What's that white ball behind the trees?

Just came back from an evening walk at -30 degrees C.

 What's that white ball behind the trees?

It's a winter moon!

"I wanna throw my bills out the window catch a train to another town" - Merle Haggard

Workin' Man Blues by Merle Haggard

Released in 1969.

Get the song from iTunes

Christmas

From East to West, North to South, my dear friends, 

connections, acquaintances & strangers, 

if you celebrate #Christmas, 

I want to wish you a Christmastime filled with Love, Joy & Peace!

If you don’t celebrate Christmas, 

I want to wish you a safe & happy holiday season!

To everyone - Hugs

Love one another, irrespective of religion, race, colour or gender.

Be yourself. Be good to all. Life is short. #Resist evil. 

#ReasonForTheSeason #TheBirthOfJesus

https://www.johnkoshy.ca/christmasthebirthofjesus.html

Painting Jesus my good shepherd

This is a theme from John 10 of Jesus my shepherd

Specifically John 10:14 and John 10:27

"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me" - Jesus 

16" x 20" oil painting on canvas

More themes from the gospels 

I was listening so some of my favourite hymns while painting this

Hos Ephanerothe sung by Agnieszka Kraus-Nabielec

The lyrics are from 1 Timothy 3:16

Hymn of the Cherubim 

Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Op 41

composed by Tchaikovsky

Some call it banana chips, others say plantain chips, call it what you like, I'm frying them!

Cut the tips off

Peel the outer skin. This and the tips are the only parts you cannot eat.

Remove this part of the skin carefully.

This can be cooked, so don't throw it away!

But that's another dish

Add a little salt, and turmeric in a bowl of water and mix well.

This mixture will be used to salt the chips 

while it is being fried in the hot oil 

Heat about three cups of vegetable oil, almost to boiling temperature.

I use the back of a cheese grater, 

and slice the bananas into the hot oil

***Please do this next step very carefully as the whole mixture begins to rapidly boil

When the banana is almost cooked ...
(you can tell when it gets firm)
... Add 2 teaspoons of the salt water mixture to the oil,
And mix gently.
This is how the chips get salted.

This is what it sounds like when you add the mixture to hot oil

Here is another high fibre recipe that uses the whole banana, 

including the skin 

(shown on the right side below)

Happy eating!
☺