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popcorn…

12 Wednesday Apr 2017

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was planning to go grocery shopping tonight but was just too tired…

guess I will be going on Saturday morning for the Easter dinner ingredients…

went shopping with my sister-in-law the other day… we picked up a few of her favourite things… one was a mini mozzarella in a herb-based oil… rather tasty…

really enjoy wandering through a grocery store with someone else… you get such great ideas of different things and ways to eat them…

it is especially good when you have fallen into that eating rut… you know, buying and cooking the same things over and over…

think that’s partly why I am enjoying the ChefsPlate meals… it’s an opportunity to consider and try different things… and without having to go to the store…

must find some others to hit the grocery store with…

today I wore a pink shirt for International Day of Pink… happened across the reminder while checking out my social media feed… had to run back upstairs and change, lol…

this was my treat tonight on my new tray which was sitting on the shirt… popcorn and the last two pieces  of the ki’xocolatl bar that we picked up at the Mazatlan airport… yummy…

recover…

01 Saturday Apr 2017

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have really taken the day to rest and recover from the cold I’ve been struggling with all week… 

these are some of the times when I most miss my beloved… he always did a great job of looking after me…

jammies on all day and the only thing I did was prepare meals…

for breakfast I really wanted to order something, but dragged myself down to the kitchen and took inspiration from the cute woman at the resort who made all the egg dishes… cooked up mushrooms, green onion and spinach and made an omelette with a little cheese in it as well… came out very nicely…

for lunch I chose the last bit of my zucchini basil chicken soup with chips and some Mexican chocolate… seemed like just the right combination, lol…

for supper made one of the ChefsPlate meals… still enjoying the process of preparing the meal… and it tasted great…

turkey and spinach meatballs…

as I was sitting in the living room waiting for the meatballs to finish cooking I could actually smell the hyacinth…

hurray, the cold is starting to let up…

binder…

13 Monday Mar 2017

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a week or so ago I went to Staples and picked up a binder to save my ChefsPlate recipes in…

just happened to be purple…

then I punched holes in the recipe cards and divided them by food type… decided to go with beef, chicken, seafood, and vegetarian…

this shot shows my favourite recipe…

will be making this one again very soon…

yesterday I made this portobello and orzo recipe… really enjoyed it…

rather enjoy taking photos with the recipe card… for this one I had to make a few adjustments as the lettuce for the salad and basil had been touched by cold so I used some romaine from my fridge and freeze dried cilantro from the pantry…

pleased to have the recipes organized and easy to find…

tulips…

22 Wednesday Feb 2017

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first thing this morning I took a few pictures of my purple tulips…

really amazing how flowers make me happy…

also have tulips at my desk at the office… we always buy them in support of the Lung Association Breathe fundraiser… 

tonight I made this delicious ChefsPlate Thai Sweet Potato Curry with coconut milk, swiss chard and whole wheat naan bread… it was delicious and also made me happy…

I was so excited to start eating it that the bowl was half empty when I remembered to take a picture…

can hardly wait to eat the leftovers;-)…

pockets…

14 Saturday Jan 2017

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lovely day, doing very little and enjoying every minute, particularly the sun streaming through the windows…

had some fun making one of my ChefsPlate meals for lunch…

even managed to slice the pocket properly in the chop…very tasty too… I think I will use tarragon again…

made me think about the clothes I wore yesterday… was sure they had pockets so I had somewhere for my phone and business cards… 

and I happily discovered that my Palm Pilot was working again…

it seemed completely dead a few days ago but apparently the on/off button was stuck… 

pleased to have this day to recover…

clothes…

11 Sunday Dec 2016

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was anticipating a quiet day but it didn’t turn out that way… did take a few pictures of the gorgeous snow…

worked on a project and then headed out to meet my kids…

we met up at IKEA, did a little shopping and then headed to Moxie’s for lunch… a wander through Rona and then I headed toward home as they went off to a soccer game…

stopped at Superstore to pick up a few groceries and some clothes jumped into my cart…

couple of pairs of leggings and three long-sleeve tops… with the cold weather haven’t seemed to have enough warm things for work…

bit of a nap and then I made Lemon Chicken and Rosemary Pappardelle from my ChefsPlate box…

the sky was beautiful again tonight…

finished work on the project and watched a bit of tv…

off to clean up from supper…

lentils…

05 Monday Dec 2016

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my grandson met me at the office and came home to shovel…

he took this picture of the lit trees on our drive…

he shovelled and I made supper… we had the last meal in my ChefsPlate box which was a lentil meatloaf…

tasty, although I would use the processor to get the carrots and onions smaller another time… enough for three meals I think… he liked it although it was a bit heavier than he imagined… we also decided that the BBQ sauce might be better in the mixture instead of on top of it… will have to make it again with the changes and see how it comes out…

enjoy having supper with him on nights when he has time after he finishes with the snow…

always a treat…

progress…

26 Saturday Nov 2016

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knew I had lots to do today so was up early and made bacon and eggs with rösti and spinach… smoothies make up my morning meals on weekdays, so I always enjoy having time to make something special on the weekend…

made a list to be sure I remembered everything that needed to be done…

paid some bills, ordered a few things on the Internet and then headed out to do some errands…

picked up the cutest purple magnetic white board and put it up on the cabinet door by the stove…

then I spent quite some time emptying, and then filling, the hot tub… it is a process… first I had to check if I needed any chemicals, then had to pick up a filter… empty the tub which takes at least a few hours… wipe it down, put in the new filter and fill it up… when I restart the pump sometimes it takes a while for the jets to work… only had to reset it once tonight… it was getting dark as it filled up and I went flying when checking the water level… the deck had become slick as the temperature dropped…

now it is a waiting game as it warms up… always like to have a fresh filter and water for when my daughter comes home… she really enjoys the hot tub…

made supper with one of my ChefsPlate meals and used the new magnetic board… worked perfectly to hold the recipe out of the way, but handy…

exactly what I was hoping for… supper was good too…

made a lot of progress on my Christmas list, which makes me happy…

containers…

25 Friday Nov 2016

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had fun making my supper tonight… another ChefsPlate meal which went into the new bowl I picked up at the Chinese market last week…

Mediterranean Salmon with sun tomatoes and pearl couscous pilaf… also learned that Harissa is a hot sauce… not so wise to dip a finger in it to taste, lol… I like pearl couscous…

enjoying my flowers at home, as well as the ones at the office…

did giggle when I saw how the water in the vase had turned purple…

tonight’s final treat was a bowl of popcorn…

always have popcorn in my fish bowl…

funny how we like certain things in certain containers…

zest…

13 Sunday Nov 2016

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been enjoying the ChefsPlate meals… they’ve worked well and may even be saving me a bit of money as each one provides two meals for me…

have learned a few tricks in the process… and I’ve also tried things I haven’t eaten or cared for before…

this one included orange zest…

didn’t think I liked zest of any kind but I’ve had three recipes with it, and enjoyed all of them…

even liking the spicy recipes…

the last set of meals that came had an issue, lol… 

the recipe was supposed to be for Hawaiian Coconut Chicken, and I got the recipe card and the chicken, but all the ingredients that came in the bag were for Steak and Garlic Hasselback Potatoes… kind of sad because I was really looking forward to the chicken…

emailed and they sent me the recipe to make what was in the bag… I picked up a piece of steak and made it for my supper last night…

cool tip for the mini Hasselback potatoes was to cut them on a wooden spoon so they weren’t cut right through…

came out nice… even enjoyed the roasted peppers and olive herb salsa…

was pleased with their quick response and they also gave me credit for a meal…

excellent customer service…