Sunday Smiles -Panama Sunsets

 Linking to Gillena's Sunday Smiles.

Another Lovely Wedding

 Husband M and I attended the wedding of my long time friend 'S's daughter.  It was a beautiful wedding, very well planned by her daughter.  It was held at a nice restaurant downtown.  There were no bridesmaids and groomsmen, the family members came down the aisle instead, led by the groom's 100 year old grandmother escorted in her wheelchair.  The procession was very moving.  My friend S's dress was so pretty as was the bride's.  We chose our meal from the menu pictured below.  The food was excellent.

Menu

Meatballs

Salmon

Beef Tenderloin

We took this table arrangement home

Friday Art - Dragonfly

 Welcome to Friday Art!  This is my Dragonfly ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") in acrylic markers and waterolour pencil.

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

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Double and Eggplant Dish

 Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date!  The theme is 'Double' this week.  Here is my  ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") in watercolour pencil.  I thought of doing a pair of boots!

For the Dinner Date, I have an eggplant dish for you inspired by a wine tasting dish I had in California recently.  It was an eggplant stuffed cannelloni dish.  I had trouble locating their recipe so came up with this alternative stuffing.  It is tasty with pasta:

4 tomatoes chopped

1 round eggplant chopped

3 cloves garlic minced

1 tsp dried basil

3 tbs olive oil

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 onion chopped

1c  shredded cheese

Saute onions in olive oil, add garlic, basil, salt, pepper.  Then add tomatoes.  When softened, add eggplant.  Simmer covered 20 minutes, add cheese stirring for 10 minutes longer.

Serve with pasta.  I used penne pasta.  

Wednesday Memes

 

Blueberry Cake

 I had blueberries to use up, they were just sitting in the fridge.  So I made this blueberry cake using this recipe.  I substituted diet syrup in place of regular sugar.  

Fresh picked garlic

 My friend S gave me some fresh picked garlic, Swiss chard and kale from her sister's farm.  I've never seen garlic with the stems still on like that.  I used it without curing it, is was delicious and so fresh.

fresh uncured garlic