Dutch Baby

Also known as a German Pancake. Part pancake, part soufflé-omelet. I served this over the holiday. Quite elegant for very simple ingredients and very little time. From Cooks.com.

DUTCH BABY

1/3 c. butter 3 eggs or egg substitute equivalent 2/3 c. milk 2/3 c. flour Pinch of salt Put the butter in 10-inch skillet. Put the skillet in a 425 degree oven to melt and get the skillet very hot. Put the eggs in a blender or food processor. Blend 1 minute or until they are very light and fluffy. Add milk and blend for 30 seconds. With the motor running, pour in the flour a little at a time, letting it blend until the batter is very smooth. Add the pinch of salt and stop the blender. When the pan and butter are very hot, remove from oven and pour in the batter. Immediately return the pan to the oven and bake 20 minutes. It should puff up, then collapse in the center while it browns appetizingly. Serve hot wit a sprinkling of powdered sugar and a squeeze of lemon juice or with strawberries or berries on top.

The Last 10 Days

Here's a recap of all the FUN I've had lately, while Mind Blogging.

(1) A couples days after the Creek is Flooding blog, a pile of bikes showed up in the road, as I swung the car around the curve, heading home from work.

A crowd of boys was having the time of their life slogging through the boggy creek bed, discovering treasures and muddying up every article of clothing they had on. I had fun watching them. Are they the ones who got that soccer ball?

I hope so. I'm just glad I'm not the mother of this pack of wild things.

(2) Spring is so definitely here, that I had to take a few shots of the evidence.



(3) It's easy to catch nice photos on quiet days, when just Warren and I and the cats are rattling around the house. It's when four more people come roaring in with suitcases and exciting lives and big plans and lots of stories, that I forget to get out the camera.

First my dear hubby drove up to St. Paul to pick up my father for an Easter visit. He hit snow on the Minnesota border, from 4 to 10 inches around the Twin Cities.


They got back the next day with little to show for it but the traces of salt that covered the car. (No photo of that. But I did THINK about taking that shot!)

(4) We had great times, sitting around the table with family and friends, chatting about so many things. I was lucky to get any photos during this time.


(5) Here's a shot of my three "kids." Dan--Sarah's dear hubby, Sarah, and Ben.


(6) During this time period we also noticed a bluebird pair scouting our bluebird houses. Maybe this year, we'll be blessed with bluebird eggs that hatch!

The male scouts out the box:


The female waits patiently in the redbud:


I'll be back. Things to do. More Mind Blogging to take care of....