This year, we forewent Kris Kringle with my closest friends and their families and instead enjoyed the real spirit of the holidays with time together-- painting and cooking! Since I recently & proudly accomplished baking up tall, flaky, brown-golden, crunchy and chewy basic best-ever scones, I couldn't wait to impart the learnt techniques to my girlfriends-- perfect for a hot-out-of-the-oven midday treat with tea. For something fun, crowd-pleasing and healthy with lots of freshness and flavour (a welcomed break from heavy meats, carbs and fat-laden holiday dishes)-- a dinner fiesta of steak and chicken Mexican fajitas with all the fixins of course!
Basic Best-Ever Scones and Homemade Lemon Curd |
My closest friends since early school days. |
It's a paint party.... what is everyone's inspiration?
There was abstract, landscape, and mine inspired by elements from a couple of photos I took years ago in Japan that I've been meaning to paint-- a Japanese garden combining a temple, bridge and cherry blossoms (bottom left). This will take me a while to complete, and so happy this occasion gave me the opportunity to initiate it...
My dad's On the Waters painting inspired from his trip to Vietnam |
Dinner preparations for our Mexican Fiesta...
Colour upon fresh vibrant colour!! Olé!
And to think I will be cooking up a storm again in a few days as I host my big family on New Year's Eve!
I say... Bring. It. On!! .....
Thank you for a wonderful evening of friendship and conversations! Here's to more good times to come...
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