Retire in Style with Lolita

"Ride," Pleasure said: "Walk," Joy replied. ~W.H. Davies Beautiful sunny day today. Blue skies. 10 Celsius (50 F ). Went out for a walk at nearby Alouette River Dyke Trail. It was a slow walk. Enjoyed the crisp fresh air. Golden Ears mountain still with specks of snow. Please click the pictures to enlarge. I have walked the dyke trails in Spring, Summer and early Fall. Never get tired of the scenery. It is a popular destination for families, walkers, hikers and cyclists. Come walk with me... the best is yet to be.

Pan de sal or Pandesal is a popular Filipino bread. It is a favourite choice for breakfast. I like Pandesal anytime of day. Plain or with filling. My family are big consumers of pandesal. Here is another way of serving Pandesal for breakfast. Pandesal French Toast. So easy to prepare. Just beat some eggs, dash of salt... some add a little milk and some cinnamon or vanilla. I make mine with just beaten eggs. I am not putting the amounts of ingredients I use. There are many blogs available with recipes for this. Dip the Pandesal halves and fry both sides in margarine or butter on medium heat. I like mine with a drizzle of fruit syrup. A slice of cheese and a fruit. Tea or coffee as you please. Pandesal French Toast is best served warm. Enjoy and have a great day! Please click pictures to enlarge.

A popular dish among Filipinos is Tortang Talong with or without ground beef. I have a craving for this dish and so I made some for dinner tonight. I usually make this without meat but tonight I decided to try with sautéed ground beef. We got three large sized Chinese eggplants. Smaller eggplants would be preferable but none available today. I broiled them 15 minutes on each side. While waiting for the eggplants to cool I sautéed a pound of ground beef in garlic and onions. Seasoned with kosher salt, Worcestershire sauce and a teaspoon of kitchen bouquet. When cooled the eggplants were peeled gently, flattened with fork and dipped in beaten eggs. For these large eggplants I used 7 eggs and a dash of kosher salt. Put some oil in the non-stick pan and put on medium heat. Lay down one eggplant and spoon a generous amount of cooked ground beef on top. Cook till egg on sides of eggplant is set. Next pour some egg on top of ground beef. Turn gently and cook till golden brown...