Fish 'n Chips

Today is Olive Vaile's birthday day. 

She is my great-grandmother. She would have been 105 years old today. She passed away in 2006.

My grandmother Aline (Olive's daughter) made me a cookbook a few Christmas' ago. It includes recipes from my German Great-Grandma Anita Kelm, Olive who was originally from England, and Canadian additions from Aline. 

 

(Aline and Olive in 2005)

 

My grandma mentioned on facebook that she was going to make fish and chips in honor of Olive today, so I decided to do the same. Luckily the recipe is in that cookbook. After work I bought some cod. I've never made this recipe before. I didn't really want to have fried fish and french fries, so I put an American twist on my meal (roasted potatoes). Apparently the English also eat peas with fish 'n chips. I didn't have peas, but I did have snap peas! In honor of my great-grandma, an admirable woman who left England in the 1920's to find herself a cowboy, here is my meal tonight. I can't wait to see her again one day in the great adventure we call heaven. 

January

 I ask my patients every day what they have been up to lately. I really want to know, I like having conversation with them and getting to know them. Somehow when the question is addressed to me I sometimes draw a blank, as if my life is boring and I sit around doing nothing at all. So I consulted my phone. What have you been up to lately Tamara?

Trying new recipes, like Stuffed Zucchini! 

 

And mom's homemade bread...

 

...and apple pie

 

I possibly broke my little toe while getting ready to take a shower. Toilet bowl 1, Tamara 0. 

 

 

It really hurt and thank goodness I had a nasty bruise to prove it! 

The day I smashed my toe I took myself on to a movie all by myself. Never done that before. And I might add, not just any theater, a fancy one with leather recliners and yummy food. I treated myself to 2 hours of watching Chris Pine in "Jack Ryan, New Recruit" and french fries with cheese, bacon, and sour cream. No pic of this one, I mean how lame is a selfie at the movie theater? 

 

 I dressed up for a Downton Abbey party for the season premiere. 

 I tried a new-to-me Austin Restaurant. Mother's Cafe! I got the very delicious enchiladas verdes. Yummy! 

I survived 2 ice days in Austin, Texas. Check out these awesome icicles on the bumper of my car! 

 

 Yes, it has been a very productive month indeed!