Our Washington, DC Food Correspondent, Steven Woo sent us these fabulous photos. He enjoys the Cherry Blossoms each year and bakes a Cherry Pie in appreciation of same. He’s observant, funny and wrote the following:
Tourists galore are in town for the Cherry Blossoms, which are in peak bloom. Attached are some pix from my sunset walk around the Tidal Basin last Thursday. The statue of President Jefferson inside his silhouetted memorial is readily apparent. Peak bloom was on Wednesday, and the warm temperatures this weekend and week (mid-80s!) will cause the fleeting blossoms to disappear by next weekend… hopefully the tourists will too 
. Also attached is a pix of the cherry pie I baked in honor of the season. The crust is from scratch(!); the sugar-free filling from Comstock is rather bland…
Happy Spring!
Thanks Steven – Can you see what you can do about the politicians up there?!
You can now enter one or more of the competitions happening at the Orange County Fair this year. The 2010 OC Fair doesn’t start until July, but competition sign-up has begun. Last year we luckily won several ribbons in the Culinary Arts Competition and this year we hope to do the same. And I’ve talked my Mom into entering the Table Setting Competition – She’s always set fun and beautiful tables over the years, including the one above. Online entry forms are due by May 26, 2010. Good luck!
As you may or may not know, the Nibbles of Tidbits’ Cookie Crew decorates Cookies every major holiday. Happy Easter! This year our lovely host, Loretta single-handedly made Cupcakes, Chocolate Dipped Oreos, Chocolate Dipped Graham Crackers and White Chocolate Bunny Lollipops. The rest of us decorated Sugar Cookies, after toasting with a glass of Champagne and Chambord.
Decorating Cookies (and other goodies) is a fun way to spend time with friends and family, then you (and related lucky recipients) get to eat ‘em. Prior to preparation, we had Fish Tacos, a Wedge Salad, Hummus, Bruschetta and Pita Chips – Creative expression flows with a full stomach.
To provide the latest decorating ideas (although somewhat amateur), we post photos after every gathering. And now all is on Nibbles of Tidbits as a handy reference to be utilized each year.
Happy Easter from the Nibbles of Tibdits’ Cookie Crew (below), two (Nora and Patty aka Tricia) are not shown in the photo — Pictured (l-r) are Loretta, Kim, Michelle and Shelly (me).
Jesus is the reason for the season!
Happy April Fools Day! This day always creeps up on me without enough planning. Darn. And I’m quite the practical joker too. I suppose future joke ideas will be best reserved for the rest of the year, when people aren’t expecting ‘em. 
Until then, enjoy the Chicken Cordon Bleu.
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