This is Gail Riddall who is, perhaps, one of the truest friends I have ever had. She has never seen my face, but she has connected with me on a very deep level through a transitional period in my life. Gail is blind...but she sees more than most people I have ever met.
I worked for Gail and her husband Rick as a contractor in Penticton, British Columbia. While I was there, in their home, I became their friend. We share a love of food, wine and thought. Sometimes you never know who you're talking to until the talking is done.
Anyway, Gail is a lover of music and she is a singer. Just before I left BC, she was working on her first CD. It is called, "Ms. Gail Sings."
Gail may be just another face in the crowd to some, but in BC...the crowd is much thinner.
Go Gail go! You go too Rick!
This one's for you!
Marko
This is Gail Riddall who is, perhaps, one of the truest friends I have ever had. She has never seen my face, but she has connected with me on a very deep level through a transitional period in my life. Gail is blind...but she sees more than most people I have ever met.
These are a few of the plates from our banquet packages at Eaton Hall. In descending order there is butternut squash ravioli in shitaki broth with sage fritter, wild mushroom agnolotti with leek cream and sundried tomatoes, grilled New York striploin steak with mushroom ragout and stuffed cornish hen with red wine reduction.
The other night at home I had to make dinner and I didn't really feel like making anything that took a lot of time so I looked in the fridge to see what I could turn into a quick meal. I found some nice portabello mushrooms and a couple of bunches of rapinni. That was all I needed to get started.
The Great Hall
Just a little something to get things rolling! A variety of olives, bocconcini cheese and salami. Perfect!
