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in & out…

10 Friday Nov 2017

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excellent day…

this morning the service person arrived and fixed the hot tub… hurray…

not sure if it will be up to temp tonight or tomorrow so that I can get in it…

bit of time playing on the computer and then lunch out with my BS buddies to celebrate a birthday…

wonderful time at Cafe Ce Soir… I had asparagus and shrimp soup; chicken liver pate with peppercorn white wine aspic; and pecan pie… the birthday girl had fun…

it is a lovely spot… small with fresh flowers on every table, attentive staff and delicious food… can’t get much better than that…

we had a nice chat with the owner/chef… those are his birkenstocks in the picture, lol…

and then, home for a nap;-)…

plate…

01 Wednesday Nov 2017

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two fun things today…

at lunch I got to enjoy this lovely little Hachez chocolate…

77% bitter it said… it was delicious…

on my drive home I spotted this licence plate…

I really like that one… and it reminded me that I don’t work this Friday…

one of these days maybe I will get a special plate of my own…

recipes…

04 Wednesday Oct 2017

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had some fun with recipes the last few days…

got this from a colleague… she makes the best scones and I am always asking for them so the other day she gave me the recipe… it was written on a recipe card by her mom…

had to call her a few times to clarify what to do, lol… pulled out my Purity cookbook to review steps…my BS buddies came by and they were able to provide a few more bits of info… baked them at 450 instead of the 400 noted on the card… they came out great… so busy I never even got a picture of them other than this one which I ate with the amazing chocolate raspberry jam that we picked up when I was in southern Ontario…

we talked about how often those older recipes didn’t provide much direction, lol…

today I made coleslaw from a recipe I received from a matriarch of the church over thirty years ago… the recipe is written for a huge crowd…

it has been reduced down a number of times, and when I make it now it is certainly way smaller…

came out fabulous, as always…

treasures…

16 Saturday Sep 2017

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got to enjoy a few treasures today…

this morning had my first taste of Michael’s Dolce Raspberry Chocolate Jam... oh my, it is delicious;-)… made with Hummingbird Chocolate… and it has very little sugar;-)… we picked it up when we visited the Hummingbird shop…

enjoyed it with tea in my new mug from The Windmill of Provence which I found at the Kingston Public Market, just a few weeks ago…

later in the day I had some Labooko 100% cacao bar from Zotter Chocolates…

this picture shows it with a beautiful piece of amethyst that I discovered in Kingston as well…

2017 Ottawa day 4…

03 Sunday Sep 2017

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started our day with tea and a snack… I had almonds and leftover strawberries from yesterday’s Farmers Market… very tasty…

then it was off to the Memorial Farmers Market... fun to get to both of the markets here… we found carrots, peppers, salad greens, baby bok choy, Brie bread, apple cinnamon rolls, eggplant, crackers, dip, kombucha, and eeny pears (which look like green crabapples)… and a maple bacon butter tart…

it was rainy this morning so we had on rain gear and brought umbrellas…

then the free ferry to Wolfe Island which was great fun, even in the rain… also had a little chocolate snack on the way over…

we were excited to go to The Wolfe Island Grill for brunch… sadly we don’t recommend it… I was imagining a brunch with choices… no… food was mediocre at best, little choice, only type of eggs were poached, small amounts of everything and not really hot… disappointing…

lucky for us, we went across the street to the Wolfe Island Bakery… got some truffles and the most delicious pain de chocolat… made up for the less than stellar brunch;-)…

we sat in the car, in the rain, for over an hour, in the lineup for the return ferry…

home, watched a movie and then back to the docks for a 3 hour dinner cruise… it was lovely and I think I got enough boat time today, lol…

home now and ready for bed… although we didn’t get much walking in, the day has been full…

mussels…

13 Thursday Jul 2017

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last night I spent the evening with a dear friend…

we had a wonderful time… we went to Mona Lisa on Corydon for dinner…


as I often do, I ate off the appetizer menu…

we started with fresh bread which we dipped in olive oil and balsamic vinegar…


then I had the bocconcini e pomodoro with layers of fresh bocconcini cheese, roma tomatoes, red onion, dressed with extra virgin olive oil, oregano fresh garlic and basil… very tasty… and so pretty…


finished off with cozze – fresh atlantic mussels served in your choice of sauce: plum tomato or creamy vodka saffron… I chose the creamy vodka saffron sauce… 


what a perfect choice… these were by far the best mussels I have ever eaten… the sauce was heavenly and I ate every bit of it…

we talked for ages… really appreciate the opportunity to spend time with the important people in my life and make  memories…

life is good…

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…

market…

30 Thursday Jun 2016

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had a great time at the Downtown Farmers Market today…


picked up some lovely small new potatoes; red and white radishes; tiny beets and greens; peas; asparagus and strawberries… also picked up some Thai coconut soup, gluten-free perogies  and an adorable purple hat… lots of fun…

and I was only away from the office for thirty minutes…

hadn’t taken any meat out for dinner so cooked the beets with greens, half of the potatoes and some of the peas… added a bit of Brie and some fresh dill… 


oh, so yummy… looking forward to more delicious dishes over the weekend…

summer has arrived…

portobello…

13 Friday Nov 2015

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just finished my first portobello burger… amazed to say it was delicious…

  
put spinach, grape tomatoes – all that I had (and worked pretty well) – and grainy mustard on an English muffin… 

used a Pinterest recipe where the mushrooms were marinated for thirty minutes in oil, balsamic, garlic, basil and cilantro… baked them for twenty minutes at 400 degrees…

  
had heard many people say how great these burgers tasted but I figured it would just taste like a mushroom…

I will certainly have another…

delicious…

25 Tuesday Aug 2015

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last night I prepared another five pounds of beans… this time, yellow ones…

  
the great news was that I was sitting on my bed watching tv as I prepped them… my son-in-law came by and replaced the dead one and then carefully explained how this particular one works… let’s hope I remember all the instructions, lol…

can even set the sleep timer from the main remote control… for the previous one I had to use two remotes… I am very happy…

got my big pasta pot and blanched all of the beans for three minutes…

  
not sure why I didn’t use this pot for the green beans… sped up the process nicely…

  
cold bath and then into bags…

  
filled eleven bags and also had a lovely bowl filled for my supper…

  
they were very tasty and I also had fresh beets… such a delicious time of the year…