Wednesday Memes

 

The 90's pool party

 

Daughtet L's good friend that we have know since childhood invited us all to her pool party recently.  There was a 90's theme.  I joked that husband M and I still wear our 90's clothes.  L found some butterfly and flower hair clips and hair slides that we could wear.  I found a polka dot top to wear as well.  One guest got a snazzy outfit from the Salvation Army thrift store.  Picturing the delicious food and retro candy bar above.  

It was a fun party with old friends and grandson C had fun swimming in the heated pool with his mom and the next generation of babies.  

Kohlrabi Stir Fry

 

I trimmed the kohlrabi leaves and finely chopped both stems and leaves.

2 cloves garlic minced

onion chopped

3 tbs olive oil

3 tbs lemon juice

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp dried thyme

1 c water

Saute onions, garlic in olive oil. Add salt, pepper, thyme, lemon juice. Mix in chopped kohrabi.

Simmer covered 15 mins with a cup of water.

Yummy!

Sunday Smiles and SITAR - Sage Leaves

 

Sage Leaves

Welcome to Gillena's Sunday Smiles and to Nicole's SITAR.

I have an interesting fact on Sage leaves and their mosquito blocking properties for you today.  For SITAR I painted a sprig of sage leaves for you (ACEO 2 1/2" x 3 1/2") in watercolour pencil, outlined with an acrylic marker.

Enjoy the Civic holiday long weekend in Ontario.

Roasted Kohlrabi

 

Happy August!

I roasted some kohlrabi the other day and it was delicious.  Even son K liked it with ketchup he thought it was potatoes. It did not have any aftertaste. Mind you he hasn't eaten it since. 

I did roast it for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 425F in total as I kept testing it for softness. Next time I will line the pan with parchment paper for easy cleanup.

4 tbs olive oil

3 tbs lemon juice

1/2 tsp thyme

1/2 tsp salt 

pepper

1 onion chopped

2 cloves garlic minced

1 kohlrabi peeled and cut into chunks as pictured

Roast at 425F in a pan lined with parchment paper and loosely covered with foil for 60 minutes, test with a fork for desired softness.

uncover and roast 15 mins longer until the kohlrabi looks crispy when you turn it over.