The Asian Adventure

The other day Lizzy and I decided we wanted an adventure (any combination of Gardner kids+Muetz kids=someone wanting an adventure). It was around lunch time, so Lizzy and I decided our adventure could be going to the Asian food store and getting some rice noodles and pad thai sauce. So, we set out with a GPS that wasn't working and delayed us by a few minutes, but we got the Asian food store and started browsing. Lizzy picked out a passion fruit juice, and I picked out a roasted coconut juice (highly recommended by the cashier). We got some chopstocks, and our pad thai supplies.
When we got home we set the water to boil, and then we decided, "hey, lets eat on the floor and act Japanese!"
We found a board and put it over a cooler to make a low table. We found a table cloth, then pillows to sit on. We looked up a traditional Japanese blessing to say before and after the meal. Then, we realized that I happen to have a Japanese Kimono, and Lizzy and some sort of Asian robe. We decided we should be dressed in them for the meal. So, I suppose while all Asian (other than the European bread), we were kind of diverse. We had Chinese, Japanese, and Thailand themes going on. All in all, it was a very worthwhile adventure.
For our next ethnic adventure, we'll probably go explore the Mexican grocery store.

I almost forgot to add this warning: If you happen to get some roasted coconut juice, be aware that it has chunks of coconut in it. You'll want to make sure you don't choke on your juice...

Easy Pinapple Smoothie

This is something really easy and yummy that my Mom and I invented!

You'll need:
Pineapple juice
Jello singles instant vanilla pudding (or split a multiple serving box into fourths)

Put the instant pudding mix into a coffee cup and fill the cup with pineapple juice (the pudding box says about 1/2 cup for pudding, but do more since you're going for a smoothie consistency). Stir it up and enjoy!

Eggs Galore and Cooking Escapades

So my chickens are laying lots of eggs. With 12 hens I've been getting about 8-10 eggs a day.
I was shocked to find 12 today! Really, that's just crazy!
So, we have a lot of eggs. I decided to try making some meringue to use some up.
Unfortunately I don't think I cared for the recipe I used. It was just egg whites and powdered sugar, and the result was too sweet. I'll have to try some other recipes.

I also made dinner tonight. I made pancakes (from scratch!) with fresh eggs. Yummy!
The kitchen is still kind of a mess from everything, but the dishwasher is going and after that I can clean the counters. That might actually get put off until tomorrow though, I'm watching the figure skating on the Olympics tonight. The figure skating is my favorite part!

I think I'll also bake some bread tomorrow. And maybe cookies...We'll see!