6-8 small beets peeled and chopped
2 c water
1 can of beef or chicken broth
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp black pepper
3 tbs olive oil
Blend 6-8 peeled and chopped raw beets in blender with 2 c water until it is a pulpy juice. Then in a saute pan heat 3 tbs olive oil with 2 tsp onion powder 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp black pepper. Add beet juice and 2 cups beef or chicken stock. Bring to a boil simmer covered 25-30 mins.
One of my sisters said her cat used to do that to rats and cautioned me to stay in at dark for awhile as there might be a large predator out and about. There have been coyote sightings in other areas of the city.
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| Michelangelo's David |
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| Michelangelo's Pieta |
A few weeks ago I called my Godmother, a dearest friend of my departed mom. There had been some flooding in New York City and New Jersey, where she lives. It was due to Hurricane Ida. Thankfully her house is on a rocky hill so she and her husband are fine although much of the area had been flooded. She said she had been thinking of me but didn't call as she thought I might be busy. Who is busy during Covid I said.
She was doing well except she had a longer than usual bout of gout. It was interesting, she said she stopped her longtime blood pressure meds for a few days to see if that would help. Interesting because we all seem to experiment with our medicines attempting to take control of our own health! She said she and her friends talk of their latest health issues, it is a thing seniors do. Isn't that so true!
She was happy to have been on a few group travel bus tours before Covid shut things down. It is unfortunate but we agreed that at least she has those memories now. Our lives have really been turned around.
Anyway, it was nice connecting.
This is a friendly doodle L did on a scratch pad for me before she left Toronto:
Let's hope they will really move back home in 8 months, despite views like that!
Pour enough water to half cover the eggs into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the eggs, cover for 7 minutes. Remove the eggs immediately and cool them off in a bowl of ice cold water. They will peel off easily after they are cooled. Slice lengthwise. I shake a little salt and pepper over my eggs.
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| jalapeno, and banana pepper |
You can spot a myriad of stars up there in the blackness of night. For the first time I made the effort to see 'The Big Dipper'. From there you can locate the North Star off of which hangs 'The Little Dipper'. It is more faint so I could not see it.
This was our first getaway for the year!
Other friends have a cottage about an hour south, so we always try to stop by and see them on the way home. They gave me a jalapeno and a banana pepper they picked from the garden as we were walking around!
2 cups of water
6-8 medium beets peeled and quartered
some squeezes of lemon juice
blend until liquified in a blender.
I added a tablespoon of the pulpy juice with a cup of orange juice and it tasted good and feels healthy. You could mix it with any juice.
Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art Date. Her theme is Expressionism. I found a good link that describes it here. And here is a video that also goes through the history of expressionism. However, I took my inspiration from Mark Rothko, an abstract expressionist painter, he was a pioneer in colour field painting. It is something I could more relate to.
This is my abstract expressionism piece, an ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") in alcohol ink:
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