Salad #6

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I should preface this by saying these salad posts are not the only time we eat salads. We do eat lots of salads but I only post those extra special ones.

Up early today to get everything done for tonight’s dinner with our next door neighbours.

Menu

Medjool Dates stuffed with goat cheese and topped with red pepper spread

Goat Cheese and Almond Spread served with a variety of crackers

Strawberry Spinach Pasta Salad with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing and Oven Baked Chicken Breast

Oat and Pecan Blueberry Crisp

I did as much prep as possible (Richard cleaned) before heading off to yoga and the gym.

Here are the recipes for those interested. I have to thank my daughter for sharing the date, the spread, and the crisp recipes. She’s an amazing cook.

Stuffed Medjool Dates

Slice open the dates on the top enough to get the pit out. Take plain soft goat cheese and mix it with a little avocado oil (because it’s milder in flavour than olive oil) to make it softer and spreadable. Stuff each date with goat cheese and top with red pepper spread.

Goat Cheese and Almond Spread

Goat cheese

Avocado oil / olive oil

Sliced almonds

Balsamic vinegar and honey

Balsamic Glaze

Chopped basil

Mix cheese and a little oil to make spreadable.

Spread in the centre of the plate. Drizzle with balsamic and honey. Top with sliced almonds. Put chopped basil on top of almonds and then the rest of almonds on top. Drizzle with balsamic glaze

Serve with crackers.

Strawberry Spinach Pasta Salad with Orange Poppy Seed Dressing

https://www.lecremedelacrumb.com/strawberry-spinach-pasta-salad-orange-poppy-seed-dressing/

I added some blueberries as I already had some and I also doubled the amount of strawberries and spinach and used gluten free penne. The dressing recipe made way too much. It could be halved or even quartered.

Oven Baked Chicken Breast

https://iwashyoudry.com/oven-baked-chicken-breast-recipe/?fbclid=IwAR2iaYTJWQaMBYEIfbZcXXHuhxffV7SXdlkyzxJIU_B2eqxln_dbrKcVCtY

Oat and Blueberry Crisp

https://pinchofyum.com/simple-oat-pecan-blueberry-crisp

Dinner Pictures

Another lovely evening with Jean, Joanne, and Cindy. Great neighbours.

Nite y’all

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With retirement comes the opportunity for new experiences. Debi has a passion for music, singing, theatre, and travel. With her BMEd and MEd she had an extensive career which included elementary music education, performing, vocal instruction, choral conducting, musical theatre directing, and clinician work. She has, for the most part, retired from this very successful music career. But really, does one ever retire from music? I think not. So now the stage is set for the next act: interweaving her love for music, travel, and whatever else comes her way. Wherever her travels take her Debi shares her exploits: musical adventures, local interests, historical sites, local cuisine, the journey there and back, plus whatever life sends her. She'll share the hits and the misses, the successes and the failures, as well as any helpful hints she discovers along the way.

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