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thawing…

26 Tuesday Dec 2023

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I found out in the morning on Christmas Eve that we were going to have lunch on Christmas Day between trips my grandson was making between his various family clans;-)…

it was a quick trip to the freezer to pull out a beautiful chicken and get it thawing… I had been planning on a Cornish hen, with all the fixings, so it wasn’t a lot more to do to cook the chicken;-)…

a turnip was peeled, cut, boiled (so that the water would be available for the chicken gravy), and mashed…

mashed potatoes were also prepared and put into the fridge which helps with making a resistant starch…

stuffing was made and packaged, ready to go into the chicken…

took most of the day to thaw the chicken, lol, but it was ready for the oven in time…

everything turned out beautifully and we had a delicious Christmas lunch…

possibly a new tradition;-)…

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…

chicken…

06 Sunday Oct 2019

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yesterday morning I was struggling with a cold… I decided to do as little as possible and rest up…

had some legs and thighs in the freezer and spent a portion of the day making some healing chicken soup…

had it for supper and it was very tasty;-)…

have two more servings left, after I ate one for today’s lunch…

also took the time to enjoy my flowers… because flowers make me happy…

I think that resting and doing as little as possible over the last two days has really helped my body beat the cold…

yay…

emptying…

25 Saturday Nov 2017

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busy, busy, busy… spent the morning emptying the bedroom for painting and preparing chicken soup…

friends arrived and two of us went off to do some Craft Show shopping while one stayed behind to do the painting;-)…

four hours later we came home and the room was done… it was already dark by the time I took photos so I am excited to see it in the light of day… the colour is a very pale mauve/pink… or, maybe it will just look like it has been freshened up…

made dumplings to go with the soup, pulled together a Caesar salad and we had supper… George would have called this stoup… a cross between stew and soup…

lovely to have friends over for dinner… been a long time…

Alt…

17 Friday Nov 2017

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had a wonderful lunch today at the Alt Hotel… was there to celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day and hear the stories of four women who are changing the world, or at least their small corner of it…

started with a nice fresh salad…

the space is very simple, but comfortable… and the rooms we were in were bright and modern…

the main course was mushroom stuffed chicken breast with roasted vegetables and a delicious sauce…

when it arrived I was thinking it was kind of small… but then I tasted it… yummy, and filling…

for dessert we had creme brûlée….

one of my all time favourites… and so good… had to kind of gulp it down so that I could take some video of the speakers, lol…

the food comes from the Merchant Kitchen which is right next door to the hotel…

all of the staff were pleasant and eager to make our experience the best it could be…

thinking about what else we might do there…

broth…

08 Wednesday Feb 2017

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last night I didn’t have the energy to finish the chicken soup…

brought home my grandson to shovel tonight and finished making the soup…

added dumplings and kind of hurried up the process to get our supper ready in a reasonable amount of time…

the broth boiled away and I nearly burnt the whole pot… luckily smelled that it needed attention and saved it…

what we ended up with was chicken, vegetables, and dumplings… no soup, lol…

my grandson had two bowls full so I guess it was still okay…

shovelling done, he’s gone and I have climbed into my bed…

still a bit hot and cold, but much better than yesterday… think I’m on the mend…

potluck…

14 Wednesday Dec 2016

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just spent a lovely hour prepping for tomorrow’s staff holiday potluck…

cheated a bit and picked up a cooked chicken which I sliced up… put aside the bones for soup which I’ll make tomorrow night… 

then I made my famous spinach dip… well maybe only famous in my circles, lol…

doesn’t take too long to make, but it sure is tasty…

finished with getting peapods, celery and carrots ready to go along with the dip and two types of bread…

looking forward to all the other delicious components of the lunch…

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…

simmering…

28 Sunday Feb 2016

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decided this morning to make chicken and dumplings for supper…

daughter isn’t feeling well so they didn’t come for dinner…

I think what I like about this meal is that it takes a while to make, but most of the time it is simmering on the stove so you don’t have to work away for hours, but that is what makes it comfort food for me… and the smell is delicious throughout the house…

I put chicken legs and thighs in a large pot with onion, celery, carrots with salt, pepper, bay leaves and water… brought it to a boil and then turned it down to simmer for a number of hours…

then I strained it, and while the chicken cooled down, put chopped carrots, peas, corn and barley into the broth…

  
took the meat off the bone and slid it back into the pot…

left it to simmer for awhile and then made dumplings using my mom’s recipe… today I included cilantro…

simmered for another half hour and then enjoyed it…

  
scrumptious… 

was careful with my food intake earlier in the day so that I could have two helpings…

now to watch the Academy Awards…

preparing…

16 Tuesday Dec 2014

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this morning at work I had to borrow some safety pins to make sure my pants didn’t fall down… they fit fine when I bought them… apparently I am losing a bit of weight, lol…

pinned up pants...

pinned up pants…

had some visitors this evening and we wandered around the house and checked out some of the items I am trying to divest… happily they walked away with a shoe rack and are thinking of at least a couple of other things…

then I spent some time removing the meat from the bones of a chicken, thinking all through the process of my colleagues who will be enjoying this chicken tomorrow at our potluck…

chicken, ready to go...

chicken, ready to go…

only last night I was talking with a group of women about taking the time when preparing food to think of those who will be enjoying it… I always find that it makes the task much more enjoyable for me and I think people can sense the effort I have put into whatever it is I am making…

life is full, and good…