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The only thing I have changed in this recipe is that I use balsamic dressing. Tomato and Endive Salad with Tuna http://www.soscuisine.com/recipe/tomato-endive-salad-tuna Curly endive, tomatoes and tuna with a mustard-garlic vinaigrette. 2 servings Preparation 10 min   Cooking 5 min 370 calories per serving   Ingredients 1 3/4 cup curly endive, torn   70 g 1 tomatoes, cut into wedges or slices 120 g 2 tbsp olive oil   30 mL 1 clove garlic, minced   1/2 tbsp wine vinegar   8 mL 1 tsp Dijon mustard 5 mL 1 pinch salt  [optional]   0.1 g   ground pepper to taste     170 g tuna, canned   6 black olives   2 1/2 tbsp 60 g feta cheese, diced   Method Tear the lettuce leaves into bite-size pieces and put them in a salad bowl. Cut the tomatoes into wedges or slices, then add them to the bowl. Heat the oil in a small saucepan over low heat. Mince the garlic and add ...

Recipe - Chinese-Style Beef with Snow Peas Chinese-Style Beef with Snow Peas http://www.soscuisine.com/recipe/chinese-style-beef-snow-peas 2 servings Marinade 1 h   Preparation 10 min   Cooking 20 min 370 calories per serving   Ingredients 200 g beef strip loin, or rib eye , cut into 1 cm strips   2 tbsp soy sauce, low-sodium   30 mL 2 tbsp sherry  [optional]   30 mL 2 tbsp cornstarch   16 g 2 tsp sugar 8 g 4 slices gingerroot, cut into thin slices 6 g 1 onions, coarsely chopped 200 g 1 green peppers, cut into thin strips 150 g 2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed   1 cup snow peas   100 g 3 tbsp canola oil 45 mL 1 pinch salt  [optional]   0.1 g   ground pepper to taste     Before you start You will need a  wok  or frying pan. Put the serving dish in the oven at the lowest setting to keep the vegetables warm while the meat cooks. Method ...

A while back I took a "quiz" on Facebook to determine how many of  the top 250 movies of all time . I had actually seen. I scored 100 out of the 250 movies that were listed. If I was unsure about seeing a movie I didn't check it off so my score could possibly be much higher. And then I started thinking that perhaps instead of binge watching old TV series I should binge watch movies. I decided just to take on the top 100 movies for a starter. Now I'm very sure I am going to agree with quite a few of the entries on this list but I already know I'm going to argue about a few as well. So here is #38 of the top 100 Movies of all time according to IMDB: To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) This is a great movie.  Gregory Peck did a fantastic job of portraying Atticus Finch, a southern lawyer, who is raising his children and trying to live an honourable life.  The movie begins sharing the idyllic life in the south of gentility and kindness.  When Atticus must defend an inn...

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014 Today's Writing Prompt: Your Week How's your week going so far? My week has had some great moments . . . especially our trip to Kingston.  But its been a kind of yucky week as well.  I'm sure I probably overdid it on the weekend because I've hardly accomplished a thing since.  My house is rapidly becoming a disaster and I've not made much of a dent in any of my projects.  I think I may just go with this feeling and continue to take it easy until this feeling passes.

There is still time to enter the Sketch Challenge Contest at Cut N Paste Scrapbooking .  

Every Christmas a group of our friends do our Christmas "baking" together.  Each person contributes to a fund and then Deb and I go shopping at Hollandia Cookies outlet in Mt. Brydges, picking a wide variety of their delicious cookies by the case.  I always grab a couple of honey cakes for french toast . The cookies are divided evenly between the participants.  Christmas "baking" done.  These cookies freeze and thaw quite nicely so you will always have treats on hand for holiday visitors.

Six Word Saturday Describe your life or current situation using exactly six words. Relaxing after an amazing letterboxing weekend.

I've only been to Winter Wheat a few times over the years but each time I go I am overwhelmed again with how perfect it is. "Set in the tranquil shadows of stately pine and spruce trees just south of Sparta, Ontario, Winter Wheat invites visitors to slow down and take delight in the unexpected."  (from their website ) We recently visited and there was even more to see in the woods than my last visits. And when you get tired of wandering through the trees you can wander into the store and be absolutely amazed. This is a miraculous place that should be visited over and over and over again.

I cannot believe I've never blogged about this place yet.  One of our favourite stops when we are in the Kitchener-Waterloo area is to At the Crossroads Family Restaurant in Elmira . . . but more about them another time.   We always make sure to wander through The Mercantile at the Crossroads.  It is a fascinating shop with something special for everyone and every room in your home.  It is always an adventure wandering through.  To find out more about this store, check out this link . These photos were taken the very first time we took Nanna and Mom for supper At the Crossroads in November 2014.  Sorry for the blurry shots.  These photos were taken with my old dying camera. And this is Nanna's very first selfie:

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014 Today's Writing Prompt: Service In honor of Veterans Day, today write a quick note of thanks to a veteran or someone else who has given their time and effort for you. Garfield Page Harold Hedden Heddens who served Thomas Edward "Ted" Simpson . . . and to the many others who also served or are serving now.