Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Il y a une année...

Wow...il y a une année j'était à Alma (I was in Alma one year ago). C'est fou, ça! (that's crazy)

Oh mon Dieu...how did time pass so quickly? And still, a full year later, I miss it so much. I wish I could be reliving everything right now. I wish I could be there, living with Eva at Fabienne's house, going to potluck dinners chez Jon et Mike et Jean-Yves, playing les cuillieres, studying French, going swimming avec Heather, going on adventures all over the place, being with all those awesome people...

I miss everything so much. I'm going to visit Marlyse, Amanda, Eva, Iva, and anyone else who will be in Toronto in the fall. I miss them all. I'm going to apply to the University of Toronto for grad school (for ethnomusicology or jazz), and maybe if I decide to go there, my Canadian adventures will continuer! That would be amazing. Nous avons besoin du réunion...

BUT...I will not mope. It would be silly to be sitting around frowning and thinking about all the things I'm not doing in Canada right now. So instead, to make this worth the time of any readers actually still reading this, here's a new recipe I just succeeded at making. Summer is always my prime time for food experimentations, so here's the first experiment '11!

Chilled Cantaloupe Soup

  • 1 cantaloupe - peeled, seeded and cubed
  • 2 cups orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  1. Peel, seed, and cube the cantaloupe.
  2. Place cantaloupe and 1/2 cup orange juice in a blender or food processor; cover, and process until smooth. Transfer to large bowl. Stir in lime juice, cinnamon, and remaining orange juice. Cover, and refrigerate for at least one hour. Garnish with mint if desired.
...I found this recipe here and was surprised with how refreshing and tasty this was! I would have never thought of combining cinnamon, citrus, and melon, but the result was delicious! I'd definitely make this again...especially if I was in Québec preparing for another potluck...