Wallace, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada

AbbyB


Posted Apr 5, 2011, 9:35 am
Hello!  My name is Wallace and I am a stay-at-home ToyVoyager.  I have known Abby for most of her life, so long in fact, that neither of us remember my original name.  I chose the name Wallace because I think it makes me sound more dignified.

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I have been sitting on Abby's bookshelf for years, and I thought it was about time to dust myself off and see more of the world.  However, I am very attached to Abby and would not like to leave her.  Instead, I will be an ambassador to Abby's home, welcoming each new ToyVoyager that visits.  I also share Abby's favourite hobby of baking!  I will be showing the world where I live, because it is a very beautiful place.  I hope you enjoy my travelog.
AbbyB


Posted Apr 7, 2011, 7:44 pm
The first thing I have to do as a ToyVoyager is meet all of the TVs that are visiting Abby's house.  There is Hedgie, Marty the Moose, Roderich, Lintilla, and Ewan E. Ewok.

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AbbyB


Posted Apr 7, 2011, 7:45 pm
We are making an Afghani/Pakistani cookie called khatai.  They are really easy to make and just happen to be vegan.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit (180 degrees celcius).

First you mix together 1 1/2 cups of flour, 3/4 cup of sugar, and 1 1/2 tablespoons of ground cardamom.

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Next, you add 3/4 cup of oil.  You are supposed to use corn oil, but there wasn't any, so we used a mixture of olive oil and hazelnut oil.

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This is what it should look like.

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Next you drop little balls onto your cookie sheet.  Do not forget to cover your cookie sheet with parchment paper!

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Place them in the oven for 15 minutes.

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Once they are out of the oven, sprinkle them with chopped pistachios and let them cool completely.

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AbbyB


Posted Apr 24, 2011, 11:57 pm
Happy Easter!  The Easter Bunny stopped by and left lots of chocolate, so let's go on a hunt!

This chocolate is cleverly disguised as rocks.

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Is this bunny reading?

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I can see two hiding places here!

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Do you see the egg hiding in the barometer?

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How about this one in the tea strainer?

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Or these on this old teapot?

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This birdhouse has lots of chocolate.

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I almost did not notice the one on the hummingbird feeder.

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Everyone climbed the apple tree to find this egg.

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Look at this tiny egg in the kettle spout!

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Aww, the Easter Bunny left a yellow egg at the bee house.

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The motherload!  Look at the woodpile!

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So much chocolate!

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AbbyB


Posted May 20, 2011, 8:40 pm
An Easter tradition for Abby's family is to make pudding eggs.

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First you take a package of pudding mix.  We made pistachio and vanilla.

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Next, you add margerine and boiling water.

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Next you add powdered sugar.

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Next you form it into balls and refrigerate it.

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Lastly you dip each egg in chocolate and top with whatever you'd like!

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AbbyB


Posted May 20, 2011, 8:40 pm
We got up at three in the morning to watch part of the Royal wedding!

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AbbyB


Posted May 20, 2011, 8:41 pm
There is an election in Canada today.  I watched the results.

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