In My World

On the 2nd of January we hosted a little birthday party at the seniors' centre to celebrate my grandmother's 98th birthday with all her card-playin' friends. I can't believe that is a couple of short months she will be 99!  

I sliced a small pork roast instead of the tenderloin because that is what I had in the house.  Even fussy hubby loved this dish. Pork Tenderloin and Sweet Potatoes http://www.soscuisine.com/recipe/pork-tenderloin-sweet-potatoes 2 servings Preparation 10 min   Cooking 20 min 330 calories per serving   Ingredients 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1,5 cm pieces 360 g 1 clove garlic, minced   1 pork tenderloin, cut into 2 cm slices 300 g 1 pinch salt  [optional]   0.1 g   ground pepper to taste     1/2 tbsp canola oil 8 mL 1 tsp butter, unsalted 5 g 1 pinch cayenne pepper   0.4 g 3/4 tsp dried oregano   0.4 g 1/3 cup grapefruit juice   85 mL 1/3 cup water   85 mL 4 tsp pine nuts  [optional]   10 g 4 tsp fresh mint, chopped   4 g Before you start Put a serving dish in the oven at the lowest setting to keep the meat warm while the sweet potatoes cook. ...

Pork Tenderloin in Puff Pastry http://www.soscuisine.com/recipe/pork-tenderloin-in-puff-pastry Pork tenderloin fillets covered with a spinach-Prosciutto mixture, then wrapped in puff pastry and baked. 3 servings Preparation 30 min   Cooking 30 min 590 calories per serving   Ingredients 1/2 onions, finely chopped 100 g 1 clove garlic, minced   3 cups baby spinach 50 g 4 sun-dried tomatoes (oil packed), coarsely chopped   2 tbsp 26 g Parma ham/Prosciutto, coarsely chopped 2 1/4 slices 1 tbsp olive oil 15 mL 2 tbsp butter, unsalted 28 g 1 pork tenderloin 300 g 200 g puff pastry dough   1/2 box   white flour (all purpose), to roll out the pastry   1 pinch salt  [optional]   0.1 g   ground pepper to taste       parchment paper     Before you start Defrost the puff pastry dough at room temperature for 2 hours or overnight in the refrigerator. The dough should b...

January must have been a really busy month because these are the only layouts I finished . . . 

I just wanted to share this excellent blog post from suzyQscraps.   Here's the link:   http://suzyqscraps.com/2013/03/12/one-photo-scrapbook-pages/ Enjoy! This is my personal favourite . . . 

I took this photo from the MCR railway trestle this past weekend. Fall in St. Thomas is so beautiful thanks to all our parks and green spaces. I just found this video by Tony Bendel of fall photos around town taken with a drone.  Beautifully done!

We've been able to have a lot of fun this past month and that is all due to the fact that I am a thrifty planner and Hal has a good job.  The chequing account has taken a bit of a beating never-the-less . . . but OH the memories we've made. Box ON! Letterboxing Meet Up in Kingston ON      Letterboxing in Owen Sound Four days and three nights at Windswept Cottage, Port Lambton Thanksgiving Dinner (no photos!) Doors Open St. Thomas

TECUMSEH 1768-1813 Born in a Shawnee village in what is now Ohio, Tecumseh became in the 1790s co-leader with his brother, the prophet of a movement to restore and preserve traditional Indian values. He believed a union of all the western tribes to drive back white settlement to be the one hope for Indian survival and spread this idea the length of the frontier. Seeing the Americans as the immediate threat, he allied himself with the British in 1812, assisted in the capture of Detroit and was killed near here at the Battle of the Thames on 5 October 1813, while retreating with General Procter from Amherstburg. (from a sign at the monument) This site commemorates the Battle of the Thames and the death of the great Chief Tecumseh. Tecumseh’s death represented the loss of a dream for First Nations people. Although a monument is present across from the battlefield near Thamesville the location of his burial remains one of the great mysteries of the last two centuries. (from http://www...