Steviewren organized a postcard exchange. What fun! {Did you know that Stevie is the mother-in-law of one of my dearest friends? Hey, she's practically family!}
Each of the postcard swap participants packaged their postcards and sent them to Stevie who, in turn, addressed them and mailed them to the eagerly waiting participants. I wrapped mine in parchment paper and tied them with a green ribbon before sending them Stevie's way.
I decided to make my own postcards, collaging three around-the-house photos together. On the other side of the card I included this recipe for Gruyere Cheese Grits because I believe in the comfort of a bowl of warm, cheesy grits!Gruyere Cheese Grits
Bring 4 cups of milk to a boil in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring frequently. Add 1 cup of grits and 1/4 cup butter and mix well. Cook for 5 minutes or until the consistency of oatmeal, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add a small amount of the hot mixture to 1 beaten egg; add the egg to the hot mixture. Stir in 1 tsp. salt and 1/2 tsp. pepper. Add 1/4 cup butter and 4 ounces of grated Gruyere cheese and mix well. Spoon into a greased, 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 for 1 hour, 10 servings. Serve with breakfast, brunch, or as a side at dinner.
The best part of the exchange, by far, was finding beautiful mail from delightful people in my mailbox!
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7 comments:
My little sister went to Europe a few years ago and sent me postcards from France, Italy and Switzerland. They were way too cool to throw away, so I saved them and every other post card I've received since then. Now I have quite a collection.
I saw a great vintage postcard rack in a Pottery Barn catalog. I thought it would be a fun thing to have to display my growing collection...maybe some day.
I recently found a fabulous vintage metal, three slotted, vertical letter holder for $4! It is fun displaying my postcards from the swap!
And I can say first hand, that the cheesy grits are WONderful!!
I agree Mod Girl, it was great fun. Each card was so diverse and reflective of the person who sent it. Your card was beautifully made and the recipe sounds so yummy.
I keep forgetting to buy Gruyere cheese though. I went to the real village of Gruyere a few years ago. It is so quaint. I must remember to post a picture. We went to a fondue restaurant for dinner there.
Thanks for asking about work yesterday. It was okay. There were a lot of jokes about being out of work flying around. About a year ago, we kept having a big turnaround in employees for other reasons. Since we all are naturally endowed with black humor, we used the dry erase board to draw a graveyard of tombstones of gone employees. Then corporate came in and instituted lots of changes that included new management. The graveyard had to go. Well, it's been back for a while now. I decided to draw it in yesterday's office calendar entry. Time will tell what is going to happen.
Well, I had just decided that you two were related!...maybe it was the red hair! ;) Yes, the postcard swap was great fun! I agree that getting 'real' mail in the mailbox was the best part! :)
Your cheesy grits recipe is delicious! Even the Mister, who claims to not like grits, enjoyed it. I have a cookbook called The Good Old Grits Cookbook - 70 recipes and lots of commentary on this so very southern food. The post card swap was such fun! As Betsy said - getting "real" mail was the best part!
What a fun idea, a postcard swap! Wow!
One of my dear friends and I who only live about 45 min. to an hour apart exchanged postcards for some time. It was lots of fun!
I really like the postcard you made. Neat. Kelly
I love the postcard you created. What a fun swap.
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