HI EVERYONE

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GREAT HOLIDAY.......

WE HAD A LOVELY CHRISTMAS, FAMILY ALL TOGETHER...

DELICIOUS FOOD....AND SO MANY LOVELY GIFTS.....

OUR YEAR IS COMING TO AN END....

SO I WANT TO WISH YOU ALL..........

A VERY HAPPY, HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS

NEW YEAR!!!!

FRIENDS SHARING TEA AT CHRISTMAS

TODAY JACKIE AND I HAD A CUP OF CHRISTMAS TEA

WE HAVE BEEN SO BUSY....IT WAS NICE TO SIT DOWN

AND RELAX.......

I MADE LITTLE TEA SANDWICHES

ON PUMPERNICKEL BREAD.....

WHIPPED CREAM CHEESE AND BLACK OLIVES

AND WHIPPED CREAM CHEESE AND GREEN OLIVES

A CHRISTMAS STOLLEN 

GIVEN TO ME AS A GIFT

IT IS FILLED WITH ALMONDS, PECANS, RAISINS, 

CHERRIES, AND PINEAPPLE...

MY NEW TEA CUPS......SO SPECIAL

WHEN YOU TURN THEM AROUND

THERE IS YOUR INITIAL

J.....IS FOR MY DAUGHTER JACKIE, AND

M...IS FOR ME...MADELINE

MY NICK NAME IS RIZZI

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.......AND THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN FRIENDS SHARING TEA......MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO ALL MY BLOGGER FRIENDS.........RIZZI

FRIENDS SHARING TEA

TODAY I BREWED A POT OF EARL GREY TEA

IN MY NEW TEA SET GIVEN TO ME BY MY

DAUGHTER JACKIE

LET'S START OFF WITH A TURKEY AND EXTRA SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE

SANDWICH ON A HAWAIIAN SWEET ROLL

I ADDED BREAD AND BUTTER PICKLES, MARINATED ARTICHOKE,

AND ROASTED RED PEPPERS

GREAT HANDLE AND IT HOLDS A LOT OF TEA

DESSERT TIME

APPLE PIE

VERY VERY SIMPLE

REFRIGERATOR PIE CRUST

AND A CAN OF APPLES

PUMPKIN MUFFINS

ONE BOX PUMPKIN MUFFIN MIX

THEY TASTE GREAT WITH A CREAM 

CHEESE SPREAD

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.......AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL MY BLOGGER FRIENDS..........AND THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN

JOINING YOU FOR FRIENDS SHARING TEA...............RIZZI

FRIENDS SHARING TEA

TODAY I PUT OUT MY BOX OF GREEN TEAS

JACKIE AND I HAD A SIMPLE LUNCH TODAY

AND A HEALTHY ONE TOO

I MADE CHICKEN SALAD WITH PINEAPPLE

A FEW GREEN GRAPES ON TOP

DIFFERENT KINDS OF CRACKERS

EXTRA SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE AND BRIE CHEESE

SO MANY DELICIOUS TEAS......HARD TO CHOOSE.....

TOASTED CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD WITH

FIG GOAT CHEESE

ORANGE MARMALADE

MY NEW FRIENDS FROM AMISH COUNTRY

A NICE POT OF HOT TEA

JACKIE GAVE ME THIS PIN CUSHION SHE BOUGHT 

FROM AMISH COUNTRY

WELL....EVERYTHING IS READY

STOP BY AND JOIN US

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.......AND THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN FRIENDS HAVING TEA......................RIZZI

FRIENDS SHARING TEA

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!

TODAY I DECIDED TO MAKE POTATO PANCAKES FOR BREAKFAST

GRATED TWO SMALL POTATOES

GRATED ONION TO MAKE 1 TABLESPOON

I EGG

SALT AND PEPPER

AND A TSP. OF FLOUR

MIX ALL TOGETHER

TAKE A TABLESPOON OF MIXTURE AND PUT INTO 

A FRYING PAN WITH HOT OIL

FRY UNTIL GOLDEN BROWN

I ALSO MADE 1 FRIEND EGG

AND 3 STRIPES OF BACON

YUM!!!!!!

AND A NICE CUP OF ENGLISH BREAKFAST TEA

IT WAS DELICIOUS....

I LIVE ON THE EAST COAST IN NEW JERSEY, ABOUT 45 MINUTES FROM THE 

JERSEY SHORE (ATLANTIC OCEAN)

WE WERE SO LUCKY.....I KNOW THE SHORE LINE WAS

REALLY HIT BAD.

WE GOT SOME RAIN, AND A LOT OF WIND

OUR ELECTRICITY DID NOT GO OUT AND

NOT A LOT OF DAMAGE

PART OF OUR FENCE FELL DO TO THE WIND

AND A LOT OF TWIGS AND LEAVES.

THE LORD WAS WITH US.

I FEEL SO SORRY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT WERE HIT

BY HURRICANE SANDY.....

PRAYERS WILL BE GOING OUT FOR THEM ALL.

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.......AND THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN FRIENDS SHARING TEA...........RIZZI

FRIENDS SHARING TEA

TODAY JACKIE IS COMING FOR LUNCH

I HAVE ALL KINDS OF TEAS ON THE TABLE

A BOX OF GREEN TEA COLLECTION

GREEN TEA AND BLUEBERRY, POMEGRANATE, MINTY MINT,

MANGO, RASPBERRY, ORIENTAL TREASURES

I MADE A CHEESE TRAY WITH GRAPES

SOOOOOOO DELICIOUS

SANDWICH MEATS AND CHEESE

MY FAVORITE......BREADS

LIGHTLY DIPPED FRIED SHRIMP

WITH OUR COOKIES WE TRIED VANILLA CARAMEL TRUFFLE TEA

THE TEA WAS VERY NICE, AND THE COOKIES...YUM

THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY.........RIZZI
THANK YOU BERNIDEEN FOR LETTING ME PARTICIPATE IN FRIENDS SHARING TEA.....