Friday, 24 April 2026

Amaryllis and a Failed Recipe

 

 

Another beautiful morning. 6C when I first checked but rising as the morning progresses. I have a to-do list and will get to that shortly.  Before I do that I want to share with you the pictures of my 3 Amaryllis that are blooming. First one is Nymph  which has the largest flowers of any that I have.


 

The next one to open was Red Lion... 


 ....then Terra Cotta


I may have mentioned in last post that I was making an Impossible Pineapple Pie.  It was not very good and I won't keep that recipe. I think it's the first of the Impossible Pies that I've tried that wasn't tasty. 
Oh well, DH says Don't throw it out, so I won't, but I doubt anyone else in the family will like it.

Did you notice the lilacs beside the pie?  There is a lilac bush blooming on a vacant lot and as we walked by DH picked a small branch. I love their scent so much.  Yesterday when Eldest came at lunch she brought a bigger branch for me to enjoy. My kitchen smells heavenly.

I think I should get at my list for today and make sure everything gets done so I can read out on the porch.  📚📖📑📓📕📋📝📚

 

Thanks for visiting

 

 

21 comments:

  1. That's sad about the impossible Pie, but the beauty of those flowers is something else!

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  2. I have amaryllis envy! None of mine rebloomed this year and the bulbs don't look healthy. I'll have to start over when the bulbs appear in shops next autumn.
    Pineapple upside-down cake is a favorite in our family--I've never tried the 'impossible' recipes.

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  3. You can save the pie with ice cream - ice cream fixes a LOT.

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  4. I adore the smell of lilacs blooming. We don't have any near blooming yet. Your flowers are all so pretty. I agree with Gina. Ice Cream will definitely improve the cake. :-)
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  5. Your Amaryllis are so beautiful. Wish I could smell your lilacs....I do love them so. And your pineapple pie looks good. :)

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  6. Your white Amaraylis is beautiful :) Reading on the porch sounds lovely, something we don't really have in the UK but I have a seat in the garden and will be out there today as the UK is currently enjoying unusually high temperatures.

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  7. Things are warming up here, but not that much!

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  8. Beautiful blooms and lilacs in the house — that’s already a perfect day, even with a failed pie

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  9. I thouhgt my two amaryliss were dead, but they suddenly decided to live, and one has a huge bud waiting to open!

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  10. Wonderful post! Oh, lilac blooming there, wonderful!

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  11. Your Amaryllis look beautiful.

    Shame about the impossible Pie ... perhaps try it with ice-cream!

    All the best Jan

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  12. Lilacs still here in Bavaria sleep deep.
    What do you do with the Amaryllis, when they finished flourishing? They are so very beautiful!
    The pie looks nice... DH is right: Often the cook is unshure and too hard against the own product.

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  13. I am always amazed at how beautiful your Amaryllis are. I think it is such a beautiful flower, but for whatever reason, I do not have a green thumb like you do when it comes to getting them to rebloom.
    Sorry about your impossible pineapple pie. It happens though.

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  14. Sorry the Pineapple Pie didn't work. We make an Impossible with Italian Sausage and it is really good:)

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  15. We are no where near lilac time at leat another month. But I do love them too. Your amaryllis are fabulous!! You have a very green thumb.
    Cathy

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  16. All of the flowers look so pretty. What is it with failed recipes lately? I have made my mom's favorite coconut cream pie several times. I planned one for Easter and it never set. Weird.

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  17. Amaryllis are very pretty, but sometimes they don't bloom when you'd like. Write down the pineapple cake recipe and I'll try to tell you why it didn't turn out well.

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  18. Your amaryllis are beautiful! It has been years since I had one. I didn't even know there were so many colors.
    I love lilacs too, but can't seem to keep them alive. There is a virus that gets them no matter how hard i try. The scent is one of my favorites.

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  19. Did the Impossible Pie "failure" get eaten?

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  20. Very nice Amaryllis I love that flower. Never baked a pineapple pie but I am surprised its not good?

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