Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Thanksgiving / Dikuvzdani


Tomorrow is Thanksgiving. At least on the calendar. We had it today already. My husband has to go to work tomorrow so we moved it one day forward. Even his parents came. They are leaving for Arizona in the morning just like the birds for the winter. Speaking about birds, our bird came out of the owen looking fantastic. Good appetite everyone and thank you.

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Zitra je Dikuvzdani. Alespon podle kalendare. My ho vsak meli jiz dnes. Muj muz musi jit zitra do prace a tak jsme to posunuli o den dopredu. Prijeli i jeho rodice, kteri rano odjizdeji prezimovat do Arizony jako stehovavy ptaci. No, kdyz o ptacich, tak ten nas se povedl naprosto skvele. Nechte si vsichni chutnat a dekuji vsem.


Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Gluten free oatmeal cookies / Bezlepkove ovesne susenky



You know my older son Niki has wheat, dairy and eggs allergies. When Matysek was born everything seemed good. In the third week of his life he got a rash and cried more than usual. We knew what to do. I had to give up wheat, eggs and dairy. The rash dissapered and he didn't cry that much anymore. He still doesn't want to sleep much, but that is another story.
I am still breastfeeding Matysek so I have to stay on his diet. It is challenging not to eat bread or cheese but I would do anything for my children.
I love to eat sweets. I have to have something everyday. My friend once brought gluten free oatmeal cookies to our house. Niki and I just loved them. I asked her for the recipe and now I bake them at least twice a week. They are very good.

Recipe for Oatmeal cookies:

mix:  3/4     cup of oil
            1     cup of sugar (I use 3/4)
            2     tbsp of molasses (or use brown sugar)

add:   1/4    teaspoon of salt
             4    cups of rolled oats (quick oats)
             1    cup of unsweetened applesauce
             1    cup of dried cranberries

The dough is sticky. Drop by spoonful onto baking sheet and bake for 30 mins at 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

This is what happens to a fresh tray of cookies in our house.

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Jak vite, muj starsi syn Niki ma alergie na psenici, mlecne vyrobky a vejce. Kdyz se narodil Matysek, prvni dva tydny byly velmi dobre. Treti tyden jeho zivota, vsak zacal mit vyrazku a dosti casto brecel. Tak jsme hned vedeli, ze musim opet vynechat psenici, mleko i vejce ze sveho jidelnicku. Vyrazka mu zmizela a uz tolik nebrecel. Jen nechce moc spat, ale to si nechame az na nekdy jindy.
Kazdopadne ho stale kojim a tak musim zustat na teto diete. Je to dost tezke nejist chleb nebo syr, ale jinak se to neda. Pro me deti udelam cokoliv na svete.
Ja miluji sladke, musim mit neco kazdy den. Moje kamaradka jednou prinesla bezlepkove susenky, ktere me i Nikimu moc zachutnali. Rekla jsem si ji o recept a ted si pecu susenky alespon dvakrat do tydne. Jsou moc dobre.

Recept na Ovesne susenky:

smichat:    3/4      hrnku oleje
                     1     hrnek cukru (ja davam 3/4)
                     2     lzice melasy (nebo hnedeho cukru)
     
 pridat:                 spetku soli
                     4     hrnky ovesnych vlocek
                     1     hrnek jenme nastrouhaneho jablicka
                     1     hrnek ususenych brusinek (muzete dat cokoliv jineho treba rozinky)

Vse poradne zamichat. Potom vzit trochu do dlane nebo na lzici, uplacat a dat na plech. Pect 30 minut pri 160 stupnich Celsia. Dobrou chut.

 Cerstve z trouby. Skoro zadna nezbyla.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Things are tough / Tezkosti

Things are very tough right now. Lots of crying and frustration. I think it is finaly sinking into my mind that we will have to leave our home. The house were my chidren were born and spent their first years. Lots of good memories here.
We have to get rid of one car right away as well. Can not afford to pay for it any longer.
So my husband will be driving to work and I will have to stay home witout a car. I don't know how long I can make it before I get crazy.


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Nase situace je dosti slozita prave ted. Ja to moc dobre nezvladam. Casto brecim a jsem zoufala. Konecne mi dochazi, ze se musime stehovat z naseho domu. Domu, kde se narodili nase deti a stravili tu prvni roky sveho zivota. Mame tu spoustu hezkych vzpominek.
Take jedno auto musime dat pryc. Nemuzeme si ho uz dovolit zplacet. Takze muj muz bude jezdit do prace autem a ja budu muset byt s detmi doma bez auta. Nevim, jak dlouho to vydrzim, nez se z toho zblaznim.