Red

 

More pottery

 

Charlie

 

Flowers on the table

 

Snowy trees

 

Snow falling

 

Looking up

 

Spicy

 

I put enough curry paste in this Thai inspired dish that it was too spicy for three of the six hungry participants last Wednesday evening. 

Dusting

 

Finally, some snow

Smile

 

Bouquet

 

Dreary

 

Paper blooms

 

Some of Naomi's latest creations. 

Sisters

 

Just the start

 

Peanut brittle

 

Green

 

Simple

 

Dirty dishes

 

Flavor

 

Sleep

 

More pottery

 

Biscotti

 

Christmas Eve dinner

 

Lake

 

Table

 

Cousins

 

Point aux Barques Lighthouse

 

We took a whole crew to Point aux Barques last week. After traipsing around the lighthouse park, we made our way to the Big Boy in Bad Axe and then followed up with a visit to Country View Bulk Food store, which has been described as Mennonite Costco. 

Grin

 

Raspberry Mousse

 I made raspberry mousse for Christmas Eve. 

According to the recipe, it's easy and only takes 10 minutes prep and 5 minutes of cooking for a total of 1 hour and fifteen minutes. 

The recipe fails to mention that it will take half a dishwasher load of dishes and two small appliances. Nevertheless, for a special occasion, it is worth the effort (though it did take me considerably longer than the recipe claimed).  

I started by cooking the frozen raspberries, sugar and water.

• sauce pan
• wooden spoon
• measuring cups

Then I blended the raspberries until they were smooth and removed the seeds.

• blender
• sieve
• large bowl

Meanwhile I softened the gelatin.

• cereal bowl
• teaspoon

I combine the raspberry mixture with the gelatin and cooked it.

• wisk
• the same saucepan (rinsed to remove any lingering seeds)

Once the raspberry gelatin mixture was cooled, I whipped the cream.

• stand mixer with bowl and beater
• measuring cup

I gently folded the raspberry gelatin mixture in the whipped cream.

• the same large bowl (rinsed)
• spatula

The raspberry mousse is ready!

• individual serving bowls
• spoon

At the edge