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Dalwyn Jeremy Rowe
4th May 2010 4:40am
8 lb 1 oz (3.65 kg)
Born peacefully at home, surrounded by a very proud family.
Welcome to the world, little fella.
Kezzie’s Pumpkin Dahl
This recipe is so good and easy. I added fried mushrooms but some people might not like that. I made it with rice and a salad on the side, served with lemon and yoghurt.
YUM!
2 cups vegetable stock (carton)
½ butternut pumpkin – cubed
Cream, spinach leaves, garlic
¾ teaspoon tumeric, cumin, ground coriander
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 can chickpeas (rinsed)
Boil pumpkin in vegetable stock until soft. Don’t drain. Roughly mash. Add chickpeas and everything else and stir. Serve with crusty bread or garlic naan or rice or mountain bread.
PS: I normally double the spices—to taste.
Last chance to relax before the whirlwind starts again.
Kezzie’s Rocky Road
1 tin of sweetened condensed milk Packet of chocolate melting buds 50 g butter
Melt and combine ingredients, then add marsh mellows, macadamia nuts, raspberry jubes, etc. to suit your taste. Refrigerate and cut in to pieces.
(Michael’s Rocky Road recipe: go straight to Haig’s and buy theirs, it’s the best in the world. ;) )
MUNG BEAN DAHL
1 cup mung beans 6 cups water 1 clove garlic 1/2 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger 1 large fresh sliced tomato 2-3 tablespoons Oil/Butter or Gee 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon turmeric 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or to taste if you dont like hot)
Wash beans and put into a saucepan with water and boil until soft. In a frypan fry oil garlic, ginger, turmeric, cumin seeds and fry until fragrant and cumin seeds pop add and salt tomato.
Add beans to frypan turn to a low boil and cook until the beans are soft and broken up.
I threw in some spinach leaves just before serving so they were wilted and not killed then served on rice with yogurt and papadarums .mmmmm hungry now!!
A strange phenomenon
This whole thing feels a more like being pregnant for the first time than the second or third. We suddenly have to rethink all our assumptions about life goals and priorities.
Despite the “sensible and practical” disadvantages, we all secretly wanted to have another child, for various. Temma loves babies. Kian wants a little brother (he’s placed his order for a boy). Jo gets clucky being around so many pregnant women.
It will shake up the dynamics of the family a bit, but that can be a good thing. And I like the idea of a slightly larger family. Although being out numbered is a little scary…
Neiman-Marcus Cookies
Recipe may be halved as this makes heaps.
2 (500 ml) cups butter 680 g chocolate chips 4 (1000 ml) cups flour 2 (500 ml) cups brown sugar 2 tsp. (10 ml) Bicarbonate of soda 1 tsp. (5 ml) salt 2 (500 ml) cups sugar 500 g Grated Cadbury chocolate 5 (1250 ml) cups blended oatmeal 4 eggs 2 tsp. (10 ml) baking powder 2 tsp. (10 ml) vanilla 3 cups (375 ml) chopped nuts (optional)
Measure oatmeal, and blend in a blender to a fine powder. Cream the butter and both sugars. Add eggs and vanilla, mix together with flour, oatmeal, salt, baking powder, and bicarbonate of soda. Add chocolate chips, grated Chocolate and nuts. Roll into balls, and place two inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 375 degrees (180 C)..
The above quantities make 112 cookies. Enjoy!
