picked up a couple eclairs and enjoyed them this afternoon over a cup of coffee and conversation.

(photo from www.duanekeiser.com/ Pages/eclair.html)

I starting crocheting as a way to keep my hands busy and help curb the desire to smoke; last night I finished a blanket for my friend.

This was the perfect movie for Valentines Day.

This movie is one of my all-time favorites. I put it in the other night planning to just listen as I crocheted the blanket, but instead found myself watching it as deeply engrossed in it as I was the first time.

One of my favorite cocktails: Vodka, Kahlua, and cream (preferable) but usually just add milk. A great dessert is to make a White Russian milkshake. Yum.

I make my own sauce using lots of green bell peppers, celery, onion, garli, oregano, pepper and basil. I cook the meat with all the spices and then add in all the tomatoes. I can eat this every week.

for dessert I heated sliced Mac apples in a skillet with a wee bit of butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Once they were softened I served them with vanilla ice cream.

I used to get the best Fuji apples at Pike Place Market in Seattle (US). Now that I’m living in Scotland, I can’t get them :-(

I served this for the main course last night. I mixed up the pasta with fresh chopped garlic, sundried tomatoes, pepper, olive oil and parmesan and tarragon. I ate mine with chicken and the others added prawns.

for my dinner party last night the starter I served was raw spinach with almonds, apples, bacon (mushrooms for the vegetarians in the group) with a dressing made from olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, touch of mustard, pepper.