Monthly Archives: February 2010

Crissy Field

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http://www.parksconservancy.org/our-work/crissy/

Yesterday, we went out for a picnic lunch at Crissy Field. It was quite windy so we ended up eating in the car then taking a walk on the trail and along the water. It was the first time walking down there for the both of us and we’re glad we finally had time to explore the area.

It was still really windy even though the sun was out so we had to head back to the car before we got too cold.

Counting down the days until Baby Chung makes his appearance!

Carbohydrate Cravings

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Things I look forward to eating and drinking again with less restriction (in no particular order):

Pho/Ramen/Noodles
Fruits
Donuts/Cupcakes/Cookies/Cake
Cereal
Milk
Ice Cream
Juice
Breads/Croissants
Pancakes/Waffles/French Toast
Pizza

If you know me, I love to eat fresh fruits and it’s been so tough to just eat small pieces of fruit. I just want to eat a big fruit salad!

I love baking and it’s so hard to restrict myself to half a cookie or half a cupcake plus I’ve been really craving a donut especially after watching a show about Voodoo Doughnut in Portland, Oregon where they have a huge donuts and a delicious looking apple fritter.

Surprisingly I’m not craving candy or chocolates…

But these are just a few of the things I’ve been missing out on the last few months. I’m getting tired of carbohydrate counting but I have learned a lot about eating better so after I get it out of my system and eat my fill, I may go back to the low carbohydrate diet. It’s probably overall better for our health and will help to prevent me from developing type 2 diabetes later on.

Buttermilk Pie with a Graham Cracker Crust

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I am trying to use up a carton of buttermilk so came across this Food Network recipe for Buttermilk Pie. The recipe didn’t have a crust so I decided to try making it with a graham cracker crust.


Graham Cracker Pie Crust INGREDIENTS
* 1 1/2 cups finely ground graham cracker crumbs
* 1/3 cup white sugar (reduced to 1/4 cup)
* 6 tbsp butter, melted
* 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon (optional so I did not use)

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 375 F. Mix all ingredients together then press into 9 inch pie tin (I used a 9 inch springform pan). Bake for 7-10 minutes until lightly browned.

Buttermilk Pie INGREDIENTS
* 1 1/2 cups sugar (used 3/4 cup sugar)
* 1 cup buttermilk
* 1/2 cup biscuit mix (recommended: Bisquick) (used 3/4 cup Bisquick)
* 1/3 cup (5 1/3 tablespoons) butter, melted
* 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
* 3 eggs

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 F. Blend all ingredients together with electric mixer or hand mix with a wire whisk. May be poured into a greased 9 inch pie pan or on top of some sort of crust. Bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. May be served after cooling for 5 minutes or after refrigeration.

It smells and looks delicious. I can’t wait to try it. I hope I didn’t overcook it and that it still has its custard-like texture. I plan to top it with some fresh fruit, maybe some strawberries and bananas.

Had a slice this afternoon and it ended up more like a piece of cake rather than a custard. Next time I would probably reduce the amount of biscuit mix and increase by 1 egg instead. The graham cracker crust was a bit too sweet so I would reduce it to maybe 1/8 cup of sugar. I topped it with a sliced banana and strawberry which gave it a fresher taste.

Week 39 Update

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Less than one week until his due date. I had an appointment with my NP this morning and she said she wanted to put me on the induction schedule. Her supervising MD said to be safe, she rather not let me go too far past my due date because of the gestational diabetes. Partially afraid that the baby may grow too big and make delivery difficult for me.

The only available times they had were either tomorrow (!) or next Thursday March 4th. We chose March 4th, I was a bit caught off guard and definitely not ready for it to be tomorrow. But I hope he’ll want to come out by himself and won’t have to go through the induction process.

So otherwise, all is going fine. I’m still having non stress tests twice a week. Yesterday I finally got the chance to see him exercising his diaphragm to get ready for breathing outside the womb, aka fetal breathing. I’m looking forward to having him take his first real breath.