Date Night and A Recipe!

Yesterday was a busy day.  I woke up early with Little Bird who is teething. She ate well and went back to sleep, I, however, didn't.  I was able to get some reading in before S left for work. I'm reading Running Scared: Fear, Worry, and the God Rest by Edward T. Welch. It's not a super heavy read, but it's not feather weight either.  I put it on S's phone instead of my Kindle, that way I could read it where there wasn't as much light - like when I put Little Bird to bed in our room, or things like that.

Anyway, after making breakfast, cleaning up, fielding phone calls, the older two got up. Watching, policing, cuddling, more tidying, and even some laundry were done.  By the time Buddy's quiet time rolled around, I was tired. Lunch happened through cries and whines. A break in our normal schedule always pushes us toward that side of the contentment continuum -  Buddy and I had an in-school yesterday.

This is where my day completely swung UP!  A dear lady from church has been able to come and hang out with our kids lately. I've known her since we moved to E-town, but really haven't taken the time to get to know her. I once went to her lovely house with a few other women to make beaded jewelry. She's come to my house for coffee once. She's prayed for us. She's all around wonderful! Yesterday, she proved it all the more!

You see, after being sick for over a week, having in-laws as company, having rough temper-tantrum-y days, and so on, our house has become a lower priority than other things. It wasn't a COMPLETE disaster, but it wasn't exactly neat or tidy. There were dishes in the sink, books de-shelved, dust bunnies mating, and just general disorder.

Buddy and I whirled out the door, leaving two sleeping girls and their absolutely grand guardian to quiet rest. Apparently, it wasn't to be a time of rest for my friend.  She did my dishes, ordered the chaos, swept, and when the girls got up, played with them!  Not only that - she left a lovely jar of plum butter on my stove for us to enjoy!  How blessed are we?!


Since all of our catching-up was caught-up for us, S and I were able to have some sort of semblance of an at home date night!  As S was putting the kiddos to bed, I whipped up an appetizer with the plum butter that was left! 

I am a fan of pairing sweet and salty. The appetizer came to me as I was trying the lovely preserve earlier in the day. I'm not exactly sure what to call it except for delicious! I guess it should be something like warmed plum and feta crostino.  Here's a picture:

Plum and Feta Crostino

I know the picture doesn't look like much, but trust me, it was absolutely marvelous! It took our date night from nice to spectacular - at least on the food scale ; )  We also played Bonanza, which I love, but lost! Oh well, there's always next time! We also got to talk and just hang out. It was grand!

Here's the recipe, in case you are in need of some delicious in your life:

1/2 baguette
1/4 cup butter melted
5+ TBS plum butter
1/4-1/3 cup feta crumbs


Preheat your oven to 350F.  Slice your baguette into 1/2 in slices then brush butter on both sides.  Place in the oven for about 10 minutes, or until light gold in colour. Then spread a generous amount of the plum butter on the warmed bread. Top with feta.  Pop back in your oven for about 5 minutes until the toppings are warmed.  Switch to broil to melt the cheese just slightly for about 2-5 minutes. Plate, then enjoy!


Hope you enjoy them as much as we did!
xo,
J

Soli Deo Gloria!