Have u met Little ELOISE??? No????
A delight full ECSTATIC child who finds mischief with enthusiasm& exuberance and gives it a very good name.....From her bright red ribbon to cutest smile....and frumpled hair...everything about her is ADORABLE :-))))
An irrepressible imp and cherubic charmer, an enchanter...oh thats LIttle Eloise for u.....THen u must and u r about to,right here ....right now.....and i know she'll enthrall u too.....
ANd whether u meet her at the Plaza [NY] or at .....
CHRISTMASTIME...u'll fall in love with her too......
The best part about Christmas is Getting presents ,she squeals but what she means is things we do for others - not the things we get. ........
Right into ur face[love her for that:-)], looking straight into ur eyes....u fall in love as she skips along for her daily rounds..basking in the ribbons, holly, and jingle bell cheer of the festive season, the precocious six-year-old introduces u to her "sweet elegant" world - The Plaza Hotel in New York City.....oh the bells do ring.....
Yeah, Eloise ,more than happily and joyfully ,looking right at u directly [in2 d cam], keeps u informed and abreast of everything ,that u cant help ,but not only be a part of her life ...but an absolutely important part at that ....
And .....No u dont have to wait till December to meet LITTLE Eloise.....this twinkling merry story about Little ELOISE,am going to regale to u right away as she's buzzling in my thoughts and heart always(ofcourse i love her very much)......Bursting with Spring is the right time to dance with Little Eloise ...oh the joys of Spring....
Frolicking, absolutely cute...and adorably so Little Eloise lives at the Plaza ,in their Suite Penthouse ,with her Nanny......She what u could call as every bodys adorable darling
....colourful, expressive, full of charm and class.....all at once..extremely energetic
too....
And she'll fill ur heart with bubbling joy and delite as she leads u to discover the thrills and excitement in every day life in every day gestures in the beautifull gift of life......
SHe fills my day and i so love her and fall in love with her everyday.....Oh come fall in love......
I promise u ....u'll fall in love with this little adorable bundle of joy who'll have u squealing in delite too .....
This precious adorable bundle of a bounce , is a daughter of a very wealthy woman ,parented long distance over phone calls and promises of being there at Christmas ,and lives with her Nanny here [Julie Andrews darling.....ofcourse u know by now am talking about a movie which has me smitten, well Little Eloise sure does...]....
But she always escapes the ''watchfull''[ not so] eye of her Nanny to meddle, [in the very very good +tive way]diving into every body's lives and set things straight where required ,and very sucess fully so....
She skips along with a positive energy around her, dancing along ,as she faithfully ,wakes up all eager beaver and bright eyed and bushy tailed,every morning ....bouncing all over the Plaza for her ''rounds''.....keeping u abreast and so involved with all happenning,looking right at ur face into ur eyes,every now and then ,oh i love that about her.....and she has u glued ...whether she's taking a Prince for a ''ride'' or bringing together true love....Oh yeah She's a match maker too......and the debutante ball wouldn be a True Ball , a sure sucess w/o her and her Caviar ideas......
A kind word and love for everybody ,whether they love her with true affection or are being politely tolerant, she has her way....helping the Plaza outa many a disaster too:-))),irrepressible Eloise has a plan for every plight, her pretty nose finds her in every body's business and her heart speaks a lesson to all on learning to love ur neighbor and not judging by ur social standn...gosh i so love her...
And as dear Nanny puts the darling to sleep ,with a bedtime story and a DO NOT DISTURB ,sign around her neck.........she seems like an angel ....An angel to love....
And why
Lemon BArs for Little ELOISE,coz jus like her spunk ,these to are a sunshine bar....
Capturing the spirit and charm of everything u'll love .....whether its at the Plaza or Christmas time.....she'll win u over in second....heart felt smiles galore ....that pop from the heart....
A SUNSHINE BAR that brings the light to ur SMILE JUS LIKE LITTLE ELOISE...and a Vanilla Bean to bring out the beauty of fragrance in this adorable little darling........and with never a dull moment....
Lemony sweet with a tang that only zest can bring-is that what made me make these lemon bars...no no...have them bookmarked ever since saw 'em at GERI's ....
Now the only change i did was halve the base while keeping the filling the same coz i wanted more of a filling....worked well....
adapted from
HEART& SOUL COOKING
LEMON BARS W VANILLA BEAN...
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1-1/6 cups all - purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 - 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
6 tablespoons lemon juice
4 eggs
In a bowl, beat butter and 1/4 cup powdered sugar at medium speed until smooth. Beat in 2 cups flour until dough is no longer crumbly. Pat into a ball.
Press dough evenly into a buttered and flour 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
(i actually made do with 3 tin foils of different sizes) Bake in a 350 F oven until golden, about 20 minutes.
Meanwhile in a food processor, or in a bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed, whirl or beat sugar, remaining 1/3 cup flour, baking powder, grated lemon peel, lemon juice and eggs to blend. Pour onto hot crust. [ I DID cool the crust awhile]
Bake until lemon mixture is no longer runny in the center (cut to test), 35 to 40 minutes.
Remove from the oven and dust with remaining 2 tablespoons powdered sugar.[ or strawberry preserve as i did:-))),sweet but fantasttic...]
Let cool completely in pan, then cut into 24 bars.
Makes: 24 bars
Oh these disappeared in no time really....
My third award for this month ....so exciting..........aint it.....and am all up for it too[ ok i wrote this in FEB ok:-)))]
Dear Geri from Heart and soul cooking passed these to me:-)))
1. Post the award.
2. Thank and mention the person who gave you the award.
3. Pass the award on to ten blogger's who you fell embody the spirit of the Honest Scrap and whose blog's you find brilliant in design and/or content.
4. Write 10 honest things about yourself and make them interesting, even if you have to dig deep!!!
5. Don’t forget to notify the your Fabulous Sugar Dolls about their AWARD and post a link to their blog.
And then she gave me
another 2 ,which are actually what i had passed on to her:-)))so they are actually are from my blog to hers originally....and created by me :-))))
SPREAD SOME LOVE AWARD......
Here are the rules for the award:
1. Post the award on your blog.
2. Don't forget to mention the person who gave you the award and link back to their blog.
3. Share the LOVE!!! with as many bloggers as you wish.
4. Let them know about this award by commenting on their post.
5. Now share the LOVE!!!
A FEW LOVELY AWARDS FROM A DEAR BLOGGING PAL ,JAGS .... THanx a ton loads Jags .....
AND MY NEW BLOGGING PAL FROM TREATS N TRICKS TOO HAS 2 SUPER AWARDS,WITH SOME SUPER COFFEE COOKIES.....
I AINT A MOMMY BUT I LOVE MY MOMMY SO LOVE THIS AWARD TOO
So here's my list of Happy Sunshine pals ,who i so wanna pass ALL these awards to.......
CHAYA of
SWEET & SAV
If she aint running 2 of her super blogs, she's being super wifey ,mommy and neighbour!!!
Passover at her place ,is awesome and perfect ....all that delicious and traditional goodies had me donuts ,as muc as did her kitchen makeover.
Chaya is having an
AWESOME GIVEAWAY and she could have kept these goodies for her ,but she didn and is also spoiling us for choice there, and if u hop by there u'll see how muc trouble she taken to narrow down the very difficult choice for us al...an absoutely kind and generous soul u r dear and love u for that:-)))and more....
Last weeks birthday gal ,gets outa bed ,when she's so sick to bake for a neighbor whose down in the dumps .....and she's a super grandmom too....u deserve all these awards and more ,specially the mommy ones....
ISABEL of
SITIO DAS DELICIAS
A heart of gold with some amazing portuguese recipes .......one of my dear blogging pals who i so love and cherish, jus a line from here bring a warm heart felt smile to my face....
My dear sweet Isabel,the writer of my site of delicacies....her portuguese recipes have me craving our muc loved portuguese cuisine and have tried her recipes too...she rocks......
And i do have lods Of AWards to post from her too ...and i will asa i can get round them:-)))
Ola minha queridinha amiginha anjinha Isabelinha, tu es uma amiga que no coracao estas sempre mesjma na meu coracao menina....pessoa fantástica e querindinha es tu ....Sim estamos no coração uma da outra bem guardadinhas,para sempre:-)))
tuas meigas palavras é um tesouropara minha vida.... com muitos saudades ,bejinhos e amor.....muitinhos bejinhos e abracos menina...
MALOU of
SKIP TO MALOU
An absolutely sweet gal ,love rocks her boat as muc as does mine :-), there's barely anything i dont like about her, whether its her Impromtu posts that make her a diva she already is ,or her kind heart....a fantastic gal to meet around blogosphere-am so glad to meet ya and love having u for our parties with all the cheer u bring ....
Food with passion and a zest for life...i love her sunshine smile as much as all those cuteys she has attached to her name and her comments....an a amazing heart ....with a combi like that i only wanna hop by her blog at all times....and the music in her voice that i can almost hear when i read her kind words...sweet heart she is....always...oh and ur sprinkles always ring with laughter and joy...
JAGS of
JOY Of COOKING
if the blog tittle doesnt already bring u joy...well her posts sure will....the love filled stories and her travels that introduce her to amazing food promptly re created in her kitchen....Indian cooking from United Kingdom....oh no there's lods more...memories and travel that all breathe food and get recreated in her warm kitchens...all these some right together on her blog.....
JAgs most of these awards are from ya ,but would love u to have the rest:-)))
DIVA from
SIMPLY FOOD
Love what she says about herself -A simple and homely person with a passion for cooking, sharing mouth watering recipes to tickle and tantalise your taste buds.
A "homecook" without culinary school training striving to make my dishes feel complete without being complicated....all this awaits us at her site from United Kingdom:-)))
Cool Lassi(e) of PAN GRAVY KADAI CURRY
Right from her delicious Criss Cross cottage pie, to having lods of nice things to say,everything points to a very nice heart and love that about her.....Here are these for u too gurl...u rock!!!!!
Whats so sweet about this blog ,.is 2 dear pals, both in the US, write this blog together,its cute.....cheers to great pals ,GUL and Sunitha......bdw ,that biscuit pudding [cake] sure rocks.....
BEsides being a darling ,i love those blue ribbon recipes she posts and sure these lemon bbars are from her blog too....and she has lods of those awards for me too and yeah i can never miss her out........
Her sprinkles ring with laughter....or they have me giggling and make my day...she's kind...she's sweet and and has me up ,if am ever beat.....
Whether its her onion jam or her writing or her smile i love hopping to movable feasts and feasting not jus my taste buds but also my heart...that smiles for hours after.......
She makes me grin and my heart swell....a doll she is.....
I never saw a maple tree until on her blog and with her maple muffins she had summer bursting in my mouth -for once i loved summer.....Love to walk the walk with u thru those gorgeous Verrines or fantastic lesson on the gorgeous French Eaux de Vie (Eau de Vie)..... , or exciting spring delights....to top that u always have a sweet word for everybody here....love ya for that and more....
PALLATABLE of TRICKS AND TREAT OVer real good Coffee cookies ,u award me cute awards and always have something to have me drooling ...i love being there,here's thanking u for the awards as muc as giving ya the rest.....ofcourse those butter rolls are darn good.....
PAM of HEALTHY PROTIEN Pam , here's wishing u all the best and deliciously healthy days with ur new super healthy blog....i sure love health that goes hand in hand with flavour and thats why i'll be around there too :-)))
SUSH from AUTHENTIC FOOD DELIGHTS Whether she's working at accounts in the UK or cooking up a delicious storm in the kitchen ,with lods of cuisines ....am sure u have a wonderful springing time with ur adorable n sweet daughter...here are these for u too Sush....
Loved the ICe cream rolls u got for the party as well as the bursting with the most delicious Asian Flavours chicken ,we had for dinner, i love what ur hobby is all about ,as muc as that super orange cheesecake...From the kitchens of singapore ,u delight me ,and these are for u too gurl...
If loving that cute blog aint enuf,well am a WTP pan too and have a super huge crush on him,aint he adorable? u never fail to entrall for the gorgeous kitchen of Reeni @ Hudson Valley and here are these for u too......and ofcourse those Italian cookies are very pretty....
Mary, i love ur quest for that one perfect bite and am all with u ,thru this world of foodie eliciousness that u always have in store for us ...complete w history and sweetest write up...An absolute array of deliciousness ,always and with frequency u'll simply love.....all u need to know about some deliciousness is always right there for u...right from the history to the know how to yup...the recipe......am gald to add u too and these awards are all for u too....
I Speak Portuguese with a barely there sprinkling of french ,but the deliciousness on ur blog, many a times doesnt need google to explain itslef...in beauty and flavour too....choclate dreamz are right here and thats jus the begining....MErci merci ,para este monde. Este tous prix pour vous....bonne journée
Well with that same little sprinkling of French ,i love ur world of light airy mousse's , delightful cakes and oh Yeah....lods of chocolate stories.....oh sure ,there;s so muc more tooo....MErci merci ,para este monde. Este tous prix pour vous...bonne journée.
I love to bake too.....and so do know u'll love to add these to ur awards page.....and yeah the snickerdoodles bread for the American bake sale sure rocks.....
Oh i simply cant stop raving about her sweet Logo.....and if that aint enuf .....hop by her posts and u'll find it topping with deliciousness galore....
I did try her potato stew (ofcourse i plan to post it ) and it was a real real good recipe....
She got it amazingly perfect with her recent Chocolate croisannts....intirgues with her sweet potato and cardomon ice cream....oh the yummy'ness galore...I love Malaysian cusine too and if there are these super goodies that u do....well am a fan forever ...these are for u too babes...
Her posts make me love her...with detailed intensity of cuisines and her recipes ....she makes u come back for more ....and i love that about .Your passion and profession bring u together for this fantastic web recipe catalogue and whether its the Indian flavors or Far flung medditrn ones ,u cover them beautifully....these are for u too PJ...
Food ...glorious food ...she says and honestly if u wan some inspirational ideas that top right from tiramisu's to mezze's to cheese cake ...well u have 'em all here.....i know u'll love to add these too to ur awards page cutey pie...Well the kitchens in NY await the magic that happens here,when its time for all those fantastic DB challenges or re-working the Lev CC cookie....she rocks and in style....a foodie style i love...here's to u too buddy, specially for ur awards page...
One of the best Armchair travels i've had, i love walking the walk to many a foodie Food and wine festivals with her, whether its about pebble beach or Local Cuisine or Truffles or how to roast a bell pepper or A meet up with fellow Bloggers, she's always at her best....and at equal eaze...and at the moment ,has a simply orange give away at her site .....these are for u too Christine.
For a gurl who's gone thru a lot...she shines.....her stunning pics are a feast to the eyes and the splendid flowers make me wanna tell her that her life as beautiful and she'll only keep blooming.....
she attends the most fantastic foodie meets and whips up delicious days too...thats our Kristy for u.....
And my first follower at BSM ...thanx a ton sweety and u deserve all the awards in the world....
a stunning photographer and absolutely amazing foodie from Sydney...there's so muc i've bookmarked from her blog that wanna re create everything right away....
And if i as so muc come close to that....i'll be thrilled ....honestly ,i dont know what with the blog name,but i sure do know whats with her blog...its super deliciously delightfull...
She one of the fantastic gals responsible for the friday follow hop ...love the blog button she proudly displays and yeah i sure do agree with u that HEarts Do Make Families...
One fantastic mommy and neice and daughter and wife and good fren ,as she puts it,not necesrly in that order:-)))) i so agree....
MARTHA of SEA SIDE SIMPLICITY
That blog name has u and so does the blog picture but then there is lods more in store for us at her blog and she is an important part of many a blogger events ,write for a few blogs and yeah i do love farmers markets too:-)))as muc as the weekly market plans :-))
and love the background of the sea on ur blog dear and these are all for u too:-))) Thanxx a ton lods these lovely awards and ur banana pancakes still have me drooling good.....oh yeah the strwberry muffins are way way good too......and love the wall paper u have ...ensures me delicious days....
All about lebanese , mediterranean and middle eastern cuisine, i love her detailed posts and so muc so.....we've jus met but am loving to get to know her so....and thanxx to ONe perfect bite ,i met this gorgeous Gourmet....all these are fo u too babes...
And now i add my own little rule,i enjoy receiving and passing these lovely awards ....
well if u dont ...u dont have to but well u can try receiving 'em graciously with a smile maybe...:-))) LOL...
ok am kidding but i so want u to enjoy these awards....
not to be a burden as i repeat everytime and will again coz i have loads of 'em lined up....
I want them to fill ur day with sunshine and love and bring smiles that last forever to ur sweet face....
and with that intention with loads of love i hand u these precious babies...
Whatever the rules maybe, these are my Rules, all i want is for u pals to ENJOY these awards, accept them but u can do what u want with them.....
If ur up to them ,post about them and pass them on or jus post them.....whatever rocks ur boat is fine with me :-))))
Or now blogger has this great new feature where u can ADD PAGES,so go right ahead and ADD an AWARD PAGE ,so u can collect all ur awards there and it'll be fun too......
Pick what u want and like and please feel free to do ur own thing.......
And hope have not left any of my pals out, if i did,i will promptly update the post awright.....:-))))
Leaving u with LITTLE ELOISe for company and Hope u loved meeting her....am sure u did......what her eager ,eazi going and effusive exuberance ,she's sure to have U FALL IN LOVE TOO........and though have tried adding lods of pics,some simply aint showing here
COOKIE CRUMBLE,JAMMERS + R&J COOKIES in SABLES @COOKIE BAR@NYC with MS GREENSPAN
So here i have some wonderful Vanilla bean Sables , made better , with rubbing some zest in the sugar , and a wee bit of Fiori di Sicilia.
Oh sure , had lods of cookie cutters to wash , some of them custom made , but that was a breeze with some hot water and good dishwashing liquid. 
And before u go any further brew ur self a coffee, Vanilla coffee is good...and if there are hearts and pink , then fantastic.....
