A lovely brunch

Husband M and I along with daughter L, her husband and two of our good friends went to a lovely brunch buffet at the Ancaster Mill a few weeks ago. It was the young couple's August wedding venue so our return brought back pleasant memories.  It was a gorgeous fall day and we had a wonderful time. It was great to see our friends who we had not seen for many months.  They had been unable to attend the wedding. 

Pictured below is some of the food. The oysters were from Prince Edward Island (PEI), I am an oyster fan and they were delicious with just lime. There were optional dressings. I chose a delicious lemon meringue tart as one of my desserts. I also had bread pudding, fruit and ice cream.

Daughter L's plate

 

My Oyster Plate and Dessert plate

My yummy lemon meringue tart

Poppy From Seed

 I saw this poppy that I had sown from seed in full bloom outside a few weeks ago.  It was a pleasant surprise.  I hope it comes back next year.

Some fall colour and a tragedy

 Spotted some fall colour on a recent walk.

And here is one from daughter L's husband's family cottage up north.

We learned last night that the boyfriend of the daughter of good friends was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident the day after Canadian Thanksgiving.  It is shocking and so sad.  He was just 33 years old.  May the young man rest in peace.

Friday Art - More on Great Nieces

 Welcome to Friday Art, here is more of my great niece art.  It is a 3" x 4" pieces.

Linking to Nicole's Friday Face Off and Gillena's Art for Fun Friday.

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - 'Lost' and a Stir Fry Dish

Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date.  Her art theme today is 'Lost'.

Here is my ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") showing a girl lost in the forest.

Bean Thread Vermicelli Stir Fry

For the dinner date, I made this bean thread vermicelli stir fry with ground beef, green beans and garlic chives.  The bean thread vermicelli is low in carbs and calories, great for my diabetic husband.
 

bean thread vermicelli

nutrition facts 300g or 10.5 oz pkg

Here is the recipe:

150g (5.25 oz) or 4 small pkgs bean thread vermicelli

3-4 tbs canola oil

2-3 cloves garlic minced

.69 kg (1.5 lbs) green beans 

small bunch of Chinese garlic chives cut into 2"lengths, can substitute green onions

.454 kg (1 lb) ground beef (can use chicken or pork)

Sauce:

2 tbs oyster sauce

2 tbs light soy sauce

1 tbs dark soy sauce

1 tsp sugar

1 tsp hot sauce or chili flakes

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp ginger powder

Soak vermicelli in hot water for 5 minutes until softened

drain and cut into shorter lengths, set aside.

Saute garlic in oil, add ground beef and brown it.  Add trimmed green beans and stir fry for about 3 minutes.  Cover and simmer for 6 more minutes.  Mix in prepared vermicelli noodles, the sauce, and chives.  Cover and simmer 3 more minutes.

Enjoy!

Wednesday Memes

 

I got the one above from Grannie Annie.

Spookuterie

Google Lens

Brazilian Jasmine

 

Red Mulberry

I wanted to identify these plants and a friend suggested trying Google Lens which is in the Google app.

It told me the names of the above plants.  I was happy indeed.  I saw the beautiful Brazilian Jasmine plant at hubby's sister's house the other day.  We were invited for a delicious home cooked lunch.  His sister is an excellent cook.

The Red Mulberry seeded in my yard and I was wondering how big it could get.  Either way, we will cut it back as it doesn't really fit where it seeded itself.

Have you tried Google Lens?