My May 2019 Calendar Page

Sharing my May calendar page with you today to welcome the month of May! Our weather has been slow to warm up and there has been severe flooding in cottage country about 2 hours north of Toronto, not to mention Montreal and Ottawa to the east. It is devastating and the cleanup ahead is a horrible for many.

'Time wasted at the lake is time well spent' was my chosen quote for the month, unfortunately it doesn't seem to fit right now due to this terrible flooding.

Jicama

Jicama salad

So I found this jicama (Mexican turnip) on sale at our local grocery store! I loved it when I was on vacation in Mexico last year and can't wait to try it again. From what I can google, you peel it with a vegetable peeler and slice it like French fries. You can eat them raw in a salad, as I plan to, or roast them. They are healthy and low in calories. The 'j' in jicama is pronounced like an 'h', fyi.

Well all of a sudden we have our first heat wave in Toronto, I actually put some sunscreen on yesterday and donned a tank top!! One of my sisters who lives in Florida says they are having some flooding issues with ducks swimming in the streets. I hope things go back to normal soon. Our own Toronto Islands is closed to the public due to recent flooding as well. The Centre Island ferries are not running.