Sweet Potato Pie

Normally I would consider this a fall or winter pie.  But, today I am making it with a tropical twist, Caribbean spiced rum.  So, don't let this overlooked vegetable stay off your menu in the spring or summer.  This pie is similar to pumpkin but, this a lot lighter and a bit more fluffy due to the whipped egg whites folded in.

2  9-inch unbaked pie shells (traditional size)
2 large sweet potatoes (boiled then pureed to equal 1 1/2 cups)
1 cup of brown sugar
2 tablespoons light molasses
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3 eggs separated (yolks from whites)
1-12 ounce can Milnot
2 ounces Puerto Rican rum


Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  Peel and cube sweet potatoes and cook till soft in boiling water.  If pie shells store bought thaw on counter.  When sweet potatoes cooked drain water and puree with hand held speed mixer.  Measure out 1 1/2 cups of puree place in large mixing bowl.  Add brown sugar, molasses, cinnamon, ginger, salt, cloves, and nutmeg.  Mix in 3 slightly beaten egg yolks, the Milnot, and the rum.  Beat the egg whites until stiff and fold into the other ingredients.  Pour into two unbaked pie shells.  Bake 40 minutes with edges covered with foil until last 20 minutes.  It is done when a toothpick comes out clean.  
Recipe adapted from Food Favorites of St. Augustine
Serves 16
Sherry
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Foodie Friday at Rattlebridge Farm 

Strut Your Stuff Saturday at Six Sisters Stuff 

Homemaking Linkup at Hope In Every Season 

Finding the Pretty & Delicious Linky at Your Home Based Mom  

On the Menu Monday at Stonegable 
Rooted in Thyme Simple and Sweet Fridays
A Pinteresting Party  at Tutus & Tea Parties
Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style 
Show-Licious Craft Showcase at Sew-licious Home Decor

Home Sweet Home #78

Hello and welcome to Home Sweet Home!  I have been wanting to do a post on decorating with nautical accessories for summer.  So, I have a few ways here I have added the nautical/Beach look to my home.   First, it is so easy to add some shells or starfish anywhere.  It also looks great to use a map as a table runner, tacked up on the wall, or even framed.

Model ships really carry the nautical theme well.  All of my accessories are basically vacation souvenirs. 

Ticking would be the fabric I think of first for a nautical theme.  Rope in a hurricane or as a napkin tie would be great too.

Vintage beach themed travel posters are also a good bet.  This one hubs and I picked this up on our honeymoon years ago.

So there you have it...several ways to bring the nautical/beach  look home for summer.

Now, I would like to highlight some of the posts that caught my eye last week at Home Sweet Home. 

Elizabeth at Pine Cones and Acorns made this Cherry Streusel Coffee Cake that looked amazing.

Sandi at Small Town Living at It's Best  created a bench out of doors that was wonderful.

Maryjane at Storybook Cottage  went to a vintage show where one vendor had a Gypsy Wagon!  I want one!  

Terry at Forever Decorating showed off a sweet little fern stand she remodeled.

Many great links each week!  Thank you to all who join me at Home Sweet Home!   It is wonderful to have you here.

Sherry

I will join these ladies today:
Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground 

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

Home and Garden Thursday  at A Delightsome Life 

Creative Things Thursday  at The Vintage Farmhouse

Potpourri Friday at 2805
Gimme 5 for Friday  at Krafty Kat
G'Day Saturday  at Natasha in Oz

 Guidelines for Home Sweet Home Party:

Attention: To link up with inlinkz you must have a permalink back to this party in your post or they will not allow you to link.  

Link up anything in your home or garden.  I love seeing neat shops too!

My button is on my sidebar for the party, if you want to use it.   If you are new here I hope you will become a follower. Please don't link up more than two posts.  No Etsy link ups or direct advertising, please.  Please visit some of the other blogs and get some great inspiration.  Thanks.:)

Now let's see your beautiful homes!

Scalloped Tomatoes

This time of year the tomatoes are plentiful and this is the time of the year to make this dish.  This is one of my all time favorite dishes my Grandmother Patty always had on the Sunday dinner table.  With fresh tomatoes from the garden the flavor of this dish is unbeatable.

Ingredients:

6 fresh ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped up

2 cups of chopped up stale French Bread

1 tbsp to 1/2 cup of sugar (season to your taste)

Salt and pepper to taste

3 tbsp butter

Skin and chop up tomatoes.  Place the tomatoes in a buttered casserole.  Add sugar, salt, and pepper and stir.  Chop up the French Bread and layer on top of tomatoes.  Dot the bread with the butter.  Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes.   Take out of oven and let cool for 10 minutes and serve.

Variations on this include adding garlic, chopped onion, basil, and some grated parmesan.    If you make without fresh tomatoes you can use a #3 size can of tomatoes which equals 4 cups of diced tomatoes.

Enjoy!

Sherry

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Friday Food at Mom Trends

Foodie Friday at Designs by Gollum
What's It Wednesday   at Ivy and Elephants  
Thriving on Thursdays  at Domesblissity
On the Menu Monday at Stonegable 
Rooted in Thyme Simple and Sweet Fridays
Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style
A Pinteresting Party  at Tutus & Tea Parties
Food on Friday  at Carole's Chatter 
 Say G'Day Saturday  at Natasha in Oz
Food on Friday at Carole's Chatter

Christmas in July

I found this Mary at a grocery store floral department and it inspired me to create this Jean d'Arc style Christmas vignette.  A little Christmas in July, it was only 106 here this weekend!

I found these great pale aqua shutters at an estate sale.  

The shutters were the perfect place to show off some vintage Christmas postcards.
 

I have always loved this postcard.  It looks very much like fall but it is a Christmas postcard.

Any inspirations going through your head for Christmas?

 And for those of us still enjoying our summer, here is the summer look for the before.

 Sherry 

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Sunday's Best Party  at My 1929 Charmer

Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper

Sunny Simple Sundays  at Sunny Simple Life

Before and After Party at Thrifty Decor Chick
Cottage Style Link Party  at Lavender Garden Cottage
Cowgirl Up Christmas in July Link Party at Confessions of a Plate Addict

Strawberries with Lemon and Honey

In the latest issue of Delicious Living that I picked up at the health food store I found this recipe that was so simple and easy I couldn't believe I hadn't tried it before.  It was my kind of recipe, fresh food and three ingredients!  Try strawberries like this, I am sure you will love it! 

Strawberries with Lemon and Honey

1 pint (1 pound) of strawberries
2 TBSP of honey
3 TBSP lemon juice, Meyer lemon if possible

Rinse and pat berries dry.  Remove stems and slice.  Drizzle honey and lemon juice over them.  Toss with a rubber spatula.  Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or more. Serve.  

Enjoy!

Sherry

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Friday Food at Mom Trends

Foodie Friday at Designs by Gollum
What's It Wednesday   at Ivy and Elephants  
Thriving on Thursdays  at Domesblissity
On the Menu Monday at Stonegable 
Rooted in Thyme Simple and Sweet Fridays
Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Summer Styles

Just a quick movie with a wrap up of some summer styles here at The Charm of Home.  I forgot to include in my post "What's Behind The Charm of Home" that I have also done YouTube videos.  I have been planning to create more of these so I thought today was a good day for that.  Enjoy.
 Sherry 

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Sunday's Best Party  at My 1929 Charmer

Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper

Make it Pretty Monday at The Dedicated House 

Sunny Simple Sundays  at Sunny Simple Life

Join me at Natasha in Oz's Social Media Link Party , where I will talk more about increasing your use of social media with your blog and why you want to.
 

Savouring Summer Tea

I wonder what it would be like to live in a world where it was always June.

                                                                                        ~L.M. Montgomery

I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens, but just those that bring simple little pleasures, like pearls slipping off a string.

                                                                                                ~L.M. Montgomery

Are you taking a  moment to savor summer?
The teacup is Fair Winds by Alfred Meakin.

Sherry

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A Return to Loveliness  at A Delightsome Life

Savour the Summer Tea Party at Rose Chintz Cottage

Tea Cup Tuesday at Martha's Favorites

Tea Cup Tuesday at Artful Affirmations

Your Cozy Home Party  at Cozy Home Scenes

Table Top Tuesday  at A Stroll Thru Life

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Home Sweet Home #68

Hello and welcome to Home Sweet Home!  It is time to kick off summer fun this weekend and channeling the beach in the backyard is a lovely way to start it off.  

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!

Now I would like to highlight some of the posts that caught my eye last week at Home Sweet Home.

 Two Cottages and Tea  set a tea up by her pond that was lovely! 

Carolyn at Aiken House & Gardens  showed off a beautiful morning by her pond while having breakfast.

 Becky at From Generation to Generation showed off a potting table makeover that was so cute.

 Decorate With a Little Bit showed off her newly remodeled sun room.  Love that wall color!

Thank you to all who join me at Home Sweet Home!   It is wonderful to have you here!  There were a lot of great posts last week, makes it hard to pick a few.

Sherry

I will join these ladies today:
Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground 

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

Home and Garden Thursday  at A Delightsome Life 
Creative Things Thursday  at The Vintage Farmhouse
Say G'day Saturday  at Natasha in Oz

Open House Thursday  at No Minimalist Here

  Guidelines for Home Sweet Home Party:

Attention: To link up with inlinkz you must have a permalink back to this party in your post or they will not allow you to link.  

Link up anything in your home or garden.  I love seeing neat shops too!

My button is on my sidebar for the party, if you want to use it.   If you are new here I hope you will become a follower. Please don't link up more than two posts.  No Etsy link ups or direct advertising, please.  Please visit some of the other blogs and get some great inspiration.  Thanks.:)

Now let's see your beautiful homes!

Cookout Worthy Baked Beans

I can't believe Memorial Day is this weekend.  I keep thinking it is the 31st, but not this year.  This weekend is the official start to summer.  Are you firing up the grill and serving cookout food?  We usually do.  I don't usually serve my baked beans right out of the can.  As my sweet Grandma Patty would say I "doctor them up" a little.  

Here is what I add:

1 heaping TBSP of brown sugar

1-2 TBSP of Sweet Baby Ray's honey BBQ sauce 

1/2 of a sweet onion (Vidalia) chopped

1 potato (Russet) peeled and chopped up

I mix this all in and bake at 350 degrees for an hour.  Serve warm.  This was all added to 1 standard can of ready made baked beans. 

Have a great Memorial Day weekend!

Enjoy!

Sherry

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Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

Friday Food at Mom Trends

Foodie Friday at Designs by Gollum
What's It Wednesday   at Ivy and Elephants  
Thriving on Thursdays  at Domesblissity
On the Menu Monday at Stonegable 
Rooted in Thyme Simple and Sweet Fridays