Pat T--Oh Yeah -Favorite Things !

16 years ago

Pat-- couldn't find your email to mail my personal THX >

I came in late last evening from doing a long private duty shift to find my swap from Pat T ( cloud_swift) but haven't had a chance to post "til now.

Impatiently opening-- (heck more like TEARING into) revealed:

, Pat did you do the orgami swan?

And a nice note from Pat explaining why these are some of her favorite things.

Isn't this a beautiful platter ?

--- the grain is amazing & it's acacia wood so nice and lightweight-- so easy on my old wrists , I'll find lots of times to use this plus being able to enjoy the beauty just having it on display.

And these are so cool-- a set of measuring scoops:

-- 1c, 2/3c,1/2c, 1/4c-- who knew they made such a thing ? Perfectly balanced handles will make it so easy for me to scoop out flour & sugar, rice etc--- no more trying to manuver measuring cups into my cannisters .I do so love to bake !

Lastly :

-- is Richard Sax's Classic Home Desserts-- a big, beautiful book that Pat-- being a baker -- just loves & uses all the time so got me a copy-- & post it noted her favorite recipes.

Pat-- I gotta tell ya-- I think you may be a long lost twin or something-- the platter & scoops will make my cooking so much easier-- and now -- proof that long lost twins do happen:

One of my very favorite things :

--- yes there is it's twin-- luckily it just happened to be home right now-- it's usually in my GD Lisa's kitchen or in my DD Judy's kitchen-- one or the other is always borrowing it--- mine is filled with scribbles & notes and now I can officially pass mine on to Lisa -- I'll keep yours , remembering on-line friends and maybe years from now Lisa will past it down to a daughter with our swap story.

Diane

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mustangs81
16 years ago
oooh, my favorite are the measuring scoops. Unusual platter and you can't have too many cookbooks. I can see why these are your favorites.

Cathy
granjan
16 years ago
I just saw those scoops a few days ago and lusted. The platter is beautiful and that is a wonderful baking book. How funny that it is one you own but share! Have either of you made his pound cake that uses heavy cream instead of butter. It's a real favorite with me. Lovely texture and lots less calories.

Great package.
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kathleen_li
16 years ago
Great gifts..how funny about the cookbook! Enjoy them.
Pat, good swap box!
earthlydelights
16 years ago
i just love the measuring spoons, something else to add to my ever-growing list. i was just looking at some of that same type wood, it is gorgeous. what a small world with that book.

enjoy everything, diane. pat you did a great job!
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msafirstein
16 years ago
I love the measuring scoops and don't think I've seen them before. And Diane you are correct, so much easier to retrieve flour with a scoop then a bulky cup!

The platter is so nice and I've looked at several wooden platters lately but will wait until I find the perfect one!

Love the cookbook and this is one I've glanced through too. It's a good one, ENJOY!

Michelle
artsyshell
16 years ago
Those measuring spoons are so neat! I have never seen them before. Will look for them for sure. Beautiful platter. Love the woodgrain on it! Cookbooks are always an asset, and how cool that you both love the same one. I will have to check that one out as well. Great swap!

Shelley
riverrat1
16 years ago
Awwww, I love that you can now pass down your cookbook to your GD. You will love the scoops!

Great job Pat!
Cloud Swift
16 years ago
I'm glad to hear from you. I was beginning to fret that the package had been delivered to the wrong place or something.

Yes, I made the origami in the package. I wasn't sure I would make them so they weren't explained in the letter. I wanted to include something I had crafted given your screen name. The "swan" is suppose to be my name sake cloud swift (aka black swift, a bird with range partly in California) - it looks like the body got a little flattened in shipping. And I made the more colorful origami butterflies are because you like earth tones; that's my favorite origami model; and it is mostly flat so it would survive shipping better than models of flowers or dragon flies. Since I notice others sometimes include their local supermarket free magazine for a flavor of the area, I included Something Extra from our Raleys and Bel Air market chain.

I'm glad you liked the package and that you have a use for the book even if it is a duplicate. Richard Sax did quite a job on that. I love reading all the marginal notes. The recipes are well written and always work. As granjan mentions about the pound cake, lots of the recipes use lower fat ingredients that still get tasty results. I haven't tried that pound cake. As I was going through marking favorites, I realized how many recipes in there that I haven't tried. I need to break away from my tried and trues to some others.

I looked at ceramic and glass platters too but most were so heavy. I looked through the whole stack of wood ones to find the one with the most interesting grain.

Granjan and others, those are the scoops from Vollrath. In the words of the old ads "Accept no substitutes." There are some similar ones made by others but I think the Vollrath ones have the best shape. Some of the others are too rounded in front or have handles that aren't as friendly to the hand. My husband bought my set and originally told me the wrong restaurant supply store - they had the All Clad set and the handles had a curve that didn't feel comfortable to me. I love how easy these make baking. They slide right into the flour without compacting it; get into the corner if the container is getting low and tip all their contents into the mixer bowl of my KA mixer more easily than the cups. The brand can be a bit hard to find.
Terri_PacNW
16 years ago
Love everything..very nice swap!
robinkateb
16 years ago
What a great package!! Now I feel a need to own a set of those measuring scoops. A quick google search only turned up buying them in sets of 5. Alas I am not a restaurant. My kids would like it if I was. LOL! I think everything in the package would be anyones favorites.

-Robin
ann_t
16 years ago
I've always enjoyed the swaps and seeing what everyone recieves, but I think that this is my favourite swap so far. I love that everyone is sending their partner things that they also have and enjoy and want to share.

Diane, you are going to love those measuring scoops. A friend of mine gave me a set a couple of years ago and I use them all the time. That is a beautiful cookbook and that platter. Wow, I love wood and that platter is unique.

Pat, you really put a lovely swap box together for Diane. Are you sure this was your first swap?

Ann
teresa_nc7
16 years ago
I would be very, very happy with any or all three of those nice gifts, Pat! A really nice swap box!

Enjoy, Diane - and please post some of those Home Desserts on the forum as you try them.

Teresa
arabellamiller
16 years ago
Great stuff! That must be one heck of a cookbook. I'm going to order one for myself!

AM
Carol Schmertzler Siegel
16 years ago
I love the measuring spoons and the platter! Great gifts, Cloud Swift! You sent such nice gifts! I know Diane will put everything to great use and I'm looking forward to seeing some great desserts from the book. Enjoy it all, Diane, I love the cookbook story, it's nice to pass down the first one and make some great memories with the second!
Cloud Swift
16 years ago
robinkateb and others looking for the measuring scoops (aka measuring spoons), I got them at Restaurant Equipment in Sacramento. For those in the SF Bay Area, they have a store there too. This page has a link to a list of restaurant supply stores. Your local restaurant supply might have them (though only one out of 3 that I visited here stocked them).

Economy Restuarant Equipment also has an on-line order site called Big Tray that lets you buy singles. (I don't understand why two names - they both have the same SF street address - perhaps Economy Restaurant was already taken.) The on-line prices are a little lower than the in store prices IIRC so with shipping one would come out about even. I hope the link below shows the measuring scoops - if not, search on Vollrath measuring spoons or go to Bakery Supplies and then Measuring Spoons to bring them up.

Here is a link that might be useful: Measuring scoops at Big Tray
chancesmom
16 years ago
Oh, those scoops look like a great idea! Very nice swap.
BeverlyAL
16 years ago
Very unusual scoops and platter. I would love that they are lightweight too. Much easier on old Arthur. Great job Pat!

Beverly
Cloud Swift
16 years ago
The platter is lightweight. The scoops are 18-8 steel so they have a definite heft. But the long handle lets them be held in the whole hand and they are well balanced so I think they are more friendly to old Arthur than measuring cups with dainty handles that have to be held with pinched fingers.
lori316
16 years ago
Pretty platter. I love things that are useful, yet make a pretty display.

The scoops are cool, and that book has been on my list for awhile.

You two sound like you have alot in common.

Enjoy your package and your new bond.
brenda55
16 years ago
Great swap box. Very nice platter; love the scoops.

Brenda
sigh
16 years ago
Oh what a lovely box! The platter is beautiful, and smart! I'm only recently starting to see the wisdom of lighter weight platters loaded with food. I, too, will be hunting for the scoops and I think that I need to check out the cookbook, too. Great job, Pat! Love the origami idea, too.

Nina
Bizzo
16 years ago
That platter is gorgeous!! I love the grain... and I love the origami! Great Swap Cloud Swift!!
KatieC
16 years ago
Love the platter, and the book looks great.Those scoops are really different (at least from what you can get where I live, lol). Origami pieces were a nice little touch, also. Nice package Pat!
annie1992
16 years ago
Oh yes, I also love the platter, it can be used for so many things. Plus, now that Diane has a new book, her GD is going to be a part of this swap too, another participant!

The scoops look interesting, I can see that we're going to see pictures of more of Diane's baking, which is a real bonus.

It's a very nice package, Pat, you did very well.

Annie
jessyf
16 years ago
Pat: 'yasher koach' (congrats on a job well done). What wonderful, considerate things you have provided to our precious Diane.

Pat T--Oh Yeah -Favorite Things !

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