http://www.thefeastwithin.com Loving Life in our Kitchen, Home and Garden Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:50:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   Continuing on with the recipes from the bookclub feast we come to the Minted Limeade, Iced Tea with Lemon Verbena Syrup and the Kaffir Lime and Lemongrass Vichyssoise... All are very easy- do you remember my post making Mint Syrup a few months ago? Well for the limeade I  made another ... http://www.thefeastwithin.com/2008/07/07/refreshing-drinks-and-vichyssoise-from-the-feast/   OK everyone does a crudites platter- but I think the trick is to have a yummy dip instead of opening a bottle of ranch or blue cheese dressing. Homemade salad dressings and dips are so easy and fresh I almost never buy bottled.  The additional plus side to that is I don't ... http://www.thefeastwithin.com/2008/07/03/creamy-herb-dip-sun-dried-tomato-baked-cheese-spread/ June was my month to host the lovely ladies of my book-club at my home. We have enough members so that I only get to host once a year or less.  If I am able I usually try to pick June because we can gather in my garden and enjoy a ... http://www.thefeastwithin.com/2008/07/02/bookclub-2008-a-feast-in-the-garden/ Updated from yesterday's post below.    Ta Da! Only a day late -here are the pictures of the Daring Bakers June challenge that I completed yesterday.  Thank you again to Kelly and Ben for hosting -and to Ivonne and Lis and all the Daring Bakers for the continuing fun! Here's the challenge recipe my changes ... http://www.thefeastwithin.com/2008/06/29/the-daring-bakers-do-danish-braid-and-im-lateim-late/   Last Saturday the  Farmer's Market in Salt Lake City opened for the season. I forgot my camera but I came away with fresh rhubarb, strawberries, honey, freshly laid eggs, frozen pitted pie cherries from the cherry man and spring mix lettuce - in other words I was very restrained :) The Farmers' ... http://www.thefeastwithin.com/2008/06/17/strawberry-rhubarb-cobbler-the-farmers-market/