A Life, Lived

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope that my fellow Canadians have a wonderful day with friends and family.

Too Soon!

This is the Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada. I was in Costco yesterday and the aisles were stocked with Christmas crap. I've already seen two Christmas adverts . . .

It's too soon!

 

Travel Tuesday - Berlin

We used to travel a lot at the beginning of October - the Thanksgiving holiday meant that one last vacation day was needed for Paul, generally the places we want to visit are less busy, and the temperatures are a bit more reasonable. AS a result, my facebook 'memories' are full of amazing trip pics these days!

Three years ago we were in Berlin.

6 Minute Macaroni and Cheese

Last Saturday we got home from seeing a play at 5. Dinner was supposed to be a smoked pork roast - there was no way that was happening! I was relaxing in the family room when a post about 6 minute macaroni and cheese popped up on my iPad. I had all of the ingredients so thought 'dinner!'.

Of course it takes more than 6 minutes - you have to find the ingredients, measure everything out, the Instant Pot has to come to pressure . . . However, it was VERY quick. The result was good - not 'I'll spend my afternoon grating my own cheese, make a bechamel sauce, and lovingly bake the casserole in the oven for an hour' good, but who has time for that at 5:30 on a Saturday night?

The recipe called for bacon but 'someone' in this house had eaten it. I had some chopped ham in the freezer so we used that instead.

6 Minute Macaroni and Cheese

2 cups macaroni
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup water
1/4 cup butter
2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
2 oz cream cheese
2 cups grated old cheddar cheese
6 slices cooked bacon, crumbled (we used 1/2 cup chopped ham)

Put the first 5 ingredients in the Instant Pot. seal. Set timer for 6 minutes. When the cooking cycle is complete perform a quick release of the pressure.

Stir in the cream cheese and the shredded cheese.

When smooth, stir in the chopped up bacon.

 

Remember this on October 21st

Canada heads to the polls on October 21st.

Remember this . . .

Travel Tuesdays - Krakow

Three years ago we were in Krakow, Poland for an opportunity to retrace Paul's roots. Even though Krakow was not a city I knew much about, we enjoyed our stay so much that I would definitely return.

 

The Future is Activated Youth

Travel Tuesday - Bangkok

Time to post a few more of my shots from Bangkok.

These were taken at the Royal Palace.

First Day of Fall

Irony