Daikon Radish

 My neighbour gave me this bunch of daikon radishes as I was walking by a few weeks ago.  She had just plucked them out of her garden, there was so much dirt on them.  They had borrowed a yard waste bag a few days earlier and I guess she was returning the favour.  It was most welcome.

Amarillis Repotted

So I repotted my amaryllis bulb, the one that has been laying dormant in a bag in the basement for a few months.  It seemed viable so I repotted it.  Now I will see if it blooms.

 

Microwaved Scrambled Eggs

Joeks mentioned her mom microwaved scrambled eggs  so of course I went looking for a recipe.

 I microwaved these scramble eggs using this recipe.  It seemed like a lot of trouble but on trying it, the eggs are fluffy and delicious.  Add salt, pepper, 2 eggs, 2 tbs milk in a bowl.  Lightly grease a good sized bowl and whisk. Microwave 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between.  It took me 1 1/2 minutes.

Holiday Drink

 This looks easy to make and good.  Now I wish I could find that ice cube mold I have that makes small cubes!  

Friday Art - The Joker

 Welcome to Friday Art.  This is a piece I did last year based on The Joker from the Dark Knight movie. 

Do you recognize Heath Ledger?

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

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Jungle and Tacos

Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date. The art theme is 'Jungle'. 

First I wanted to tell you how happy I am with this white pastel pen I am using.  It is great for use on black poster paper for example.   It is called Edding pastel pen in soft white.

Here is my 'jungle' piece, depicting a red eyed tree frog in the jungle. It is an ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2").  I used my edding soft white pastel pen to fill in the shapes and then coloured over top with Sharpie oil paint markers.  In this way the Sharpie markers display well on the black poster paper.

 For the dinner date, I am showing some tacos I made using old el paso taco shells and old el paso seasoning mix. 

 You brown a pound of ground beef in some olive oil, add the seasoning mix and 2/3c of water and simmer for 10 minutes. 

 Then you toast the shells in the oven at 325F for 7 minutes.

 

 For the toppings, dice some tomatoes, shred some lettuce. You will need some salsa, sourcream and shredded cheese. 

 To assemble, place 2-3 spoons of the cooked ground beef into a taco shell. Top with salsa, sourcream, tomatoes, lettuce and cheese. I microwaved the taco for 35 seconds in the microwave just to melt the cheese. Yum!

taco shells and seasoning mix

 

toppings

cooked ground beef

assembled tacos

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