Dishes and Dishes

Sticking to my word!

Today being Easter Sunday {Happy Resurrection Day}, I thought that I would

wait till morning to post but I have some free time between

breakfast and our Easter meal later today,

to sneak in a little post. 

Since my life evolves around food, I thought I'd

share my table with you.

The boys went on a junking adventure

yesterday {I was working} so I squeezed in 

a little time to clear off the catch-all table {dining}

so I could set it for Easter.

I decided to use plates, cups and silverware that

I've been collecting for the bakery.

I have kept my thrift store selections limited

to lighter, paler tones so when they're stacked,

they all kinda go together. I think they

are a beautiful compliment to each other.

To add to the feel of vintage, I decided not

to iron my vintage embroidered table cloth

because it feels a little Rachel Ashwell, when I don't

{not because I'm lazy}.

{I have a deep love for all those mismatch pieces but

I'll save that story for another time. ;) }

This morning, our breakfast consisted of

Creme Brulee French Toast (YUM!)

of which I managed to pick the bomb recipe

off Pinterest, smoked sausage and

mixed berries with vanilla cream

and topped with a flower of sweet

cream frosting.

Yes indeed, I will squirrel this recipe away to 

put it to use in the bakeria. 

Later on I will start on our afternoon meal

of smoked ham with a crackle crust, fried

corn with bacon {new trial recipe}, my traditional

hashbrown/potato casserole and popovers/yorkshire pudding.

Then for dessert (which I will eat tonight and in the morn), 

this beautiful mess...

I hope your Easter Sunday is being spent with family and 

loved ones and I hope you have great peace in your heart

on this glorious day.

With much love, Amber

YIKES!

Oh, hello!

Remember me? 

As today marks the first day of spring, it's been since winter

that I have paid any attention (physically) to this page.

Trust me, I've wanted to.

My life as The French Pressed Home

has completely shifted to

FPH BAKERY and I couldn't be

more proud or happy. 

Most days, I still cannot believe it. 

No, we haven't opened the store yet.

Since we are doing the work ourselves 

{mostly Bruce at this point}

in addition to working full time to pay for it, 

it takes time.

Not to mention that peeling the layers back of an

80 year old building has given plenty, if not more,

fun projects to tear out and re-do.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it was/is 

a full gut. Top to bottom, inside and out.

And life with a contractor is definitely not a life

with band aids. No, no it's not. Fix it right so it

sustains another 80+ years.

Sure, I've been disappointed and frustrated

but I know that in the long run, it will be well worth

the time it's taking to do this right.

I appreciate Bruce's talented hands and his mighty

brain that can pull this off. He's definitely a

master of his trade.

All of these renovations are purely funded out of pocket 

so in order for this place to swing the doors wide open,

we gotta WORK in order to do that. 

My kitchen has shrunken due to the rolling racks that 

have found their way into my life, as of late.

Every once in a while, I'll roll them into the dining room so 

I can reminisce about the days before they moved in. 

Oooh, it was so spacious! lol! 

It won't be too much longer before they roll on out and 

down the road to their permanent home.

I am looking VERY forward to not working where I live.

I am not one for drawing the line between

home/work even though the kitchen/dining room

threshold holds the imaginary line

between the two. Many days, to my disdain,

the "house" gets neglected {ignored} so I can focus

on the work in my place of employment. The kitchen.

It will be nice to have the separation.

Right now, I'm looking out toward the coop and my weed filled garden.

I hope to get some things planted out there but I may 

end up just planting flower seeds this year and hitting

up the Farmer's Markets instead. We'll see.

Whichever, it will look beautiful against that 

pretty little coop.

Please follow me on Instagram and on my FB page 

{or friend request me, it's all one in the same!}

where I post quick updates regularly.

And like all good things, this post must come to an end. 

Time to get in the kitchen and heat up that oven. :)

I vow to make my Sunday mornings my posting time

because frankly, I'm ashamed so much time as passed.

May the warm sun of Spring warm your face, sweet friend.

Thanks for visiting.

xo, Amber