Hawaiian style…
Fish pond. The tide brings fish in. The stone wall holds them.
Work to maintain the wall
Ko’ie’ie Fish Pond
Hawaiian ponds are built to raise and harvest fish. This six acre example produced over 2,000 pounds of fish a year.
Impossible Pie
23 Feb
Impossible Broccoli Pie
Impossible Bacon and Swiss Pie
Here in lies recipes for 5 Impossible Pies (circa 1980)
The big idea is to have a crustless pie. The five recipes include Bacon, Turkey, Vegetable, Seafood and Pumpkin. When it is time to pitch-in a dish at church, I usually take two. The baking time and temperatures are the same. Bonus: No extra clean up.
Adventure in Cooking
16 Feb
Hardly new, this cookbook was published in 1985. It actually offers over 19,000 recipes because each basic recipe comes with a 4 X 4 matrix of alternative ingredients…. Such as seasonings, soups, vegetables, cheeses, accompaniments, meats, garnishes depending upon the nature of the dish.
Yesterday, I surfed the web for a recipe for black bean burgers (which I tried for the first time during the holidays). Of course, each recipe had its appeal….you know where I’m going with this. I narrowed the field to three recipes and made my personal ingredient list to include: 2 cans black beans, 1/4 c grated onion, 1 egg, 3 T Miracle Whip, 1/3 c dry bread crumbs, 2 t ground cumin, 2 t chopped garlic, 1 t dried oregano, 1/2 t Chili powder.
These ingredients are made into patties cooked a skillet….That’s the part I’m working on. The taste is great. The result was NOT worthy of photographing. I smothered them with salsa and sour cream.
Love Light Sparkle
14 Feb
Crystal heart light
If love seems upside down….
Summit (wedding venue) Panther Creek State Park
“Turn On Your Heart Light” like ET did in the 1982 Block Buster Movie (ET_Extra Terrestrial). Neil Diamond inspired by the movie, wrote and recorded “Turn On Your Heart Light” the same year. Look up on You Tube for words, music and slide show.
ET says…”Turn on your heart light”
How does this look?
…..Hmmmm…this still seems upside down 😉
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Friday Photo: I Ching No. 17 Following
12 Feb
Great idea! I’m behind you.
In these days and times, following means getting updates on blogs ;), Twitter, Facebook….social media. Thank you turtles! with slow motion… the concept of following seems a good label for this image.
This time of year Flannel Sheets say…
9 FebCome to us,
Welcome, we are here for you.
Relax your head, your neck, your shoulders, your legs, arms, fingers and toes.
Warmth will soon surround and envelope you.
Nestle between us.
Quiet your thoughts.
Drift off to sleep, to dream.
Sooth your soul in the nest we create for you.
Peace be with you.
EF 6-Mar-99
Honoring Edna
2 Feb
Earth angel, Edna Birkholz has been called to join the heavenly hosts of angels. Mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, wife…she is steadfastly loved in all of her roles.
I got to know her during a time of deep concern over the probable loss of a second son to heart failure (after also losing her husband to heart failure). Prayerful best describes those times. Joyfully our concerns did not come to pass.
Edna had a special passion for ironing…everything, even T-shirts and jeans! At 93 she sparkled at her grandson’s wedding and beamed at his Master’s degree graduation last year. She lived independently up till the last weeks.
Deepest sympathy to Phillip, Pam, Claire and Jim
Your lives honor the love and devotion of Edna Birkholz.
Friday Photos: I Ching No. 47 Oppression
29 JanThe modern translation for I Ching No. 47 is confining………………………………on the light and bright side:
Cat in the Box (Shelby)
Raven cage, Tower of London, 2012
On the dark side:
Prisoner entrance, Tower of London, 2012
elfcroft 