Hodge Podge

Today I have multiple things to write about so I decided to bundle them all together... 

 This picture was taken on Napoleon st. Near the top,you

can see Mount Royal and the cross. It lights up at night.

It was erected in 1643 by Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve (the city's founder)

 fulfilling his vow to the Virgin Mary in his prayers to end a disastrous flood.

The cross is made of steel and consists of 1,830 pieces joined by 6,000 rivets weighing 26 tons. It is 31.4 metres tall and its arms span 11 metres and it stands 252 metres above the St. Lawrence River. Following the latest renovation, it is lit by 158 18-LED bulbs.Next to the cross, a plaque marks the emplacement of a time capsule buried in 1992, during Montreal's 350th birthday celebration. It contains messages and drawings from 12,000 children, depicting their visions for the city in the year 2142, when it is scheduled to be opened.

It is one of my favorite things from Montreal and I would like to thank Wiki for 

that bit of history of our cross. I remember when I was a wee girl I saw the cross with red lights

during Holy week.

NEXT!!!

A couple of weeks ago I was looking for fennel italian sausage 

at the grocery store and could not find any....

I wrote the company and lo and behold they invited me to their company store!

 It was so clean and exotic!

Dad would've love that!

He was super curious and was always amazed

of how I would find out about good deals and special places!

 I got my special sausage at half price!

YAY for me! 

Next!

 What enchants me about Easter candy are the beautiful shiny colors.

Most of the time I am disappointed with said candy...

 Look at those beautiful eggs!

I want them all because they are so shiny, bright and colorful....

But I know I will be disappointed!

NEXT!!!

Since Spring is officially here...

This is officially the first Spring sprout.

Forget me not that I got in my Xmas stocking.

I think the tomatoes are sprouting too !

Until next time...

Take care and stay thrifty!

Sunday

Don't you love Sunday?

I DO!

I get to visit with Joel Olsteen, veg out, hang out with the cats, cook and watch movies on TV.

Today I I tried a new breakfast recipe...for Canadian Farmhouse Eggs

                                             It was a delicious mix of egg, potato, ham salsa and chili sauce

                                             Here's the link HERE
                                             Now of course I changed the the recipe: I used ham instead of canadian bacon, I mixed salsa with chili sauce (because I was certain the recipe called for salsa) and one egg per casserole instead of 2. It was delicious!

 Now from the thrift store....Can you believe this Tupperware container without a lid.....

                         
                                                    For this price????

                Ok last but not least....
                                                    This is a seen around picture
                                                      

This poor chap didn't have a chance!

 

Now i've been thinking and talking about Halloween lately....

I remember when I was a kid, you just had to have a carved pumpkin with a candle and you

were in business.

My mom would hand out: Peanuts in the shell,molasses taffy, bubble gum, rockets and lollipops.

 

Individual chocolate bars were virtually unheard of....You had to go in the really rich neighborhoods to get these....

 

Today I read that in North America we spend 6.1 BILLIONS in Halloween candy!

 

Isn't that crazy???

 

And kids are going hungry

 

Go figure

 

It makes me sad 

Yummmmm......

I'm always looking for some new healthy slow cooker recipes...

And I'm sure glad I found this one!

wonderful vegetarian morrocan stew

Now you will get tomatoes, squash, chickpeas, sweet potatoes. abricots...

And cook it slow for 8 hours, 4 if you're in a hurry.

This is a hearthy, tasty main meal or side dish.

 

It reheats really well.

 

 

Now you can do interesting things with leftovers...

 

I put some of the veggie stew in a skillet and heated up, and cracked some eggs in it.

 

Served it with whole wheat toast buttered and rubbed with a garlic clove and we were in heaven!

 

So for now I wish you sweet dreams...

 

and I hope to see you soon. 

 

 

Sooo GOOD!

I've realy been aware of this for a couple of years now but the time never seemed right....

We watch our weight constantly especially after Xmas, we even had some carb free years....

But I just couldn't resist anymore...I NEEDED TO MAKE A DUTCH BABY!

What a taste sensation! I basically used the first recipe I found on the web...what hooked me? The nutmeg....

So it turned out really well and I pre-heated my cast iron skillet for only 5 minutes...

Isn't it beautiful and all golden.....YUM! I just served it with warm maple syrup....

Now you may ask what Dan thought of this...What he said was: Why didn't you make this before??? Where does that recipe come from? You must ake this very, very often!

LOL! It is not as bad as I first thought, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup milk, 1/2 cup flour, pinch odf salt and nutmeg, I used fresh ground and I do believe it makes a difference....

Since you need to butter the pan...I.E: make about 2 tablespoons butter melt in the pan than dump the egg mixture....the butter infuses everything so good, so so good!

I can't wait to cook it again!

Yep and I just noticed i'm losing followers left and right! Sorry I don't thrift as much, believe me it pains me much more than it pains you!

So long!