tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post6678505486664025966..comments2024-03-21T19:48:11.287-05:00Comments on Pleasant View Schoolhouse: An Autumn Dinner for GrandpaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-46119980692099968182009-10-24T19:15:17.600-05:002009-10-24T19:15:17.600-05:00What a lovely thing to do.What a lovely thing to do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595549057172510815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-9315957783284622162009-10-18T17:06:07.740-05:002009-10-18T17:06:07.740-05:00We like lamb here, too, but tend to have chops at ...We like lamb here, too, but tend to have chops at Easter time. If I ever cook a leg, I'll refer to these instructions. These yearly dinner posts always look so nice!Lisateresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-42602416921850478472009-10-18T01:56:37.255-05:002009-10-18T01:56:37.255-05:00Wow Anna, thanks for that last statement - so true...Wow Anna, thanks for that last statement - so true I think, and good if I could get that into my head, even at this busy stage of life with little ones, and just "do it anyway" :). Your setting and that cake look so delicious!<br /><br />I had a very strange dream last night where I actually visited your Schoolhouse. You had decided to make your home "open" to the public, your children were tour guides while you just carried on doing your thing as strangers wandered through!! Open pots of paint where Giles was repainting a room, food being prepared in the kitchen. :0) All very nice, but I WAS disappointed that your house was actually situated in the middle of the suburbs and had a rickety wire fence bordering your tiny block along the back, just a few feet from the back deck! :) SO strange. Maybe I'm spending too much time in blog-land just before bed??!<br />Blessings Anna,<br />Saminda. xoSFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09489292370680405548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-76355507667416105722009-10-17T05:57:05.309-05:002009-10-17T05:57:05.309-05:00A special dinner is always how we let someone know...A special dinner is always how we let someone know how special they are, we even have a "special" plate for that person. I love it when you share these types of posts, I always feel the peaceful happiness of your home~Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706813562880814800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-23474971944476441922009-10-16T21:31:43.612-05:002009-10-16T21:31:43.612-05:00How lovely, and how wise your last tidbit is. So ...How lovely, and how wise your last tidbit is. So true! I also like your cake decorating habits. I can't pipe icing worth a darn, and decided that fruits and items from nature were easier and more charming anyhow!Pollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09403233175071026416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-37932879863769966132009-10-16T20:12:12.649-05:002009-10-16T20:12:12.649-05:00Your dinner sounds wonderful . . . my stomach is g...Your dinner sounds wonderful . . . my stomach is growling and what a wonderful celebration!<br /> I love your statement at the end . . . never convenient but enjoy! That is so true!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-60561214727472704292009-10-16T20:05:04.670-05:002009-10-16T20:05:04.670-05:00Good advice, that last part. Have you read "...Good advice, that last part. Have you read "Hospitality Commands"? The premise was hospitality=hard work. But worth doing.<br />RieRiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378786496762142114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-17799677702549384612009-10-16T18:13:22.095-05:002009-10-16T18:13:22.095-05:00I love the whole post, but the last paragraph take...I love the whole post, but the last paragraph takes it beyond cool to very wise.<br /><br />SusanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-29329481760627570512009-10-16T17:36:28.247-05:002009-10-16T17:36:28.247-05:00Anna, thank you so much for sharing! I can imagine...Anna, thank you so much for sharing! I can imagine how wonderful your kitchen smells. It just sounds like a perfect meal!YayaOrchidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903215880257353340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-67647648893682192802009-10-16T16:35:04.699-05:002009-10-16T16:35:04.699-05:00Roasted lamb:
Combine 2 t. salt and 1 t. pepper w...Roasted lamb:<br /><br />Combine 2 t. salt and 1 t. pepper with 1 t. chopped fresh rosemary. Set aside. Thinly slice two large cloves of garlic. Make little slits all over the top of the lamb leg, and stuff the garlic in. This is really fun, but only if you're wearing latex gloves.<br /><br />Then rub the entire affair with your seasoning mix, drizzle olive oil over the top, set in a 450 oven which you immediately turn down to 325, and roast for about 2.5 hours for a seven-pound leg. We like ours on the done side.<br /><br />And right this minute the leftovers I am heating up smell really good!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747223126169684757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-60765446148764166892009-10-16T15:38:55.952-05:002009-10-16T15:38:55.952-05:00I too would love a recipe for your roasted lamb! T...I too would love a recipe for your roasted lamb! The menu is exquisite and elegant!YayaOrchidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12903215880257353340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-1366958234626965662009-10-16T10:30:12.718-05:002009-10-16T10:30:12.718-05:00How lovely! I looked back at your other dinners f...How lovely! I looked back at your other dinners for Grandpa (thanks to Linkedwithin) and they are all lovely. You are really talented at being a hostess. I love your beautiful simplicity.Farrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00884648840608072747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-77172418763339643792009-10-16T08:27:27.215-05:002009-10-16T08:27:27.215-05:00Please share the bacon and mushroom tart and the r...Please share the bacon and mushroom tart and the roasted lamb recipes. We raise and show 4-H lambs so I'm always looking for good lamb recipes. Barbara in ARAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-63141204916813950572009-10-16T08:18:25.399-05:002009-10-16T08:18:25.399-05:00What a delicious looking cake, and, yes, it's ...What a delicious looking cake, and, yes, it's worth it. And how wonderful you have your girls there to help you. :-)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08959866020995620692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-21949487504635701802009-10-16T08:06:42.093-05:002009-10-16T08:06:42.093-05:00Sounds like a Wonderful Day!
ReneeSounds like a Wonderful Day!<br /><br />ReneeReneehttp://gardendesk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-22958218313379485602009-10-16T07:29:08.109-05:002009-10-16T07:29:08.109-05:00I love your last paragraph! It is always easier t...I love your last paragraph! It is always easier to do the minimal, but not nearly so special or fulfilling!Deanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16133684514103206137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-77334983668937434962009-10-16T06:29:12.997-05:002009-10-16T06:29:12.997-05:00A 'convenient' life sounds very lacking to...A 'convenient' life sounds very lacking to me, somehow! Putting oneself out to demonstrate a depth of affection sounds much more fulfilling!Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-106534062110500772009-10-16T06:25:09.515-05:002009-10-16T06:25:09.515-05:00menu looks devine!
love reading about your family
...menu looks devine!<br />love reading about your family<br />thanks for shairng!cathie3914https://www.blogger.com/profile/09627500932875071306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-63112012882133035632009-10-16T05:52:37.273-05:002009-10-16T05:52:37.273-05:00Anna,
Thank you sharing this special event. What a...Anna,<br />Thank you sharing this special event. What a wonderful way to celebrate. The menu sounds delicious!Lynne in NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062796052551511879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-64556487665602526632009-10-16T04:21:22.598-05:002009-10-16T04:21:22.598-05:00How wonderful! Your last comment is a keeper! I ...How wonderful! Your last comment is a keeper! I think I need to save it and post it to my refrigerator, especially when I'm feeling particularly daunted by showing love via hospitality. <br /><br />It must be nice to have such wonderful soux chefs in the kitchen! Looking forward to when my little ones can help me beyond scrambling eggs (though I can't complain; it's a start :D).Xenia Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08880128865699100105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-20055234442859968022009-10-16T01:08:09.335-05:002009-10-16T01:08:09.335-05:00I'm sure it just yesterday that you posted abo...I'm sure it just yesterday that you posted about your FIL's birthday dinner. Is it really a year since then already?<br /><br />Your menu sounds divine. The Composer's Father is a blessed man!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511855282323456046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16182378.post-56399563972489518832009-10-15T23:14:53.350-05:002009-10-15T23:14:53.350-05:00Amen! Never convenient, but oh, so worth it. I'...Amen! Never convenient, but oh, so worth it. I'm sure the Composer's father appreciated every last detail. <br /><br />Enjoy Felix during break!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17316243882758535639noreply@blogger.com