I finally found the Nikon!
It's been hard to document the coming and goings of my life,
with my good camera hiding under Bob's recliner!
I wanted to share a recipe with you(but first a short story).
People are so nice down here. Everywhere I go people are asking me if I need help.
I am not exaggerating! The other day I was in Pier One, I got asked like 6 times
(they were not asking everyone else).
I think I need to study my face in the mirror, I obviously have a helpless look about me.
Anyway, I was in the "make your own pie" isle in the grocery store(with my helpless face on).
A woman walks up to me and asks me if I have ever baked with cherries before(how random is that).
I replied no. She then proceeds to help me fill my cart with the needed ingredients to make the best, and easiest cherry dessert ever. I just stood there with my "face" letting her proceed. She continued to tell me the recipe 3 times, and was off to find more helpless people. I must say, it was very easy and yummy.
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| dump 2 cans of cherries in a baking dish |
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| evenly dump one box of cake mix over the cherries |
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| slice up a stick of butter and place over cake mix |
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| you need nuts (most kinds will do, I had almonds). Use coffee grinder to chop em' up. |
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| evenly dump on top....bake at 350 for an hour. |
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| There you have it, a cherrie dump cake. |
We have had a wonder spell of weather here. Sunny and warm every day!
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| Sunday at the beach |
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| We rode our bikes, which was fun, but impossible on the soft sand. |
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| The light at the beach never disappoints! |
Our Sunday outing didn't end at the beach, we decided to walk downtown to try a new restaurant.
We found a place on 4th street called Espana.
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| It took a bit of time to figure out how to get into the restaurant. |
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| but it is all about the journey. |
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| Um, YUM!!!! Seafood Paella !!!! |
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| Bob had the scallops. |
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I highly recommend this restaurant!
Spanish food at it's best. Entrees are in the $20.00.
Ivan had chicken strips and spanish rice, best chicken strips ever! |
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| photo by Ivan. |
One of my favorite parts of island living is the need for a boat to get to some destinations. My favorite area to shop off-island is Jacksonville Beach. They have some really good "house-ware" shops. The easiest way to get to Jacksonville Beach is by car ferry. I've taken the ferry about 4 times, each time I didn't have my camera, but yesterday I did!
It is a lovely way to travel! Have a lovely Thanksgiving!
