Friday, May 6, 2011
Missing his buddy
No Knead bread!
There is a lot of interest in the Straub, family size mussel pot! Although fresh mussels are available, "Fresh" may be a problem in the prairies , so this handsome cast iron pot is my covered pot for baking bread! Yes, it can be used at 500 degrees as a screaming hot oven is needed to bake this bread!
I think I have finally mastered the recipe, using White, Whole wheat and Oatmeal and any seeds that I may have in my kitchen, flax, pumpkin, sesame and sunflowers seeds! The dough has to be sticker than I have been making as the covered cast iron pots work like a little oven with tons of steam! The bread is baked at 400 degrees for 30 minutes!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Saturday, April 30, 2011
my thoughts on the royal wedding!
The dress, the hair, that bouquet: Royal Wedding trends
Tradition played a large part in this wedding.
Yet, little was said about the traditional wedding of Kate and William, a legal contract that carries with it centuries of tradition and societal importance.
Although Westminster Abby has a tradition as a setting for wedding, the last reigning monarchs that were married in the Abby were Henry I and Richard II. The stone Abby looked warm and inviting as the
Westminster Abbey was decked out in
The wedding date was also significant on the church liturgical calender being on the Feast Day of St Catherine of Siena.
The "simple yet elegant wedding dress" is gathering "universal acclaim " even from fashion designers! Really!!! You think after seeing the pouffe Barbie Doll dress since the nineties on any body shape that we might need a change!
It is time that brides to be return to wearing dresses that best suit their personal body shape, personality, culture and their pocket book and not be swayed by fashion designers, even if it means sewing one's own dress! Yes, Valentino played a huge impact on wedding designs in the seventies, but if you looked like an abominable snowman in his design, you didn't buy it, no matter how fashionable it was.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
On the Eve of the Royal Wedding...
Check out the video on the Firefly Occasions site called:
Surprizes, Highlights and wrap up of the Royal wedding
Firefly Occasions hosted the viewing of the Royal Wedding in Calgary at the Glencoe Club. As guests watched the last few minutes of the wedding, Firefly Occasions interviewed them on their favorite parts, highlights and surprises!
Here we are arriving for the Royal viewing at 3 am , yes, three c'clock in the morning! Not too sure about all
all this but here we are!
This video cracked me up, the video was out of Toronto.
Willie and Kate marry on "The View" with cupcakes as the wedding cake.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tango
Tango on MacLeod
April 23rd 2011 - Chef Trevor has this weeks features ready to enjoy! Pulled Pork Flatbread, Wild Mushroom Soup, and Clement will whip up a plate of Chocolate Chip Cookies with Chocolate dip. Try one, try them all.
Our patio is almost ready! That's right, Tango will have an outdoor dining area, beautifully glassed in on the sides to protect from the wind, heated for your enjoyment on those late evenings. We hope to have it open by the first week in May.
Only using the best local and regional ingredients because at Tango, we feel it’s ALL about the ingredients
Having tried the Business Lunch for the 3rd time, the idea is great as are the portions. They are attractively presented but unfortunately yesterday's meal was most disappointing! Knowing that the food is very salty, we had requested less salt but the food was still too salty. All the food was served lukewarm! The soups that were presented steaming hot the first were lukewarm, as were the entrees. The portion of spring salad was laughable. The attention to detail was lacking!
April 23rd 2011 - Chef Trevor has this weeks features ready to enjoy! Pulled Pork Flatbread, Wild Mushroom Soup, and Clement will whip up a plate of Chocolate Chip Cookies with Chocolate dip. Try one, try them all.
Our patio is almost ready! That's right, Tango will have an outdoor dining area, beautifully glassed in on the sides to protect from the wind, heated for your enjoyment on those late evenings. We hope to have it open by the first week in May.
Only using the best local and regional ingredients because at Tango, we feel it’s ALL about the ingredients
Having tried the Business Lunch for the 3rd time, the idea is great as are the portions. They are attractively presented but unfortunately yesterday's meal was most disappointing! Knowing that the food is very salty, we had requested less salt but the food was still too salty. All the food was served lukewarm! The soups that were presented steaming hot the first were lukewarm, as were the entrees. The portion of spring salad was laughable. The attention to detail was lacking!
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Man's great friend!
Man's best friend came through with his final wish, to die by his master’s arm.
True love! What a magnificent and regal dog! And all those precious years with him! I remember well the first day you brought that ”little pup” into the house and how he walked with such poise to the patio door. As if to say, “I’m here.” How I couldn’t imagine having such a giant in the house, but how he warmed everyone’s heart, even strangers! What a beautiful pup!! was so often heard while walking him! How proud we were to walk him although at first he walked us. Although there was uncertainty of this rescue dog with kids, we soon learned, he was so patient and gentle giant with kids. Kids would run up to him or he would pulls us to small kids for a sniff. Kids never feared this giant of a dog. How he lay quietly for 3 hours while Giselle used him as a pillow while she was burning up with a fever and waited for her parents to come home from the Stampede. How Jameson as a toddler played hide and seek along with squeals of delight in being able to pull his tail! How he perked up and wanted to see Jeff’s kids when they were last here. Yes, he was the master magician Houdini when it came to doors and gate! The times we spent driving around the neighborhood looking in vain for him only to see him re-appear magically. Listening to the little boy on his way home from school at the gate as he talked to Mook and then disappearing only to find out he knew where the boy lived and had escaped to go and play with him.
But he knew what he wanted and he was persistent at it, whether it was his walks which he demanded 3 to 4 a day from Dad to special treats on his dog food, which was what ever we were eating!! His head on the table as he wormed his way closer to the plate of food under your arm. Whacking his dinner bowl if Punn Mook’s food didn’t suit him, yet patient enough to have Skippy eat first! How he loved Fish Creek and the farm, where he was allowed to run along side the deer, seeing his tail bob up and down as he ran and returned when whistled back.
Yesterday, watching Kasper, sitting regally like Mook at the gate l, I realized what an influenced Mook has been on him, teaching him to groom, how to sit and to bark!!
Many times, when he was stubborn, demanding and so in your face, I wanted to open that front door and say “Go”, but his personality and those big dark eyes won out! Truly a great dog that grew in your love into this magnificent dog!
Time to find another big dog for the new baby to run after!
True love! What a magnificent and regal dog! And all those precious years with him! I remember well the first day you brought that ”little pup” into the house and how he walked with such poise to the patio door. As if to say, “I’m here.” How I couldn’t imagine having such a giant in the house, but how he warmed everyone’s heart, even strangers! What a beautiful pup!! was so often heard while walking him! How proud we were to walk him although at first he walked us. Although there was uncertainty of this rescue dog with kids, we soon learned, he was so patient and gentle giant with kids. Kids would run up to him or he would pulls us to small kids for a sniff. Kids never feared this giant of a dog. How he lay quietly for 3 hours while Giselle used him as a pillow while she was burning up with a fever and waited for her parents to come home from the Stampede. How Jameson as a toddler played hide and seek along with squeals of delight in being able to pull his tail! How he perked up and wanted to see Jeff’s kids when they were last here. Yes, he was the master magician Houdini when it came to doors and gate! The times we spent driving around the neighborhood looking in vain for him only to see him re-appear magically. Listening to the little boy on his way home from school at the gate as he talked to Mook and then disappearing only to find out he knew where the boy lived and had escaped to go and play with him.
But he knew what he wanted and he was persistent at it, whether it was his walks which he demanded 3 to 4 a day from Dad to special treats on his dog food, which was what ever we were eating!! His head on the table as he wormed his way closer to the plate of food under your arm. Whacking his dinner bowl if Punn Mook’s food didn’t suit him, yet patient enough to have Skippy eat first! How he loved Fish Creek and the farm, where he was allowed to run along side the deer, seeing his tail bob up and down as he ran and returned when whistled back.
Yesterday, watching Kasper, sitting regally like Mook at the gate l, I realized what an influenced Mook has been on him, teaching him to groom, how to sit and to bark!!
Many times, when he was stubborn, demanding and so in your face, I wanted to open that front door and say “Go”, but his personality and those big dark eyes won out! Truly a great dog that grew in your love into this magnificent dog!
Time to find another big dog for the new baby to run after!
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