Middle Cove Beach

Middle Cove Beach
Originally uploaded by The Tedster

After going to the park yesterday we went to Middle Cove beach with some other friends in the evening for a bon fire. We saw a big ice berg that was still in the bay. Again it was a busy night since it was so warm. I think I counted 23 fires after the sun had gone down.

Picnic at Bannerman Park

Picnic at Bannerman Park
Originally uploaded by The Tedster

Yesterday Cassandra and I went to Bannerman Park to have a picnic with some friends. It was pretty busy since it was a sunny warm day. People were flying a kite and others were playing soccer baseball with their Great Dane among other activities like frisbee playing and rope walkers as well as hoola hoopers.

Sunny Quidi Vidi Icebergs

Sunny Quidi Vidi Icebergs
Originally uploaded by The Tedster
Cass and I have taken a couple trips to Quidi Vidi Gut. A couple of Icebergs grounded themselves there. The second time we went we saw that one of the Bergs had split into two and floated closer to shore. It was great going for a walk in the sun, Tons of people have gone to see the ice and couple climbers even swam to the Iceberg and climbed it. Click here to go to the CBC article.
Go to my Flickr page or just click on the picture to see more Iceberg pics.

Easter Potluck

Easter Potluck
Originally uploaded by The Tedster

This Easter Cassandra made a ton of delicious Paska and Babka. I like the Paska myself, so it's all gone. We have a loaf of Babka still in the freezer though. We took the bread and the chocolate egg that I made to a Potluck with friends where we ended up dyeing some eggs. It was a good time.

Guinness and Bacon and Cheese Meatloaf

I bet you're jealous! Cassandra and I made this over the weekend. It's awesome and is going to last us a few days. It's groundbeef with caramelized Guinness onions wrapped in bacon and covered in a Guinness, honey, brown sugar glaze.

It's delicious, and was hard to wait for, we got so hungry the house smelled like sweet bacon. It took so long to bake because we put all 2lbs of beef together rather than make 2 loaves, sorry Cassandra.

The recipe is here: http://www.thegalleygourmet.net/2012/03/guinness-and-cheddar-meatloaf.html

Middle Cove Beach in March

Middle Cove Beach in March
Originally uploaded by The Tedster
Today was a good day to take some pictures. I almost froze my fingers off because I spent so much time running around. I was lying on rocks on the beach trying Depth of Field stuff, people probably thought I was a little odd. A lot of people would come around with their DSLRs though, it's a popular spot. I also decided to take a few icicle pictures which I think turned out well.

Cassandra's Birthday Party

Cassandra's Birthday Party
Originally uploaded by The Tedster
Cassandra turned 26 at the end of February and while she was away I planned to have a bunch of people over for tea when she got back. We had a good time, I tried some smokey tasting Lapsang tea, which smells great, just like a campfire and tastes good too. I also made Cassandra a Banana cardamom cake for this occasion with browned butter frosting which tasted so good no one said anything for a few minutes. I also got her a yellow tea pot to suit the occasion.
Cassandra found the recipe on foodgawker, Banana cardamom walnut cake with browned butter icing. http://bobvivant.com/2011/11/18/unfriendly-skies-and-a-banana-cardamom-cake/ .

Click on the picture for more photos.