Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Ice Castles

Today we have some beautiful ice formations from the melt following last week's snowstorm:




Images of the Season

Hanukkah-mobiles are seen all over Squirrel Hill during the holidays:


Big breakfasts keep us warm:



Egg Nog French Toast With Blueberry Syrup

Syrup:
1 cup blueberries
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup maple syrup

Simmer over med-low heat while cooking the toast.


French Toast:

4 eggs
1/3 cup egg nog
1/2 tsp each, cinnamon and nutmeg

4 slices stale bread (or toast it very lightly to dry it out)
1-2 tbsp butter

Mix the eggs, nog, and spices thoroughly, and soak the bread in the batter. Then fry the bread in butter until the bread is cooked through.

Second Snow

These are from last week's big snowstorm:


Saturday, December 5, 2009

First Snow