piccata…

09 Wednesday Jul 2025

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today, we celebrated one of our group’s birthdays by spending the afternoon at Pine Ridge Hollow…

we drove out in a hybrid electric car and spent a couple of hours wandering through all the shops…

we followed that up with an excellent dinner at the restaurant…

our meal started with beet chips and goat cheese ranch dipping sauce, oh my, so tasty…

four members of the group had pickerel piccata while I had the lamb shank…

my lamb was braised and flame-grilled, came with tabbouleh, fennel slaw, whipped labneh, and a drizzle of chermoula… I had to look up a number of the items on Google but they made a delightful combination;-)…

everyone’s meal was delicious and just a touch different than expected…

the birthday “girl” had schmoo, while others enjoyed the frozen lemon meringue…

we conscripted a fellow restaurant member as they were leaving to take our traditional photo…’you can see we were having a lot of fun;-)…

a leisurely drive home ended another of our special days…

Persian…

28 Saturday Sep 2024

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had fun last night… our group went to Tehran Market & Cafe for Persian food…

it was fun to decipher the menu and and then see exactly what we ordered, lol…

we had this cute little button on the table to connect with the servers… it was very handy because it took us quite a while to decide what we wanted, lol…

our lovely waitperson took pictures of us with all the food…

I had lamb… it was very tasty and came with a huge portion of dill rice;-)…

there was even a spot on the button to advise when we were ready to pay… they came quickly whenever we pushed one of the buttons…

enjoyable evening with wonderful friends…

Pineridge…

25 Thursday Jul 2024

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it was a beautiful day for an adventure yesterday… and we hadn’t been on one for awhile…

my adventure buddy and I drove out to Pineridge Hollow for lunch and a wander around the new shops that are there…

we had a lovely drive out and only got a little lost, lol…

we were just in time for our lunch reservation so we ate first… we shared a number of things…

rosemary and salt beet chips with a goat cheese ranch dipping sauce… my oh my, those were addictive…

next we shared a small Pineridge salad with mixed greens, apples, candied pecans and smoked Gouda tossed in a maple Dijon dressing… I forgot to take a photo before we dived in, lol… the small was more than enough for the two of us… and it was delicious… actually it was my favourite of all we ate…

she had the pulled pork tacos and I had the carpaccio – seared beef tenderloin, pickled rhubarb, strawberry gastrique, fresh herbs, arugula, pistachios, and a garlic scape aoli…

it was fun to try something different;-)…

and because we hadn’t eaten enough, she had schmoo and I had panna cotta with haskap berries…

we could have just had the beet chips and salad, maybe with a bit of chicken in it…

but we enjoyed everything and had leftovers to bring home…

from there we wandered through the shops and picked up a few items before heading home for naps, lol…

OEB…

25 Tuesday Jun 2024

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this morning I discovered OEB… it is a restaurant that my daughter had encountered in Calgary and said was excellent…

we ordered last night and it was delivered first thing this morning…

I chose the French Toast Trifle… it looked delicious on the website and was exactly the same when it arrived…

there were two pieces of brioche smothered in custard with blueberries and strawberries… and to top it off there were three cute little meringues on top…

and it was delicious;-)…

voyages…

18 Thursday Jan 2024

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Monday I had another wonderful visit to see Voyages by Fleurs de Ville at The Leaf…

it was a treat to share this special place with friends, some of whom hadn’t been before…

every time I am there I see something different or learn something from the gardeners or volunteers… we had searched all over for the name of this flower/plant…

this trip I learned that this gorgeous flower is a heliconia, thanks to one of the gardeners;-)…

we wandered through the Tropical Biome and then enjoyed the Voyages exhibit in the Mediterranean Biome…

seeing the displays in person is so very different than looking at photos…

this time I chose a different favourite display, lol… I loved the sweetgrass hair and the birch bark bodice…

it was nice to see so many people enjoying the exhibition and learning about The Leaf…

from there we moved into Gather Craft Kitchen and Bar for a lovely lunch to celebrate a birthday…

what a wonderful way to enjoy a freezing cold day… it is always a treat to spend time together and make memories;-)…

process…

25 Monday Dec 2023

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on Wednesday I had a lovely lunch with my BS buddies… we went to the Olympia Diner and had delicious food, lots of laughs and shared great stories…

it was quite the process for us all to get there as car trouble caused a bit of excitement, but eventually we all made it…

the food is always tasty and the portions are large… I had spanakopita, with lemon potatoes and Caesar salad, and had leftovers for the next day…

parcels were exchanged (which will be opened on Christmas), and one gift was our lunch… a lovely treat…

we always try to get a holiday photo and our waitperson took a number of photos to be sure we had a good one…

these women are so important to me and such a gift;-)…

Sam’s…

02 Wednesday Aug 2023

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it was a beautiful evening, so we walked over to Sam’s on Sunday night… we’ve been wanting to go, but hadn’t made it until then…

the menu was basically schnitzel and burgers with a few appetizers, salads and desserts…

we had burgers and curly fries… I had a schnitzel burger…

the patty was twice the size of the pretzel bun, so I cut it in half and brought the leftovers home for lunch…

everything was tasty and Sam, the owner, was very cute and attentive… it was fun to see how the regulars waited to say goodbye to him before leaving;-)…

may go again…