Raspberry Streusel Bars

RASPBERRY STREUSEL BARS

I love any kind of bar...especially with raspberries. Everytime I make this "raspberry bar" it disappears almost the same day...so mouth-watering.

I got this recipe from a fellow foodie...Paulette from a Foodie Board that I belong to.

today I'm linking to "FOODIE FRIDAY" at

/http://www.designsbygollum.blogspot.ca/

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RASPBERRY STREUSEL BARS

1 cup (2 sticks), softened

1 egg

1 cup sugar

2 cups flour

3/4 pecans, chopped (less if using only for topping)

9 oz. seedless raspberry preserves

Combine butter and sugar in large bowl.

Add egg and flour......Mix until crumbly.

If putting pecans into dough, add now.......reserve 1 cup of mixture for topping.

Press remaining mixture into bottom of 9 x 13 greased pan.

Spread the preserves to 1/2 of edge.

Crumble reserved mixture over top.

Bake 25-30 minutes...or till lightly browned.

Cool and cut into bars and sprinkle confectioner's sugar on top.

Note....I didn't use any pecans this time around as I have a friend who doesn't like nuts.

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Easter Blue Eggs

"BLUE" Easter Eggs

I know this is a bit late for some of you......but being of Ukrainian background I celebrate Easter according to the Orthodox Julian Calendar.

Every year growing up my family would colour a few dozen eggs........then all week we would have eggs and eggs but most of all my favourite were the  egg salad sandwiches. Then for a few weeks we couldn't look at hard-boiled eggs.

Here I'm showing some BLUES which I'm linking to "BLUE MONDAY" at 

/http://smilingsally.blogspot.ca/

Sometimes I use food colouring to colour my eggs...this year I bought an Easter egg colouring kit. (Paas).
This blue looks dark in the glass but the eggs came out a very gorgeous turquoise blue.

Yummmmm...these were my favourite BLUE eggs, chocolate. See the pretty BLUE bow the Bunny has in the background.


Thanks for stopping by.....and have a great "BLUE MONDAY"!!!!!!

Rice Writing

Every year we go to The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) in Toronto that is two weeks before Labour Day weekend......I've been going since I was two years old. It also helps that I'm 10 minutes from there.


My husband being a Turk met with one of the booth owners who comes every year to do "Rice Writing"...he has quite a lucrative business. Always a line-up. Just watching him write away is alone interesting. He is also of Turkish background so my husband have lots to talk abut coming from the same area .


He has these pens with very fine points and writes your name or whatever message you would like if you were giving it as a gift. He can also write a short sentence....who would have thought on such a small piece, especially a grain of rice. I've also seen in Topkapi Palace in Istanbul the famous lil' piece of rice with a lot of writing on it alone.....in those days I wonder if they had magnifying glasses. Sure would be tiny but great if you are an 'ant' size.

 Here's the story about the rice..........

My daughter "Jackie" had this grain of rice with her name printed . She had it put into a keychain......the Rice Man has all sorts of things you can put your grain of rice into. You really need something as it is so small it will take seconds to lose....... he had necklaces, key chains, bracelets etc..... basically anything you wanted he could put it in. Except not to boil it with some other rice.....which I was thinking it sure might bring you luck like it said. hehehe.


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Turkish Blues

Turkish Blues

For Happy Blue Monday.......I'm showing some "BLUE" tablecloths at the Market in Izmir, Turkey.

 Parsley....

 Lil' Village Ladies come to the city to sell their flowers.....prices are so inexpensive here compared to where I live......

 Different kinds of cheeses.

 These ladies are selling dough for boreks and savoury or sweet baked goods.

 Parsley....

Tomatoes.....they tatse like real tomatoes were intended too.

 Artichokes...they were huge.

 Nuts and dried fruits.

 Making Gozleme...so yummy with cheese and spinach, so fresh.

 Zucchini with the blossoms. love those blossoms, they are great to stuff.

 Olives...galore. Any kind you want they have.

 Dried pepper, zucchini and eggplant ready to be stuffed......I think ever house has this string of these veggies hanging.

 Artichokes.....with the stem.

Water with the "BLUE tops.....it will be a scorching HOT day and they still sell that bottled water sitting in the sun boiling...... people will actually buy it and drink it. YUK!

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Kleinberg

Kleinberg

............ this is one of my favourite places to visit. Every spring when the weather gets warmer my husband, daughter and I like to go here for a Sunday afternoon....in the lil' town of Kleinberg. Actually it's suburb of Toronto......and only 20 minutes from my house and that's not even using the highway but plowing through the city. The main street here still keeps its charm and has cute restaurants and boutiques.......so we go for an ice cream or a coffee in one of the outdoor cafe's.......they now have a Starbuck's so we can get our dose of caffeine. it's kind of nice to leave the hustle and bustle of the city and just walk around this peaceful place. I noticed lately it is very busy especially on a warm weekend..... lots of families with kids, some with pricey cars just driving around, and just plain tourists snapping away with their camera's.
On Saturdays there are a lot of wedding parties having their pics taken in and around. Love looking at the different wedding gowns that the brides wear...... dreaming about when my daughter gets married.

 It has one of my favourite restaurants or party facilities, the food is great........ it' called The Doctor's House. It's very cute and quaint. It also has a Chapel which is used for weddings.....

A Historic Glimpse of The Doctor’s House
(source; The Doctor's House website)


Just down the hill from where you now sit is the site of the gristmill whose owner gave Kleinburg its name. In 1847, an Alsatian immigrant, John Klein, built his mill on the banks of the Humber to grind the local settlers’ grain.


In its agricultural heyday, commemorated with the village’s annual Binder Twine festival, Kleinburg’s hotels and harness shops served the needs of the local farmers as well as others passing through on their way to town. Nowadays, Kleinburg is noted as the home of the magnificently sited McMichael Canadian Art Collection and as a village that has sacrificed none of its 19th century charm to the nearby city.


The Doctor’s House itself dates back to 1867, the year of Confederation. It earned its name by being home to a succession of medical men, the last of whom, Dr. Thomas Henry Robinson, practiced here for 52 years.


A new chapter in the house’s history opened when a restaurant was built on the property in 1974. A major rebuilding and expansion program was completed in the spring of 1993. It was at this time that six finely appointed banquet rooms and a chapel were added to the original building.
The hallmark of the Doctor’s House is superb cuisine, elegant ambiance and attentive service.

 In front of the Chapel.

Chapel.............

 Chapel steeple.

Entrance to the restaurant.

 Inside the Chapel......

 If the weather is warm.....you can dining here.

 My husband and daughter just relaxing.

 Rolls.....waiting to pick up a Bride.

 Boutique.....had some pretty things for the house. I dared not go inside as I might purchase something that I really don't need.

 Just an old buggy in front of a gift shop.

 The old home of the original settler in Kleinberg.

This Rolls is from the UK.......as you can see the steering wheel is on the right side. How do they 
drive.??


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