Tomato, Cheese and Chickpea Salad

I received this great recipe from Your Healthy Weight, I haven't tried it yet, but it looks simple and delicious to put together:

Tomato, Cheese and Chickpea Salad

4 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 cups (500 ml) cherry tomatoes, halved


1 cup (250 ml) each yellow and orange bell peppers , diced


3 1/2 oz (100 g) each Mozzarella and Feta, diced


2 cups (500 ml) canned chickpeas, drained


2 shallots, finely chopped


1/4 cup (60 ml) chopped fresh basil


1/4 cup (60 ml) fresh lemon juice


2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil


Salt and Pepper

Preparation

Place cherry tomatoes, peppers, cheeses, chickpeas, shallots and basil in a salad bowl. Whisk together lemon juice and olive oil. Mix gently into salad. Season to taste.

The Rose

For Paint Party Friday, this piece is called 'The Rose'.  It's an ACEO (trading card sized) done in watercolour pencils.


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A Wonderful Review

It's not often you see a movie reviewed with 4 out of 4 stars, it made me think it might be worth seeing 'The Dark Knight', the new Batman movie!
According to the reviewer, this movie 'incorporates human frailty and realistic threats of nuclear and economic destruction into the densely layered saga'.  He describes the movie as a 'brainy blockbuster' where all the actors have done wonderful jobs with the characters, it's described as one of the year's best movies. Apparently 50 % of the film contains IMAX images.  'The Dark Knight Rises is soul-deep. It prompts us look at our most private fears and how we cope with them. It questions what happens if we give into those fears.  It’s a demanding movie, one that could leave you exhausted as well as exhilarated'

Well at the very least, it's a wonderful review!   Do you think you might go see it?

In other news this article describes new hope in the Alzheimer's fight.

'The treatment in this case was IVIG, which is a mixture of antibodies collected from the blood of healthy human individuals.

...the treatment uses the strategy of immunotherapy, a generic approach which introduces an antibody into a patient to try to neutralize a factor that is important for the disease’s progression.'

The research results have been so promising they are expanding the trials with results expected in 2013.

Introverts and Extroverts

I found this cute image on Pinterest, it's so true, what do you think?  You can click on the image to enlarge it. I'm an introvert.

It was 37C (98.6F) but with heat and humidity it really felt like 45C (113F) yesterday. I went for a walk in the evening and felt like I was in the Sahara desert. People were saying they felt like they were in Florida!

I had a good start to the day.  I had a routine dental checkup and everything was fine.  Then I was worried about a money order I had mailed to the U.S. and it was received, no problem.  It's all very well to talk of email money transfers, or paypal but that also depends on whether the recipient is comfortable with receiving money  in this manner.

I'd really like to see the new Spiderman movie but we can't seem to get around to seeing it.  K has seen it twice just by chance.

Creative Tuesdays - Paradise Island

Creative Tuesdays' theme is 'Paradise Island'. I had done this piece last year for another art co-op and thought it would be perfect for this theme. I had been inspired by a travel ad I saw in the newspaper. It's trading card sized and in water colour pencils as I had not yet started using acrylics. Wouldn't you just like to be there right now?

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The subway incident

M told me he was on the subway last week, and fell asleep as he often does.  Apparently a lady came to sit next to him, with a toddler in a stroller.  The toddler had been eating a messy chocolate chip cookie and rested his hand on M's pant near his knee, leaving a bit of a smear.  M woke up when the lady started gently wiping M's pant leg with a napkin.  He was a bit startled, but proceeded to pull out a pack of wet wipes, that he always travels with.  The lady was amazed at the quick cleanup, and M gave her one to help clean up the toddler.  She hadn't known about such wipes, and in fact, the whole train was smiling at the incident!  All is well that ends well, the lady had seemed so concerned when her toddler had dirtied M's pant leg.

Watermelon Ice

For Sunday Sketches and Summer of Color, I did this acrylic (6.5" x 4.5") on cardstock. Kristin's Watermelon Ice sherbet contains little chocolate seeds.

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