I found the onions....

Hello there!!!

I am writing to you from the big city (Montreal) we finally left the burbs (Ile Perrot) .

We are really happy to be here. There is still a lot of unpacking to do....

                                             So many boxes!!!

                                             Our first comfort breakfast . Homefries, bacon and an over easy egg

 The view from the dining room

 As you can see Bandito is settling in just fine...

The first day we wanted a cup of coffee but we couldn't find the mugs.

Then we couldn't find spoons....the next day I couldn't find knives....

Yesterday,  I wanted to make chili for lunch...I couldn't find

oregano and onions....Thank God the downstairs neighbor (Dad) is really nice and

friendly.....

I was really excited to unpack the Pyrex....

This was the saddest box so far!

I lost the Utility Lime Green lasagna dish, a Lime Green pie plate,

a Desert Dawn pink round cake dish and a Flamingo round cake dish.

So 4 pieces in one box....so far the only casualties but sad never the less!

Earlier this afternoon, I found the onions....so all is fine and dandy in our

new home!

Sleep tight!

Funny Food

To tell the truth I had no idea how to title this post.

The jist of it is that on the looooonnnnnggggg Easter weekend we don't have a lot of people over, we renovate!!!

This year's project was to replace the walk-in closet's old carpet and to clean it out!

Mission accomplished! We brought 4 large garbage bags to the church basement, removed the carpet, installed vinyl flooring, painted the molding, reinstalled said molding and cleaned the house.

Being Easter Dan had to open his big ol' mouth and invite his daughter for Easter supper....

So I kept it simple

                                                Olives and lupimis in sidedish Pyrex restaurant ware (of course)

                               I took this appetizer idea from the Rachael Ray show where they would stuff
                               mini bell peppers with refried beans. So I made a batch of hummus, stuffed it
                               in a zipper bag and used it to pipe the hummus in the veggies.

                              Some of it looks like diarrea! Really! we laughed so much! But it was served in a Red Kettle serving Pyrex plate so that makes it alllllll better!!!
                             

                                I made a beautiful bone-in ham but did nor think of taking pictures.

                               As for the dessert.....I decided to make a lemon meringue pie from a mix, because
                                that is the tradition. For some reason, I didn't get enough meringue and my oven turned it greyish instead of browned, but it tasted beautiful!

                                 Thank God for Easter miracles!

                                 Be well my thrifty friends!

Pyrex Lovelies

Today was surely one of the most amazing days of the year! Let me explain.

We were full of energy, we were in a cleaning/fixing mood. We were up bright and early and got tons of things done!

Before I get to the details, I want to welcome my new followers! Welcome! If you love thrifting, vintage, Pyrex, glassware,lamps, Christmas, roadtrip,cats,gardening,eating local and food in general; well you're at the right place!

Sit back, relax, grab a snack or a pint.

Now I decided to change the Pyrex displays so I had the opportunity to take pictures to share with you.

Let's start with Snowflake, i.e: Turquoise, White and Charcoal

                                 White Snowflakes on Turquoise and Turquoise Snowflakes on white

 

043 in White, Turquoise and Charcoal.

Open bakers! I LOVE,LOVE these!

 

Why? Because they are not divided that's why!

 

Here they are in White, Turquoise and Charcoal.

 

I was also able to capture the Pink Daisy bunch hanging out.

 

 

Here they are!

 

Now the really important piece here is the 045, it belonged to my paternal grandmother Gran-Mimi.

 My Dad actually remembers it from the diner table!

 

It might have contained sheperd's pie or oven baked pasta.

 

Also smilig for the camera is the 043, the space saver (large) and the open baker.

 

Missing from shot ans quite shy is the smaller space saver.

 

I hope to charm it into posing tomorrow.

 

Now on a whim I decided to clean the bottom shelf of one of the akward corner cabinets....

It should house a lazy susan, but instead it's baking central!

 

 

Square Utility dishes in Lime and Horizon

 

 

Lasagna pan in Lime

and a smaller version I had no idea existed in Flamingo.

 

 

Pie plates in Lime and Flamingo and round cake pan

in Lime,Flamingo and Pink Desert Dawn (top one)

 

Now I have a theory...

 

I think that Canadian Pyrex wasn't made with as much care as the one

made in good ol' U.S.A....

 

Why? Well most of my Canadian made pieces have a funky weird flaw inside, like it was in the mold....It looks like a wave and is not glazed so everything stains it.

 

And they are harder to clean.

 

I'll try to capture it for you tomorrow.

 

Well that's it for today because I am soooo tired and I heard Dan and

Bandito snoring to the sofa!

 

'Night night!

 

 

 

 

3.97 !!! WOW

On my Wednesday edition of the Salvation Army hunt I found (drumroll.....)

A very nice minty stainless steel cocktail shaker (my love had been looking for one) missing the lid (1.99$). A red Pyrex small square bowl from the hostess set (.99 cents )and last but not least a flamingo pie plate, really crudy and dirty but only .99 cents!!! Oh joy oh bliss!!! That really made my day!

I won't be going downtown for a couple of weeks but I might visit other Salvation Army locations...After all I just found out about the 10 locations in the greater Montreal area!!!

After I had a nice lunch with two of my good friends: Annick and Annie, who happen to be ex-coworkers as well (but not ex-friends!!!). We had a ball. I really miss the social aspect of work! I did say tons of stupid and inappropriate things! Annie was wiping her eyes and Annick was hiiting the table with her fist! Good times....