Happy Canada Day!
Today we celebrated by going to Granville Island. We hit the water park and the kids loved it. Afterwards, we sought out some food and found a shawarma truck. I checked that the chicken shawarma was dairy free and then gave it to my son, who can't have dairy.
Two hours later my son was a crazy person. He was hyper, disobedient, contrary…all the signs that he had dairy. I think the chicken may have been marinated in yoghurt and maybe the person serving us didn't know, or forgot. It definitely makes eating out less fun when you have to check every ingredient and also place your son's well being in the hands of others.
Today is also my daughter's first birthday, so we celebrated at home with family and close friends. I envisioned a lovely garden tea party and dressed my little one in a new yellow dress from her grandmother. She had other plans. After about 3 minutes, the dress was off and she was in the kiddie pool. My hyper son (3), stripped naked and ran around the yard. We managed to get a bathing suit on him and he pooped in it (he's been potty trained since he was 2, why is he doing this!?). So much for relaxing garden party. I don't know how I have these expectations. It's like I forget I'm a mother of two little sticky people and no, life is not going to go as planned or hoped.
Fun was had anyway, and I served fresh fruit and homemade ice cream. I adapted Alton Brown's Serious Vanilla Ice Cream and it melted about as quickly as I could dish it out. It was good, but too sweet for me. Plus, I overdosed on the vanilla.
Here's my version of the recipe…
2 cups half and half
1 cup cream
pinch of salt
about a cup of sugar
1/2 a fresh peach, chopped
2 T of vanilla extract
Bring liquids and salt to 175 F in a medium pot. Put in the sugar, peach and vanilla and let cool. Put in fridge overnight. Use ice cream maker.
Two tablespoons of vanilla was too much. I would probably use 1 tablespoon next time. I fished out the peach before churning, but I guess you could leave it in. It adds pectin, not flavour. I don't know if reducing the sugar will affect the consistency. I'll try it and see.
I really wanted to use a recipe that had egg in it, but I kind of messed up by starting this recipe and then realizing it didn't have eggs, and then I couldn't go back from there.
Strawberries did make it taste better and, I don't know how, but in the 3 min. my daughter was wearing her dress, she managed to sit (?) on a strawberry. I think. I didn't see it happen, I just saw the aftermath. Thank goodness for Shout.
A mop actually did hit the floor today, pushed by my husband. He made bread and flour got everywhere and I couldn't handle the feel of it on my feet, plus I was tracking it into other rooms. And, I think the heat it getting to me here so I had a small freak out and the floor got mopped. But oh, the things that will be smeared on it tomorrow.
I'm going to deviate from theme here and comment on the Bachelorette, which I am almost embarrassed to say I watch, but I find it oddly fascinating. Who are these people who put themselves out there on national television in order to find a mate? Some are likely there for their 15 min. of fame, but it seems even they get sucked into the strangeness of it and think they are falling in love with someone after a combined total of 20 min. with that person. Anyway, it continues to fascinate me.
I'm not sure where this season is going though, and I'm not really impressed by anyone on the show. I was supporting Kaitlyn as she is a fellow Vancouverite (via Alberta), but the process seems to be getting to her. It's also getting to the guys, who seem to forget which show they are on. They are losing it because other guys are dating her, but um, this IS a show about multiple men dating one woman. Did they not watch at least one season before signing up? I don't think Kaitlyn has a good group of guys, as she keeps saying (I don't know if she even believes that), and I think she has some tough choices to make. She'd be better off just dating in Vancouver, off camera. Well, wait, no, there are no men in Vancouver apparently, according to single female friends. I just think she has slim pickings. If it were me, I would choose Jared, he seems like a nice, funny, honest guy. But, she'll probably choose Shawn because he seems flawed. I don't find him attractive or stable. Which means she'll choose him. And, in 6 months we'll hear about the break up.
Next, I'm going to try vegan ice cream, so my son can have something for dessert. He calmed down by bed time…a small blessing.
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