Appleskibrjfdsz…what?

Last night as I was on my way to pick up the Romgi from work, I got a call from my cousin offering tasty appleskibrjfdsz something-or-others that she was making for an Enrichment activity. She described them as being Danish pancake-y ball things and quite delicious. Since everything she’s ever made (that I’ve eaten) has been good, and everyone likes free food especially, we stopped by.

The little appleskibrjfdszs are actually called ebelskivers (yeah…totally), and they’re made in the world’s coolest specialty cooking dish. Seriously, look at it!

It really was made from pancake-like batter, but cooked into those beautiful little shapes and then you put butter and powdered sugar on them to make it extra fantastic. Oh my. It was so good.

And now I “need” an ebelskiver pan so I can invite people over and awe them with my Danish pancake-y things! They even have one on Amazon for the low, low price of $8.99! (I suspect it’s a somewhat cheaper version than the Williams Sonoma one linked in the image. Ha.)

Snack and Stack

Posted: December 3, 2008 | Author: Mika | Filed under: Treasure Island | 3 Comments

Jack Quimby, are you out there? I’m pretty sure that your family NEEDS these.

New Obsession

Posted: December 1, 2008 | Author: Mika | Filed under: Howl's Moving Castle | 5 Comments

You know how I love microcredit, right? Well, Heifer International basically does microcredit using animals instead of money! It’s brilliant!

They provide cows, sheep, goats, llamas, chickens, geese, ducks, rabbits…the animals are given to poor families worldwide who can then use the livestock for food and income. Additionally, each family is expected to pass on some of the offspring to other needy families.

I think it’s really cool that you can buy (donate, I suppose) a flock of chicks for $20. If you’re having trouble thinking of what to get me for Christmas, might I suggest that you put $5 toward my upcoming purchase from Heifer International? It seems like such a worthwhile effort, and honestly, I don’t need a lot of things this year (the Bwun, however, is another story!).

Think about it!

[Note: other programs I love with similar goals include the LDS Humanitarian Fund and the Perpetual Education Fund.]