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I Created A New Website:
Click Here For: VintageJulieBarefootArchives
I gave my Web Designers in India instructions on what I wanted, and they did the most remarkable job of bringing my vision to life.
I could not be happier with it!

My current website: (This one.)
..Was no longer working accurately.
Therefore, I decided to instruct my Web Designers in India, to create a “New” Website in order for me to house some of my “Old” content.
Initially, I didn’t figure in that it would be my Florida Website Pages, but it did evolve into just that.

My First Blog Posting On The New/Old Website

I Debuted This New Site On Brodie’s Birthday, November 29, 2025
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Welcome To VintageJulieBarefootArchives.com
(As Taken From Blog Posting from the new site.)

Brodie Keith Kanakaleo Whann
I decided to create this new website because our live site, www.BarefootInFloridaWithJulie.com, was getting a bit too big.
(Admittedly, I was hoping to get a place in The Guinness Book of World Records as the largest amateur website on the internet known to man. But alas, another dream squashed by reality, or human intervention.)
I thought that if I were to create a new website and move a lot of our old content over, that it would lighten the load to our current live site, and I could make this new website about our Florida Life. So, I specifically chose website pages that were of a Florida nature. We love Florida! My ties to Florida go back to when I was a baby in the 60’s, living in Rome, Georgia with my mother, grand-parents, and great-grandparents. Every summer was spent vacationing in Florida. Also, prior to me being born, it was where my mother and her friends, and their families vacationed as well. I have some really great old photos of my grand-parents, great-grandparents, and great-aunts and uncles wearing their old fashioned swimsuits with their old timey cars parked on the beach. Once upon a time you could do that. Drive onto the beach and park your car. Mostly on the East Coast of Florida, they had the longest stretches of beaches.

I’m the tall one with my cute petite friends. St. Pete left, Daytona right.
I can remember the Florida vacations very well. We would leave Rome in the evening, and drive all night down to Florida. I would be asleep in the backseat, wearing pajamas.. My grand-father would do the driving. If I had to use the bathroom on the way down my grandfather would pull over to the side of the highway, they would open both doors, the front door and the backdoor, and I would take my winky-tink between the two doors. Sometimes, cars would honk as they would drive by. I was always in a panic that someone could see me. My grandmother always assured me that no one can. (She was probably lying.)
St. Petersburg was usually our destination. My grand-father would look for Motels with a VACANCY sign flashing towards the street. He would just drive down what is now Gulf Blvd. looking for a Motel that he thought looked nice. He would then pull into those Motels and inquire within for something suitable for all of us. I can remember that we were always on the ocean side, most of the time there was a pool. I can even remember one place we stayed at where we walked out of our motel room door directly onto the beach. There was so much beach sand outside our door.
I have beautiful memories of many Florida vacations with my grand-parents. My grand-father was one to lay on his back in the ocean, floating, and falling asleep. He was a big man, very tall, with lots of cushion. He floated very easily. I can remember one time he fell asleep and was drifting out to sea, a lifeguard was blowing his whistle trying to wake him up to get him to swim back towards shore.
Most every night we would eat at a seafood restaurant. The restaurant was always located on an ocean front, or a canal front. I have so many great memories of finding little fishies trapped between the rocks by the ocean or canals. I would use a paper cup to capture them and take them back to the motel room with me. I loved having them with me in the motel room. I loved watching them. Sometimes I would set them loose the next day, if they even made it through the night. Upon reflection I wish I had known more about helping them. But I didn’t. I was just a child.
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Hello Rosy Cheeks
I remember this very well. It was at one restaurant that was busy that evening for dinner. There were many people waiting to get seated. My grand-parents and I were sitting at a table in the entryway when suddenly this cute boy sat down right beside my grandmother, he sat across from me, he then looked at me and said with all the confidence in the world, “Hello rosy cheeks.” I was in my early teens. My grandmother instantly adored him! I guess charmers must recognize each other because my grand-mother was a charmer. She then burst out laughing.
This cute, charming boy sat there flirting with me. I knew I could fall for him in a minute! But, I was just too shy to do anything about it. But, I have always remembered that cute boy that made this awkward girl feel special.
Oh, and the rosy cheeks were from my being sunburned that day from staying out too long in the sun, on the beach.
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Florida is not just a great state to vacation in, it holds so many happy memories for me and my family growing up. It makes sense that Gordon and I would settle here and live out our days until we are gone. Hopefully that won’t be for a very long time. But, until then we have a grand-daughter to help raise and make many happy Florida memories for her to take with her in life.
An old timey Motel, a Shuffleboard Court, Sun, Sand, Shells, Beach, Oranges, Orange Juice, Drawbridges, Souvenir Shops, Boat Rides, Seafood Restaurants, Summer Friendships with other Tourists, Salt Water Taffy, Vintage Beach Buckets, Sand Shovels, Flamingoes… and being Barefoot!
This is what I carry with me every day.
Happy Vintage Julie Barefoot Memories,
Julie Barefoot
(Julie Lancaster-Whann)
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Florida is Beautiful and Unique,

Located in the South, yet not Really Southern.

Although Florida is the East Coast, and Canada’s Destination

My Florida Favorites

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Some of Veronica’s Artwork
I asked her if she had some of her art that I could display on the new website. She sent over these. This was all she had in her possession. People do hire her to draw and paint for them. I would love to had seen those paintings, but she did contribute some nice things.

Busch Gardens

I told my guys in India that I wanted an Alligator on the bottom left, and Flamingoes on the bottom right.
I do think the landscaping you see in the graphic above looks like Africa, but then again we do have Busch Gardens here in Florida that is theme based on Africa.
So, I guess it all goes together nicely.
Web Design is a lot of fun but it isn’t really something tangible. I mean, the moment I quit paying the monthly fees, it can all just disappear. Or an experienced hacker can just come along and delete the whole thing forever. As much as I love my website’s they aren’t anything that I can hold in my hand, or place onto a shelf for display, or even own forever. My experience with having websites is that they are very vulnerable to those that know how to penetrate them, and abuse them without any conscious or authority whatsoever.
I guess what I am trying to say is that they are very temporary, so enjoy them while you can.
See You At The Beach!
Julie Barefoot
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Welcome to my Summer Italian
I created this fun Italian dinner based on the Palms in my backyard.
I also knew that I wanted to showcase this fun and delicious dinner on my Palm Leaf Platter.
It just looked so Summer to me that I knew it had to have it’s own page in our website.
I’m sure I’ll be adding more content to this page as time goes by.
Until then, enjoy your own Summer Italian,
Julie
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My Lemony Cheesy Asparagus Pasta
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Beautiful Purple and Green Asparagus

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Just Add Some Great BREAD, and Your Dinner is Complete


I am someone who loves to eat Pasta in Bowls more so that Plates.
I think I like to eat that way because all of your dinner is nestled nicely close together and not spread out on a plate.
Sometimes I even use Chopsticks to eat my Italian foods. Why not?

Add a Blob of Pesto, and some of your Asparagus, along with some Cheese,
and then you have something very special.
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Gathering Herbs in my Palm Leaf…

…from our Backyard
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Sparky and Spooky

Funny How Their Beds Match Them 🙂
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My Lemony Cheesy Asparagus Pasta
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Ingredients:
Asparagus, Purple and Green

Lemons
Lime Pepper
Olive Oil
Parmesan Cheese

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Any Extra Virgin Olive Oil that you choose will be fine.
I specifically chose this one that Gordon had brought back from The Middle East

I washed my Asparagus Spears and chopped off a few inches from the bottom of each one.
Always remove those woody ends.
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Parmesan Cheese, to be Grated

Before I Grate it I do Snack on it 🙂
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Roasting The Asparagus
(Turn Your Oven to 400F)

You will need a few Baking Sheet Pans for this. We will be roasting our Asparagus in the oven.
Spread out your Asparagus onto the Sheet Pans. Slice a few Lemons into Wedges and dot around the Asparagus.

Olive Oil, Lime Pepper, and Lemon Powder
(My Lemon Powder isn’t pictured in the photo above, but it is pictured in the grouping above this photo.)
I found the Lemon Powder at the Asian Supermarket. Probably not something you will be able to find at your local grocery stores. Try looking online. Or, you can omit it completely.
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You Want To Coat Your Asparagus With the Olive Oil, and Sprinkle on Some of the Lemon Powder and Lime Pepper.
Use Your Hands And Toss in Order to Coat the Asparagus.
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Grating My Parmesan Cheese All Over My Asparagus…

Place Into The Oven for About 15 Minutes
(Each oven warries in temp and time, so always be sure to monitor.)

After About 10-15 Minutes I did Remove From the Oven and Flipped the Asparagus Over..

I Then Placed Them Back into the Oven for about 5-10 Minutes until Al Dente (just like Pasta)
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Allow To Cool, and Then Plate With the Lemon Wedges Interspersed
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Making The Lemony Cheesy Pasta

Ingredients:

Spaghetti Pasta
Lemon and Herb Ricotta Pasta Sauce, 25 oz. Jar
Olive Oil
Jar of Asparagus and Italian Cheese Pesto
Grated Parmesan

Parmesan Ready to be Grated
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3 Medium Sized Pots…

In This Pot I Am Warming The Lemon and Herb Ricotta Pasta Sauce

In This Pot I Am Warming The Asparagus and Italian Cheese Pesto

And In This Pot I Am Boiling Water For My Spaghetti Pasta
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Simmering, and Boiling

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When the Spaghetti Pasts is Al Dente, Drain into a Colander, and then Decant into a Medium Sized Serving Bowl.


Pour the Lemon and Herb Ricotta Pasta Sauce over top,
Mix Together.

Grate As Much Parmesan Cheese As You Like Over The Pasta Mixture

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Time To Plate

I have this lovely platter shaped like a Palm Leaf so I placed the Pasta all over the Platter, then used some of the Asparagus to line the ‘veins’ of the Palm Leaf Platter. I then spooned some of the Asparagus Pesto down the middle of the Palm, and some Parsley dotted around the bottom.

Serve However You Like, Bowls or Plates, It’s Up To You

Summer Fun!
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Welcome to Strawberry’s and All Things PINK!

Dried Hibiscus Flowers
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Pink Fudge with Dried Hibiscus Flowers

The Hibiscus Flowers are Sweet and Tangy, Almost like Gummy’s
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I have been eating lots of Strawberry’s this year, and loving all things PINK so I thought I would start a website page depicting those very things. Perhaps this is my hangover from the Barbie movie that came out a few years ago? I still haven’t seen it at this writing, May, 2025. I’m sure I’ll get to it eventually, but you don’t have to love Barbie to appreciate all things PINK!
Each season seems to have it’s favorite food colors. Pink seems to represent Spring and Summer to me.
Pink also tends to taste good! I hope you will think so too. 🙂
Welcome to the Pink Kitchen,
Julie
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Simple Pink Fudge Topped with the Hibiscus Flowers

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Hibiscus Flower Impressions

(Recipe Down Below)
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My Pink Pajama Cocktail

Garnished with Strawberry’s and Enjoyed with some Dried Hibiscus Flowers
(Recipe Down Below)

I LOVE My Pink Pajamas!
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Strawberry, Jalapeno and Tomato Salsa

Eaten and Enjoyed with a Cream Cheese and Jalapeno Salt Spread onto a Toasted Baguette
(Recipe Down Below)
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My craft foam flowers, some special things, along with my vintage Hawaiian Hibiscus plate.
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Pink Fudge with Dried Hibiscus Flowers

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I found these Dried Pink Hibiscus Flowers at Sprouts and knew that I had to try them.
Turns out they are quite good. Almost tastes like a Gummy.

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It was last Christmas, 2024, that I made some really great and easy Fudge.
I came across the recipe in one of my cookbooks. It was so easy! Delicious too!
I grew up in the south and when we would go to the mountains we would always come across these old timey fudge shops. Whether we were in Dahlonega, Georgia, Cherokee, North Carolina, or Gatlinburg, Tennessee. We always bought the sugar-free Peanut Butter Fudge. We would keep in in our rooms in our lodge and snack on it most every night. It was a treat! That is how I view sweets. They are treats.
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Ready to Make My Pink Fudge

Ingredients:
4 Cups White Chocolate Chips
1 Cup Sweetened Condensed Milk
1/3 Cup La Lechera Dulce de Leche Milk Based Caramel
(I wanted to add this to this recipe. If you can’t find any then just use 1 and 1/3 Cup Sweetened Condensed Milk)
2 t. Vanilla Extract
1/2 t. Salt
Drops of Pink Food Coloring
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All of our Ingredients

You will need a casserole dish. I will be doubling the recipe and placing it into this larger casserole dish.

You will need to place a piece of Parchment Paper down into the bottom of the casserole dish.
I used a pen to draw the dimensions and then cut with some scissors. You can see in the photo above that it is in place and ready.
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La Cechera, Dulce de Leche Milk Based Caramel

This is my addition to the recipe. I wanted to add a Caramel flavor to my Fudge.
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Into a Microwave safe dish you want to place the White Chocolate Chips and the Sweetened Condensed Milk, and the Dulce de Leche Caramel.

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Now place into the Microwave for 1 minute, 30 seconds at 70 percent power. (That is important.)
When done remove and stir well.

Now quickly stir in the Vanilla and Salt, along with a few drops of Pink Food Coloring.

Because I doubled the recipe, you can see the first batch in the very top of the photo above, while I repeat the process with this new batch in these photos.

Microwaving the Second Batch

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Both Batches of Fudge Have Been Placed Into This Large Casserole Dish to Cool

Ready To Add My Hibiscus Flowers

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The Fudge Sets Very Quickly
If you want to embed the Hibiscus Flowers into the Fudge you must do so fast.

Beautiful and Delicious!
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My Pink Pajama Cocktail

Garnished with Strawberry’s and Enjoyed with some Dried Hibiscus Flowers

Fresh, Clean Strawberry’s

Ingredients:
1 lb. Frozen Strawberry’s
8 Cups Pink Lemonade
2 Cups Vodka
4-5 Cups Lemon-Lime Soda
Fresh Strawberry’s as a Garnish
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Pretty Glasses, Strawberry’s and Hibiscus Flowers

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Ingredients Ready for the Blender
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The Frozen Strawberry’s

Adding The Frozen Strawberry’s to the Blender

I placed the Frozen Strawberry’s into the Blender, then added the Pink Lemonade, followed by the Vodka, and the Lemon-Lime Soda.

I did slit the Fresh Strawberry’s down the middle to place on each cocktail glass.

Time to Turn on the Blander Until Mixed

Blending Away…..
Pour Into Prepared Glasses

My Pink Pajama Cocktails

My Love of Pajamas
When I am around the house I tend to wear Pajamas even during a week day afternoon, and especially a weekend when I am staying home and not leaving the house. I have never been one to wear “sweats.” To me sweats are sloppy, unattractive and cumbersome. I like something that looks nice, fits my personality, feels comfortable, and looks pretty. I very happily incorporate Pajamas into my daily life whenever I can.
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Strawberry, Jalapeno and Tomato Salsa
Eaten and Enjoyed with a Cream Cheese and Jalapeno Salt Spread onto a Toasted Baguette

Strawberry’s, Grape Tomatoes, Red Onion, Lime Zest and Juice, Jalapeno’s, and Fresh Cilantro
Amounts are up to you!

You first want to wash everything…

On a cutting board you want to start chopping your Strawberry’s into diced sized bites.
Set aside.

As I was slicing the top off of each Strawberry I noticed that they looked like pretty flowers.
I decided to save a few to use as a garnish.
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Now chop the Grape Tomatoes, leaving behind a lot of the Juice and Seeds.
See photo top right. Set them aside.
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Chop the Red Onion into a small dice.
I didn’t use the entire Onion. I did weigh and gage how much I wanted to add to finished mixture.
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Time to chop the Jalapeno’s into a small dice as well. I know that I have a hard time with Jalapeno’s. The fumes really bother me, and whatever I touch on my body after touching the peppers, will make that area hot and uncomfortable. Therefore, it’s a good idea to wear cooking gloves. They help a lot!

Everything is Beautiful and Nicely Chopped

I LOVE all the Colors!
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Time To Combine Everything

You can see in the above photo how the tops of the Strawberry’s look like Flowers…

which is why I wanted to keep some of them as a Garnish.
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Place your chopped items into a medium sized bowl.

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Zest your Limes into the Salsa, then add the Lime Juice. Don’t make it too soggy.
You don’t have to use the Juice of both Limes if you don’t want to.

Mix Together…

Add a Pinch or Two of the Jalapeno Sea Salt
(This stuff is sooooo good! So glad I found it online!)
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Now For The Bread and Cheese

I wanted to have a few options to see which one would be best, the Italian Toasts or the Baguette.
Turns out they were both great and I used both of them.

In one bowl I placed some softened Cream Cheese, and in the other I placed Crumbled Goat Cheese.
I then sprinkled a pinch or two of the Jalapeno Sea Salt. That was all that was needed! So delicious on it’s own.
Set Those Aside

Now It’s Time To Slice and Toast the Baguette

Place onto a Baking Sheet and put into the Oven on Broil. You just want to brown your bread slices.
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This is my new FAVORITE Thing!
Spread some Cream Cheese onto a Toasted Baguette, and then sprinkle some Jalapeno Sea Salt over top.
God is it good!
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With the sliced Baguette toasted, time to add the Crumbled Goat Cheese overtop, sprinkled with some Jalapeno Sea Salt.

Place back into the Oven, 300F just for a few minutes to melt the Cheese a bit.

Ready for the Salsa!
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I think my little Strawberry “Flowers” look nice. 🙂
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I hope your day is filled with Strawberry’s.
Have a very PINK Day!
Julie
(See Down Below For New Content) Hello Happy Barefoot Spring, and Summer in my Backyard And Fall and Winter, but not so much. 🙂 Our Backyard Peach Tree We spend a lot of time outside in our backyard. Gardening, Landscaping, Grilling, …
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Dear Dairy… Olive Films (I just liked the logo.) Today I rearranged the cans in the pantry and dusted them off while wearing my new full skirt I sewed last week for the church picnic, and the pearls that my husband …
Many years ago Kiwi Chef Leilani Wolfenden and her then husband Aussie Tomas Stanislovski came to Florida to visit us. Leilani was the daughter of our good friends from New Zealand, Trish and Bob. They stayed with us,we took them to all the touristy spots, like Disney and Indian Shores, we fed them, Gordon even taught Tomas how to tie a necktie. But, the one thing Leilani wanted to know is “What is Ranch?”
Me: “You mean the dressing?”
Leilani: “Yes. So many Americans come into our restaurants wanting something called Ranch Dressing on their salads. And we don’t know what they are talking about?”
Gordon: “Here. We have some in the refrigerator. Would you like to taste it?”
Leilani and Tomas: “Sure.”
Gordon: “Here you go.”
He then gave them a taste by squeezing some on their fingers.
Leilani and Tomas: “This is actually good.”
Me: “I know. That’s why all those American’s request it.” 🙂
They then asked what other salad dressings that we have?
Gordon then produced a French, and a Russian, to which they burst out laughing because there is no such dressing in France or Russia.
Gordon and I also burst out laughing because we know how ridiculous it is. But we love the dressings anyway.
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Whenever I think of Salads, and Salad Dressings, I always think of them and the fun visit he had with them.
To me, Salads really are all about the Dressing. I’ve even heard Gordon say to me, “Would you like some Salad to go with that Dressing?”
I do tend to go overboard with the Dressing and the Toppings. Don’t even get me started on Salad Toppings! Not yet, anyway.
I decided to start this Webpage about Salads because the older I get, Only A Salad Will Do.”
Although we have Salad recipes listed all over this website, they fit quite nicely exactly where I have them. I wanted to start this one and I will add to it as time goes by and update it. Also perhaps even venturing into Salad Toppings, my favorite thing.
To quote a restaurant title name, Lettuce Entertain You, 🙂
Julie
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Julie Ann’s Gruyere Salad

…with a Mustard Vinaigrette

(Recipe Down Below)
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Many An Informal Evening Salad

Sometimes All I Do Is Add Some Quick Salad Dressing and Toppings to a Ready Made Store Bought Salad.
Some evenings that is all that I need. Or, it is an instant boost to add to any meal that I may have.
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Chicken Breasts With Salads

I don’t have a Chicken Breast recipe for you here. We bought these ready made. All that we needed to do was to cook them according to the package instructions. They were actually really good too!
We then added the other vegetables ourselves. Snap Peas, Cucumber, Fancy Lettuce, Onions, Tomatoes, etc.

It’s O.K. to make short cuts. That is the life of a busy cook.
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Julie Ann’s Gruyere Salad
(I Wanted Everything To Look Like Sticks)
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I Love Cheese, And I Love Cheese On A Salad

Ingredients:
(The Amounts Are Up To You, But Here Are The Ingredients)
Gruyere Cheese
Red Onion
Romaine Lettuce
And,
Ready Made Salad Greens
Celery Stalks
Toasted Pecans and Walnuts
Spring Onions
Sun Dried Tomatoes, Not in Oil
Dried Cherries
Fresh Parsley
Freshly Ground Black Pepper
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Keep Reading For The Dressing Recipe
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These are all the Ingredients that I love!
Gruyere Cheese is a Favorite of Mine

I Wanted Everything to Be In Sticks
(The Cheese and the Red Onion)

The Celery
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Pecans and Walnuts

I Love A Nice Crunch On A Salad
I placed some Pecans and Walnuts onto a baking sheet and placed into a 350F Oven for about 10 minutes just to brown and bring out that nice flavor.
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Salad Ingredients, Setting Aside…

Spring Onions at the Ready
I Will Chop Them Into Diagonals
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My Pecans and Walnuts are Ready and Cooling
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Time To Plate It Up

I wanted the presentation to be pretty. I love the use of a few different salad greens.
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Placing My Celery Sticks All Around

A Scattering of My Pecans and Walnuts

Adding Some Sun Dried Tomatoes and Some Dried Cherries

And, Time To Add The Red Onion
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Mustard Dressing

Ingredients:
2 T. Dijon Mustard
1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
Paprika a Pinch
Salt and Pepper to Taste
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Place All the Ingredients into a Jar or a Cup
Whisk Together

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My Pretty Salad Is Ready For The Dressing

I Have The Dressing In A Wine Glass

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Pour The Dressing Over The Salad

When Only A Salad Will Do….
Julie
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I Love Simple Flowers,
Nothing Stunningly Beautiful, Just Very Pretty and Charming, With Personality

Welcome Summer,
Come On In!
I’ve Missed You, Just Try Not To Be So HOT This Year 🙂
But, If You Do Insist Upon It….
I Have a Few Suggestions For Us All

I have created a nice area here in our backyard. The Shelving Cabinet is anchored to the wall, and has some protection underneath the house eaves. Our son Brodie put it together for us.
I purchased the white shelving unit to use for my gardening as well as an area of the backyard to entertain. I thought it could also make a great Buffet for food.
In Florida, any kind of wooden furniture only has a shelf life here of about 3 – 5 years. Wood always eventually rots here and there is nothing we can do about it. Even Teak will only last so long. What with our heat, humidity, mold, and storms, there is constant cleaning, bleaching and pressure washing. So, we do try and make the best of it while we have it looking good.
I have however, enjoyed the different ideas that we have had for this area over the years. And, I’m sure that in a few years we will be doing something totally different. For example, I think removing that window you see behind me, and replacing it with a door, would be really nice. Then, we could turn the area you see into some sort of nice patio. Well, perhaps someday. But for now, let’s just enjoy what we have.
So, for now, Let The Summer In,
Julie
(I do hope to update as time goes by with new summer entries.)
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Julie’s Fruit Cocktails

I had this idea in my head that I wanted to fill our cooler with ice to the very top, and place a few bottles of Bubbly along side a platter of Fruit surrounded by Colorful Flavored Ice Cubes with tongs to fill pretty Pink Wine Glasses with the Ice, Fruit, and Mint Leaves.

The Bubbly is Mango, Peach and Strawberry Moscato
I also have a few other juices, along with some nice round plump juicy grapes.

My idea was to pour the Moscato of your choice into a glass, then add the flavored Ice Cubes, along with some Fruit and Mint. To me, they are now “Fruit Cocktails.”


The Umbrella Offers Some Shade and Cool
I also had a fan blowing on me, which you cannot see.

I have my special plants and flowers around me.
I also wanted some of my pretty flowers in the cooler as well with my Fruit Cocktails.

A Toast To Summer
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My Strawberry Moscato,

..with My Tea Sandwiches
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I wanted just a few goodies to eat with the Fruit Cocktails.
A favorite tea sandwich of mine is Pimiento Cheese, and I did use a Carrot Hummus to create another tea sandwich topped with Pimientos.

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My Fruits:
Raspberries, Blueberries, Blackberries, and Pomegranate Seeds
Although not pictured above, I do have slices of Limes and Lemons

I Love Adding Flowers to Food in the Summer

I Also Added Some Parsley to my Carrot Hummus Sandwiches
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I LOVE This Lighting…

It’s just what the camera picked up.
I didn’t do anything but point and shoot.

My Simple Flowers With My Simple Sandwiches

Now You Can See The Lemons and Lime Slices Around The Colorful Ice
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Just a Few of the Cooling Cocktail with Fruit

I Do So Love My Beautiful Orchids Here
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This is How I Want it to Look Year Round

Pretty Plants and Flowers

Strawberry Moscato Shelfie
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Chinese On The Outside Buffet

Our Pickled Thai Eggplant

I Opened a Jar of My Oriental Jezebel Sauce to Eat With My Egg Rolls, and Potstickers


Also, With My Tea with Limes

Thai Rice With Lime and Herbs

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I was actually quite proud of my Potstickers.
Usually Gordon is the one that makes them to perfection but I thought mine were pretty good!
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Making My Colorful Flavored Ice Cubes

These Flavored Waters are so Delicious! Gordon used to drink them all the time to take with him to work with his lunches, or even when he would be running errands he would grab one from the fridge in the garage to take with him. Which is why I thought of these when I wanted to create some nice flavorful and colorful ice cubes for my drinks, above.

I just poured the many flavorful drinks into the ice cube trays you see above…

I then placed them into the freezer to freeze…

And then I placed them into this refrigerator tray when they were ready.

I kept making them as long as I had the flavored water to add to the ice cube trays.
When Done, I Added Them To The Platter On My Cooler For The Fruit Cocktails.
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Luckily, this is a Florida Summer, which means we will be around for awhile. 🙂
Julie
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How To Create An Outdoor Movie Theater In Your Own Backyard Area
DOCTOR NO

Released in 1962
Dr. No is the first movie to be released in the James Bond Franchise, written by Ian Fleming.
Dr. No was his 6th. book.
The movie was directed by Terence Young. The film was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli.
Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, Jack Lord, Bernard Lee, John Kitzmiller, Eunice Gayson, and Lois Maxwell, along with numerous other talented cast members.
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Ursula Andress and Sean Connery

Probably my favorite scene from the movie.
When Honey Ryder meets James Bond.
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In the book, Doctor No, Honey Ryder’s real name is Honeychili Rider.
Hence, our Honey Wine with Red Chili’s.

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Our Butter Jamaican Jerk Popcorn

(Recipe Down Below)
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Whann, Doing the Honors…
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Our Comfy Cozy Movie Theater Set on our Backyard Lanai
(Notice the Sails Above Me? Direction on How-To Written Below.)

How Gordon Rigged Up Our Movie Night
To accomplish this, I bought a projector and a laptop computer DVD player as my laptop doesn’t have a way to play DVD’s. When I play the DVD on my computer, the projector will show it on what we point it on. Above you can see the movie playing on my laptop. The technology is fairly simple and works great as all you need is a flat surface to project the movie on.
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Layers of Comfy
Large Indoor/Outdoor Rug Down First
Blow Up Mattress
Bedspread (Actually, it’s a tablecloth.) 🙂
Several Pillows
And last but not least, Comfy Cozy Pajamas
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Wine and Popcorn, Perfect!

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Climb In Gordon!

Have Some Popcorn!

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Time To Start The Movie
Ahhh. It’s nice and cool and starting to get dark. Perfect for our movie night.
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Time To Watch The Movie…

Here you can see we projected the movie onto our sail which we have two of. These sails are great to give shade to our lanai and a great surface to project a movie upon. The sails are triangular in shape when put together, they provide a good amount of shade. Our white stanchions that hold up our lanai, are six ft. apart making it easy to attach the triangular shades. Which makes it easy for us to watch our movie.

I could fall asleep…..
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To create your very own movie night, is up to you.
We just wanted to get you started.
Whether it be an intimate affair, or a family night event, enjoy!
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Recipes:
Popcorn Recipe

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This is easy!
Two bags of Microwave Popcorn, Some Melted Butter, and some Jerk Seasoning.
The amounts are up to you! Delicious!
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The Sails/Movie Screen

After figuring out the size of the space I wanted to cover, I went online and found these white sails. I made sure to give room to attach the sails to our screened in lanai. They only cost about $25 dollars each and came in many different colors. I picked these as they had some of the best reviews. I attached the sails to the beams using metal hangers, S shaped hooks and some rope.
Enjoy the Cinema.
See you in the movies!
Julie and Gordon
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Ciao e Benvenuto

Il Mio Piccolo Pezzo D’Italia
(My Little Tiny Piece of Italy)

Actually, very tiny! Just a barrel, a barrel lid turned into a Lazy Susan, and some clay pots.
This is more about the food presentation, and is it ever good!

We made all of this in 2023 for Super Bowl Sunday LVII (57 years)
Kansas City Chiefs 38-35 Philadelphia Eagles

Our Italian Wings Topped with Pesto

Our Roasted Garlic and Goat Cheese Italian Spread Topped with Olives and Thyme
Not to Mention, the Best Tasting Bread to go With

This is soooooo DELIZIOSA!
ARRIVEDERCI!
Julie and Gordon
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Like I said, My Little Piece of Italy 🙂
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Recipes Start Here
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Our Italian Wings
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Pictured are the wings we used for this recipe.
28 Wings – Do not separate, wash well.

Here are the seasonings we used.

Ingredients:
2 Large Ziplock Bags
~1/2 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Tbsp. Hawaiian Sea Salt
2 Tbsp. Garlic Powder
1 1/2 Tbsp. Dried Oregano
1 Tbsp. Paprika
3 Tbsp. Dried Basil Leaves
1 Tbsp. Italian Bread Dip Seasoning (Tuscan)
2 Tbsp. Italian Herb Seasoning
1 Tbsp. Onion Powder
2 Tbsp. Raw Cane Sugar
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Pictured is the Olive Oil we used for this recipe. Add your Extra Virgin Olive Oil to the
bags.
All the above seasonings should be doubled as each amount goes into each Zip lock
bag.

Now add your Sea Salt and Garlic Powder to the bags. Then your Oregano.

Now the Paprika and Dried Basil. Then your Tuscan Bread Dip Seasoning.

Add your Dried Italian Seasoning to the bag along with your Onion Powder.
Now for a touch of sweetness, add your Raw Cane Sugar.

Mix all the seasoning in the bag and taste the seasonings. Adjust the mixture until it is
the way you like it.

Here I have the wings ready to be washed. You want to wash your chicken as it could
have some dried blood, loose feathers, or bone fragments which need to be removed.

Rinse the wings well with cold water as shown.

Let the wings drain on a plate or you can pat them dry with paper towels.

Place the uncut wings in the bag with the seasonings.

Then mix the chicken with the seasonings. Do this for both bags of chicken. Let the
chicken marinate overnight in the refrigerator.

Mixing Well The Chicken and Marinade

Into The Refrigerator They Go!
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The next day, I started the grill with the burners on high. This will heat the grill and
clean it from the residue left behind. Use a grill brush to clean the grates.

After about 5 minutes turn the grill down to Medium and place your chicken on the
grates.

Grill the chicken for about 12 min. on both sides or until the internal temperature
reaches 160’F.

I like to grill the chicken and then place it on the top shelf, the chicken will bake the rest of
the way to 160’F. Doing this keeps it away from the direct heat.

Here you can see the wings after they have been grilled.
We hope you enjoy these wings as much as we did!

Now, Just Add a Little Pesto!
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Roasted Garlic and Goat Cheese Spread

Deliziosa With Some Great Bread
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Start by roasting your 35-40 Garlic Cloves in butter in a 400F oven for about 55 min. or until
golden brown. Julie likes to check them and move the garlic cloves around every 20
min. or so of cooking.

Ingredients:

~40 Garlic cloves
1 Stick of butter or about 8 Tbsp.
½ Cup Asiago Cheese
½ Cup Parmesan Cheese
4 – 10.5 oz. Goat Cheese – 2 Garlic and 2 Plain
1 Tbsp. Dried Thyme
1 Cup Ricotta Cheese
½ Cup Milk
Garnish with Stuffed Olives and Fresh Thyme Sprigs
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Serve with sliced bread that has been buttered and baked/broiled until golden brown.
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The Ricotta Cheese we Used

Use some of the butter from the roasted garlic to butter the baking dish. Use a paper
towel to spread out the butter all over.

Place your Goat Cheese into a large Bowl

Add your Dried Thyme to the bowl.

Now add your Roasted Garlic to the bowl.

Then add your shredded Asiago and Parmesan Cheese, and mix the ingredients with a
potato masher or Fork.

Add your milk to the cheese mixture and mix the ingredients again.

Place the baking dish on a sheet pan just in case it overflows. Place the baking dish in
a 400’F oven for about 35 to 40 min. or until the top browns.

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Garnish the top of the cheese with your olives, then bake.

Here we have sliced a baguette into semi-thin pieces and buttered them. After which….
Broil them in your oven until golden brown.

Garnish the cheese with some fresh Thyme sprigs.
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An Aperitizo

A Nice Little Merenda Before Dinner
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All you will need for this is some lovely Mozzarella Pearls, and some Prosciutto Ham.

You just want to cut the ham into strips to wrap around the Mozzarella Pearls, then secure with some sort of toothpick or cocktail pick.

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Place onto a Platter and top with a Pesto or other Italian Sauce

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Buon Appitito!
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Currently Baking Until You Can Insert a Toothpick and it Comes Out Clean 🙂

Strawberry Jalapeno Sheet Cake
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Gordon and Julie, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1982 in Gordon’s parents kitchen.
We are baking Christmas Cakes/Breads for his parents to give to their friends and associates as gifts.
Note the expression on my face. I remember this day very well. I HATED Baking cakes. I HATED that they roped me into this.
All I remember are the Cranberries. I HATED Cranberries. Unless a cake was packed with Chocolate then I wasn’t interested.
That was a very long time ago and here I am starting yet another Cake Blog Page on my website, 38 years later at this writing, 2021. I will need to ask for this recipe so that we can bake them all again. 🙂
p.s. I’m pretty sure they passed our cakes/breads off as theirs. Grrr….
Julie Lancaster-Whann
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Welcome to Let Us Eat Cake!

Julie’s Strawberry Jalapeno Cake

AND,

Strawberries Dipped in Strawberry Jalapeno Frosting
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Recipes Starts Right Here!
Julie’s Strawberry Jalapeno Cake with Strawberry Jalapeno Frosting

Gathering All of the Ingredients
Including my Vintage Electric Mixer

The Ingredients For The Cake:
3/4 Cup Butter, Room Temperature
1 1/2 Cups Sugar (We used Splenda)
3 Cups Cake Flour, Sifted
1 T. Baking Powder
3/4 t. Salt
4 Eggs
1 Cup Buttermilk
1 1/2 t. Vanilla Extract
2 Cups Chopped Fresh Strawberry’s
1-2 Chopped Jalapeno Peppers, De-seeded
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Get out your mixer….

This vintage Mixer was a gift to me from my Grandmother. She bought it at a yard sale in Rome, Georgia for $20.00 and brought it in her suitcase to Honolulu, Hawaii to visit us when we were living there. I treasure it!

The Ingredients on the Right are for the Frosting:
1, 8 oz. Cream Cheese, Room Temperature
1/2 Cup Butter, Room Temperature
1 Jar Jalapeno Strawberry Jam, or Less if you Prefer
5 Cups Confectioner’s Sugar
To Garnish the Cake:
A Jalapeno Pepper and Whole Strawberry’s
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Freshly Washed Strawberry’s for the Cake

Spray a Sheet Pan with Pam Baking Oil with Flour in it
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Time to Make the Cake…

You first want to place your room temperature Butter and Sugar into your largest Mixing Bowl and beat on a medium speed until well blended and a bit fluffy.

You next want to add all of your Eggs, one at a time until well blended.
Blend together after each Egg.

Using a Food Mill Potato Ricer as a Sifter
(Hey, it works!)

In another bowl, adding my Cake Flour, Baking Powder, and Salt to the Ricer.
Sifting into the bowl.

My Dry Mixture and My Buttermilk

Time to Add my Dry Mixture Interspersed with the Buttermilk
(Start with the Dry, and End with the Dry.)
In other words, add some of the dry mixture to the mixing bowl and blend. Once blended, add some of the buttermilk until blended. Then add some of the dry mixture until blended, then add some wet. Start with the Dry, End with the Dry.

All Mixed Together

Now It’s Time to Add the Vanilla Extract

Mix Together
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Now It’s Time to Chop the Jalapeno’s and Strawberry’s

I Chopped About 1 and 1/2 Jalapeno’s into Small Dice
I then placed them into a colander with some Flour to coat.
I shook out the extra Flour and then added the Jalapeno’s to the batter.

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Mix Together
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Chopping the Strawberry’s into small Chunks

Coating Them With Flour…

Adding Them to the Batter

Time to Pour into our Sheet Pan
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Preheat the Oven to 350F

Bake For Approximately 25 Minutes
When You Can Put a Toothpick in and it Comes Out Clean, It is Ready

Cooling on Top of a Jigsaw Puzzle
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Jalapeno Strawberry Jam
(This entire cake and frosting is because of this Jalapeno Strawberry Jam inspiration.)

Making The Frosting

Again, time to use the Mixer.

Jalapeno Strawberry Jam, Cream Cheese, and a Jalapeno Garnish

Place your Room Temperature Cream Cheese and Butter into Your Mixing Bowl and Beat Until Creamy

Now Add Your Jalapeno Strawberry Jam, as much as you like, to the mixture.
I added about 3/4 of the jar.

Now we add all of the Confectioner’s Sugar, beating as we go.
Gordon Being Goofy on the Right! 🙂
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The Cake and the Frosting is Ready
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Time to Pour the Frosting Over the Cake

We Want This to Set
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Delicious! Garnish with a Jalapeno Pepper and some Strawberry’s

Really Good Too!

Can I fix you a Plate?
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Some of the Leftover Frosting

I thought that Strawberry’s would be delicious dipped into the leftover Frosting.
I was right!
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Let us eat cake!
Julie
Happy Independence Day! On this particular July 4th. we wanted to do something a bit different. We always seemed to eat the same foods each year, over and over again. Those classic and traditional foods are …
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My Sloppy Jules

Remember Sloppy Joe night when you were growing up?
I sure do! I loved them!
It was the closest thing to a hamburger on a bun without the patty. I would usually drench mine in yellow mustard as well. Every bite I would take the meat would ooze out from all sides of the bun and land all around my plate. Sometimes landing on the kitchen table. I would usually grab a potato chip or a French Fry to scoop it all up and place it into my mouth with such delight.
This is a delicious food memory of mine that I wanted to recreate except I wanted to change them up a bit to fit my now adult tastes. I haven’t eaten a Sloppy Joe in probably 30 years. Which is why I wanted to recreate them now. I knew it was time.
I was watching an episode of Modern Family a few years ago when the Patriarch of the family, Jay Pritchett, was making his Sloppy Jay’s for his Grandchildren who were coming over to spend the night and watch Western’s on T.V.. That reminded me of the Sloppy Joe’s that I ate growing up and that is when I decided that I wanted to create my own Sloppy Jules. Jules is a nickname for all of us that are named Julie. I am still called that in certain circles. I also wanted to try and make them into “Jewels.”
I do hope that I succeeded. This was a lot of fun to do and I enjoyed every minute of it. I had an idea of what I wanted to do but it also just unfolded right before my eyes as I am plowing through the pantry looking for ingredients to add to them. When Gordon came home from work and walked into the house he told me that he can smell my Sloppy Jules from the driveway and how delicious that was. I piled some onto a spoon and gave it to him to taste. He then grabbed a bowl and started spooning more in for him to taste as he settled in from a long day at work. He then kept raving about them and how sweet the meat was and how perfect they tasted. 🙂
It made my day that a culinary chef liked what I created.
Having said that, I hope that you do too!
Happy Eating!
JULES

Here are MY SLOPPY JULES!

I Also Wanted to Add Some Bling 🙂
And if you notice my Buns are shaped like Diamonds…

I Snuck a BITE!
(Was it the lipstick that gave me away?)

Topped with a Jewel
Served with a side of Sliced Tomatoes and our Dill Pickle’s
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The Recipe Begins Here:

The Potatoes
I wanted some of the Blue/Purple Potatoes to add to my Sloppy Jules because I knew they would keep their color and I hoped they would look a bit Sapphireish or look a bit Amethyst.

Washing the Potatoes
I am withholding the blue potatoes for my Sloppy Jules.

The Potatoes Drying
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Our Blonde Bells From our Garden

Getting Out All of My Vegetables
Washed and Ready

The small potatoes that you see here I was hoping would look a bit like ‘rocky jewels’ and would make a nice side to my Sloppy Jules.

Getting Out All My Pots and Pans

Boiling These Potatoes
I just added some water and some salt to a pot and when it started to boil I added the potatoes. They are done when you can insert a fork into them. I did poke holes prior to their boiling with an ice pick.

Adding Some Vegetable Oil to a Large Saucepan
(About 2 Tablespoons)
This saucepan will saute my vegetables.
I eyeball everything so I will do my best to give you amounts. But, I also know that we all have our personal tastes and some may like more of this, while other’s may like more of that….

Chopping ONE Red Onion
(I probably ended up using 3/4 of it.)

Chopping My Bells
(Red, Green and Blonde)

My Blue/Purple Potatoes on the Left, the rest on the Right.
(My smaller Potatoes we bake later on.)

I chopped half a Red, half a Green, and 2 small Blondes.

Adding Some Vegetable Oil to the Large Skillet

Sauteing the Red Onion

Here I’ve Chopped My Jewels
My Boiled Blue/Purple Potatoes, Some Red Bell Peppers, Green Bell Peppers, and our Blonde Bells

Sauteing All the Bells and Onions Together
(On a Medium Heat)

Adding Some Freshly Ground Black Pepper, Left.
Adding my Blue/Purple Potatoes, Right.

Adding Some Shakes of this Delicious Merlot Salt
Now that the vegetables are simmering away…..
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Time For the MEAT

This is about 3 Pounds of Ground Turkey Meat.

I added this to my cast iron skillet with a touch of Olive Oil.


I am cooking it in this cast iron skillet.
I wanted the “jewels” cooked separately from the meat so as not to stain the jewels. I wanted the meat to be done before I added the sauteed vegetables.

Now that the meat is done I am adding some Ketchup and a can of Tomatoes. The Ketchup I just eyeballed it. Probably about 1/2 a Cup. I did add about 1/2 cup of Water as well.

I also add a large can of Tomato Paste and about 3/4 Cup of Brown Sugar.

I also added some more Ketchup to taste. Just a few more squirts.
I let it simmer away to thicken up and then reduced the heat to low until I was ready to combine the two.
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Cooking Separately

My Jewels Gleaming

Now Ready to Combine the Two

So Excited About This!
The Smell is Amazing!
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Now For My Potato Side

We just placed these “jewels” into a baking dish with some Butter, some leftover Roasted Garlic, some leftover chopped Red Onions…..

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some Freshly Ground Black Pepper and some Specialty Salt….

Now Into the Oven on a 400F Oven for 25-30 Minutes.

When Fork Tender They Are Done

My Sloppy Jules Meat
(I was hoping that my Jewels would Sparkle through.)

More of My Jewels

My Sloppy Jules and my Diamond Bread
So thrilled to find some bread shaped liked a diamond.

The Red Peppers we bought, the White Pearls, we Pickled.
I thought it would be great to insert our pearls into the red peppers.

Slapping Together My Sloppy Jules

Get ta Eatin’!
Jules
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I Heart Sloppy Jules and Jeweled Potatoes
This is also something nice to eat for July 4th. Especially for the kids. 🙂
Independence Day Good Morning Patriots Welcome to Our Stars and Strips 4th. of July Breakfast (These would be the “Stars.”) 🙂 Wakey, Wakey. Can’t you just smell the Patriotism? ——————————————- Gordon and Julie Whann (Not a “Real” American last name. We humbly …