Crazy baby items!

So, being in the process of trying to pick up all those last minute items that the little one still needs, I spent part of my morning looking at bouncers and came across this one. Isn't it good to know that for a mere $200, your baby too can have that Donald Trump style? Well, at least until he or she is 20 pounds or so! Crazy.

Trout and kraut

So, being that we don't have very good ocean fish here, we decided to try trout the other day. I was officially against it until I had a bite! We went to get more today at our local fish market. They sell it de-boned and prepared as fillets. Bill has been frying it like my mom said she used to do (put it in a bag with a bit of flour and spices...we use lemon pepper) and then just fry it up in a pan. I also found this great fresh sauerkraut recipe in this month's Sunset (the original recipe is prepared with pork chops..and very yummy). Bill informed me that he had trout in the Black Forest when he was in Germany, so tonight's meal was Trout and kraut! The kraut is so easy and fast! All you do is cut up 3 or 4 pieces of bacon and fry them up. Once they are browned, take them out of the pan with a slotted spoon and keep the bacon fat in the pan (healthy, I know). Meantime, prepare about 2 cups of both green and red cabbage by shredding it up and set it aside. You'll also need to put a bit of kosher salt and black pepper, some caraway seeds and a pinch of fennel seeds in your mortar and pestle and grind them up together. Once you take the bacon out of the pan, add the cabbage and cook it for about 3 minutes. Now add the bacon back to the pan along with your crushed spices (the fennel seeds give it a really nice taste). Now cook until tender (about 3 minutes more) and EAT! Very lovely...and it DOES actually taste good with trout!

34 week pics

Here is the latest installment of pictures...

The Road

Just finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy today. Brother John's 30 Second Book Review gives a great short synopsis without giving the story away. I found it to be a very touching book.. I also listened to NPR's review and loved something the reviewer said, "This book announces the triumph of language over nothingness...". If the story seems hopeless, the prose with which it's written will pull you through. I'd highly recommend it!

Easy Moroccan Chicken recipe

Discovered this 'light' recipe for Moroccan Chicken with Polenta today. Turned out good and was easy peasy (ala Jamie Oliver). The recipe is from an old Cooking Light.

Easy Moroccan Chicken...a few notes. I just ground the red pepper flakes rather than buying ground ahead of time. I used plain polenta and it was fine. I might suggest more raisins than the recipe calls for if you like the sweet taste. Don't put too much of the flour mixture on the polenta as it dries out under the broiler.

Before you vote on baby's size!

Here's the last pic we took of the baby belly...at 31 weeks...

Soon to be grandpa "blooming"

Update: He's the proud new owner of a MacBook...the camera is too much fun for words!

32 week ultrasound

The boy is too big for whole body shots now. Here is a shot of his lips and nose and another of his head profile. His head is down...he's preparing to make his grand entrance!

18 week ultrasound

Here is Guillermo at 18 weeks. Kickin' up the feet and relaxing at an early age!