We had a lovely weekend up in Sunderland visiting the Greenspoon family for Passover. For the part of the meal, I made Cria's recipe for tahini salad dressing. We had it on a simple salad of greens - great vegan course.
Cria's Tahini Salad Dressing 1/2 cup tahini 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup soya sauce 2 T balsamic/red wine vinegar 2 T lemon juice 2 t grated ginger root 2 cloves garlic, minced salt and pepper I thought it was really good dressing and it made substantial amount, enough for a few days of salads. The only adjustment I would make is to add a small pinch of chilis to give it some heat. The farm is on a beautiful piece of land so spent a fair amount of time walking around outside. During the trip, I got a few very fun future projects to work on from Lloyd - stay tuned. Very exciting! Lloyd is the king of projects whose proliferation of works I can only aspire to. I have included pictures of his current work, transforming a chicken coop into a greenhouse
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What a beautiful day here in Ottawa. The sun is shining, my nose is slightly burnt, baseball on in the background: life is good. #GoJays
I decided to update our mailbox, as it got quite rusty over the winter. Project! This was a quick effort, under $10 and less than 5 minutes of work overall. I took down the mailbox, used on old pizza box to contain the paint and went to work. I did a few light coats of spray paint , let it dry and put it back up. Just like new! Kind of... The paint did not hide the deteriorating outside texture, but who cares when it is shiny and red.!?! Might have it been smarter to spend the funds on a new mailbox? Maybe, but less fun. PS If anyone wants to turn something red, let me know. I have a 4/5 can of spray paint and a trigger finger. Looking for some vegetarian supper ideas, I came across this recipe on food52 for Squash and Roasted Garlic Galette. Lots of steps involved but a relaxing way to spend a Sunday afternoon.
I made some tweaks... For the pastry, I used 1/2 cup corn flour, 1/4 cup corn meal and 1/4 cup oat flour. I also added an onion to the roasting plan of squash. Oh, and i doubled the ricotta, added dill, and topped it with the rest of the parmesan cheese (didn't have fontana cheese on hand). So, the galette was pretty good. I think it is a good base recipe, easy to think of lots of ways to adjust to seasonal vegetables etc. Lesson's Learned 1. The crust with my changes tasted a bit 'healthy', if you know what mean, and was pretty crumbly. The original recipe is probably better. 2. I loved the onions and extra ricotta cheese. I thought the dill was great. 3. The parmesan browned weirdly, though i think i had weird cheese. I think it would be better with sharp cheddar or mozzarella cheese as a topping instead. 4. I didn't wrap the garlic in foil - and a bunch of it burnt. Spring has sprung. Almost. Once it stops snowing and being cold.
I found a neat lamp on kijiji, where the base was a tree branch. The forest green lamp shade was not the kind of retro that turns my crank. FYI I bought the lamp from a hipster so forest green might be the next big trend you don't care about. Or it could also be that my lamp isn't hip. #Don'tCare I picked up a cheap lamp shade at Home Sense for $15. One minute later, my branch lamp looks a little more modern. Originally I thought I could turn it into a wall sconce, but I like it as is. Onto the next project! |
Author: Leah BartlettLover of projects, big and small! I try to not be intimidated by lack of experience/skill/know-how. Archives
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