“Recently I picked up a set of
gorgeous vintage juice glasses
at the local flea market,” shares
Lauren Blum, FIRST assistant edi-
tor. “Instead of adding them to
my cabinet collection, I filled each
with garden blooms and displayed
them on a side table. To get the
look, I filled the glasses with water,
then cut six pink ball dahlias and
yellow decorative dahlias to 6" and
popped them into the glasses. To
finish, I inserted a handful each of
wild fennel and love grass to fill in
gaps and tucked in a pink ribbon
bow. So sweet and simple!”Fresh-picked joy
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Luscious lemon cups
“Lemon mousse is my favorite light
dessert to serve during the long
dog days of summer,” says Charles
Grayauskie, FIRST associate food
editor. “And this elegant, easy-prep
version is perfect for cooling off on
balmy nights. To start, I simply halve
3 lemons and scoop out the fruit
from inside, then freeze the lemon
‘cups.’ Next, I make 1 (3.4 oz.) box of
instant lemon pudding mix according
to the directions, but using only 1 cup
of cold milk. In place of the second
cup of milk called for, I fold in 1 cup of
whipped cream and 1 tsp. of lemon
zest, then spoon the mousse into the
lemon cups. They’re cool, refreshing
and they always get rave reviews!”...that^ we^ just (^) had to
share^ with (^) you!
Bliss^ in^ every bite