Want a Halloween Nosh?

How about a nice cup

of tea or coffee

and some cookies?

Help yourself to the

cheese 'n fruit board as well.

It's "Sanderson Sisters Approved!"

Perhaps a wee slice of delicious cake?

Or maybe pie is more to your taste?

In any event,

here's lookin' at you, kid!

SASKATOONS!

During the last two weeks of July, I positively FEASTED on saskatoon berries purchased at the farmers market. That's when saskatoons are in season and available. Saskatoons grow on bushes and are similar to blueberries, but have their own distinctive flavour and texture. They grow wild on the Canadian prairies and are now also commercially cultivated. I have fond memories of going wild saskatoon picking with my parents when I was a small child.

I used some of them to bake lemon saskatoon muffins --

And also a rustic saskatoon pie (crostata) --

But most of them I just ate with a wee bit of cream and sugar. That's how my Mom always ate them. SO DELICIOUS! And given their colour, I'm sure the berries must be stuffed full of anti-oxidants.

In related news, the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan just announced the name and logo of their new semi-pro baseball team in the Western Canadian Baseball League. "Everyone's going to want a slice of us," team management said perceptively --

[Photos #2, #3, and #4 © Debra She Who Seeks, 2023;

Photos #1 and #5 from the internet]

Coffee -- Is There Nothing It Can't Do?

Did you know that you

can PAINT with coffee?

I just took a fun class where we

drew and painted these cartoon critters

using light, medium, and dark

concentrations of instant coffee

(plus Sharpie markers for the outline

and for any non-sepia colours!)

The technique is essentially the same as

painting with watercolours!

Bonus: your painting smells good

while you're doing it!

[Coffee art & photos of coffee art

© Debra She Who Seeks, 2023]

Looking at Food in a Whole New Way

Pizza Party Time!

And now . . . 

embroidery taken to

a whole new level!

Fancy-Shmancy Eats