Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Teatime - A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water. Eleanor Roosevelt

 











Iconic Dresses

 



This dress was worn by Jacqueline Kennedy to the Inaugural Gala,
 designed by Oleg Cassini 1961.



Jacqueline Kennedy dress
 designed by Oleg Cassini


Givenchy dress worn by Hepburn in the movie
 "Breakfast at Tiffany's 1961



A jade green velvet hat worn by Hepburn for a photo shoot
 in Vogue magazine


Wedding dress designed by the Fortuna Sisters for Hepburn's 1952
 wedding to James Hanson


A black lace dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the 1966 film 
How to Steal a Million


 A Givenchy haute couture silk gown worn by Hepburn
 in the 1967 film Two For The Road


Givenchy haute couture opera gown worn by
Hepburn in 1956 film Love in the Afternoon.


Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Beauty should begin in the heart and soul.

 











Dundee Cake


Ingredients
  1. 1 cup very hot water
  2. 1 cup golden raisins
  3. 1 cup salted butter, softened
  4. ¾ cup sugar
  5. 4 large eggs
  6. 2 large egg yolks
  7. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  8. 1⅔ cups all-purpose flour
  9. 2 teaspoons baking powder
  10. ½ teaspoon salt
  11. ½ teaspoon ground allspice
  12. 1 tablespoon fresh orange zest
  13. 1 cup dried chopped pineapple
  14. ½ cup dried chopped dates
  15. Garnish: confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 325°.
  2. Spray an 8-inch springform pan with baking spray with flour.
  3. In a small bowl, pour hot water over raisins, and let sit for 15 minutes. Drain well.
  4. In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar. Beat at high speed with
a mixer until light and creamy, 4 to 5 minutes. Add eggs and then egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla extract, beating to combine.
  5. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, allspice, and orange zest, whisking well. Add
to butter mixture, beating at low speed until incorporated. Add raisins, pineapple, and dates, beating at low speed until just combined.
  6. Spread batter into prepared pan, and smooth surface, using an offset spatula. Tap pan on countertop to level and settle batter.
  7. Bake until cake is golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, 60 to 75 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove sides of pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack.
  8. Slide cake off bottom of springform pan onto a cake plate before serving.
  9. Garnish with a dusting of confectioners’ sugar, if desired.

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Sunday, September 12, 2021




THE SERENITY PRAYER

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY
TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE;
COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN;
AND WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME;
ENJOYING ONE MOMENT AT A TIME;
ACCEPTING HARDSHIPS AS THE PATHWAY TO PEACE;
TAKING, AS HE DID, THIS SINFUL WORLD
AS IT IS, NOT AS I WOULD HAVE IT;
TRUSTING THAT HE WILL MAKE ALL THINGS RIGHT
IF I SURRENDER TO HIS WILL;
THAT I MAY BE REASONABLY HAPPY IN THIS LIFE
AND SUPREMELY HAPPY WITH HIM
FOREVER IN THE NEXT.
AMEN.

--REINHOLD NIEBUHR