Serves: 5
Gather your girlfriends for tea! It's the perfect way to catch up with friends or co-workers. Get together once a month at each others' houses...go ahead and stop at the bakery for some dainty cookies, too.
For a really quick side dish, cook chopped green peppers in butter for about 5 minutes. Add canned corn and salt and simmer until golden...yummy.
Terra cotta pots make great serving dishes or ice buckets! Just line them with plastic before using.
Looking for an easy picnic table centerpiece? Simply set a yellow votive in the center of a pretty sunflower...beautiful!
Add a drop of bleach to your fresh-from-the-garden bouquet to keep it beautiful and long-lasting.
Make a tasty butter log using fresh herbs from the garden. Cream together butter, chives and shallots, shape into a log and wrap in wax paper refrigerate until firm. Roll in herbs and serve.
Place candles in the refrigerator for several hours before burning to help reduce drips and make them burn longer.
Apple cider punch! Combine 4 cups of cider with one quart vanilla ice cream and 2 cups lemon-lime soda.
Keep a make-ahead salad fresh! Place dressing in the bottom of the salad bowl, then place serving spoons crosswise in the bowl. Rest lettuce on the spoons. Cover with a damp towel, refrigerate and toss before serving.
Place packets of seeds in a basket by your front door...let visitors pick their favorite pack to take home. As the flowers bloom, friends will be reminded of you.
Use a slow cooker for dishes that you would normally cook on the stove. Try stews, chili or even chicken and noodles. It cooks by itself so you have a little more time with family and friends.
Create a cheerful, harvest table runner. Lay sunflower blooms down the center of the table. Place candles and small, brightly colored gourds and pumpkins around them.
Quick treat! Layer blueberries, strawberry preserves and vanilla ice cream in a parfait glass. Top with whipped cream and a cherry. Perfect for the Fourth of July.
From "Country Quick & Easy." Copyright Gooseberry Patch. Used with permission of the publisher, Gooseberry Patch. All Rights Reserved.
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