Canadian Lung Association 1961
These used to belong to my grandmother. I think its pretty impressive that they've lasted this long! 46 years old and still going strong! These are Canadian Lung Association seals used for fund raising. Click for full view.
McAfee Site Advisor
Ever search for something on Google, click on one of the search results and end up at a site that has installed crap on your machine or been otherwise undesirable? Try McAfee Site Advisor! I installed it and I love it already. It works with all the major search engines. Once you've installed it, you have to go into its options to make it highlight your search results. Check out what it looks like with Google. Click for a larger image:
View from My Roof.
I was up on the roof with my camera last night. The lights are from the Luminato Festival. It officially ended on Sunday, but they're still going. I need to read up on nighttime photography though. Its super grainy...Anyhoo, check out the view!
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Quick Cracker Cake
This one is thanks to my mom. These never lasted long when she made them!
1 cup of semi sweet chocolate chips
½ cup peanut butter
1 ½ cup icing sugar
1 tablespoon butter
2 teaspoon instant coffee
1/3 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
3 cups of crumbled, unsalted soda crackers
Salt to taste
Melt chocolate chips in double boiler or over low heat. Blend peanut butter, icing sugar, butter and salt in. Combine instant coffee and boiling water and stir into chocolate mixture.
Remove from heat, cool, stir in egg, crackers and vanilla. Mix well. Pack firmly in greased 8 inch brownie pan. Chill in refrigerator for several hours.
Cut into squares.
Very Tame Mallard
Isn't he cute? He was so tame that he didn't care that I was a foot away from him.
Egusi with Efo
Egusi is a melon seeds. Efo is spinach (as far as I can tell). My sister's husband is Nigerian and cooks this all the time. I tried it for the first time today and it turned out yummy! You can find the recipe here: http://www.motherlandnigeria.com/recipes.html#egusi_efo
I also added some Bitter Leaf that my sister and brother-in-law gave me. I'd never heard of it before. Check it out: http://www.herbalremedies.com/bitterleaf-information.html
Oh, and I am pretty sure that Egusi seeds taste almost identical to good old pumpkin seeds. At least I can't tell the difference. I think it would be safe to substitute.