a peek inside the fishbowl

Did you know you can make ice cream out of snow? Just make sure you use the clean white stuff for this recipe, okay? :)

Now that we finally have SNOW here in Ottawa we can make a batch of this stuff. It’s not as creamy as the kind you’d find at the grocery store, but it’s a neat treat and only takes a few minutes to make.

You will need:

• 4 cups clean snow
• ½ cup milk
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (or you can also use maple syrup instead!)

Put the snow in a large mixing bowl. Combine the milk, sugar, and vanilla extract in a measuring cup or separate bowl. Pour the mixture over the snow and stir well to combine. Wait a couple minutes before serving. That’s it!

This is a fun little thing to do over the winter break. Also worth trying, is this maple “taffy” recipe in case you REALLY want to impress your kids. :)

What does a gal do with three cups worth of mashed potatoes that are biding their time in the fridge? Fry ’em and serve ’em for lunch, of course.

This recipe is a keeper. It’s super simple and is a tasty way of using up those leftovers. Up next: turkey curry!

I’m taking a wee break from the web this week, mostly in an effort to recharge my batteries for creative projects to come in 2016. I’ll be writing more about that later, but in the meantime, this is what it looked like this week at Casa Fishbowl.

Weather-wise it was a pretty strange Christmas this year, wasn’t it? It’s like we had a double dose of fall; back-to-back Novembers. I can’t say that I have minded too much, but I do miss skiing and the snow. The squirrels don’t seem to mind the lack of fluffy stuff either. The peanut wreath pictured above was something I picked up at ValVill last year. Stuff it full of peanuts and watch the action!