Happy New Year…bah humbug!
I know it looks like Bear maybe “tied one on” for New Year’s…but what kept us up was not our own partying, but New Year’s Eve fireworks. Fireworks are legal in Montana for New Year’s Eve and this year was worse than most with everyone getting an early start and ramping up until things finally quieted down about 1:00 a.m. Bleah.
Bear has not been bothered by fireworks or thunder or gunshots before last night but these seemed to have a high pitched whistle and maybe hurt his ears. About 9:30, he moved from his chairs to a spot right in front of the bedroom gate. At 10:00 he rattled the gate. Bear has NEVER touched the gates. I let him in the bedroom and lifted him up on the bed. He settled but had his ears back for a bit before finally putting his head down and relaxing. I kept a DVD playing for some cover noise until all was quiet outside.
We finally all settled and didn’t wake until Bob’s insulin alarm reminder on my phone went off at 7:00 a.m.
So, we survived the night but it looks to be a catch-up napping kind of day for Mr. Bear…
Bob slept fine but he has the munchies, although that is nothing to do with New Year’s…he ALWAYS has the munchies :) !
My eye opener was an eggnog.
Recipe adapted from Neo-Homesteading’s Raw Eggnog recipe.
1 cup milk
1/2 cup cashew cream
1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Maple syrup to taste
Whiz all in the blender and grate fresh nutmeg on top. This made a mug and a half. I would probably halve the milk and cream and use 1 whole egg for a more normal single serving. While it is a hefty amount of calories, it packs a huge nutritional punch. I have been using cashew cream in place of heavy whipping cream in everything that calls for heavy cream. (See Cooking with Cashews for cashew cream making)
Below is the nutritional info for 1 Tablespoon of each…kind of interesting! (Dbl click the image to read easily)
Heavy Cream
Cashew Cream
http://nutritiondata.self.com/ is the tool I used for calculating the above.