William Kurelek, CM RCA (March 3, 1927 – November 3, 1977) was a Canadian artist and writer. His work was influenced by his childhood on the prairies, his Ukrainian-Canadian roots, his struggles with mental illness, and his conversion to Roman Catholicism.
Monday, February 28, 2022
Featured Canadian Artist of the Day
William Kurelek, CM RCA (March 3, 1927 – November 3, 1977) was a Canadian artist and writer. His work was influenced by his childhood on the prairies, his Ukrainian-Canadian roots, his struggles with mental illness, and his conversion to Roman Catholicism.
Monday Mural
I'm linking up at Monday Mural
February 2022 - Toronto ON
Taken from the car.
Jasmin Pannu is a new artist to me.
Sunday, February 27, 2022
Canadian Artist of the Day
Franklin Carmichael RCA (May 4, 1890 – October 24, 1945) was a Canadian artist and member of the Group of Seven. Though he was primarily famous for his use of watercolours, he also used oil paints, charcoal and other media to capture the Ontario landscapes of which he was fond. Besides his work as a painter, he worked as a designer and illustrator, creating promotional brochures, advertisements in newspapers and magazines, and designing books. Near the end of his life, Carmichael taught in the Graphic Design and Commercial Art Department at the Ontario College of Art (today the Ontario College of Art & Design University).
The youngest original member of the Group of Seven, Carmichael often found himself socially on the outside of the group. Despite this, the art he produced was of equal measure in terms of style and approach to the other members' contributions, vividly expressing his spiritual views through his art. The next youngest member was A. J. Casson with whom he was friendly.
Saturday, February 26, 2022
My Recipe Box - Gluten Free Yorkshire Puddings
February 2022
Photo taken before gravy and roast potatoes added!
I have tried many GF Yorkshire pudding recipes to varying degrees of success. This, however, was absolutely the best. They rose, didn't stick, and tasted to prefection.
I found the recipe at The Gluten Free Blogger who is British.
The recipe calls for cornflour, I used corn starch and it worked well. However, I do see a lot of different definitions used.
This makes 12 - for two of us I usually make 3 so I divide the recipe into a third, as I use glass ramekins to bake them.
INGREDIENTS
75g plain gluten free flour
75g
120ml milk
3 large eggs
Pinch of salt
12 tsp vegetable oil
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 425F/220'C / 200'C Fan / Gas Mark 8. Add around 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil to each hole of a 12-hole muffin tin and place in the hot oven. Leave for around 10 minutes until hot.
Make the batter while your oil heats. Add the flour,
Carefully remove the muffin tin from the oven. Working as quickly as possible, pour the batter evenly between the 12 holes. It should roughly half-fill each hole and the oil should sizzle as the batter hits it.
As quickly as possible, place the muffin tray back into the oven and cook for 18-20 minutes until golden brown and puffed up. Remove from the oven and serve straight away.
Latin Cafe
February 2022 - Toronto ON
Another big story this week, right after I posted my Chip Off the Old Block post.
Saturday we were glued to the TV watching the police dispel the protesters in Ottawa.
Another quiet week with lots of weather, rain and snow, also quite cold and windy.
We worked on our hobbies, did chores, had an afternoon at the movies.
We watched the series In From the Cold, an American spy thriller television series. The series follows a divorced mother and ex-Russian spy, living secretly in the United States, as she is forced back into her old life after the CIA learns about her real identity.
I watched the movie The Most Hated Woman in America, an American biographical drama film. It stars Melissa Leo as Madalyn Murray O'Hair. I knew nothing about this woman or the fight to remove prayer from American schools. I found it interesting and would like to read more about her.
I also watched The Last Czars, a six-part English-language docudrama that premiered on Netflix on July 3, 2019. The series follows the reign of Nicholas II, the last emperor of Russia's Romanov Dynasty, from his accession to the throne in 1894 to his assassination in 1918.
Tuesday turkey lettuce tomato sandwiches
Wednesday mushroom Bolognese with spaghetti and Caesar salad. We always forget how much we enjoy this, so easy.
Thursday salmon, broccolini, roast potatoes and a mustard sauce (too runny, not much flavour), I should have used my usual Marcus Wareing recipe.
Friday steak, broccolini loaded potato.
READING
I read The Last Time I Saw You by Elizabeth Berg very quickly, skimming over much of it. Not my taste. It was recommended by a blogger who has very different taste in books than I do, so I shouldn't have been surprised. These characters, in their late 50s were so juvenile and silly.
Friday, February 25, 2022
Weekend Roundup
Welcome to The Weekend Roundup...hosted by Tom The Back Roads Traveler
TATS and TOKES
I'm going to feature the many Toronto tattoo and cannabis outlets that are proliferating around the city.
Starts with H
HAPPY HOUR at a cannabis shop on Spadina.