Tuesday, July 19, 2005
The Tea Sandwiches!
Our adventure is done and we forgot to take pictures! Yes this morning we were up at 5 AM to start assembling tea sandwiches (over 96 in four flavors).
The first was a combination of lemon and white raisins with mayo on white thin sliced bread. Cut into stars approximately two inches across it took a while to complete.
The second was White Cheddar Chutney on thin whole wheat bread. Theses were cut in one and a half inch circles, mayo on the edges, and then rolled in dry parsley leaves because the coriander leaves tasted soapy.
Our third sandwich was Smoked Salmon with Ginger-Cilantro Lime Butter on thin white bread cut into triangles.
The last one was Moroccan Carrot and Goat Cheese. The carrots were marinated over night. Tapenade was spread on one slice of thin pumpernickel and goat cheese on the other. Place the carrots in the middle and cut into quarters.
Jay put together everything that could safely be combined last night and we completed it this morning. We had it wrapped, in styrofoam coolers with ice in the bottom, and delivered by 9 AM this morning.
When you think that we went to Grand Blanc for the thin sliced salmon, to Burton to find a bakery to thin slice the bread, and to Birch Run for the cutters it was a good project for us.
We did this project for my neighbor so we don’t know if they were a hit or not yet.
Update:
Yesterday afternoon Phyllis called to say the sandwiches were a hit!
Thoughts And Laws!
Thought for the Day
“I’m am NOT totally useless; I could be used as a Bad Example!”
THE LAWS OF CHOCOLATE:
1: If you’ve got melted chocolate all over your hands, you’re eating it too slowly.
2: Chocolate covered raisins, cherries, orange slices, & strawberries all count as fruit, so eat as many as you want.
3: The problem: How to get 2 pounds of chocolate home from the store in hot car. The solution: Eat it in the parking lot.
4: Diet tip: Eat a chocolate bar before each meal.
It’ll take the edge off your appetite and you’ll eat less.
5: A nice box of chocolates can provide your total daily intake of calories in one place. Isn’t that handy?
6: If you can’t eat all your chocolate, it will keep in the freezer. But if you can’t eat all your chocolate, what’s wrong with you?
7: If calories are an issue, store your chocolate on top of the fridge. Calories are afraid of heights, and they will jump out of the chocolate to protect themselves.
8: If I eat equal amounts of dark chocolate and white chocolate, is that a balanced diet? Don’t they actually counteract each other?
9: Money talks. Chocolate sings.
10: Chocolate has many preservatives. Preservatives make you look younger.
11: Q. Why is there no such organization as Chocoholics Anonymous?
A. Because no one wants to quit.
12: If not for chocolate, there would be no needfor control top pantyhose. An entire garment industry would be devastated.
13: Put “eat chocolate” at the top of your list of things to do today. That way, at least you’ll get one things done.
14: And my favorite: Before consuming any chocolate, first break it into pieces. The process of breaking allows the calories to leak out!
Another Thought for the Day
“Stress is when you wake up screaming and you realize you haven’t gone to sleep yet!”
Thank you Pam!