My flowering ivy

No matter harsh winter or scorching summer, my ivy in the backyard thrives. It climbs the fence and stretches across the property. Some leaves even grow to palm size. But only for the first time, it flowers.

It's not a flamboyant blossom, just some small bulbs with yellow anthers, but I never knew ivies have flowers, and I think it calls for a celebration.


Let's pop a bottle of Mountain Dew and drink to it.

My new menu item VIII - Home made potato chips

So my sister-in-law bought me this device for making potato chips. The selling point is no frying so no oil/fat/preservatives.

I peeled the potatoes (I was peeling some for my stew anyway).



Sliced it up. This very razor once took off a piece of my mother's finger tip so I proceeded with great caution.



Next I placed the them on the rack. This is one potato and I picked a big one, cause rack space is limited.



Microwave for about 9 minutes. Ding. Done. I eat them as is but they can be served with a pinch of salt, or even seasoning salt.



It was OK though 3 minutes for peeling a potato and another 9 minutes in the microwave... that's a bit too much work.