After the Rain

It's been raining off and on as expected in spring season.  I visited my backyard to find out who is out and about enjoying the afternoon break from the rain.  To my surprise, the Miss White Rose has returned.  It showed up after 3 years of absence all by itself.   The heirloom German Tomato plant seems to know something is not quite right hanging upside down.  It seems to be correcting itself by doing the body curl.  Fuji apple tree is blooming with bit more flowers this year, but I'll wait and see how many apples it will actually bear this year.   As usual, these hybrid roses are interesting to watch.  What is it going to grow this time and each time it bears flowers - single stem rose? clusters of tea rose, red? pink?  whatever happened to the yellow rose?

The Spring is finally here

Despite the fact that the Lunar Calendar is very accurate as far as the announcement of the season goes, this year, the spring came differently, at least in our area.  It's been showering... actually storming rather than the spring showers.  I say the spring has finally arrived.  Not back in March, but just yesterday.  Early morning birds were singing and sun was up high.  Plants and flowers are smiling.

Life is a Beautiful Colors

 Like many other Easter celebration day, our family gathered last weekend to Rejoice in the Day.  My grandchildren had a great time coloring eggs and enjoyed company of their uncles and great grand mother...  Life is truly a beautiful colors.  Instead of the usual ham or whatever the norm for the Easter gatherings, I decided to serve the Puff-Goes-the-Chicken Pot Pie.  We had fun making it and loved each other's company.

Decided to bake the puff pastry separately.  To serve 12, the pot pie mixtures were baked in turkey roasting pan.  Since the puff pastry depends on the its own 'steam' (from moisture) / butter to puff up, too cover such a large open moist surface over the roasting pan would be too risky.  Before the Puff could even start to bake, it would have collapsed into the pot pie and turned into a glob.  Luckily the plan worked.  For next time, it will be individual pot pie.  I am hoping to get one of those ramekins in the round shape with lion handles... something like that to make it look prettier.