Words & Brush Weekender: Easy listening music and chat, Friday 1st August 2025, Free Choice - all genres of music welcome

Words & Brush Weekender: Easy listening music and chat, Friday 1st August 2025, Free Choice - all genres of music welcome

Enjoy some good music here on Words & Brush, it's your free choice so please post any of your favorite music of all genres!

The Supremes - Stop! In The Name Of Love

Middle Of The Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep 

Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash - Darlin' Companion 

Iipps Inc - Funky Town (1980) 

Patti Page - South Of The Border Down Mexico Way -1958

Johnny Hallyday - Noir c'est noir

Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime 1970

Paul Simon - 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

Little Eva - Loco-motion (1962)

Melanie-Brand New Key 

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Welcome August open thread

   

Ah, after the festivities with summer we continue our summer!

Olaf doesn't realize he's being separated, not impaled 

this time!

So hot even a bear will go to every length to stay cool 

and refreshed.  He can have the horse trough or any pool.

As summer is in full swing,  something in the back of our minds

knows the days grow shorter after Midsummer's Day.

One more road trip coming up, see the sights and places on your list.

Grab a coffee or more on the way. A caffienated driver is better

than a sleepy one.

If you have no place to go, have unlimited cheer and coffee or tea with 

us!  This is the place, the same site always open 24/7. What happens here

stays here!

As a creative person would say,

Bring your journal or sketchpad.  Draw that first flower, 

or write about it. Is it lonely, or with many other flowers?

Is it in the forest or in a meadow?

My story is nearing the finish.  Finally at the Epilogue, or the final thought, speech of my main character.  His task was complete, but there is another to move on to the next trilogy. I have the 4th book outlined so far.

Research is essential, or readers will pick up on that.

Wizard of Oz...nostalgic and takes us away

No matter where you go....

Keep on with your projects, stay busy and focused 

no matter what.  Be calm in the storm, be focused

and live, live well in health and wellness and spirit!

 

Words & Brush Recipe Corner: Everything (But the Bagel) Salmon

Everything (But the Bagel) Salmon

By Henny Shor, Jerusalem Post, July 12, 2025

https://www.jpost.com/food-recipes/article-860627

Everything (but the bagel) salmon (photo credit: HENNY SHOR)

This recipe was born out of a conversation with my neighbor and friend Marna, who mentioned that she loves using Everything But the Bagel spice mix on roasted vegetables and other dishes. I was intrigued. A few days later, while preparing baked salmon, I opened my spice drawer and there it was, my own jar of Everything But the Bagel seasoning staring back at me. I thought, “Why not?”

I sprinkled it on the salmon, squeezed some lemon, and popped the salmon in the oven. It was amazing! One spice jar and a wonderful blend of flavor, and a new favorite dinner was born.

" Everything But the Bagel seasoning "

The spice mix is made up of poppy seeds, sesame seeds, dried onion and garlic flakes, and salt. Simple, crunchy, and packed with flavor.

Yields 4 servings.

Ingredients:

• 4 salmon fillet slices 
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• Everything But the Bagel spice mix 
• Fresh lemon juice

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 200°C (400°F). Line a baking tray with parchment paper and place the salmon fillets skin-side down. Drizzle lightly with olive oil, sprinkle generously with Everything But the Bagel seasoning, and finish with a squeeze of fresh lemon. Bake for 12-15 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillets, until the salmon is just cooked through and flakes easily with a fork. Serve warm, chilled, or at room temperature with rice or a fresh salad.

Enjoy! 

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Words & Brush Weekender: Easy listening music and chat, Friday 25th July 2025, Free Choice - all genres of music welcome

Words & Brush Weekender: Easy listening music and chat, Friday 25th July 2025, Free Choice - all genres of music welcome

Enjoy some good music here on Words & Brush, it's your free choice so please post any of your favorite music of all genres!

Ozzy Osbourne - "Mama, I'm Coming Home"

Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue (Live at San Quentin, 1969)

Brotherhood Of Man - Angelo

Marc Almond & Bronski Beat - I Feel Love 1985

Donna Summer - I feel love 1977 

Mozart: Requiem – Lacrimosa | SO & GC | CM Berlin

Lovin' Spoonful - Summer In The City (1966)

Slade - Run Runaway 

Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero 

Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

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Words & Brush Recipe Corner: Protein-packed salad

Protein-packed salad

By Henny Shor, Jerusalem Post, July 12, 2025

https://www.jpost.com/food-recipes/article-860627

                            Protein-packed salad (credit: HENNY SHOR)

This crunchy, hearty salad is perfect to pack up for lunch or take to any get-together. It’s colorful, full of texture, and totally satisfying on its own – but also super flexible. It’s replete with fresh vegetables and protein, and the peanut butter dressing pulls everything together in the most delicious way.

Yields a 9” x 13” pan (23 cm. x 33 cm.).

For the salad base:

• 1 can chickpeas, drained
• ½ cup carrots, shredded 
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• ½ red onion or 2 scallions, thinly sliced
• 3 or 4 radishes, thinly sliced
• 1 cucumber, diced
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 2 or 3 Tbsp. chopped fresh coriander 

Optional add-ins:

• ½ cup cooked lentils or quinoa
• ¼ cup roasted almonds or walnuts, roughly chopped
• 1 zucchini, diced and roasted
• 1 small sweet potato, peeled, cubed, and roasted

For the dressing:

• 2 Tbsp. peanut butter
• 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 tsp. soy sauce or date sauce 
• Water to thin to desired consistency
• Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions: 

If you plan to include roasted vegetables, start by prepping those first. Toss the diced zucchini and sweet potato with a little olive oil and salt, spread on a baking tray, and roast at 200°C (400°F) for 25-30 minutes, until golden and tender. Let them cool slightly before adding to the salad. 

Place all the salad ingredients in a large bowl, including the roasted vegetables and any add-ins you’re using. In a small bowl or jar, mix together the dressing ingredients, adding water as needed until smooth and pourable. Taste and adjust seasoning. Pour the dressing over the salad, toss gently to coat, and serve right away or refrigerate until ready to eat.

Enjoy! 

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