My Pet Tadpoles

Tadpoles kind of look like fish, but they are actually baby frogs.  Tadpoles grow in a unusual
way.  At one point in their life they will become frogs, after they grow legs, and loose their tails and gills.

Here is a video of the tadpoles we found in the water in the ditch.

I think it is pretty awesome that tadpoles turn into frogs.  

Making Cookies for Aunty's Anniversary!

Today we are making cookies for a special 25th Anniversary party for my Aunty Cindy.

We made heart shaped cookies with the number 25 and hearts stamped in them.

My video below shows how we did it.

How to Make Perogies

This week I learned how to make Perogies.

My Great-Grandmother was a Ukrainian - that is where Perogies come from.  She taught my Grandmother, and my Grandmother taught my mom.  Now my mom taught me how to make Perogies - it's a family tradition!

First we make a lot of Mashed potatoes with cheese.

Then we make a dough, rolled out nice and flat and cut in to squares.

Then we take each square, flatten it and stretch it a bit and put a spoonful of mashed potatoes in the middle.  Then take opposite corners and fold them over the potatoes and squeeze the edges together so they stick together.

Then we add flower so they don't stick together and put them together in a pan until they are ready to boil.

The final step is to boil them in a big pot.  This cooks them.

Then eat them with a little butter and bacon.  I love bacon and I love Perogies, so this is one of my favorite meals.

Mmmm, delicious.

Please watch my Video where I explain this in more detail: