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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Travelscape! (with recipe)


Our family loves traveling almost as much as tablescaping. Summer will be here soon and it is time to plan vacations. I invited my daughter and two granddaughters to lunch for a surprise discussion of our next travel adventure.




The table was set. Then, I added some black and white photos to remind us of our past travels.



Paris




New York



Morocco




Berlin


I used some square “cities” plates that I had bought many years ago at TJ Maxx. I had always intended to put them on the wall of one of my bedrooms, but never got around to hanging them. Each one has scenes of a different world city – Paris, London, Rome and New York.

Paris




London




Rome




New York




I decided to use yellow with the black and white, so I added some lemons to a black wire basket from TJ Maxx. Maybe, I will use them later to make my mother's lemon cheese cake (recipe at the end).



The Sunflower Yellow Fiesta tablecloth was purchased on Amazon.com.



I ordered the black and white napkins from an online linen store.
The napkin rings were made from flowers that I bought at Michael’s. The yellow centers were the inspiration for the black, white and yellow color scheme.



Target was the source for the black flatware and placemats.




The glasses are from Mikasa.



The stemware charms that I have had for years almost matched the plates perfectly. They include the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, the Statue of Liberty and the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Of course, the leaning tower is not in Rome, but it is in Italy, at least!



Our trip last summer was to London and Paris, so I guess those cities will be eliminated from the list of possibilities for this year. I do love to shop in England for china, though - the first time that I ever visited one of the China Reject shops, I was overwhelmed. Of course, shopping at Harrod's in the tabletop department is not bad either!


Time to decide on a destination. Collectively, we have been to most of the countries in Europe. However, none of us has been to South America. Maybe, it is time to learn to dance the Tango - Argentina, anyone????






Lemon Cheese Cake






Cake


8 egg whites
2 cups sugar
pinch of salt
1 cup butter
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 1/4 cups plain flour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract


Sift flour and baking powder together four times.
Cream butter and sugar together. Add flour and milk alternately, mixing after each addition.
Beat eggs whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Add vanilla.
Pour into three greased and floured cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees, until layers are done (the recipe reads 45 minutes, but my layers were done after 20-25 minutes).


Lemon Cheese Filling


1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
6 egg yolks
juice of 3 lemons


Cook together in the top of a double boiler, until thick. Refrigerate, until cool.


Seven Minute Icing


2 egg whites
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla


Combine the first 5 ingredients in the top of a double boiler. With hand mixer, beat for one minute to combine. Then, over boiling water, beat on high for seven minutes. Beat in vanilla.


To assemble the cake:


After removing the warm cake layers from the pan, spread cooled filling over the bottom two layers. Place the three layers together and spread seven minute frosting on sides and top of cake. Enjoy!


Diane


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12 comments:

  1. Lovely blog! Hope your daughter is doing well.

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  2. First things first--can I be part of your family and travel with you to all those fabulous places? I have never been to South America either! Weel, at least I can be a follower of your wonderful blog. My favorite thing to shop for in England is old plates--so many wonderful ones! The cake recipe sounds delish too!! I saw some plates similar to yours recently in Home Goods and was very tempted. I might have to go back! Linda

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  3. What a FUN post! I love the black, white and yellow color scheme, and those plates are fabulous! I think I went to Europe about five times before I eventually got the idea to bring back tablewear from the various places I visited as a remembrance. The cake looks delicious. I'm near collapse from hosting our annual St. Patrick's Day dinner. I ate little as I spent more time running (wrong, I know) and so could really use a cup of tea about now along with a slice of your delicious cake!

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  4. Beautiful! Love the plates. Can't believe you found them at TJ Maxx! Happy Travels!

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  5. This is a beautiful tablescape. I love the plates and that you incorporated the travel photos of your family. Very neat. The black and yellow color theme is also very appealing. Thanks for linking this up to Home Sweet Home.
    Sherry

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  6. I so love this table! The contrast of the yeow and black is amazing! Thanks for sharing with Seasonal Sundays.

    - The Tablescaper

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  7. Adding the photos is the perfect touch! Beautiful! ♥

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  8. You ladies do beautiful things!! Glad to be a new follower. :) So happy you joined last weeks K.I.S.S. blog bash, your creativity is appreciated. Please remember tomorrow is another fun blog bash, drop by & share more inspiring ideas!

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  9. I am envious of all your travels! I love the black and white table with the yellow as a punch of color...beautiful! Thanks for sharing this at my party.
    Hugs,
    Sherry

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  10. I love it! Love the color scheme. And those plates.....swooon.

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  11. I love this table and all of these things are fabulous.
    seo greece

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