Wednesday Memes

 

Pot Luck Dinner

 Daughter L and her husband hosted a Mother's Day party for some of husband M's family members and to show them her new house.  So us moms were well celebrated and it was a fantastic party.  It was a pot luck dinner and I brought a fruit tray.  Pot luck dinners are a great idea and daughter L made a great menu plan.  She thought about who would make great desserts, who is good at meat dishes, who is good at vegetarian dishes and so forth.  When the food came together it was a success!  I took home some lovely rhubarb crumble as that was not as popular, but I love the slightly sour taste of rhubarb.  There were other lovely cakes, brownies and cookies to suit every taste.

Chinese Garlic Chives and Eggs

 I have made a similar dish before, I found this video and was happy with it.  It is a good way to use the chives I got from my neighbour.

I used 2 small chive bunches, soaked and chopped into small bits (about 2 cups).

5 eggs

1 tsp fish sauce (can use soy sauce instead)

1/2 tsp sesame oil

2-3 tbs canola oil

Saute chives with a pinch of salt in the canola oil.  Whisk the eggs with fish sauce and sesame oil.  Mix into the chives and stir around until cooked as pictured above.

Sunday Smiles - Solar Storm

 Earth experienced a solar storm the night of May 10th that resulted in some spectacular photos across the planet.  These photos were taken outside daughter L's in-law's cottage in Muskoka.  It was too cloudy where we were.

Happy Mother'sDay!

Linking to Gillena's Sunday Smiles.

Chinese Chives

 My neighbour brought these Chinese chives from her garden to my door last week.  It was a nice surprise.  That same day I saw a blue jay on the backyard fence.  Spring is a lovely time of year.

Friday Art - Elephant Eye

 Welcome to Friday Art!  This is my 'elephant eye' ACEO (2 12/" x 3 1/2").

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

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Statues and Mince with Eggplant in Black Bean Sauce

 Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date!  The theme is 'Statues'.  Here is my ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2"), it needs no explanation!

For the Dinner Date, I made ground beef with eggplant in black bean sauce.

1 lb lean ground beef

2 large long eggplants chopped into small pieces

1" ginger sliced

3 cloves garlic minced

1 onion chopped

1 tsp sesame seeds

3 tbs canola oil

Sauce

3 tbs soy sauce

1 tsp hot sauce of your choice

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp sugar

2 tbs black bean sauce

2 tbs water

1 tsp cornstarch

2 tbs chinese cooking wine

2 green onions diced

Saute ginger, onion in oil until softened, then add garlic, sesame seeds.  Separate the ground beef and brown it in the pan.  When the meat is browned, mix in eggplant and sauce.  Simmer covered 20 minutes.  Add a cup of water after the first 10 minutes.