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We had a nice weekend. Franks started working on the kitchen ceiling, it's already looking great and he will finish it next weekend. I made a big batch of applesauce, but I still have to can it, will do that today. I also made pumpkin puree (from just a few of my pumpkins), of which a part went into the freezer and I will turn the other part into pumpkin pie and pumpkin cookies today. You can find the recipe for the pumpkin cookies here.
This morning the weather was bad, strong wind and lots of rain. I felt sorry for Wesley, who had to go out to do his paper route. He came home soaking wet  , the poor thing. I made some blueberry muffins to cheer him up and had a nice warm kitchen waiting for him.
Today my second study block begins, after only 3 days of vacation  . Normally we always have a week off between blocks (there are 4 in a year), but this year not so between the first and second block. I passed my Middlewelsh exam and I am confident I passed my other exam as well. The results from that will come in the course of this week. This block I am taking Middlewelsh 2, which is 3 classes of 2 hours a week, and Old Irish 3, which is a special class: only one hour a week, but through all 4 blocks. That way we'll get a better feeling for the language. So I'll have a bit more free time, which I love during the holidays.
Middlewelsh is the language which was spoken in Wales during the 12th, 13th and 14th century. Old Irish was spoken in Ireland during the 8th-11th centuries.
I promised to post my November menu, so here it is:
- leftover Indonesian food
- pizza
- fishgravy with mashed potatoes and carrots
- lasagna
- french fries with hotdogs
- mashed potatoes mixed with raw endive and crackling (stamppot)
- pangasius fish in the oven with rice and stir-fried broccoli
- mashed potatoes with sauerkraut and smoked sausage (stamppot)
- Dutch pancakes (larger and thinner than American pancakes)
- rice with chicken wings and cucumber with peanut sauce
- potatoes cooked with carrots and onions mashed together (stampppot) with smoked sausage
- Frank's pasta (elbow pasta with spam, onions, peppers and tomato puree)
- French onion soup with hm French bread
- chili with cornbread
- potato skins filled with baked beans and grated cheese with vegetables
- potatoes cooked with apples mashed with stir fried brussels sprouts and crackling (stamppot)
- tortellini with tomato sauce and a salad
- potatoes with vegetables and meat
- fish pies with hm French bread and vegetables
- brown bean soup with chorizo and hm bread
- steak with fried potatoes and vegetables
- potatoes cooked with kale mashed togeter (stamppot) with smoked sausage
- spaghetti
- Dutch pancakes
- fried rice with chicken breast
- smoked mackerel with bread
- split pea soup
- tacos with the trimmings
blessings, Ellen
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