur!

butter crisps - perfect for making fancy s'mores

I wish I had one with my coffee this morning.

 

Look at that deliciously gooey melted peep. Of course, you could use a regular marshmallow.

Fancy Raspberry S'mores made with Peeps

I used my garlic baker (perfect size to make four s’mores) and broiled them in the oven.

 

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Fancy Raspberry S’mores

Ingredients

  • Butter Waffle Cookies
  • 1 Hershey Chocolate Bar
  • Fresh Raspberries
  • Marshmallow Peeps (I used fruit punch chicks)
  • Balsamic Vinegar (optional)

Instructions

  1. Prep: Cut peeps into two pieces. Half raspberries. Break candy bar into sections. Depending upon size of cookies, you may need to break cookies into two pieces. These s'mores are small - two bites. A little goes a long way.
  2. Set oven to broil.
  3. Place one layer of cookies on cookie sheet. Top with one section of chocolate and one piece of marshmallow.
  4. Broil until melted. This takes no time! Keep a constant watch.
  5. Remove from broiler. Place two raspberry pieces on marshmallow. Top with cookie. Press.
  6. Drizzle with a smidgen of balsamic vinegar.
  7. If you are camping, melt marshmallows over open flame, the old fashioned way.
https://gracegritsgarden.com/2015/04/fancy-raspberry-smores.html

 

Fancy Raspberry S'mores

Decadent and rich. The raspberry makes it extra tasty. The waffle cookie is buttery and lighter than a graham cracker which sound oxymoronic but is true. Just a drizzle of balsamic vinegar cuts the sweet.

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Musical Pairing (perfect glamping song):

Otis Redding, The Dock of the Bay

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