30% Off Your Healthy Resolutions Retreat

30% Off Your Healthy Resolutions Retreat in Kensington!

Two Nights Accommodation in any room
Standard Room at River Wynde Or River Lee Bed and Breakfast (Offer excludes suites)

Healthy breakfast to start each day!
Fruit, yogurts, Granola or cereals, toast, bagel or muffin, juice, coffee, tea

Workout at Kensington Fitness Center
Two day pass for a self directed workout in the adjacent fitness center

Weightloss Detox Rejuvenation at Rejuve Health and Wellness
30 minute infrared Sauna followed by a 90 minute Heated Body Wrap

www.rejuveyourbody.com

Dine at Vero Bistro
Offer value based on original spend of $45.00 per person

www.verobistro.ca

197.00 per person– save 30% off original value

Offer Good for February and March 2011!

Contact us today to book

403-270-8448

info@riverwynde.ca

Happy New Year

Just did a lunch for some ladies from Tourism Calgary- thanks for coming, ladies.....and served this great dip with a veg tray! Watercress is in short supply in Calgary so I used Italian parsley and just blended everything-no chopping!

Green Goddess Dip

2 cups trimmed watercress sprigs
½ cup fresh basil leaves
3 Tablespoons chopped fresh chives
1 Tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
½ teaspoon grated lemon peel
½ cup mayo
½ cup sour cream
1 1/2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 anchovy fillets- I substituted anchovy/ olive paste here and used a teaspoon for a double order
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 garlic clove-peeled

Put last seven ingredients in blender or food processor and blend until mixed. Add all herbs and blend until well mixed. Add pepper to taste. Chill covered in fridge for two hours to develop flavor. Serve with vegetables and chips for dipping.

I hope the end of January finds you happy, healthy and well on your way to crossing off all your New Year's resolutions!

De and I like: Village on a Diet- Monday nights on CBC

Black Swan- it's creepy, it's sad, it's creepy, it's surreal, it's creepy.....tell us what you think!

De and Di at the B and B

Spring comes to Calgary!!

Where else would you park your bike?

New Neighbourhood Shots!

Many thanks to the Junior Photographer who accompanied me...thanks for the inspiration, Rayna!

This is the Stream of Dreams at Sunnyside School- they are celebrating 90 years of education.....whew!

There are some very creative people in this neighbourhood......this is a new use for a topped cottonwood tree...a treetop sculpture garden!

What to do with those broken garden tools.......

Cinnamon Buns

Oven 350 degrees

Prep time 15 minutes

Rise time: at least 8 hours

16- 20 frozen bread rolls

1 cup of packed brown sugar

1/4 cup of instant vanilla pudding powder

1/2 cup of melted butter

1-3 teaspoons of cinnamon

dash of cloves or allspice

1/2 cup of raisins or walnuts or pecans or chopped dried figs- use your imagination

Heavily grease bundt pan and evenly distribute frozen rolls around pan.

Sprinkle with brown sugar mixed with pudding powder(dry), spices and dried fruit or nuts or both.

Pour melted butter over all.

Cover with dry cloth and let rise in a warm area overnight (at least 8 hours)

Bake in a preheated oven until golden brown- about 20 - 25 minutes (time will vary depending how many rolls you use)

Carefully unmold onto large plate- sugar is very hot!

You can ice this with 2 cups icing sugar mixed with 1/4 cup of butterscotch pudding powder and about 3 tablespoons of milk or cream- this will be very thick but will melt all over the hot rolls. I use this as a morning birthday cake for guests!

Enjoy the warm weather- we'll see you soon!

De and Di

Fame by any other name.....

movie shoot 2
Originally uploaded by markitgirlz

Here we are, ready for our 15 minutes of fame......actually the shot is on the second floor of River Wynde- plenty of pictures will be posted to show you how they redesigned the rooms to make them a set- it was a really interesting experience!

You need how many dressing rooms?

you need how many dressing rooms
Originally uploaded by markitgirlz

although there were plenty of dressing rooms for the actors in this movie....we never saw a single soul....just crew!

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Cranberry Apricot Muffins

Easy, Flavourful Muffins- great for lunches or a quick breakfast!

2 1/2 cups of all purpose flour

1/2 cup of rolled oats

1/2 cup white sugar

3 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup of canola oil

1 egg

1/2 cup of vanilla yogurt

1/2 can of apricots- drained of juice and chopped into pieces

1/4 cup of dried cranberries

1/4 cup of sliced almonds

1/2 teaspoon of ginger

Measure all dry ingredients into bowl and mix well. Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and pour in oil, egg, and yogurt. Mix well. Add apricots, cranberries and almonds.

Spoon into large paper lined muffin tins and bake in a 350 degree oven for approx. 15 minutes or until tester comes out clean. Makes 12 muffins.