Sunday, July 18, 2010

18 July 2010




Well it has been a glorious weekend. Simple. Superb. Spent all weekend in Canton. Lots of time on the side porch and in the lounge at One Britt. Fun night on Friday that ended with watching Xanadu – backwards! Yes, it is possible. Saturday was divine. Great dinner and movie night at home: bacon wrapped filets, twice baked potatoes, asparagus and Jeff's impromptu peach pie! Dinner was followed with movies: A Single Man on BluRay (exquisite) and It's Complicated (adorable). After a day of deep cleaning the bathrooms and mopping the kitchen (twice), we had a soothing Sunday Supper on a rainy night in Georgia. I made homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs, and Jeff whipped up a batch of vanilla ice cream to accompany the leftover peach pie. Perfect. Cory joined us on the side porch, and a brilliant little rain storm provided a prelude to True Blood. Hope your weekend was as backwards and forwards as mine. Cheers!

The Menu:

- Homemade Spaghetti and Meatballs

- Fresh Baked Ciabatta

- Georgia Peach Pie with Dominican Vanilla Ice Cream

Sunday, July 11, 2010

11 July 2010






It is a quintessential Southern summer night: hot, still, loud and sort of sassy. It has been a fun weekend. Jeff and I went to see Phantom of the Opera at the Fox on Friday night. We had dinner at Floataway Cafe before, and it was really nice. I had never seen the musical before, but it was really amazing. The story, music, sets and lighting were divine. Today, Jeff, Cory and I floated in the pool with cocktails, and I made a low country boil for dinner. Jeff brought some fresh jalapeno peppers from his family farm, so I fried them in a pseudo tempura batter along with some fresh okra from the Canton Farmers Market. I served the appetizer with a ranch dipping sauce. We made some homemade bread to go with the boil. There was some leftover frozen Parker House bread dough that Jeff made last Thanksgiving, and I bought some fresh French bread dough from Publix. We baked them both, and they both were nice. Now, we are sitting on the side porch sipping wine, checking our iPhones and awaiting a new episode of True Blood. I will serve my sour orange pie with the episode, and the weekend will slowly fade away into just another Manic Monday. It should be an interesting week in many ways. Hope everyone had an equally dramatic summer weekend as well. See you around the pool...

The Menu:

- Tempura of Farm Fresh Jalapenos and Okra with Ranch Dipping Sauce

- Antonette's Garden Fresh Tomatoes with Olive Oil Drizzle and Meghan's Basil

- Low Country / Frogmore Stew Boil with Cajun Andouille Sausage, Georgia White Shrimp, Lobster Tails, Red Potatoes, and Homegrown Georgia Corn.

- Homemade Bread for Dipping

- Sour Orange Meringue Pie