"White ... is not a mere absence of colour; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black.... God paints in many colours; but He never paints so gorgeously, I had almost said so gaudily, as when He paints in white." ~ Gilbert Keith Chesterton [British author, 1874–1936] “A Piece of Chalk,” Tremendous Trifles (1909) ~ White Garden Wonders (Annabelle hydrangea, astilbe , Yoshino cherry blossoms, Rose of Sharon bud, white poinsettia , tulip, daisy, trillium, bloodroot , iris, candytuft , (center ~ Yoshino cherry branch), viburnum, peony, lily, lily of the valley, African violet, dogwood, Queen Anne's lace, anenome , phlox, anthurium , hosta , English Daisy, Kousa dogwood _______________ WHITE RASPBERRY TRIFLE ~ 'Winter white' classic dessert slightly adapted from clipped from Bon Appetit (2005) ______________ 3 1/2 cups heavy cream, divided 12 ounces high-quality chopped white chocolate 1 1/4 teaspoons almond extract, divided 1...
( musings of a 'HO-HUM HOUSEWIFE' )