April3
I was going to give myself the weekend off from a blog post but then I got an email from Sister #3 who had just made these gorgeous Easter cupcakes. I just had to share them.
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“I had lots of fun making these. ![IMG_0003 IMG_0003](http://foodmusings.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/IMG_00031-300x225.jpg)
I used a cake mix (white cake with pastel colour confetti sprinkles inside). I made the butter cream (1/2 cup butter, 1/2 cut shortening, whipped with 4 cups icing sugar and two Tbsp milk).”
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Topped with various sprinkles and M&M Easter eggs. ”
Kath’s Quote: “Spring being a tough act to follow, God created June.”-Al Bernstein
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Have a blessed Easter everyone.
April1
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There are many excellent Vietnamese restaurants in Winnipeg: Viva and Thanh Huong (both on Sargent) and Pho 1 (on Isabel) are a few of our favourites. KG Saigon (also on Sargent) was recommended just recently. But it is Little Saigon on William Ave. where we’ve been going to for years. When my office was on the same street, I enjoyed it frequently with colleagues for lunch. More recently, it is a place that the three sisters take our Mom for a night out. We really enjoy their Salt and Pepper Shrimp. This is the place that I first tasted Vietnamese rice rolls. I am allured by the fresh taste of the herbs and veggies and of course by my favourite taste combination of salty/sweet.
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Tonight we are having a guest for dinner that I thought might enjoy them. I did most of the preparations before I left for my baby hugging shift. Then when I got home, I just had to soak the noodles and the rice wrappers.
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These are the ingredients that you assemble for do-it-yourself rolls: romaine lettuce leaves, sliced cucumber, fresh mint leaves, fresh cilantro leaves (optional) and bean sprouts (which I did not have on hand). Saute thinly sliced pork or chicken that has been marinated in a sauce such as hoisin. Cover with peanuts that have been crushed with brown sugar. Put out additional sauces like peanut and sweet chili.
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Here is the recipe for a Vietnamese dipping sauce which is always a hit: Dissolve 3 T of sugar in 2 T lime or lemon juice, add ¼ c rice vinegar, ¼ c fish sauce , 1 clove garlic and some chili flakes to taste. Zap them together in a blender.
Kath’s quote: “To see cucumbers in a dream denotes that you will speedily fall in love. Or, if you are in love, then you will marry the object of your affection.”-Richard Folkard in ‘Plant Lore’
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