{Gardenia Passion}

On May 28, I had that many Gardenias from the garden that I could fill up my Centerpiece Cream Color on Cream Color by Wedgwood

It was again like a dream...
No wonder that Annick Goutal in 1989 created the eau de perfume: Gardénia Passion!

How much I do love those greenish buds before they fully open up!

The entire length is 12.5" or 32 cm—quite a beautiful vase!

Knowing its total length also gives you a feeling of the large size of these gardenias.

Here the scorched grass is not visible; the green looks far better as backdrop.

If we are lucky, we might see some gardenias again in November...

But for now, let's enjoy them!

Again, loved to share them with my readers... 

Centerpiece Cream Color on Cream Color (Plain Edge) by Wedgwood | link to Replacements Ltd.

{Won-Ton Wrapper Shells + Strawberry Rose Petal Cream Recipe}

Home grown fragrant roses are perfect for using in this favorite dessert!
Important is that you got pesticide free rose petals!

Won-Ton Wrapper Shells + Strawberry Rose Petal Cream (Recipe below post)...
In this photo I did use Perfume Delight Rose petals.
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Our Chrysler Imperial Rose below is such a large size red beauty and perfect with strawberries!

We had two blossoms to place on this little Baccarat vase (actually a perfume bottle without stopper!).

In comparison with my hand.

Again this is the very fine hand crocheted table topper from blogger friend Susan from: Ava Grace's Closet

Fully opened up...

Such highly fragrant rose petals are perfect for use in the above Won-ton-wrappers with rose petal strawberry cream.

RECIPE:

Romantic Rose Petals and Strawberry slices in home baked shells.
 Using won-ton-wrappers and brushing them with melted butter; than dusting with a mixture of (Coconut Palm) sugar and cinnamon, then place the wrappers, sugared side up, into a muffin pan.
Only about 5 min. in the oven on 200°C or 400°F and voilà.
Take out of the oven and let completely cool.

Next you whip up some whipped cream with a few drops of Rose Water (Eau de Rose) and add carefully the pesticide free Rose Petals and sliced Strawberries... Dust with powdered sugar.

Instead of Whipped Cream, you may want to use Coconut Cream instead.
Place a can of Coconut Cream in the fridge, overnight.
Carefully open up and scoop out the hardened top layer and all creamy substance, leaving the liquid for other uses like in smoothies. Just whip it with the Rose Water drops and proceed like above.

Oh, from the same won-ton-wrappers I did cut out hearts for decoration...

Using a Muffineer or a Sugar Sifter Spoon to dust off with powdered sugar! See in link below.

Related link:

{Antique French 19th Century 950/1000 Silver & Crystal Muffineer, Sugar Shaker, Caster Sifter} | previous post by me

{Gardenia Dream}

On May 26, I did have quite a lot of perfect large sized blooming Gardenias so I ended up with some vases filled with romantic Gardenia Dream photos...

These are from our own stock, husband Pieter managed to grow several from cuttings.

It is a large variety of Gardenia Jasminoides, the 'Aimee Yoshioka'.

This is also quite a story about Friendship and Gift from a Blogger Friend...

The very fine hand crocheted table topper you see here, I got from dear Susan from the blog: Ava Grace's Closet. Her Mama made it!

The oak table is another story.

Dear friend Elly, from the blog: Elly's kleine Idylle had her late husband Martin pick it up for us in The Netherlands... Such sweet people; our family of Blogger Friends! We did bring it back to the USA, inside our suitcase, returning from The Netherlands last year.

A bit more detail of the beautiful hand crocheted lace work!

LOVE those still greenish looking Gardenia buds!

WISH I could also share their heavenly fragrance with you!

Anyhow, this is the very best I can do in order to share them with you...

Related links:

{Heavenly Gardenia Jasminoides 'Aimee Yoshioka'} | previous post by me