Leg Pillow, Unpacking.

I bought, and received on Wednesday, a memory foam leg pillow. When it got here I thought it was way too big (thick) however, I used it on Wednesday night and it worked. I have a dicky hip which can give me problems when I am in bed. Only one difficulty when I turned on my other side, it was fine for my legs but not for my bad shoulder. In case you wonder, these are some of the delights of getting older. Now I need something to stop my arm dropping down and pulling on the shoulder. Oy vey. Mine is white by the way, not blue. Of course if I had another hip operation I wouldn't need it anyway, but really and truly my hip is not bad enough to warrant a replacement. Pity, it would mean I would get to see "Doogie Howser" in action. In case you don't know or remember, I am referring to my orthopaedic surgeon who looks about 20 to me. Actually I wouldn't see him in action although it is possible. Matt stayed awake once for a hip replacement. It caused him much amusement because he was listening to music on a cassette and it happened that the 1812 overture was playing just when the surgeon was hammering the spike into his leg. The hammering was exactly on time with the cannons firing in the music.

A goodly portion of our home restoration has been completed now. We have all the pictures back on the walls too, they looked so bare. Bugs can hide in them apparently. Just got two more plastic containers to unpack but as they contain a lot of silverware which is somewhat tarnished and needs cleaning, I probably will leave most of it til the weekend. My silk flowers are still in hiding though and the cases containing our winter clothing will probably remain where they are for now too. Both things are in are storage room. My linen cupboard is a right mess at the moment, I wasn't really up to sorting it properly today. Of course we bowled this afternoon too. Still managed to get a lot done.

Not much food preparation been happening, supper has been cheese, crackers and salad although we had a few strawberries to finish off. Yesterday I had my hot and sour soup for lunch which I enjoyed. I suppose if I ate that more often I would get sick of it, but at the moment I feel I could eat it forever.

I bought some salmon fillets on Wednesday so maybe for Friday night.......

Poached Salmon in Lemon Dill Sauce

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1 1/2 cups dry white wine1 1/2 cups water
1 lemon, sliced
2 sprigs fresh dill
1 dried bay leaf
1/2 tbsp whole black peppercorns
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
6 (6oz) salmon fillets, skin removed

Lemon Dill Sauce

1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 tbsp chopped fresh dill
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 tsp grainy mustard
1/2 tsp lemon zest

Directions

1) In a large skillet, combine wine, water, lemon slices, dill sprigs, bay leaf and peppercorns. Bring to a boil over high heat.

2) Season salmon fillets with salt and pepper. Once the water has boiled, add salmon to skillet, cover and turn the heat off, letting the fish poach for 10 minutes or until flaky. Remove salmon from liquid and transfer to plate, refrigerating for at least 2 hours before serving.

3) For the sauce, in a medium bowl, whisk mayonnaise, buttermilk, chopped dill, lemon juice, mustard and lemon zest. Chill and serve with poached salmon.

Serves 6

Have a great day

After the fair is over.

Now we are unpacking it. Plus all the plastic containers you can't see etc. etc. So that's my blog for today.

Oh, by the way, I heard from the cleaner who is working with a government assisted programme. She is coming in next week. Hurray.

Have a great day
 

Tourtières, Unpacking.

Periodically, some of you may remember, I make Tourtières (a French name for meat pies to take it to the very basics). I make four at once and keep them in the freezer where they do very well I'm pleased to say as they are a fair amount of work for me these days. Lots of chopping to be done with onions, carrots and fennel in the mix. What I have done is to make the filling and maybe today I will turn it into pies. I only have two boxes of  pastry for the moment and need another two. Double ones that is to provide a lid. In fact our freezer is looking pretty bare at the moment. Mostly it seems to be full of asparagus soup. Need to get some of that eaten up before the season starts again. In case you want the recipe and haven't saved it, I will post it again tomorrow.

After lunch, when I was already aching from cooking, Matt decided we should start putting our home

back together. I think he is jumping the gun a bit. I don't think I have been bitten lately but I have a number of bite areas which itch a lot and which I cannot swear I received before last Friday. Well I know I was bitten Saturday night but stripping the bed and steaming the mattress seems to have fixed that, I hope. Anyway, we had around 6 or 7 large garbage bags of clothing and linens in the computer room, all of which had gone through the laundry process, so that is now all back in place. All of Matt's shirts and jackets, etc. have been put back in the bedroom closets plus we have laundered two bags of stuff which has been on the balcony for the last several weeks, I don't remember how many now. There are still a good few black bags full of stuff to be dealt with. I am missing some china ornaments too, can't believe I packed it in the garbage bags, but that's what seems to have happened. Most such things ended up in bubble wrap in storage boxes. The black bags idea came from the pest control people. Maybe bed bugs can't get out of them, I don't know. I was hoping that the stuff I put on the balcony would get frozen, but it wasn't cold enough long enough.

Matt has just gone down to the nearest gas station to fill up and wash the car. Their wash station has

been broken for a while and Matt doesn't like to have a dirty car, nor a salty one at this time of the year. Meanwhile I am relaxing a bit. Tonight I am going to try another pasta recipe I picked up today. I don't normally like canned tuna, but it is OK in a recipe Matt makes and I think I might like it in this recipe. Ve shall see. I also spent a fair amount of time today getting my blog pages ready for the A to Z. Not, not writing them, just making sure I have the letters ready for each date. I have quite a few written but nothing like as many as I would like. I hope I can catch up with myself.

Gas, by the way, is 84 ¢ a litre.

I love mushrooms and this looks a goodie. It came from Mushrooms Canada in their regular email. Now where's my wonton wrappers?

Pepperoni Mushroom Pizza Wonton Cups
Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: 12 minutes

Ingredients
24 wonton wrappers
Canola oil cooking spray
1 cup dry mini pepperoni slices
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
8-10 white button mushrooms, chopped, plus 2-3 more for slicing
1 small jar of your favourite pizza sauce
chopped cilantro or fresh parsley for garnish (optional)

Method
1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin with some canola oil cooking spray and line each muffin cup with 2 wonton wrappers, offsetting them to create a “flower petal” effect.
3. Layer some of the shredded cheese, the pepperoni slices, and the chopped mushrooms into each of the cups and spoon a tablespoon or so of the pizza sauce over top.
4. Add another small sprinkling of cheese and a few more pepperoni slices on top of the sauce, and add one mushroom slice on the very top.
5. Bake the wonton cups for 10-12 minutes or until the cheese bubbles and the mushrooms brown, and serve immediately.

Have a great day