GRANPA HAS A BIRTHDAY DINNER OUT

Locale in King City, just north and west of Richmond Hill was the location of a special birthday dinner for Barb and Me! Our 65th birthday celebration! With children, spouses and grandchildren, the table had 11 people. My favourite people! Italian cuisine! The food was tasty and fresh. I had the seafood linguine. While Barb had the patate pizza. Mixed greens, calamari and a couple of appetiser trays- cheese and salumi- a variety of salami rounded out the meal.

A beautiful birthday cake from the Artsy Baker was delicious. All edible fondant! Barb was most excited to get our joint birthday present- tickets to see Bob Seger and Silver Bullet Band. All in all a great night for the cook- and no dishes to wash!

A NEW YEAR FOR COOKING-2015

Ended the 2014 year with lots of good eating and some cooking.

 

Plenty of seafood during the Christmas season. Of course turkey dinner on Christmas Day.

 

                                              
                                                Fried chicken for picnics or a quick dinner.

But the winter is a great time for soups and sauces. The aroma in the house is very appealing to Barb. She like to use her bread maker her mother gave her years ago to have some fresh bread in the house. The machine does all the work.  Winter is boring without the vegetable garden. I find the fresh vegetables at the stores something to be desired. So a soup that can use soggy or less than fresh veggies works supplying the needed healthy ingredients. Besides for those like myself, time to shed some pounds. Homemade soups without any preservatives or too much sodium can help with that process.

 

Don't tell Barb but I am looking forward to being dragged to those summer farmers' markets. I have to get through the long winter months. Yes I have been reading some good books and doing my soudokos but there is just so much time to spend indoors. With the purchase of some low priced eggs from Shoppers Drug Mart, maybe the girls will benefit from some homemade pasta. Idle Cook, idle Mind! Here's to a new year of good cooking!