A wonderful meal

Son K took this photo, it was the night of the super moon.


I bought a Groupon recently for a wonderful meal at Marlowe Restaurant and Wine Bar. It cost $129 for 4 people so husband M and I took the kids one night. Here are some photos I took for you. The meal included 4 5oz glasses of wine, 4 appetizers, 4 entrees and 4 desserts. It was a good deal.

Bread with Olive Oil Dip

Appetizer Platter

Shrimp Appetizer

Lobster and Crab Spring Rolls

Seafood Jambalaya

Filet Mignon Brochettes

Seafood Linguine

Salmon

Apple Fries

Apple Fries

I found this recipe for apple fries while cruising through the AllRecipes tumblr blog.  It sounded easy to make and healthy.  They were crispy after they cooled and pretty good!  The leftovers were soggy next day so you will want to eat them right up.

Just thinking that it's a perfect recipe for fall. I took a lovely walk in the early sunny fall weather yesterday and was greeted by a cute small dog unleashed, with his owner not far behind.  He was very friendly and I gave him a pat before his owner carried him away.  I'm not overly comfortable with animals, but this dog was so little and cute.


Ingredients

2 apples peeled and thinly sliced
1 1/2 tsp white sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 225 F 
2. Arrange apples slices on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
3. Mix sugar and cinnamon together in a bowl; sprinkle over apple slices.
4. Bake in the preheated until apples are dried, 45 minutes to 1 hour. They will go crispy when cooled

Creative Tuesdays - Red Apples

The theme for Creative Tuesdays is 'Red Apples'. Here is my piece on textured cardstock (8 1/2"h x 11"w).

Roses in the Church Garden

Son K has to do a movie review for school on the movie 'Eat, Pray, Love' starring Julia Roberts, directed by Ryan Murphy, co-produced by Brad Pitt.   So we watched that on the weekend.  It's based on the book by Elizabeth Gilbert.  The main character is on a journey of self-discovery.  A writer from New York, she divorces her husband, moves in with a handsome guy for awhile, still very discontented with life.  She decides to travel for a year.  Her first stop is Rome where she EATS a lot and seems happier.  Before long she goes off to India to meditate and PRAY.  Finally it's time to go to Bali where she faces the prospect of finding true LOVE.  I must say Bali looked very appealing, wow, so beautiful there.  I normally like movies like this, but I kept expecting more from it.  Oh well.  Have you seen this movie, did you like it?

When I went to church the other day I took these photos of some roses blooming in the church garden:

Sunday Sketches - Toucan Tote

This is my Toucan Tote, designed for Sunday Sketches today! I was inspired by the Toucan I painted for PPF this past Friday. It's done on good quality cardstock (6" x 6") in acrylic.

Public Art

Some neighbourhood roses in September:

Giggles recently posted about some public art on concrete silos in Vancouver.  Quite eye-catching and I thought I'd share this article.

I'm going to a potluck dinner tonight, a friend is having a 'girls night out'.  I'm making a roasted cauliflower and chickpea dish.

Paint Party Friday - Toucan

This is a Toucan for Paint Party Friday. It's done on good quality textured cardstock (6" x 6") in acrylic. I was inspired by a post Adam did on Toucans the other day.