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Maybe I’m Amazed

Crocus Beacon Hill Park - about 2 weeks ago - how time flies!

Crocus Beacon Hill Park – about 2 weeks ago – how time flies!


random blog posts, more ideas coming up for A-Z.

  • Max 300 words, may even push myself down to 150, 
  • things that amaze me, everyday, write max 300 words about something that amazes me
  • 300 positive words a day – would def have to push this one down to 150 – wow, not that it’s that hard to find positive things to write about – but everyday, Monday – Saturday, in April, following the letters of the alphabet.  It’s that letters of the alphabet business that would make that topic tough.  
  • A-Z Victoria
  • A word a day – chosen randomly from the dictionary.  There would at least be plenty of words to choose from, though the random part could make it tricky.   Al over at How to be Liked… writes a wordy blog about words; gives me an idea on how to make the word posts more interesting.
  • Influences – again, the alphabet part would be tricky.
  • Bread – my bread posts are popular.  It’s like the food posts.  People liked the food posts, so I wrote more about food, now people like the bread posts…maybe I should write more about bread.  A-Z bread…..huh.  Whaddya think? Bread is really expensive in Victoria.  $5.00 for a decent loaf. That’s insane, especially when you consider how much wheat Canada grows.  Why do we have to pay so much for decent bread here?  In fact, good quality food in Victoria is insanely expensive.   See! I’m already negative!  273 words – would def have to keep positive posts under 200 for sure!
  • Also because I’m taking this web design course at Camosun, and the whole idea is to sell my services as a content creator, maybe I should write A-Z posts on random topics/businesses/products and make every post ‘pro’?

But wait a minute…I’ve got homework to do!

Help me out here – what do you think would make a good A-Z topic for me this year?  Any ideas?

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Olive Oyster Puttanesca

Olive Oyster Passata

Olive Oyster Puttanesca

My mother made little smoked oyster canapes for her card playing friends, but they didn’t like them, so I took them and improvised a puttanesca.   Not vegetarian, you say?  No – definitely not!  I’m not a strict vegetarian – I do eat fish, and I like the flavours things like anchovies and smoked oysters  bring to some dishes.

Saute together, in olive oil:

  • 4 cloves garlic, diced 
  • 1 small can smoked oysters (on small pieces of toast)
  • 1 x 14oz can chopped green olives (or chop whole olives, keeping about a 1/3 aside to add whole)
  • and about
    • 1/4 dried red hot chili
    • 1 tsp dried rosemary, crushed between your palms
    • 1/2 tsp dried basil
    • 1/4 tsp dried thyme

Saute this for about 10-15 minutes to allow the flavours to blend, then add

  • 1 x 28oz can crushed tomatoes

Stir well, cover and leave on a slow simmer for about an hour.

Serve with your favorite pasta…

…rice, quinoa, baked potato

I once had a variation of this served over spaghetti squash!

 

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