Over the Moon About The Hampton Classic, Making Things & This Pie
August 11, 2014
My Over the Moon series continues. Here are three new and different things to tell you about this week. Enjoy!
Hampton Classic Horse Show August 24-31
Christie Brinkley, Mayor Bloomberg, Jon Bon Jovi, Billy Joel.
I love working on publicity for the upcoming Hampton Classic Horse Show. If you find yourself in Bridgehampton at the end of August, and at this horse show, look for me in the press trailer and on the grounds! Tickets are on sale now; details are here.
To entice you, I have enclosed a few images I took at last year’s horse show.
This is absolutely one of my favorite photos. A little shutterbug at the Hampton Classic Horse Show.
Hampton Classic, 2013.
End of the day, storm brewing over the Grand Prix ring.
Hampton Classic Horse Show.
Table setting in Grand Prix tent.
My favorite blueberry pie recipe
Nancy and Stef’s Blueberry Pie.
Last week I showed you pictures from blueberry picking, all in preparation for the big bake off I had with my step-daughter, Stef.
I’m not a baker at all, really. A few years ago I needed a pie recipe for all of the blueberries I pick. My favorite blueberry pie recipe is from Martha Stewart. I’ve included Martha’s recipe below, thanks to the suggestion of Joanne Tombrakos, who just so happens to be a fabulous cook and baker on top of being an author and Adjunct Professor of Digital Marketing at NYU.
5 cups blueberries * 3/4 cup granulated sugar * 3 Tbsp flour * 1 Tbsp lemon juice * 1/8 Tsp salt
Preheat over to 400 degrees. Combine 5 cups blueberries and ingredients, pour into pie shell, sprinkle with 1/2 recipe Crumb Topping, see that recipe below.
Place pie on foil-lined sheet. Reduce heat to 350 degrees. Bake until fruit bubbles and crust browns, 1.5 hours. If topping begins to brown too quickly, tent with foil. Let cool 6 hours.
TOPPING: In a bowl, mix 1.5 cups flour * 3/4 cup light-brown sugar * 1/3 cup granulated sugar * 1/4 Tsp salt * Cut 1.5 sticks unsalted butter into pieces. With your hands, work into butter pieces, until large clumps form, freeze the remaining 1/2 in plastic storage bags.
Our pie, recipe by Martha Stewart.
I’m over the Moon about making things
Flowers, plants and weeds for the scarf I am about to make.
Sun printing, one-of-a-kind cyanotypes using garden botanicals and a special sun printing kit. Big thanks to Terrain… and the uber-talented teacher and artist, Carol Roche. (check out her custom chalkboard sign company, I really want to learn THIS next!) The photo above shows what I started with after foraging around during the morning.
Placing the flowers on the fabric, under the sun with plexiglass on top.
Up close.
After the scarf with flowers has been in the sun for 20 minutes, we place in water. Can you see the print beginning to show?
Can you see the imprints of the flowers? Scarves and headbands come in different sizes.
Most images are taken with the iPhone 5s. A few are taken with the Canon EOS 5D MarkIII.
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Love the scarves and you KNOW i love the pie! xoxo
Hi Stef, this is the most lush pie! And the scarves. Time away from business.
Why is it that I’m uninterested in doing it myself, but love seeing you do it?
Maybe I just need to do it with you? It’s my way of relaxing and you have other things. It’s what makes the world go around. Thanks for reading
SOOOO much creativity you have flowing through your life ~ Love it! Looks like a magical summer in Moon Land!
Laura, Thanks for reading the blog. Appreciate every word you write!!!
You continue to amaze me with your lifelike creations,magical eye..love the imprint designs,,and everything,,that pie sure does taste yummy !!!xxoo
Thanks for sharing – it was great fun reading. ‘Miss you!
Angela, Nice to see YOU here! Thanks for reading!
Love this! What a great present those scarves will make.
hi @jamiesaults:disqus I’m so happy you read the blog, appreciate it. Yes, it’s about PR, creativity and inspiration. Love writing it.
Nancy this is awesome. I LOVE the photos from Hampton Classic. Can’t wait to see the shots from this year.
The sunprint scarves are AWESOME. Such a cool idea. The prints came out great. I like how you showed the process of them being made. So cool.
Keep up the great blogging!
Looks like a lot of fun! I love how you’re always learning something new and that pie looks delicious!!
Thanks @jacquelineboone:disqus. funny about that blueberry pie. We still have one piece left in the freezer. I’m craving it right about now.