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>> "Arri London" > wrote in message
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>>> Earlier in the week asked the Maternal Unit if she wanted to go out
>>> for a meal or have me cook on Sunday. She opted for the home
>>> cooking cos she thought it might get too crowded to have a nice
>>> meal anywhere I could afford :P When asked what she wanted, the
>>> answer was 'ribs' (on the grill), of which we have two slabs in the
>>> freezer. However, I'd earlier put them on top of the freezer shelf,
>>> correctly guessing that's what she'd want. Clever eh?
>>>
>>> Haven't decided the rest of the meal yet. Prolly go all trad with
>>> potato salad and summat else. Fresh strawberries (0.88 per lb) for
>>> dessert, with whipped cream.
>>>
>>> As a pressie, stringing a necklace for her with turquoise nuggets
>>> (from a necklace I previously shortened for her) and tiny rice
>>> pearls, with a silver clasp.
>>>
>>> And you?
>>
>> My brother and I made brunch. He made omelettes, sausage, english
>> muffins; I made Eibrot, bacon, and prepared the berries
>> (strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries). We both worked on the
>> hash browns, lol. It was delicious, and my mom was happy to have
>> everyone (Dad, 3 brothers, their wives/girlfriend, myself, and all
>> the kids) around her. My sister and another brother in MN had an
>> "Edible Arrangement" sent over...if you're not familiar, it's a
>> bunch of fresh fruit made to look like a flower bouquet. It included
>> cantaloupe, pineapple, honeydew, grapes, watermelon, and
>> strawberries (both chocolate covered and unadorned). It was yummy
>> too! My daughter painted me a beautiful watercolor as a gift, which I
>> loved. kimberly
>
> I forgot to mention the cream puffs! lol! My mom wanted cream puffs.
> They're her favorite and she doesn't indulge often, so I wanted to
> make them special. I made a vanilla bean custard and a meyer lemon
> curd with lemons from my tree. Made the choux paste and piped them
> out, they puffed up beautifully. After they were cooled and the
> custard and the curd were chilled, I whipped up some whipping cream,
> which I then folded into the custard and the lemon curd, and piped
> into the shells. Even did some of them with both! I also melted
> some chocolate with a little cream and dipped the tops of a couple.
> I'd like to say we had all this will power and waited until after
> dinner to indulge. Yep, I'd like to say that....but I can't! ;-)

Gosh.. they sound absolutely *wonderful* !!!