KYHeirloomer wrote:the world is your oyster. Hmmmmmm? Speaking of which......
Yes.......
of-course these are not the "R" months and oysters are really safer to eat then.
But please DO elaborate on your thoughts on oysters:p
KYHeirloomer wrote:Yes.......
of-course these are not the "R" months and oysters are really safer to eat then.
But please DO elaborate on your thoughts on oysters:p
Howdy, SP! Your pitcher of cuke elixir sounds yummy! And your caprese sounds even yummier! I remember the first time I ever "discovered" fresh basil. I had not been exposed to it growing up as a midwestern kid on the prairie. I was 17 and working at my first fancy place and when I happened onto the bags of beautiful broad basil leaves it was like I found a prox-badge to the pearly gates and was able to slip in and out of heaven for quick visits without St. Peter even bein' the wiser! I felt like I had found this incredible secret!
Yeah, I didn't grow up with fresh basil either but now I MUST have it. I'm with you...one whiff and it's instantly heavenly summer.
I love cucumber water. Last summer on a steamy hot day our wonderful green-thumbed neighbor handed us a big bag of cukes over the fence. My sister and I ran inside and mixed up an icy pitcher of the stuff and handed it back over the fence. That was fun.
I love cucumber water. Last summer on a steamy hot day our wonderful green-thumbed neighbor handed us a big bag of cukes over the fence. My sister and I ran inside and mixed up an icy pitcher of the stuff and handed it back over the fence. That was fun.
Waddayatalkin', Cathy. Jureye has a "r." 
Of course, the R thing is oudated. Turns out it had to do with the difficulties of shipping the wee darlin's during the warm summer months. Nowadays we can, thank God, enjoy them 12 months of the year.
First thing that popped into my head, re: oysters and breadboxes, was a miniaturized version of the colonial oyster loaves. A 2-penny loaf (good luck figuring out what that was) was hollowed out. The crumb, and oysters, butter, Sherry and black peppers are cooked together then returned to the hollow bread loaf.
I've done that in the past using small Sally Lunn muffins, and it's made a super first course.
What I'm thinking is refilling each bread-box with one oyster and some of the sauce. What a great single-bite that would make.
You could take almost any in-the-shell oyster dish and use one of these breadboxes in lieu of the shell for a different presentation. But, frankly, the shells make such great platforms that it might be guilding the lilly.
Anyway, so as to not threadjack Chubby any more than we have, why not move this discussion back to your small-bites thread?
Of course, the R thing is oudated. Turns out it had to do with the difficulties of shipping the wee darlin's during the warm summer months. Nowadays we can, thank God, enjoy them 12 months of the year.
First thing that popped into my head, re: oysters and breadboxes, was a miniaturized version of the colonial oyster loaves. A 2-penny loaf (good luck figuring out what that was) was hollowed out. The crumb, and oysters, butter, Sherry and black peppers are cooked together then returned to the hollow bread loaf.
I've done that in the past using small Sally Lunn muffins, and it's made a super first course.
What I'm thinking is refilling each bread-box with one oyster and some of the sauce. What a great single-bite that would make.
You could take almost any in-the-shell oyster dish and use one of these breadboxes in lieu of the shell for a different presentation. But, frankly, the shells make such great platforms that it might be guilding the lilly.
Anyway, so as to not threadjack Chubby any more than we have, why not move this discussion back to your small-bites thread?