Monday, January 12, 2015

BIRTHDAY PARTY AT THE ECOMUSEUM

What every 9 year old girl wishes for her birthday - snow, animals, friends, food, music, and presents!
My daughter wanted to make cookies with me instead of the traditional cake. These were some of our creations made with love and 5 attempts at icing vehicles. Reusable wilton bag won! 

VALOIS COUNTRY CLUB

I wish I had lived here when this club existed. Maybe Dorothy Parker visited before it burnt down?!

VAN GOGH TO KANDINSKY: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Pointillism - Theo Van Rysselberghe's Beach at Low Tide

Polynesian inspired oil by a female German painter Paula Modersohn-Becker, Girl With Flower Vase 1907 
What Tom Thompson could do with a rainbow!
Christian Rohits' Birch Forest
Pollard Willows at Sunset - a spectacular Van Gogh


Daughter Marcella as model - love the pose and the colours

Stables by Franz Marc: How many horses can you count?

Surreal Paris: Robert Delaunay's Red Eiffel Tower

ELIXOR RESTAURANT IN DDO

The appetizer I would order for my last meal!

A vegetarian's best friend - fresh pasta in a mushroom sauce!

PANCAKE BATTER IN A SQUEEZE BOTTLE! BRILLIANT!



PLACE-DES-ARTS ART EXHIBIT: DANCERS AMONG US

This is an amazing collection of dancers in real life by Jordan Matter.

SUSHI SHOP MAKES GREAT SUSHI!


STRAWBERRY MARGUERITAS

I doctored the recipes I found to a 1 oz version each.
1/2 cup strawberries, frozen
1 oz tequila
1 oz triple sec
juice of 1 lime, medium
sugar to taste
salt to rim

A TASTE OF NEW YORK IN MY KITCHEN

My favourite cupcake in New York is the red velvet signature cupcake. What is remarkable to me is that I have eaten this cupcake on many occasions despite the rare habit of an american franchise displaying the calories and the incredible number of calories that are in it! A whopping 550! They are so good, that despite that fact being displayed as a warning, I keep seeking them out. I no longer try to eat it between meals, but eat this cupcake as a meal!
So when my dear brother and sister-in-law, who love NYC as much as I do, found this package for sale in Manitoba, they found my perfect Christmas present! So I made a batch, as a more reasonable size and weighing in at 250 calories. The magic is in the brown package. When we put in the oil, it looked brown but a little milk and the red colour popped! It was like a Christmas miracle! The cupcakes were delicious, down to the cream cheese icing and sprinkles, but look below to see my pinterest fail!
Order yours on line!

Nailed it!