Friday Finds - Recipes

Chicken laksa spiced noodle squash broth I saw Jamie Oliver make this and will have to try it.

Recipe and image source

cooking steaks and a marinade - from Sobey's magazine

Recipe and image source

Grilled turkey meatballs on a bun also from Sobey's Inspired magazine

Recipe and image source

Chocolate marble cake

Recipe and image link

In an effort to cut out buying prepared packages I am going to make pastry from scratch. It is silly and a waste of time when it appears so easy.

Shortcrust pastry

Recipe and image source


I also plan on making my own Bisquick mix.

Bisquick mix

Travel Photo Thursday

I'm posting over at The Budget Travelers' Sandbox.


April 2004 - Rome Italy

Photos from Piazza Navona, a spectacular plaza, the crowning glory of Baroque Rome, is accessible only on foot. Its rectangular form, with rounded corners, echoes its original function; that of the 'stadio Domiziano' Domitian's stadium), upon which the plaza was built. 

Also outstanding is the Chiesa di S. Agnese in Agone (Saint Agnes in Competition church).

Three fountains dominate the plaza: at the centre lies the Fontana dei Quattro fiumi-the Four Rivers Fountain (Nile, Danube, Ganges, Rio de la Plata, symbolizing Africa, Asia, Europe and America), masterwork of Bernini.

At the southern end, again by Bernini, La Fontana del Moro (the Moor's Fountain).

Piazza Navona is one of the most frequented place in Rome where both locals and tourists like to hang out even till late in the night thanks to the numerous outdoors cafés, restaurants and piano-bars. It is extremely pleasant to sit on a cool stone bench and watch the world go by or ata table in one of the cafés that face onto the square and have an espresso or a glass of wine, while the locals shop and the street musicians entertain the tourists. You will suddenly feel the Roman in you. 

Thirsty Thursday

October 2012 - Amsterdam The Netherlands

I touched on our Heineken visit in Amsterdam in this post (click on link to read). This was a lot of fun and very interactive.

Communal Global

Communal Global is asking Coffee or Tea?


Definitely coffee (and one tea drinker) with friends sailing along the Seine - August 2012!

Add some pastry or sandwiches and what could be better?

Tuesday's Texture, Muse and Sweet Shot - May 28

I'm posting at Texture Tuesday. The theme is to use one of Kim's Mini May textures.
                
And at Tuesday Muse,           Tones on Tuesday and at Sweet Shot Tuesday.

I used Mini May grunge framed texture.

I used Photoshop and adjusted the original photo by adding a grain texture, then graphic pen.  I overlaid the texture and then reduced t he opacity to 64% and added a hard light.

ORIGINAL October 2012 - Basel Switzerland

Dreaming of France

The rules for this meme are: Please join this weekly meme. Grab a copy of the photo above and link back to An Accidental Blog. Share with the rest of us your passion for France. Did you read a good book set in France? See a movie? Take a photo in France? Have an adventure? Eat a fabulous meal or even just a pastry? Or if you're in France now, go ahead and lord it over the rest of us. We can take it.
Maybe we can all satisfy our yearnings for France, until we get there again.


August 2012 - Paris France

A few photos from the MS Avalon Creativity while docked in Paris as it served as our floating hotel for a couple of days. This was a river cruise and the link will take you to the itinerary.


Here's a link to a post I wrote about river cruising in Europe.

Mosaic Monday

Posting at Mosaic Monday.

May 2009 - Beijing China

Photos were taken when we toured the Hutong district by rickshaw.

Click on the photo to enlarge.

Monday Mural

Posting at Monday Mural


October 2012 - Basel Switzerland

  

Menu Plan Update - Week 21

MONDAY
Dinner - chicken divan with naan bread

TUESDAY - movies Star Trek Into Darkness
Dinner -NEW RECIPE kale spanakopita and salad


WEDNESDAY
Dinner - pork loin marinated in apple cider, olive oil and marmalade with roast potatoes, onions and carrots

THURSDAY 
Dinner - leftover kale spanakopita and salad

FRIDAY
Lunch - friends at an awesome restaurant in Troy On.  
Dinner - 

SATURDAY
Dinner - stuffed flank steak