Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Overnight Oats

 My brother says he has been buying these packets of overnight oats at Sam's Club, we don't have Sam's Club here in Canada anymore but he says they are quite soft tasting and he likes them.

Here is a base recipe that you can make up yourself the night before, store in the fridge and enjoy the next morning.

Monday, May 25, 2026

Western Omelette

 


I do enjoy a western omelette occasionally.  So I decided to make one using this recipe as a guide.  I used 6 eggs here. It is delicious in a sandwich.

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Sunday Smiles and SITAR

 

I did a sunset in acrylic on a reworked old canvas (3 1/2" x 5") for you today.

Linking to Gillena's Sunday Smiles and to Nicole's SITAR.

Saturday, May 23, 2026

Of how he broke his thumb

 We occasionally have breakfast at this restaurant in the area.  The restaurant manager was telling us the story of how he broke his thumb. He was in his minivan when a delivery truck pulled out of a street and hit him.  The van then hit a garbage truck head on and totally crushed the front of the van.  At which point he went across three lanes of the oncoming traffic and came to a halt.  He smelled smoke at that point and kicked his door open and escaped.  This was last November he said.  When emergency arrived he mentioned he had had heart bypass surgery so they ordered an ambulance and he was taken to the hospital for examination.  His thumb is still not the same, he may have to have further physiotherapy.  However his time had obviously not come.  He may have suffered a bit of a burn on his chest but otherwise he was fine.

Friday, May 22, 2026

Friday Art - Sunflowers

 



Welcome to Friday Art!

I did some sunflowers for you today, acrylic on canvas (3" x 3 ").

Last week, a new artist Sherry linked to Nicole's FFO.  I was blown away by her realistic artwork. You can visit her here.

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


Thursday, May 21, 2026

Carmelized Brussels Sprouts

 

I have been trying for awhile to make good glazed brussels sprouts that I like.  Here is my latest attempt that isn't bad at all.  Here is the recipe I used basically.

These are 2 lbs of brussels Sprouts.  

dressing:

3 tbs olive oil

3 tbs maple syrup

3 tbs balsamic vinegar

3 cloves garlic minced

1/2 tsp dried thyme

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

pinch red pepper flakes

Preheat oven to 425F

Trim sprouts by cutting the touch edges off, then half them vertically. Mix dressing in and place the halved sprouts face down on a large baking tray lined with parchment paper. Roast 25-30 mins.


Wednesday, May 20, 2026