Five on Friday

This week has flown by!  Here's my five for this week.

1.  First Fresh Fruit from the Garden
Eric and I have a VERY small garden and we picked our first ripe tomato this week.  Even more exciting than getting our first tomato of the season is the fact that we beat my dad this year.  That rarely happens!  Of course, we had to call him and rub it in a bit.  Better luck next year Dad.

 

 

 

2.  James Taylor

This concert was definitely a check off my bucket list.  I have wanted to see James Taylor for years and it finally happened on Tuesday night.  He was playing at the Verizon Amphitheater in St. Louis and he did not disappoint!  It was the perfect evening to be sitting there in the lawn listening to James do his thing with two of my favorite concert buddies.  The biggest surprise of the evening was how truly funny he was.  Thanks for making the evening a blast Jane and Debbie.

 

 

 

3.  Fourth of July Mantle

The Fourth of July mantle is complete!!  Not bad for less than an hour of work.

 

 

4.  Lemon Tartlets

These babies are a breeze to put together and taste like little pieces of sunshine!  If you like lemon, you should really give this recipe a try.

Take this....

 

and make this.

Here's the ingredients:

3 eggs

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted

1 tablespoon grated lemon peel

 

In the top of a double boiler, beat eggs and sugar.  Stir in lemon juice, butter and lemon peel.  Cook over simmering water for 15 minutes or until thickened.

This recipe is found on allrecipes.com and it's by Margaret Balakowski

 

Heat the fillo shells in the oven at 350 degrees for 3-5 minutes.  When the shells are cooled completely, fill with the lemon curd.  Garnish with a bit of grated lemon peel.

 

 

5.  Girls Night Out

Can't wait for girls night out tomorrow with these great friends to celebrate (belatedly) Tracy's birthday.  We'll be hitting Cherokee Street for a little shopping and then on to Modesto's for dinner.  Check back next week to hear about the fun.



 

 

Have a great weekend everyone!