Sunday, December 15, 2013

snow day!

it's a definite snow day today - this is what it looked like when we got up this morning:




it's been snowing all morning and we are expecting between 15-20cms!!! it's a good day for a lunch like this:


that's some gorgeous beef liver fried with bacon and onions - yummeh! some leftover quinoa salad and some mandarin.

remember the squash i roasted the other day? i made up some delicious puree and froze a ton of it for soups all winter. this soup is puree, homemade broth, coconut milk and coriander...with some roasted squash seeds!


i love foods that give you a lot of bang for your buck like pumpkin and squash - you don't just get all of the meat out of them - you get one of my favourite things - seeds!


i just love roasted pumpkin and squash seeds. a little olive oil and a ton of sea salt and you've got a snack for the next several evenings!

this past friday we went down to the fourchu community centre to do "chase the ace". there weren't a lot of people there but we don't expect the big crowds until the kitty grows into the thousands. we had fun meeting up with some friends...and then me and jam and our friends s & d went over to our friends c & b's house. their daughter c also came for a visit. b had asked jambaloney to bring his snippers to cut a pipe which turned out to be ductwork....thank goodness jambaloney always brings more tools than he thinks he needs. they were downstairs banging around in the basement and were down there for quite a while. at some point someone said "what the heck are they doing down there? they're making an awful lot of noise for just cutting a pipe". we all took turns making fun of them and then i said "they're like dumb and dumber when they get together" - we all screeched over that.

our friend c then buzzed jambaloney's hair with the clippers. all of the men here have buzzed short hair and they tease jambaloney constantly about his longer hair - all in good fun tho. c did a really good job on his hair and now my man has got the framboise/fourchu buzz cut just like the rest of them - bahahahah!

anyway, of course c had my favourite kind of wine and made jambaloney drink some beer. b's brother d stopped in and a bit of a party ensued. i don't know what it is, maybe it's because they are such good friends, but we always have fun at c & b's - they are awesome!

anyway, we kind of flumped around the rest of the weekend, did a bunch of laundry as we have been wearing clothes during this cold spell - bahahahahaha! here's some yummy stirfry with chicken, broccoli hearts, cauliflower, cabbage and coriander with mandarin on the side.


mandarins are cheap this time of year and they store really well in our basement so we always have them on hand.

next up - a chicken salad with cucumber, tomatoe and avocado. a light balsamic vinegar dressing and you are good to go!





jambaloney went out to start the plow/atv and it isn't working. he runs it once a week in the winter and it ran fine the other day. but now it's conked so he is looking in the manual and at the internet trying to figure out what's wrong with it. he takes really good care of all of our tools and equipment, plus he's really good at solving problems so i am sure he will have it up and running soon. he can't plow until much later this afternoon - that snow just isn't stopping!

however, tomorrow we are expecting the temps to go back to normal - thank goodness! this is really unusual temps and snow fall for this time of year!

JUGM - we'll get out today or tomorrow and make a snowman for your boys!

16 comments:

  1. All U'r snowfall R Belongs to U!!! And keep it up there lol.

    The is no such thing as gorgeous Liver... Yuck.

    Jamby needs to take up ice fishing. I need more fish!!!

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    1. PP - it never gets old buddy - bahahahah! and we love organ meat like liver, heart and kidney - sooo good for you! as for ice fishing, this year he will definitely go out - i need more fish too!!!

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  2. That looks really cold. I guess you will all be fine there though unless the power goes out. And even then, you can stay warm.

    It's good J can fix things. I had to fix a faucet yesterday and while I didn't enjoy it, at least I didn't have to wait on some repair guy to come out and charge me a hundred dollars for driving out here.

    It's good things are moving right along for you two . Even in this cold weather you still get together with friends.

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    1. Harry - it's only -2C here today - much warmer than it has been for 4 days - we really went through a cold spell! we are all set with our generator and our large kerosene heater - jam just picked up a little portable stove even though we have our hotplate and bbq - there's no such thing as having too many backups! i am glad that you were able to fix the faucet yourself and not have to wait on a repair guy - it's good to be able to fix stuff yourself. this storm caused bingo to be cancelled today - people in both communities are all up in arms - they looooove their bingo here - bahahahahah!

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  3. -18 C here in MN. We are all staying inside today, drinking coffee & cocoa. Sammy is doing well, some fussing but not much. Our oldest son will be home for Christmas. He arrives Christmas Day until New Years Day. 8 people this year, OK 7.5 with Sammy. He went to the Dr and is doing good.

    Merry Christmas from my Family to you both.

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    1. oh Rub, buddy - THAT'S awful temps. we never get that low here although back in ottawa, -25 with a windchill of -35 was common. i hated it, waaay toooo cold! we're -2C right now which is abnormal for this time of year. but we are back to regular temps of just above zero for the rest of the week.

      i am so glad to hear that Sammy is doing well. and i am super glad to hear that your oldest son will make it home for Christmas - it will be super nice for your whole family to be together!

      Merry Christmas, buddy, from both of us to all of you!

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  4. Boy that's cold! Have fun with the snowman.

    Here in the UK we just have wind and rain, which means life pretty much carries on as normal. Boring really. I'd love an excuse not to have to go anywhere or do anything!

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    1. Joey, buddy - it's not that cold just unusual for us to have temps this low and so much snow for this time of year. we haven't been able to make the snowman yet, the wind is howling and whipping snow right in our eyes - bahahahah! we love snow days too - we love staying in and not doing anything. although poor jambaloney is out trying to pull the atv up the driveway with the truck...he got it working earlier only to have it stall in the middle of the driveway - it's never a dull moment here eh? bahahahah!

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  5. Yea its a real cold spell here... in the 60s. Break out the Parkas and snow hats! lol. Snow looks beautiful, enjoy it. Stinks you gotta wear clothes though...

    I love liver with mashed potatoes and gravy...senior would say "NO WAY".


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    1. Gurlie - no worries hon...i'll send the arctic parkas and belaclavas pronto - i'd hate to think of you freezing to death - bahahahah! the snow is really beautiful and we will make the boys some snowmen. yep, it really stinks having to wear clothes - we had to wear clothes all week!!! i haven't seen any laundry since last winter except for towels and bedding! when you come to visit i'll get jam to take Senior fishing and me and you will pig out on liver, smashed and gravy - bahahahah! much love to you and yours! sorry about little Herman! xoxo

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  6. It is about time that your pictures are indicative of your being 13 km from the arctic circle.

    Why get hair cuts right before it is getting cold?

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    1. Russell, buddy - you are too funny and have an elephant's memory for details - i love it! ya, it's kind of strange that he decided to get his hair cut during this time of year, but he said that he just felt like it. i think our friends ribbing him all the time pushed him over the edge - bahahahah! they teased him and called him a "city hippy" - bahahahah! but not anymore!

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  7. No matter what the weather, the food at your place always looks better than mine !
    Love to you both,

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    1. ahh Jane - i think you downplay your cooking skills...kind of like you downplay your helping skills...and you are a natural at noticing and helping! love back from both of us to you and all of yours! xox

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  8. OooooOOOOooh! I covet your snow! are lucky to get 2 inches all winter! Then, by the end of Feb., it's in the 80s and 90s again here. I MISS WINTER!

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    1. Lamb - if i could mail you some, i would in a heartbeat! but i understand missing winter - i like all 4 seasons and would miss winter too. but not today when we have to go out and shovel 10 million cat paths...it's gonna make for a looooong day - bahahahah!

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