GREAT DVDs for me . . . and Oven Roasted BRUSSELS SPROUTS

London, World War II, bombing raids, making movies, falling in love 

Young Queen Victoria falls in love: a series

The series continues, yay!

A mysterious disappearance in Australia:  series

This one made me laugh aloud!

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BRUSSELS SPROUTS, Oven-Roasted

2 lb. brussels sprouts

4 tbsp vegetable oil

¾ to 1 tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

·        Trim sprouts and cut in half.

·        Preheat oven to 425.

·        In a bowl, toss the sprouts with the oil, salt, and pepper.

·        Transfer to one rimmed baking sheet.

·        Roast 15 minutes and toss.

·        Roast 10 more minutes.

Serve.

PIONEERS: SEECH SCHOOL in MANITOBA

I've been doing some more research on the Patterson Lake Disaster.  I googled "Patterson Lake Manitoba Disaster" and up came the Oakburn Manitoba Centennial history: 

http://manitobia.ca/resources/books/local_histories/099.pdf

I was intrigued by this picture of the students at Seech School taught by A. T. Siwicky.

I googled "Teachers at Seech School, Manitoba, and up came:

http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/seechschool.shtml 

There are some really nice pictures of the school 

and it also told me that Mr. Siwicky taught at the school from 1915-1920.  Perhaps some of my Stadnyk uncles are in this picture or maybe Dad's sister!  

I've looked really hard at the picture, but I can't claim anyone. 

 I would love to visit the school, however, which has been moved to the Prairie Mountain Regional Museum which appears to be located on Hwy 16 between Shoal Lake and Strathclair:

The Seech School District was organized formally in April 1908, and a school building operated on the southeast quarter of 11-20-22 west of the Principal Meridian in what is now the Municipality of Harrison Park. The school closed in 1960. The building was later moved to the Prairie Mountain Regional Museum. A monument at the original site commemorates it.

Among the teachers of Seech School were Michael Belinsky (1910), Alex Klymkiw (1911), N. Halas (1914), Andrew Siwicky (1915-1920), J. M. Panisiak (1920-1921), M. Saranchuk (1921), S. Doroschuk (1921-1922), L. P. Roscoe (1922-1924), J. M. Hawryluk (1924), M. A. Zubrak (1924-1926), M. J. Twerdun (1926-1929), W. Yarmey (1926-1928), Mary Nychek (1929-1931), W. R. Cornat (1931-1932), Joe Hallas (1932-1938), Michael Posmituck (1938-1940), Isabel Duffy (1940-1941), Mary Melnychuk (1941-1942), Helen J. Antonation (1942-1944), Margaret S. Gregorash (1944-1945), Helen Chobotiuk (1945-1946), Peter Galan (1945-1946), Alice Hrysak (1946-1947), Kate Twerdun (1947-1949), Jean E. Dziver (1949-1950), Stanley Plewak (1949-1950), Joseph Kustiak (1950-1951), and Louis Kurchaba (1951-1960).

See also:  http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/prairiemountainmuseum.shtml

Olha School also has been relocated to this museum.

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MENU for a Monday to Friday in April  

 MONDAY

SHRIMP TAGINE:  http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/shrimp-and-vegetable-tagine-preserved-lemon

SALAD

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TUESDAY

Leftover Moroccan Chicken

Leftover Rice

Leftover Parsnips, Carrots

Salad

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WEDNESDAY

Diana’s dinner

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THURSDAY

STEAK

LENTILS & COLLARDS: p108: Morgan’s WINTER HARVEST COOKBOOK

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FRIDAY

Bryan’s BLACK MANHATTAN COCKTAIL

OVEN-BBQ RIBS: p128: Ferguson & Fraser’s A CENTURY OF CANADIAN HOME COOKING

VEGETABLE COUSCOUS:  https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1977662/vegetable-couscous-with-chickpeas-and-preserved-le

SPINACH RAITA: p193: Atwood’s A TASTE OF INDIA

PARSI CUCUMBER SALAD: p 194:  Atwood’s A TASTE OF INDIA

CHERRY PIE

Diana and the SOUSE!

“Souse”, according to the dictionary, in Middle English, means pickled!

This Souse (Mennonite Head Cheese) has 2 cups of vinegar incorporated in the aspic!

Not to mention the dill pickles also included!

                                        It's definitely interesting, but it doesn't freeze well.

Diana was its biggest fan.

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MENNONITE COMMUNITY COOKBOOK by Mary Emma Showalter can be purchased online.

CHILDREN'S NOVEL STUDY . . . and SPAGHETTI with MUSHROOMS & PARMESAN

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SPAGHETTI with MUSHROOM and PARMESAN GARNISH: My recipe

GARNISH

10 to 12 mushrooms

1 tbsp butter

1 tbsp olive oil

1 cup freshly grated parmesan

SPAGHETTI SAUCE:

¾ cup chopped onion

1 clove garlic, minced

1 pound ground beef

1 can tomatoes: 28 oz

1 can tomato paste: 5 oz

1 cup water

1 tbsp sugar

1 ½ tsp salt

½ tsp pepper

1 ½ tsp oregano

1 bay leaf

¼ tsp cayenne

¼ tsp marjoram

PREPARE SPAGHETTI SAUCE

·        Chop tomatoes in a food processor.  Set aside.

·        In a Dutch oven, stir ground beef with chopped onion and garlic over medium heat until no longer pink.

·        Stir in all the rest of the ingredients.

·        Simmer for 20 minutes.  Set aside and reheat while cooking noodles just before dinner.

PREPARE MUSHROOM GARNISH

·        Cut mushrooms in chunks.

·        Heat oil and butter in large frying pan over high heat.

·        Sauté mushrooms until browned.

Cook spaghetti noodles for 10 or 11 minutes. 

·        Serve spaghetti topped with mushrooms and parmesan.

Just a mention . . . and MEATBALL PIZZA

It's nearly George's birthday so I was happy to find my brothers in some more of Mom's letters; the memories and mind pictures came rushing back.

June 15, 1988: from Shoal Lake to Meilicke Road:  37 cent stamp

I stayed most of the day in bed as I was sleepy.  It’s very cloudy but so far no rain.

I baked a cake this afternoon and was knitting a bit.

June 16, 1988

Today I finished the windows.  George helped me to put them back as he was waiting for Matt as Matt was hauling grain to the elevator. 

George said he may take me to see Nellie on Sunday.

Sat, June 18, 1988

I vacuumed the living room and my bedroom and washed the rest of the floors and dusted all in the morning.  I got up at 8:00 today. 

I am lazy about knitting, haven’t done any yesterday or today.

I was talking to Aline.  She’s going to see the doctor in Shoal Lake on Monday and I will go with her to town.   She told me that George will be taking me to Nellie’s tomorrow so I will have to phone Nellie today. 

We had a little rain yesterday after Matt watered my garden.  I am happy with my house, its clean windows.  I washed the kitchen walls.  

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                                                How about a great birthday pizza?

                          I added mushrooms to the New York Meatball Pizza in:

                           Another layer of Provolone Cheese and Mozzarella finishes this pizza.  Yum!

MODERN ART GALLERY in DUBLIN . . . and Irish Stew

                                                   St. Patrick's Day Donut, 2016

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Clare Connery explains that nowadays lamb chops from the neck or shoulder are commonly used in making Irish Stew.  I used shoulder chops and we really enjoyed her recipe on page 72 of

This cocktail is called an Irish Rose.

"Dad brought in the sourkraut" . . . and ROASTED SALMON

tonight or tomorrow.  

We went to the prayer for late John Leschyshyn they even had a book to put our names down which I thought was odd there was a lot of people thats maybe why they had names down perhaps to know who was down. 

You may think that it did not take long to make the chusions tops some I was able to make two in one day and it’s the ones that are made of gingham others I only made one a day but see I allways went to bed for an hour I didn’t even watch the edge of Night I don’t care much about it as you can catch up on it when you watch the next two or three times you don’t miss much

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ROASTED SALMON:  so easy and sooooo delicious!

Salmon fillets with skin:  one for each serving (or plan to cut them in half for small portions)

Olive oil

Salt

Freshly ground pepper

1.     Preheat oven to 450.

2.     Brush skin side of fish with oil.  Place skin side down on a metal pan.

3.     Bake for 9 minutes until white juices begin to appear. 

4.     Cut into middle of thick part to check if fish is done.  A really thick piece may need to go back into the oven for 3 more minutes.

THAT’S IT!    Thanks, Lucy Waverman!

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Mom had a mandolin like this for shredding the cabbage for sauerkraut.  I hope someone still has it.