Zero sugar Cranberry Ginger Ale

 I found this  zero sugar cranberry ginger ale being offered for a limited time.  It is quite good, it tastes like a cocktail!

Remembrance Day 2024

 Lest we forget.  This is a piece I did a few years ago.

Sunday Smiles and 8th Covid shot

 Linking to Gillena's Sunday Smiles.

In other news I got my 8th Covid pfizer shot yesterday. I waited almost an hour for my turn. It didn't look that busy.

The lady in front of me was filling her whole family's prescription and I had to wait for my 2 second injection.  Then the pharmacist asked me how was my day. I was polite.

New ceramic non stick frying pans

 I got some new ceramic non stick frying pans as they are supposed to be safer.  These have silicone handles.  They are to be used at medium to low heat.  The prices seemed reasonable and they are attractive.

My plan is to find silicone kitchen utensils next and maybe a new saute pan.  Apparently wooden cutting boards are now considered the safest but I still use plastic cutting boards.  

Friday Art - Lion Cub

 Welcome to Friday Art!  I did a lion cub for you today, an ACEO (2 1/2" in watercolour pencil.

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

Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date - Lanterns and Vinegret Russian Beet Salad

Welcome to Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date. Here are my lanterns for this week's theme. It is an ACEO (2 1/2" x 3 1/2") outlined with an acrylic marker and coloured in with watercolour pencil.

 

 For the Dinner Date I made a Vinegret Russian Beet Salad.  My friend S had given me some fresh beets and suggested this recipe she got from a friend.  It calls for onions and I found another similar recipe that sautes them in oil before adding them to the salad.  I decided to try that as well.

4 medium beets

2 medium potatoes

2 carrots

3-4 dill pickles

1 onion

2 c frozen peas

1/2 tsp dried parsley

1/2 tsp dried dill

a sprig of fresh coriander

1 c sauerkraut

1 green onion

Dressing

2 tbs olive oil

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Boil potatoes and carrots for 30 mins.  In a separate pot, boil beets for 50 mins as it will tint the water.  Cool veg, peel and slice into cubes.  Dice onions and pickles.  I sauteed my onions in a bit of olive oil.  You can oil the cubed beets so they don't leak.  

Mix all veg, peas, pickles, chopped sauerkraut, dressing, herbs, green onion.

Enjoy!

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