The sun was shining and many people had the same idea...
Navigating the crowded paths found us single file in many spots.
We were met by
joggers and walkers
and strollers
in all sizes and ages
frolicking and fraternizing canines
dog owners mingling and chatting
smiling faces...
with a lively bounce in our steps
a crisp invigorating breeze
job stress and troubles melt and wash away...
glorious sun shining before setting into the salty sea
benches dot the paths
long shadows and scrubby trees
split rail fencing keeps people from venturing too close to the cliff
it's quite a steep drop
plus there's an ongoing problem with erosion
views of the point where we turn around and come back
I love a warm bowl of soup after a chilly walk.
Creamy Cauliflower Bisque
made by the Hostess
This recipe is so easy and quick to make.
I had a huge cauliflower in the fridge just waiting to be cooked...
I tried to find a recipe for soup that looked interesting and would taste delicious.
I managed to find a few and then I embellished and augmented the recipes I perused online.
Hostess's Cauliflower Bisque
Wash, chop and cook a large cauliflower in a small amount of water until it is soft.
Puree, set aside.
In a large pot
Cube 4 pieces of bacon and a diced medium onion
saute together until bacon is cooked and onion is golden and slightly caramelized.
add 1 litre of vegetable stock
pureed cauliflower, stir well to blend
1 -2 Tbsp. Herbs de Provence
salt and pepper to taste
simmer for 45 minutes
gently whisk in 1/2 c. sour cream
serve with grated Asiago cheese and croutons
Enjoy!
It makes enough for several meals and can be frozen.
I am taking it for my lunches this week
Easy Peasy and so tasty!
Have you any exciting plans for the week?
I'd love to hear what you are getting up to...
Bungalow maintenance and domestics are on my agenda which
will be interspersed with a trip to the market and a few walks.
"Live with intention.
Walk to the edge.
Listen hard.
Practice wellness.
Play with abandon.
Laugh.
Choose with no regret.
Appreciate your friends.
Continue to learn.
Do what you love.
Live as if this is all there is."
~
Mary Anne Radmacher
33 comments:
I love walking along Dallas Road! Your soup looks like it would be so yummy too, I'm going to save your recipe - thanks!
Everyone wants to get out into the sunshine we're enjoying these days! Love the soup recipe - sounds delicious.
Gorgeous views, yummy soup, wonderful quote!
You live in the most beautiful area. Hmm... art exhibition at the weekend but nowt much till then.
That soup sounds delicious. I don't think I have ever had any cauliflower soup, but I wonder why not? It seems like it should be available everywhere.
I must make the cauliflower bisque, great idea Hostess! You do live in a beautiful area, I would love taking walks by the ocean whenever I wanted! :)
You are so lucky to live near the water...and to have such wonderful places to walk.
The soup looks wonderful, I love cauliflower.
Dear HHB,
Lt. Blk. Slashacrosstheeyes of the Universal Fashion Police (5th Precinct), here. The Precinct would like to extend its sincere gratitude for HHB holding our works in such a high regard. We do try. It can be trying at times given the questionable taste of those we keep our good watch on.
To answer your question of does the Precinct blog or have a web site – we do not. Our work, while done for the good of all, is and must remain undercover. It is essential the UFP remain anonymous to aid in our stealth efforts of detaining and forcibly questioning the guilty to answer the question of Who Said You Could Go Out of the House Like That. Believe me, as one fighting on the very front lines, Citations Are Needed. Everyday. While it isn’t ever likely you will recognize us by our uniforms (chic as they may be), I can tell you if you ever notice someone curiously peering at you through massive, high-powered binoculars while you’re Just Out Buying Broccoli (I am soo tired of THIS excuse), you can assume correctly you’re under scrutiny. So Stand Up Straight.
Which brings to the UFP’s attention your recent posting of the color gray and the common misconception that this imitation of cement is a chic choice for a woman of a certain age. We here at the UFP are getting a bit fatigued of this notion as it has become a world-wide phenomenon for women everywhere to dress as though Doomsday is Nigh. When a perpetrator can be nabbed - and it is often difficult to differentiate between the color of the sidewalk and the perp’s attire - a stiff penalty applies.
Sec. 725(b), CLEARLY states:
“Grey is not chic on anyone anywhere at anytime with the exception of:
a) you are the House of Dior;
b) you are wearing red lipstick; or
c) you are a Cool Blonde in a Hitchcock movie.
Everyone and anything else is guilty of looking like old asphalt. If the alleged offender does not meet the above criteria, a Citation is warranted.”
Your posting of obtaining a coat plus a knit top in grey puts you in the unenviable position of breaking a very clear rule. Since I cannot tell by your posted photos if you were sporting the requisite I’m the Girl Your Mama Warned You About red lips, I’m afraid I Have No Choice but to issue a Citation in this instance. Your fine consists of the following 17 hours (I told you it was stiff) of Community Service:
1. Obtain by Any Means Possible all of the following cinematic delights:
To Catch a Thief
High Society
Rear Window
Watch repeatedly until you have learned to correctly swan about the house all dolled up in chiffon, repeatedly reciting “Don’t you think I’m sensational? Everyone thinks I’m sensational.”
2. Obtain by Any Means Possible any of the following lipsticks (not gloss, not conditioner, not stain, but the Lipstick on His Collar kind):
Fire & Ice (Revlon)
Cherries in the Snow (Revlon)
Gabrielle (Chanel)
Apply. Pout. Repeat.
3. Go leave some on his collar.
If Nos. 1. and 2. above do not constitute 17 hours, continue with No. 3. until he pleads for medical assistance.
I can’t or won’t apologize for The Rules. It’s part of our intensive recruit training. We can’t be soft, you understand. We are a highly specialized squadron that can spot a shopper dressed (or not, actually) for Wal-Mart at a 1000 yards and we’re quicker to strike than a Fish Wife on Crack at the local Blue Light Special. So I Highly Recommend you go do your penance Post Haste and then go see what Mr. HHB is up to in the garage. Tell him you want to play with his socket wrench cuz that whizzy-curzzy sound it makes just gets you all giddy.
Yours,
Lt. B.S.A.
5th Precinct
Universal Fashion Police
“Working for An Appropriately Attired Future”
Dear HHB,
Lt. Blk. Slashacrosstheeyes of the Universal Fashion Police (5th Precinct), here. The Precinct would like to extend its sincere gratitude for HHB holding our works in such a high regard. We do try. It can be trying at times given the questionable taste of those we keep our good watch on.
To answer your question of does the Precinct blog or have a web site – we do not. Our work, while done for the good of all, is and must remain undercover. It is essential the UFP remain anonymous to aid in the effort of one never knowing when one may be detained and forcibly questioning the guilty to answer the question of Who Said You Could Go Out of the House Like That. Believe me, as one fighting on the very front lines, Citations Are Needed. Everyday. While it isn’t ever likely you will recognize us by our uniforms, chic as they may be, I can tell you if you ever notice someone curiously peering at you through massive, high-powered binoculars while you’re Just Out Buying Broccoli (I am soo tired of this excuse), you can assume correctly you’re under scrutiny. So Stand Up Straight.
Which brings to the UFP’s attention your recent posting of the color gray and the common misconception that this imitation of cement is a chic choice for a woman of a certain age. We here at the UFP are getting a bit fatigued of this notion as it has become a world-wide phenomenon for women everywhere to dress as though Doomsday is Nigh. When a perpetrator can be nabbed - it is often difficult to differentiate between the color of the sidewalk and the perp’s attire - a stiff penalty applies.
Sec. 725 (b), CLEARLY states:
“Grey is not chic on anyone anywhere at anytime with the exception of:
a) you are the House of Dior;
b) you are wearing red lipstick; or
c) you are a Cool Blonde in a Hitchcock movie.
Everyone and anything else is guilty of looking like old asphalt. If the alleged offender does not meet the above criteria, a Citation is warranted.”
Your posting of obtaining a coat plus a knit top in grey puts you in the unenviable position of breaking a very clear rule. Since I cannot tell by your posted photos if you were sporting the requisite I’m the Girl Your Mama Warned You About red lips, I’m afraid I Have No Choice but to issue a Citation in this instance. Your fine consists of the following 17 hours (I told you it was stiff) of Community Service:
1. Obtain by Any Means Possible all of the following cinematic delights:
To Catch a Thief
High Society
Rear Window
Watch repeatedly until you have learned to correctly swan about the house all dolled up in chiffon, repeatedly reciting “Don’t you think I’m sensational? Everyone thinks I’m sensational.”
2. Obtain by Any Means Possible any of the following lipsticks (not gloss, not conditioner, not stain, but the Lipstick on His Collar kind):
Fire & Ice (Revlon)
Cherries in the Snow (Revlon)
Gabrielle (Chanel)
Apply, pout. Repeat.
3. Go leave some on his collar.
If Nos. 1. and 2. above do not constitute 17 hours, continue with No. 3. until he pleads for medical assistance.
I can’t or won’t apologize for The Rules. It’s part of our intensive recruit training. We can’t be soft, you understand. We are a highly specialized squadron that can spot a shopper dressed (or not, actually) for Wal-Mart at a 1000 yards and we’re quicker to strike than a Fish Wife on Crack at the local Blue Light Special. So I Highly Recommend you go do your penance Post Haste and then go see what Mr. HHB is up to in the garage. Tell him you want to play with his socket wrench cuz that whizzy-curzzy sound it makes just gets you all giddy.
Yours,
Lt. B.S.A.
5th Precinct
Universal Fashion Police
“Working for An Appropriately Attired Future”
Please let me know what you think of the bisque when you make it!
I hope this weather sticks around. People just seem so much more content when the sun is shining.
I really liked that quote too. I've just added it to my sidebar.
I heard a rumor that you might be taking a trip soon....do tell!
I hope you like it when you have the opportunity to sample some.
We are truly fortunate to live where we do. Most cities have beautiful parks even the busiest have a special oasis...Central Park, the Tuileries...
Dearest Lt. B.S.A.,
It hurts me to read this...
but it's not how you might think.
I am grinning and smiling and laughing out loud and the freezing is wearing off after my 90 minutes at the dentist but it's worth every twinge!
You are such a good sport!
I was not wearing any of those requisite shades of lipstick, in fact it was Chanel gloss in Rouge Allure Laque #74 so I will be working in some community service in the next few weeks!
I appreciate grey is rather insipid for some but I am drawn to it like a moth to a flame...
I agree that a splash of colour in an accessory such as a scarf, bag or shoes is appropriate when wearing grey. I will attempt to kick it up a notch.
If you were to order MR. HB to take me directly to the nearest Hermes shop he would have to comply or be cited.
By the way he does not have a garage but he does own a socket wrench and funny that you might comment on the sound because I like it too!
Your Humble Hostess
(guilty as charged)
That soup sounds really good.
I really like cauliflower, served in multiple ways.
When I go for a walk, I rather do it when there are as little people around as possible; can´t stand the crowds. I also like to walk in bad weather. Different thing in Hki ( the people ), where I will go today, yes it Wednesday ( the meeting day ) again!
Haven't we had a wonderful run of sunny days? I'm working out of Nanaimo this week and thoroughly enjoyed the drive up - heavenly!
Your cauliflower soup recipe looks like a keeper.
Please, please, please, whoever you are, please write a blog!!! I think this is so funny and would love to read more about what you have to say.
By the way, I am guilty of wearing gray and love it!
This soup sounds wonderful. There's nothing like a pot of soup to turn to after a walk, at lunch time or after a busy day at work. I'll be adding this to my repetoire -have pinned it for further reference.
Such beautiful views...I love cauliflower, and often make cauliflower soup. I also make a mock mashed potato using cauliflower and now we like it more than the potato version! An underrated vegetable.
Just had cauliflower cheese for a late lunch....even I can manage that.
I miss the sea I grew up by love its special smell.Ida
Hostess!
I ate cauliflower last night because of you! Thank you. Vegies are awesome.
I'm wearing grey. I love it! A girlfriend teased me about wearing grey and then she started wearing it. The same thing happened with black.
Sheree
Honestly it is tasty!
I like to walk where there are no crowds too but I haven't figured out how to politely ask the other walkers to walk away!
I am excited for you and all the wedding planning that is happening at Pondside!
I am having so much fun on Pinterest!
I have made the South Beach faux potatoes using cauliflower. I cannot tell a lie...I love potatoes and can tell the difference :(
Ida where did you grow up? Please tell.
I have a passion for black, grey worn with a punch of red. Pearls are usually in the equation as is scent.
Happy that you enjoyed the cauliflower!
Hostess
XO
Your cauliflower bisque has made my hungry. I love any kind of bisque – especially when it’s cold out. Very nice table setting – delish accompaniments too.
You are such a diligent blogger – I enjoy your posts. Despite having been naughty and not checked in for a few weeks, I have enjoyed going back and reading all your recent posts. Took me an hour to read through ‘em!!!
PS: Thank you for your lovely comment today, Hostess. xxx
PPS: I love grey. Will I be shot or should I be on the look out?!?
Thank you for popping by Ms. Maple. I think your Ok to wear grey if you take the advice of the UFP and wear one of those luxe red lip colours.
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