chilled berry soup

My son calls this eyeball and brain soup. The berries make a thick, red "brain" while the grapes look like eyes.

You need
20 oz. berries (mostly raspberries and/ or blackberries, but you can have some strawberries and blueberries, too), either fresh or frozen
1 cup apple juice
3/4 C. whipping cream
1/2 C. Greek yogurt (I use honey flavor)
1/4 C. sour cream
1/2 C. sugar
2 TBSP lemon juice
1 C. white grapes (for garnish)

In a blender, add berries and juice. Blend till smooth. Add cream, yogurt, sour cream, sugar, and lemon juice. Continue blending till all one consistency. Refrigerate at least 1 hour, until ready to serve.
To serve, pour in bowl. Add grapes.Enjoy!

Ham & Swiss Finger Potatoes

I have an addiction to finger potatoes. They are so small and cute... Who needs russets, anyways?
Here's what you'll need:
2 cups finger potatoes
2 TBSP olive oil
1/2 cup cubed swiss cheese (smaller cubes)
1/4 cup cubed ham
cooking spray

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 9*9 pan.
Cut potatoes into strips. I cut mine in half length-wise, then placed them flat side down and sliced 3-4 more times, length-wise. Place in a bowl. Add oil and coat potatoes. Add about 1/4 cup cheese and ham, mix well. Pour into 9*13, top with remaining cheese. Bake 30 min, until cheese is melted and potatoes soft.
:)

Buttered Egg

I have this cook book (one of many) from Ireland. On one of the pages in the "eggs" section, it talks about buttered eggs. You need to have access to very fresh eggs. You take the egg "before the hen misses it" and coat it in butter. It preserves the egg, and gives it a nice, buttery flavor when cooked.
Well... We just got chickens, and today got our 1st egg. So I coated it in butter. It's now sitting in the fridge waiting to be used. I can't wait to try it!!!