Category: Special Occassions

Deep fried Heaven!

Being wheat intolerant meant that 99% of deep fried goodies were out. No onion rings, chicken wings, deep fried zuchinni or tempura battered veggies (from restaurants).  Well, last night we threw out all the rules and WOW, what a meal we had.

Out came the deep fryers and the corn starch based tempura batter. BTW – tempura was originally made with only rice flour! There was and is no need to add wheat flour!!!

We enjoyed deep fried and BATTERED onion rings (awesome), zuchinni (to die for), and mushrooms (hmm, turned soggy really fast, but tasted just like the old Dairy Shack in Oak Lake, Manitoba used to make).  We enjoyed salt & pepper breaded chicken wings (no wheat, thank you) that tasted unbelievable with a little plum sauce.  The deep fried potato chips were crispy and yummy (once the second fryer was retired).

So cholestral won last night and our taste buds were sated! The smell of cooking oil in the house was worth the awesome goodness that breaded veggies and chicken wings can bring.

BTW – those banana splits were fit for kings. Bananas, strawberries, 3 kinds of ice cream, 3 kinds of sauces, sprinkles, whipped cream . . . oh my waistline!!!!!

Gates Night

Gates Night has come to a close and all is calm and well.  After all these years I still hold my breath until the midnight hour passes.  I guess the trainings of our youth are hard to break.

The quarantine has not prevented the seasonal merriment within the house.  Yesterday was home made bread, cinnamon raisin loaf and flaky delicious apple pie.  All of which was topped off with a delightful treat of a Home Made Root Veggie Pie by Madeileen.  It was delicious but not an every day venture, I hear.  Much like a fabulous chicken pot pie but … ummm.. missing the chicken

Today was more prep for tomorrow.  Alien cupcakes and pumpkin carving (really not The Baby’s gig this year) and rounding out the afternoon with a pizza supper.  Afterwards the Unleashed made us his dessert/suprise.  Worms in dirt.   We watched Young Frankenstein as a family movie and everyone TRIED to tuck into bed early in spite of the high energies for tomorrow.

Halloween… so very much like Christmas enthusiasm in our house.   Makes me want to fire up the hearth and hang blackened and deformed stockings .

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