Wednesday Memes

 

Sickly Tree?

 I took this photo in the local park a few weeks ago. It is about a hundred foot tall.  At first I thought it looked like a whimsical fairy door then I realize it may not be a healthy tree. Hopefully it doesn't crash in the next windstorm.  The city has arborists who maintain the trees, their health and otherwise.  I noticed they have cut down a few of these old trees.

Single serving Ramen soup cup

 

I  decided to try this single serving Ramen soup cup, a Malaysian style flavoured version. It was on sale for $1. You pour boiling water right into the cup, wait 3 minutes, pour off the water then mix in the included seasonings.  It even came with a fold out plastic fork. 

 It was very tasty likely because it has an incredible amount of sodium!  This is something I will have less often for sure. 

Gillena's Sunday Smiles - Unripe tomatoes

 A few weeks ago my friend S dropped by with these tomatoes from her garden that weren't ripening as the season is almost over.  I will keep them until hopefully they ripen.

Linking to Gillena's Sunday Smiles.

Cold and Flu Season

 Yes, it is cold and flu season.  We can get our flu shots this month.  Seniors over 65 have been able to get them before this.  

Son K caught a cold and cough a few weeks ago.  Then I got it.  I went to get some cough drops and some Tylenol Cold tablets.  The reason for Tylenol is that people with high blood pressure like son K and myself can take it without adverse effects.  Advil and other popular cough remedies can affect your blood pressure medicines.

We have since recovered.

Art For Fun Friday - Model

 Welcome to Friday Art! I did a model I saw in the newspaper for you today. I loved the pink outfit. Linking  to Gillena's Art for Fun Friday. Nicole is unwell and cannot host her Friday Face Off unfortunately.  Thinking of her today.

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Cold And Rainy Theme and Kidney Bean and Roasted Kale soup

 Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date.  The theme is 'Cold and Rainy' and here is my ACEO (2  1/2" x 3 1/2").  

Kidney Bean and roasted Kale soup

For the Dinner Date, I made this kidney bean and roasted kale soup.  I wanted to use up some leftover roasted kale chips.

2-3 tsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic minced
1 onion chopped
1 tomato chopped
2 14oz cans kidney beans (use whatever beans you have even one large can)
Bunch of roasted kale leaves 
1 can vegetable soup
3 cans water
Salt as and if required (the canned soup and the kale chips had enough salt)
1/2tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp dried oregano (I used the leaves removed from fresh sprigs)
1 tsp dried parsley

In olive oil, saute onion, add garlic, add tomato, oregano, parsley
Then add beans, soup, water, kale
Salt to taste if required

Simmer 20 mins