Grandma's Lemon Tort

Ok - so I cannot give the recipe out on this one - because it is a secret family recipe...but if you come and visit - I will make it for you - and then you will fall in love!

You saw a peek of this recipe on this post here - but man oh man - is this good!  I didn't remember how good because we haven't had it for awhile - but it is good :)

Old fashioned and as tart as a lemon - just the perfect dessert for a small gathering of individuals and also my dad's favorite desert my grandma made!  I made this for my dad for Father's day...

As my dad said - that was really good :) 

Yeah for grandma's lemon tort!

xoxo Sarah

Just Relaxing...

Hello!!!

Long time no chat :)

I promise to write more - just have been busy with work and life - haven't had a chance to write!

But with that said - life is good!  Zachary and I are getting used to our new surroundings and just enjoying the weather up here - with walks along the river after work or after dinner, playing tennis, gardening, and doing all that fun stuff summer is supposed to bring!

Speaking of gardening - I harvested our rhubarb and made a great strawberry rhubarb pie.  For the crust I just bought a box of Pillsbury pie crust mix - just mix with water - it turned out great! And for the pie recipe I used THIS recipe.   I tried to do something pretty simple as it was the first pie I have ever made.  And I didn't have any cinnamon (I swear I thought I had - don't you just hate that when you find an ingredient you had but dont't?!  It's the worst!), so I substituted with a pinch of pumpkin pie spice (aka 1/8 tsp).

My grandpa informed last week that he likes rhubarb pie - so I thought I would try this!   As I got an email from him tonight - he thought it was delicious!  So Yeah for my first pie!  What do you think??  Zach wrapped it pretty good before I got a picture of it - so sorry for the foil around the background!

And that is a heart in the center from some extra pie crust I had :)

Yeah for my first pie!

xoxo Sarah

Housewarming Gift

Happy Tuesday!

It's rainy and cold up north here!!  Where did summer go???

When we first moved Zach got me one of the coolest moving gifts.  It is 2 beautiful canvas' from this site from Etsy.

You can customize it to anyway you would like - So I just did simple white canvas with black cursive writing and it has our wedding song lyrics on it.  One  canvas has two of the stanzas and the other one has the other two stanzas from our wedding song "The Nearness of You" by Norah Jones.

Anyways I'm loving it and know exactly where it is going to go in our place!

These are great ideas for baby rooms- with a pretty lullaby - or even a wedding gift!!!

Yeah for moving gifts!
xoxo Sarah

From the Kitchen of Ione Kaminski

So the other day we went to visit my grandpa for dinner.  He had made a copy of a couple recipes that he likes to eat for dinner.  We started talking about recipes and what my grandma used to make.  One of my favorites had to be her Lemon Tort.

Don't you feel as you get older, you start to have a greater appreciation for good food and desserts???

Well I was telling my grandpa about the lemon tort he opened the drawer and it was the first recipe that was on top  - on my grandma's recipe card and in her hand writing.  He gave it to me to try.  But I just had to show you a glimpse of my grandma's old recipe cards.  They are so simple but just bring back so many recipes.  It makes me want to have some of my own!  I can't wait to try this recipe too!  I will definitely be blogging about that soon!

Yeah for recipe cards!
xoxo Sarah

Beautiful and Unique

I shared with you are veggies that we have planted and now take a look at some of the flowers that have bloomed around our house. 

The first is a bleeding heart plant - these flowers are unbelievable.  It's such a pretty and unique flower.  This is also the first time I have heard of this flower/plant...

Second unique flower is Lilly of the Valley that has been growing in the front yard.  It is so pretty!  

These are not the most normal of flowers that you hear of normally so I wanted to share with everyone these unique creations!  Isn't it crazy when it comes to the different types of flowers and plants there are!?  God really made an amazing world didn't he???

Yeah for unique flowers!

xoxo Sarah

Zach's Patch

Hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial day weekend!  We spent ours outside!!!

So I am going to share with everyone what we worked on this past weekend - Zach's Patch!  Garden Patch that is!!

We planted everything from basil to tomatoes to lettuce to pepper to thyme!  It's a full garden - but it is a happy garden!  We found a wonderful greenhouse in Bellevue called Lindsley's.  Great prices and great plants.

What are you going to be planting in your garden this year?  I have to think of a creative garden marker this year.  Last year I made these wine cork garden markers.  Do you have any creative ideas?

Yeah for Gardens!
xoxo Sarah

Some pics of the house...

Hello!!

I know all of you have been waiting and waiting and waiting for pics of the house we are living in Green Bay. So here are a few - still working on everything but it is great for us!!

Front of the house - with some gardening still to do, the beautiful rhubarb plant in the backyard, our little flower bed and bird bath, our fire pit area!

To us it is home sweet home!!!  

Yeah for houses!

xoxo Sarah