CUBA

CUBA






















Is Cuba ready for these characters??



Let it rain. Let it rain. Let it rain.....












Blau Varadero Resort Hotel













Drive on ...









Thumbs up!












You get to pour your own rum!!!














Love the classic cars.














Hotel Nacional in Havana

The famous Tropicana show

Cary and Tina Marshall from England enjoying the daiquiris.

Mojitos!!!!!

And check out these cigars!!

A Cuban Christmas tree.

AS USUAL, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FOOD!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, CANADA

The newest cook at the test kitchen!!!













Yum. These roasted peppers are about to become pickled peppers.





There are a lot of pumpkin pies in this field.

Life is short....Eat the dessert first!




Sweet potato casserole ready to go in the oven.

Big Bird!






Turkey plus rolled, stuffed, pork to make sure there are leftovers until 2010. What were we thinking?

It sure looks delicious.

And, isn't it pretty all sliced on the plate?

KEN CAN COOK

LEMON TARTS

We just made these lemon tarts and they are delicious if you love lemon.


ZESTY LEMON TARTS
(Makes 18 servings)

2 eggs
2 egg yolks
4 ounces (113 g) butter
1/2 cup (125 mL) fresh lemon juice (about 2 large lemons)
Lemon zest from 2 lemons, chopped small
6 tablespoons (90 mL) sugar
18 baked mini tart shells

Place the eggs and egg yolks in a small bowl. Whisk the eggs until smooth.
Melt the butter in the top of a double boiler.
Add the eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest, and sugar to the melted butter. Whisk the ingredients in the double boiler over medium-high heat until the mixture thickens.
Remove the lemon filling from the heat. Cool. Spoon the filling into pre-baked, cooled mini tart shells.
Tip: In order to squeeze the maximum amount of juice out of lemons, roll whole lemons on the counter while applying pressure from the palm of the hand. Use a zester to get extra fine zest from the lemon peel.

WORK BEES, FOOD, FUN, FAMILY & FRIENDS

Painting, Trimming, & Cementing

Raclette party with Pat & Joan

PJ party with Brenda and Barb





An afternoon with John, Peggie, Bonnie & Doug

A frequent visitor to the test kitchen

Tomatoes soon to be Ketchup

Nephew Ross off to Peru

Here are two Underground Railroad Sites that are definitely worth a visit.


Labour Day Weekend in North Buxton, Ontario, at the Buxton Historical Society. Great speakers. Excellent food. And we were thrilled to be invited on the hay ride. What fun!

Then off to the Dawn Settlement in nearby Dresdon, Ontario, and the site of Uncle Tom's Cabin

The Road Crew joins The Cooking Ladies at the test kitchen for ...

an event at Mcnaughton's Home Hardware in Newbury.

VISITORS AT THE TEST KITCHEN

Loving that low-country boil...

A monarch butterfly drops by to taste the geraniums

What is that brown thing between the wipers on the motorhome. Is it something the wind blew in?

You have to get a little close to see it..... scroll down...

Here's what the wind blew in.

IT'S A BAT!!!! Hanging upside down from the rubber beneath the windshield. We have never seen one here before.

Isn't she cute sleeping in the middle of the afternoon with her nose under her wing? It was way too bright for her. When it also got too hot, she was suddenly gone. Bats eat more than their body weight in insects so she can come back for a visit anytime.