Eclectic Edna

I'm a daughter of an artist, and a mother of an artist. I fall somewhere off the beaten track. I sew, I garden, and doodle.

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Gluten-free vegetarian

Cassava chips-avocado flavor Green curry soup with cheddar cheese Cauliflower bites with Masala honey maple dipping sauce

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Taken with my cell phone outside Calgary Alberta last year, February 27th 2023

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A light Gluten-free, vegetarian supper with honey flower wine

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Gluten-free herb baked chicken with lemon vinaigrette dressing on a veggie salad. Can be made vegetarian by removing the chicken. Salad includes, kale, swish chard, corn, celery, carrots Brussel sprouts, green beans, fresh chickpeas and avocado.

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Vegetarian gluten free green salad with a lemon strawberry vinaigrette

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My version of corn chowder, daughter is allergic to potatoes so no potatoes. Spices,bacon and you can add cheese. To make it vegetarian don't add bacon.

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Gluten-free vegetarian faspa, if you have a meat eater add ham. Assortment of vegetables and cheeses, watermelon, deviled eggs, roll kuchen or roll cookies, olives and apricot jam.

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Gluten-free, vegetarian, spinach, kale Swiss chard, dried cranberries and a grain free granola. Oil and vinegar vinaigrette spices and herbs lightly sweetened with honey.

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Taco salad with refried beans, had hamburger and salsa on the side for the meat eaters.

Gluten-free vegetarian

Romaine lettuce, avocado, green onions, black beans, kernel corn, cheddar cheese, with refried beans and sour cream, taco chips, salsa and hamburger for the non vegetarian.

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Red cabbage coleslaw with carrots and Miracle Whip dressing. Gluten-free vegetarian.

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Mixed veggies salad with eggs, quinoa, and shredded cheese. Your choice of dressing

Gluten-free vegetarian

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Although it was not a common habit among Americans in the 50’s, Mother and Daddy enjoyed chatting over a good cup of tea. Mother liked the ritual so much that she served tea to friends who dropped by, she served tea to us children after school... for all we knew she served herself cup after cup of tea when she was by herself.

She often was given tea cups and saucers as gifts and if you include all the cups and saucers she had in her various china patters, she probably had somewhere near 3 dozen sets, many of which were imported from England. But certain cups and saucers were a little more special than others.

This cup is one of a series of Birthday Flowers. It is decorated with aster flowers, the flower which on many charts represents September. Mother gave this cup and saucer to her own mother whose birthday was in the middle of that month. Eventually it came to Mother and then because my birthday was also in September it came to me.

This cup was especially beloved of us children. When we were little we could hardly believe that anyone could drink from such a wonderfully shaped cup and we'd watch in awe as Mother sipped from its fluted edge. When I was older, Mother and I often came together to share a cup of tea in the late afternoon. Mother would take this second cup out of the cupboard, set it down on the table and then she and I would debate very seriously which one of us had had the more difficult day. The winner had the honor of drinking from this special cup. It may not have been up to the caliber of the prizes on the game show Queen for a Day, but it was comforting, nonetheless.

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Gluten-free, vegetarian, lentil, quinoa soup with carrots, rutabaga, yellow pepper, green and yellow onions, garlic, curry and spices. No tomatoes.

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Gluten free, vegetarian fried tofu with vegetarian beef gravey,vegetables, baked sweet potatoes and wild rice.

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Artwork by the Artist/Naturalist Edith Holden

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This one cookie jar🥺

It’s so cute!!