Welcome! Today, I am joining my friend Kathleen for her 3rd annual St. Patrick's Day blog crawl. Please click HERE to go to her blog, Cuisine Kathleen, and see all the other blogs participating.
I didn't have time to make the Irish treats that her party deserves, but I did set a simple tabled themed for the day.
I love these new black/white checked plates I found at Goodwill so you will probably be seeing them often in future posts. A black tablecloth, shamrock scarf and a candle holder hung with shamrocks and leprechaun hats (found at Michael's) are about as Irish as this post goes.
I did make dessert though - Meyer Lemon Buttermilk Sherbet.
I found the recipe for Grapefruit-Buttermilk Sherbet in the January 2011 issue of Cooking Light magazine and switched out Meyer Lemons for the Grapefruit.Grapefruit-Buttermilk Sherbet
recipe from Cooking Light January 2011
Yield: 8 servings (serving size: about 2/3 cup)
1 cup water
2 tablespoons finely chopped red grapefruit rind
1 cup sugar
1 cup fresh red grapefruit juice
2 cups whole buttermilk
2 tablespoons vodka
1. Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan. Add rind to pan; reduce heat, and simmer for 2 minutes. Drain, reserving rind. Combine rind, sugar, and juice in pan; bring to a boil, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat; pour into a bowl. Chill for 1 hour. Strain juice mixture, and discard solids. Combine the juice mixture, buttermilk, and vodka in the freezer can of an ice-cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.
My notes - I made as directed except for substituting the lemons.
Marsha - Thumbs partially UP (I thought the buttermilk flavor was not to my taste)
Jeff - Thumbs down
11 comments:
I love anything grapefruit flavored!! YUM!!
Happy St. Patrick's Day to you!!
Lovely table you have prepared and I will have to give that recipe a try.
Table looks great, Marsha! It looks so good! Instead of buttermilk would you sub cream next time? Love the Meyer sub!
Marsha I love your new dishes and the pop of green! The table is very festive! The recipe sounds delicious! Thanks so much for taking time to join in, I appreciate it dear friend!
Happy SPD!
Cute table, lovin' your black and white checked plates! Happy St. Pat's Day:@)
Love your black and white checked plates Marsha! You certainly know how to set a beautiful table!
Marsha, quite stunning table...I ♥ the black and white with bits of bright green.
Cute table Marsha..love the scarf and the centerpiece. Looking forward to seeing the dishes and how you use them.
Too bad about the sherbert, but I appreciate the honest review!!
What a pretty combination of colors! I love your table setting. Happy St. Patrick's Day!
I'm impressed you did as much as you did, Marsha! Love the table and the black and white theme. Love the beautiful shamrock wreath painting/poster!
You did a good job considering :-) Love the green and black...the plates were a great find! The candle holder is so cute..I know you will find a lot of uses for it. Happy St. Patrick's Day to you my friend!
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