arrive…

18 Friday Nov 2022

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the Advent calendar has made its way back into the living room… it looks so great in that spot…

last year it was filled with yummy bonbons from Decadence Chocolates…

this year it will be filled with bits and pieces from Canadian Chocoholic’s stash…

now I just have to to wait for the parcel to arrive with the chocolate to go into it😊…

hollandaise…

16 Wednesday Nov 2022

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took some time and made a nice breakfast…

quite a while ago, I got some packets of hollandaise sauce… used one for the first time…

started with an Eggo waffle for the base, added some bacon and then a poached egg… finished it off with the hollandaise…

came out nicely and I enjoyed it;-)…

macaroni…

14 Monday Nov 2022

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I had a craving for macaroni and cheese… well I really wanted lobster mac and cheese, but didn’t have any lobster… I did have shrimp so decided on shrimp macaroni and cheese…

macaroni and cheese has been one of our family favourites… whenever I visit my daughter it is on the list of things that I must make, lol…

I was going to use oat milk instead of 2% regular milk which I didn’t have, but was told it wouldn’t turn out the way I am used to…

I cooked the macaroni and set it in the fridge to cool… then I contacted a friend and they brought me the milk as they were coming over anyway… yay…

once you’ve got a craving it is hard not to make what you want…

I made two pots… one with shrimp and bacon and one with only bacon…

I am going to package some up for the next few days and freeze some for down the road;-)…

it was absolutely delicious and I may have eaten two bowls;-)…

cream…

12 Saturday Nov 2022

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made cream of mushroom soup on Saturday…

had some mushrooms that needed to be used up, so I searched Pinterest for a recipe…

the one I tried was simple and turned out delicious…

made me happy because I no longer use canned soups and now I may make some recipes that call for them…

zucchini…

06 Sunday Nov 2022

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cooling off again, so it appears I need to make soup…

recently, it was zucchini basil, with the basil I got in my grocery order…

came out nicely… I added a bit of poached chicken to finish this cup off…

four containers filled and ready for the fridge and freezer…

wonder what kind I will make next…

fries…

04 Friday Nov 2022

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a while ago, as I was sitting on the deck reading, I smelled hot oil…

my neighbour was making French fries for his family… he makes them in the garage so the house doesn’t get all smelly…

it reminded me of my beloved… one of his specialties was homemade French fries…

I really wanted some, and finally made a batch of frozen ones… not nearly as delicious as his, lol… but helped with the craving…

interesting how quickly a scent can take you somewhere…

portion…

03 Thursday Nov 2022

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had a great day on Tuesday…

worked on homemade spaghetti sauce for a good portion of the day…

watched chickadees, nuthatches, and squirrels out the front window…

set the table for supper with the kids and tidied the house in preparation for the cleaners…

finished getting the rest of supper ready and had a great visit over the meal…

and they fixed the fire pit…

official…

31 Monday Oct 2022

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walking in the neighbourhood I’ve spotted a few cool Halloween decorations…

and came across a few fun memories from Facebook…

for many, many years, the kids came over on Halloween before heading out to collect candy, so we could get official pictures… too old for that now, lol…

no snow this year, and it is a balmy 8 degrees Celsius…

collect…

22 Saturday Oct 2022

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yesterday morning, while I was sitting in the living room, I had some fun watching this little guy collect and snack on sunflower seeds in the sunlight;-)…