#160 - Get your carrots

Baby O loves carrots, the baby organic carrots from Costco, but especially when his Aunt Kar dresses up as a carrot.

#159 - Dinner with the Ambassador

I did something tonight, I never thought I would do . . . I had dinner with the Ambassador of Argentina at his home. And bonus . . . it supported a cause near to my heart . . . MS.

ps....did you know today was World MS day?

pss...they had the best empanadas ever! I love Argentina.

#158 - Best Cities

via here

Made it into the top 10 . . . not too shabby.

#157 - hugging my legs

I love when Baby O does this.

#156 - O's green friend

Baby O has a new friend. They've got a lot in common:

*bald with a few stray hairs
*short
*look good in green
*ears...that are adorable

#155 - Costco Hand Dipped Ice Cream Bar

I read about this and had to try it myself. Costco's hand dipped ice cream bars are delicious! They are so big, that I have to share with Pepe. (and I can only eat them once a year)

#154 - mail

#153 - Georgetown in the Rain

I took this photo when we were in Georgetown a week or so ago.

#152 - Answers

Baby O is really a daddy's boy, he loves his dad . . . so of course that was his first word.

Whenever we used to say anything to him, he would respond, "Wa?"

Now, a more popular response is, "du." I like to think he is saying duck.

And honestly, I don't think he really knows what is coming out of that mouth of his, but it's fun to pretend he knows.

#151 - Harvest Grain 'N Nut Pancakes

Pepe is finished with his masters...yeah! We went out to celebrate. He chose IHOP. I ordered Harvest Grain 'N Nut Pancakes with Blueberries. Delicious! And, they were pretty healthy too. Here's a knock off version if you want to make them at home:

3/4 cup Quaker oats
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt (might be able to leave this out?)
1 1/2 cups buttermilk (do you know a good/healthy substitute for this?)
1/4 cup vegetable oil (I'd use olive oil or walnut oil)
1 egg
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons finely chopped blanched almonds
3 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts
I'd add blueberries, maybe a cup? Or even bananas are good too.

1. Lightly oil a skillet or griddle and preheat it to medium heat.
2. Grind the oats in a blender or food processor until fine, like flour.
3. Combine oat flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
4. In another bowl combine buttermilk, oil, egg and granulated sugar with an electric mixer until smooth. Combine dry ingredients with wet ingredients, add nuts and mix well with mixer.
5. Ladle 1/3 cup of the batter onto the hot skillet and cook the pancakes for 2 to 4 minutes per side or until brown.

5/25/09 - I made these today and added about 2-3 tablespoons for ground flax seed. I also used olive oil instead of vegetable oil. They were so good!

7/30/09 - Made these again and I added almost double the nuts (some of it was walnut butter (meaning I ground the walnuts so much they turned into a paste)). We also added thin slices of bananas because we ran out of blueberries and that was delicious.