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Crepes

Saturday, June 25th, 2005

Crepes

Clint and I went to a BBQ at Jim and Tassey’s place last night and Tassey made some yummy crepes for dessert. So I asked her for her recipe since everytime I try to make them they turn out to be shit. So I got up this morning and made a batch. I tweaked it a little bit to suit my own tastes but they turned out really good! So here’s my version of her recipe:

1 cup flour
1 cup milk
4 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
2 tblsp melted butter
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
a nice shot of 12 year old scotch (or brandy)

Mix together until smooth and put in the fridge for an hour or so. Oil and heat a skillet over medium heat. Spoon in batter and swirl the pan until the batter is even and round to the size of your liking. Wait until the edges turn brown and start to curl up. Flip and wait 2 minutes then serve!! They are great with fresh fruit, sugar and whipped cream.

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Baby Update

Tuesday, June 21st, 2005

So this week I am 12 weeks along. The picture above is approximately what it looks like right now. It’s getting bigger. My belly is getting thicker. I can feel it moving around from time to time… but it’s not that strong yet because it’s still so small. I guess we’ve got lots of growing to do. I’m trying to eat healthy, but all I seem to want is potatoes with whatever gravy, sour cream, cheese I can get on it. I guess potatoes are high in vitamins so I’m not going to worry. I’ve also been eating a lot of fruit and dairy. The morning sickness is starting to subside, thank God. I feel some what normal again, although bad smells are really extreme and make me dry heave. Especially when people have bad breath, which can be a bit embarrassing at work from time to time. I’m trying not to insult anyone… hee hee. Anyway, I guess the baby’s organs are pretty much formed by now and all it has to do is get bigger and put on weight… I can’t believe it has little ears now!

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Kiisseli

Saturday, June 18th, 2005

Kiisseli

My dad picked me some fresh strawberries the other day. I was preparing them to freeze and I kept a few aside to make a Finnish dessert that I absolutely love called Kiisseli. Basically, it’s a fruit soup. Here is the recipe below:

2 cups Strawberries (or whatever fruit you like, raspberries are great too)
3/4 cup water
Sugar to taste (I used about 5 tblsp)
1 tblsp cornstarch

Put fruit in a pot and fill enough water to where the fruit is halfway covered. Add sugar. Heat on medium heat until it starts to simmer and fruit is cooked. Mash the fruit into a pulp. Mix Cornstarch with a little bit of water until it’s smooth to make sure there are no lumps then add to the pot. Simmer until it thickens to your likeness then dish into bowls… and voila, Kiisseli. You can also eat it over rice pudding which is really yummy too.

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Bad Kitty!

Saturday, June 18th, 2005

BAD!

I woke up this morning to this guilty face staring at me from on top of his scratching post. It seems he had a little temper tantrum on his bed in the middle of the night and when I got up to let them out of their room I stumbled upon this gruesome discovery…

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Interpol

Friday, June 17th, 2005

I have to say thank you to my friend Jason for turning me on to these guys. I was a bit skeptical at first because the vocals vaguely reminded me of the Tragically Hip, but I was tragically wrong after listening to them for a bit while hanging around the house with Clint. They have great dark catchy tunes with wicked bass lines. I’m really hooked! Give them a listen if you get the chance. My favourite track right now is “the new” off of “Turn on the bright lights”. I also like “Evil” which is on the album”Antics”.

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All I do lately…

Wednesday, June 15th, 2005

Sleepy time

It seems all I do these days is sleep. Work is sucking the life out of me… oh wait no, this baby is sucking the life out of me, but I guess that’s what they are supposed to do. I’m trying to force myself to be active because it actually makes me feel better. The doctor prescribed some pills to ward off the nausea and they are helping. I’ll be 12 weeks on Friday. I went to the doctor yesterday and she poked around to try and find a heartbeat but all we heard was it wriggling around in there. She said everything is healthy so I don’t have to worry. I actually felt it moving around the other day. It’s really quite amazing that something is living and growing in there!! My tummy is starting to stick out. I can’t wait to have an ultrasound, but I still have to wait another 6 weeks. Pretty much everyone knows now so I won’t keep my posts secret any longer. And I will post more often so I can remember how I was feeling when I was in this state. ^__^

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