Lemon Bars

My youngest daughter entered…

…her first Girl Scout Bake Off.

She chose to bake …

…Aunt Anne’s Lemon Bars.

They are amazingly easy.

And oh, so luscious.


Lemon Bars
Crust:
1 cup butter
½ cup powdered sugar
2 cups flour
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Cream and press into an ungreased jelly roll pan (15 x 10 x 1). Bake 15 minutes until light golden brown. Note: I prefer to use a food processor for the crust and pulse the ingredients until the size of small peas. Pour into pan, spread evenly and press to form the crust.
Lemon Filling:
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
½ teaspoon salt
4 Tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice, with grated rind from lemons used
Combine the above ingredients until thick and lemon colored. Add
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ cup flour
Pour on hot crust. Bake 20 minutes or until golden. Cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
I’m joining Gollum at Foodie Friday. Stop by and visit all of the tasty sites.
Looking forward to seeing you at Summer Sundays! It’s all about what SUMMER means to YOU!


- The Tablescaper

Lawn Party

Welcome to the Tablescaper! This week…

…we’re having a Lawn Party!

It’s time to find your place…

…and take in the view.

There’s room…

… for all!

It’s like a dining room on steroids!

Every place is set…

…for all to enjoy.

Not a detail…

is missed…

…despite…

…being outdoors.

The sunlight is dancing…

…upon each object in sight.

So take up your glass…

…and…

…make a toast…

to the celebration…

…of the day!

• White dinner plates, Mayfair & Jackson
• Green and white salad plates, place mats and fondues, Pottery Barn
• Cups and saucers, Classic Coffee & Tea
• Napkins and tablecloth, HomeGoods
• Napkin rings, Christmas Tree Shop
• Flatware, Reed & Barton stainless
• Stemware, Luminarc Emerald Glamour
• Vases, Grandmom Lillian’s collection

Please be sure to visit all of the participants at the memes hosted by the following lovely ladies whose parties I’m joining: 

Susan at Between the Naps for Tablescape Thursday 

Cindy at My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday

Joyce at I Love Pretty Little Things for Friday Pretties

Laurie at Bargain Hunting with Laurie for Favorite Things Saturday 

 Marty at A Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday

Looking forward to seeing you at Summer Sundays! It’s all about what SUMMER means to YOU!

- The Tablescaper

Summer Sundays #8

Welcome to Summer Sundays #8!

It was a Girl’s Day!

My good friend Nancy hosted the festivities and…

…had her husband take us for an evening cruise.

The cruise was through the intercostals waterway in Westhampton, NY.

The sights are…

…amazing.

Being a house fan…

…I’ve got to say, this has got to be…

…the best way to see them!

They come in all sizes.

If you’re in the market, I understand this one has recently been reduced to a mere 8 mil.

Can you believe a duck blind in this neighborhood?

There’s even an assisted nest for the Osprey.

It was a lovely evening. Thank you Captain.
After linking up, please come back and comment. Happy Summer.




- The Tablescaper

A Chartreuse and Fuchsia Celebration

In celebration of the 100th Tablescape Thursday by Susan at Between Naps on the Porch we’re having a party!


It’s a chartreuse and fuchsia party!!!

If these colors don’t scream CELEBRATE, then nothing does!

One hundred Tablescape Thursdays.

That’s a lot of tablescapes.

Even the napkins got decked out. Two layers and…

…and a POW of fun.

That’s a lot of color.

And by now you know, when The Tablescaper is ready to PARTY…

…you’ve got to have COLOR!

Love how this flatware (a recent HomeGoods purchase) looks like it was made for this tablecloth (a long ago HomeGoods purchase) that has been sitting in my linen closet waiting for just the right occasion.

So Susan’s grand celebration was the perfect opportunity…

…to pull it all out and PLAY!




The dinner and cake plates are by Villeroy & Bach (I could cry that they closed the Southampton outlet) and the green polka dot plates are from Target, several years ago.

But the juxtaposition of color in this shot, makes it my favorite by far! 
Please be sure to visit all of the participants at the memes hosted by the following lovely ladies whose parties I’m joining:

Susan at Between the Naps for Tablescape Thursday 

Cindy at My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday

Joyce at I Love Pretty Little Things for Friday Pretties

Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for Pink Saturday  

Laurie at Bargain Hunting with Laurie for Favorite Things Saturday 

 Marty at A Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday Beverly at How Sweet the Sound has a lovely tradition. Once you visit a new blog from Pink Saturday, you are to post about it the following Pink Saturday.Last Saturday I had the pleasure of visiting a new blog called Shirl’s Rose Cottage. Be sure to visit Shirl at: http://shirlsrosecottage.blogspot.com/
What are you doing on Sunday? ??
Come join in the fun
of “Summer Sundays”. 

The link is: http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/

It’s about what SUMMER means to YOU!

- The Tablescaper