Month: November 2008

Ethan and Louie off to work with Nana

Ethan and Louie off to work with Nana

Really, have you ever seen anything so funny?  It’s pretty cool that when Ethan goes to school with Mum, his dog can go too!

Our Lou Bear

Our Lou Bear

Here’s to you Mr President!

Here’s to you Mr President!

I made ‘Obama’ cupcakes this afternoon, and eating them was the greatest celebration ever – heck yeah America, you have turned a corner to an new era that I did not believe we would see so soon.  The world is waiting!

Best Dinner Ever!

Best Dinner Ever!

Mikey brought us some fresh mussels he got diving so Dave and I cooked up a storm, he prepped and steamed the mussels while I made the batter – Fresh Mussel fritters!!  C’est magnifique.

MUSSEL FRITTERS

Serves: makes 20 fritters

Ingredients

1 teaspoon dried yeast

300mls tepid milk

350g flour

3 eggs, beaten

75 mls fish sauce

4 coriander roots, well washed

4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

2 hot green chillis, thinly sliced

2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves

1.5 kg mussels, steamed open in a little water, shells discarded,

tongues pulled out, meat thinly sliced.

vegetable oil for frying.

Method

Sprinkle the yeast on the milk and set aside until the yeast has dissolved, mix well. Stir 

in the flour, eggs and fish sauce.

Process or pound the coriander root, garlic and chillis to a paste and mix well into the 

batter mix. Stir in the coriander leaves. Set aside in a warm place for about 30 minutes

until bubbly.

Just before making the fritters, stir in the mussel meat and fry spoonfuls in hot oil until 

browned on both sides and well cooked.

 

A conversation with Ethan – Dreams

A conversation with Ethan – Dreams

Me:  How was your sleep sweetheart? Ethan: ::::yawn::: good Me:  Did you have sweet dreams? Ethan:  Yes, I think so, but now they are lost Me:  What do you mean?  You can’t remember them? Ethan:  No, they are gone, when I wake-up they tip-toe out 

Whoop whoop!! Movember

Whoop whoop!! Movember

Dave is doing the deed, he has gone Mo-Bro, and I am a registered Mo-sista.  Click on the poster below to donate to our team, the Mexican Fighting Cocks, all proceeds go to Men’s Prostate Cancer and Men’s Depression.