Canadian Corner

Re: Canadian Corner 06/23/09

Aleida — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:51:45 GMT

I'm right behind you Pat. Body is ready to retire.

cya in the a.m.

Aleida

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organic--pat — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:40:42 GMT

Hope each of you has a restful night

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Aleida — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:39:05 GMT

Marilyn -- took me a minute hehe

I went out and finished that garden -- it was so green and now I can see earth again -- all the green I took out -- not flowers!!

DH must have gone to wack that golf ball for a bit after work as he is not home yet

I feel listless -- I think -- better look that word up and make sure I'm not making a fool of myself. Maybe I should do another puzzle -- that always occupies my entire mind -- what's left of it -- man -- yup listless -- better get off this computer

Aleida

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droopydawg_ky — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:19:44 GMT

Aleida, I'm waving back to you from KY. LOL

Marilyn

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char3bc — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:10:56 GMT

JP, Blueberries is also a very excellent addition to this!

Pat, well, i hope this means your roof is good to go! Our roof withstood the last windstorm, and that is excellent news for us!

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organic--pat — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:35:15 GMT

Well, the clouds blew away, leaving a lovely blue clear sky. Its been quite windy but the temperatures are much more liveable. I mowed and mowed, got all the grassed areas finished on the same day!!

The yellow lady slippers are blooming all along the ditches. I saw the first wild roses blooming today too. They have such a lovely fragrance.

THe reroofing guy called because it has been so windy. All the shingles were staying put. Does that mean that job is finished for a few years now?

Have a terrific Tuesday evening ladies.

Re: Canadian Corner 06/23/09

noudder — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:25:40 GMT

Oh, Char...you could open a bed and breakfast with recipes like that! Oh my! I'm drooling just thinking about it. ! imagine, though, you could probably do that with raspberries, too, right? Or a mixture of fruit in season.

I just got in from weeding on my hands and knees. Time for a long soak in the tub. The garden is so dry. We need rain. If I water, my well runs dry in 10 minutes.

Re: Canadian Corner 06/23/09

char3bc — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:23:20 GMT

Strawberry Cream Cheese French Toast

Ingredients:

French Toast -

12 slices of home style white bread cut into 1" cubes
1 1/2 cups of fresh strawberries
8-10 large eggs
1-1 1/2 cups half-and-half
1/3 cup of Canadian Maple Syrup
8 oz cream cheese (cold) cut into 1" cubes

In a well greased 13"x 9" baking dish, arrange one half of the bread cubes.
Arrange all of the cream cheese cubes over the bread cubes and sprinkle the strawberries over the cream cheese and the bread cubes.
Arrange the remaining bread cubes over the strawberries.

Into your blender pour the half-and-half first, then the eggs, followed by the maple syrup.
Blend between each item. Pour evenly over the mixture.
Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Remove the dish from refrigerator 45 minutes prior to baking. Preheat oven.
Bake covered with foil for 30 minutes; remove cover and bake an additional 30 minutes or till French toast is puffed and golden.

To prepare Strawberry Sauce:

Sauce ingredients:
1 cup strawberries
1 cup water
2 T. cornstarch
1 T. butter
1 cup sugar

Use a small saucepan, stir together the sugar, cornstarch, and water.
Cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes or until mixture has thickened. Stir in the strawberries and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until berries have softened. Add the butter and stir the sauce until butter has melted. Serve hot over the Strawberry Cream Cheese French Toast. Serves 6-8

**NOTE** Adjust liquids according to personal taste. My DH prefers his dry, I prefer mine moist. Needless to say, I dont' make this for him! LOL.

Re: Canadian Corner 06/23/09

char3bc — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:20:39 GMT

Well, we had a very lovely brunch! The one gal who said she wasn't able to make it, did come. And the one gal who was coming, couldn't find the place!! Which is so funny, considering it's within walking distance of her house! Too bad she didn't try calling, but she left a message saying her morning was a gong show! She has four young girls, one is a newborn, so I suppose life just happens. I will post the french toast recipe next, though it's possible it may be in our favorites already.

Now the rain is coming, I was sitting out on the deck reading, it's warm, but I got the book done, came inside, and now it's raining.

EMC, goodness, even my kids know you can't just stack the bricks! This guy obviously never played with LEGO in his childhood! Normally I'm opposed to calling a building inspector on a neighbour, but in this case, yes, it's the best thing, as this guy is doing a lot of work for nothing! Hopefully the building inspector will be able to show him how it's properly done, and not just shut him down with no advice. All depends on the BI, some are so hopefull, some are just out there to make life miserable!

I think me and the girls are going to go straighten up their bedroom. Need a big garbage bag I'm afraid!

Re: Canadian Corner 06/23/09

droopydawg_ky — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:27:28 GMT

Aleida, the heat index is 107, that is the way it feels with the high humidty. I was going back out to finish mowing until I saw the temp. Think I'll take my book to the swing. I just finished 11 pts of bread & butter pickles. Haven't looked a t the cucumbers or squash yet today. I bet I have more out there. LOL

Sorry about jinxing you, but I just want some help. LOL

Marilyn

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Yellowflower_ON — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:30:44 GMT

Aleida, back home and they did have the a/c on, right now it feels like 34C. Way too hot for me.

Pat, hope your Mom is all right.

Hi Meesh, Cameron is the man of the house right now. Good that he is great company.

Marilyn this is your kind of weather, the heat and the humdity, not mine at all, I prefer it cooler.

Dolores, sorry to hear that your Mom is failing, but it would be a blessing when she goes and no more worries for you.

Char, that breakfast sounds so yummy, let us know how they enjoyed it.

Yes I was fortunate not to have it hot in the spring, as soon as the summer started BAM we got the heat.

Here you definately need a/c it's unheard of no having it.

JP, what a shame for more people to lose their jobs, it's almost an epidemic people losing their jobs left and right.

Char, ditto when it comes to the price of gas.

Very cute what the girls wrote to their Dad.

Emc, some people have no clue as to what they are doing.Hopefully the inspector will them.

It feels great in our house so nice and cool.

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meesh_SK — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:06:43 GMT

Char- I love what your kids wrote in their cards for their dad! Did he get choked up! I know Ric would. Those cards are keepers for sure!

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emc_bc — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:33:19 GMT

Hi all...have a few minutes before I carry on here.

Just took a carrot cake out of the oven. Will make the icing for it in a bit.

I called the building inspector this morning. The neighbour behind us, who brought in all that dirt last fall, started to build a retaining wall this weekend. Well, he is using Allan blocks, which is great...BUT he is not staggering them...just stacking them on top of each other. Plus no footing..and he is going to add about a 4 ft fence on top of that. There is sand sifting thru already to our side. The old fence is still up, but the idiots nailed some 2 x 4's to the bottom of it to keep the sand on their side. We do not plan on keeping that fence up there when they get their wall finished. Oh geez Louise...learn to build things properly before you start stuff like that. So anyhow, we are quite concerned that this will end up falling into our yard eventually! No way that wall will stay standing when they are not staggered or anything. The inspector is supposed to stop by this morning.

Got a few things to do today. I want to get a perogy lasagna into the freezer for this weekend. We are going up to Sheridan Lake to our friends place. We will park our trailer in their yard. I said I would bring up supper for Saturday night. Our neighbours are planning on coming up as well.

Other than that, just puttering along here. Will read the posts in a bit.

Re: Canadian Corner 06/23/09

Aleida — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:19:33 GMT

Marilyn I am right with you

I just came in a half hour ago -- did one half of a small garden -- that took 2 hours???? either I am too slow or too much of a perfectionist -- well too late in life to change -- and quickly into the tub to clean off and cool off -- house is cool so I am very comfortable right now. Marilyn the heat you have is that without the humidity or not???

And then I kneaded my bread and it is in loaf pans right now. And I am not good with bread -- never do it -- but am determined to get this recipe down pat -- and then Marilyn you go ahead and mention "bread falling" -- OMG woman I sure hope you didn't jinx my bread.

I am having some salad for lunch and then I think I will do a puzzle. Or read for a bit. Plan is to do the other half of that small piece of garden at about 5 or so. Need to stay out of the hotter sun.

l8er

Aleida

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droopydawg_ky — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:11:01 GMT

Thanks Char, I still have plenty of time.

I just came in from mowing and I am wet, wet, wet. I'll have to move when the air kicks on because it blows right down on me. Brrr with wet clothes. I can't get them off as wet as they are.

Did you see where I asked why my bread falls when I put it in the oven? It tastes good and all it just falls. We eat it but I would like it to look pretty. We bought some from an Amish or Mennonite store and it was so light & fluffy.

Dolores, I'm sorry about your Mom. My Dad had a stroke and lived for 9 years. Of course he was just 62 when he had his. I hope she gets to go to a nursing home instead of being sent home on her own. My Mom wouldn't even consider moving in with us. She was right next door so we let her stay there.

Well, I'm cold now so I'll finish reading later. LOL

Marilyn