Bird Figurine Series - # 16

   December is here and that means Christmas is near! Until Christmas Day I will be featuring birds that I associate with the Christmas season. Here in Jamaica we do not get to see the beautiful red cardinal but over the years my twin and I have received many Christmas cards and pictures featuring this bird amidst the snow. A breathtaking sight!   I am happy to have these  3 cardinal figurines in my collection.

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Blazing Sun - Wordless Wednesday Linky

    
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Pepper Steak - Creative Monday Linky

     One of my favourite dishes using sweet peppers is Pepper Steak. Below is a quick way of preparing this dish.

Ingredients

1 lb of beef 

2 tablespoons cooking oil

1 onion 
2 stalks of escallion

1 green pepper 
1 tomato 
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon cornstarch

3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon sugar
4 teaspoons soy sauce

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt

Method 

1. Cut beef, onion,escallion, garlic, green pepper and tomato into small pieces.

2. Cook meat, onion, escallion, garlic and pepper in oil until meat is browned.
3. Add the other ingredients and cook until meat is tender.

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Bird Figurine Series - # 15

    There are times when one comes across an item and find it so hard not to purchase it. This is exactly what happened when Janine and I saw this bird figurine featuring  budgerigars. We were not only fascinated by its beauty but the fact that it also included a music box!

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Lychee Tree Shock - Wordless Wednesday Linky

Lychee Tree earlier this year

Some of the many lychees I enjoyed

Brown Lychee Tree after Hurricane Sandy

 

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Corned Beef To The Rescue- Creative Monday Linky

   I am so happy that come Friday of this week, November 30, the hurricane season will come to an end. From time to time I eat corned beef. Tins of this product are essential during the hurricane season, especially when you are left without electricity for several days. Today I share one of my 'After Hurricane Sandy' meals. While some persons cook the corned beef I prefer to eat it straight out of the tin only adding onion. The lunch consisted of corned beef, boiled macaroni, boiled yellow yam, cabbage and carrot salad and fried ripe plantains.

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Bird Figurine Series - # 14

     Janine and I were always thrilled when we got an unusual bird figurine. This colourful figurine is definitely one of them. I like how it shows the bird with its wings spread. 

Happy Thanksgiving! - Wordless Wednesday Linky

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

    
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Soup Time Again! - Creative Monday Linky

   I love soup but I decided to take a break over the long hot summer in Jamaica.  Now that the temperatures are lower I am again following the tradition of having soup on Saturday. I like pumpkin soup and you can see the recipe here - Pumpkin Soup. These days I have been trying a variety of soup mixes to spice up the soup. I still think my favourite is Grace Cock Soup Mix (SPICY). If you like soup, which is your favourite?!

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Bird Figurine Series - # 13

    

   This ring-necked pheasant figurine has not only been very special for Janine and me but our mom who received it from her late American pen-pal Dorothy Pratt. I will never forget that wonderful afternoon in 2006  when we met Dorothy, her daughter Jane and son-in-law Orrin at the famous Ruins restaurant in Ocho Rios. Mom and Dorothy were pen-pals for over 60 years. The ring-necked pheasant is the state bird of South Dakota where Dorothy lived.

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