Abilene on the way to Albuquerque.

Up early and on the road from Abilene to New Mexico. Distances are vast here in Texas. What? We're still in Texas? !

Swedish Pancakes recipe

3 large or jumbo eggs
1/4 cup sugar

1 cup sifted flour
2 cups milk

Beat the eggs and sugar
Add the milk, then the flour and beat with an egg beater until foamy.

Heat a Teflon fry pan.
Swipe the pan with butter. (use a stick of butter)
Immediately ladle about 1/3 - 1/2 cup of batter into the pan.
Tilt to spread batter all over pan so it covers the whole bottom and comes up a bit on sides.
Cook pancake until it sets and is getting crispy on sides.
Lift up with a table knife to check on browning and flip over and cook on second side.
Serve with lingonberries and / or sugar.

Video coming soon.

Swedish Pancakes

We leave today headed to New Mexico. First we will have Cynthia's Swedish Pancakes with pumpkin coffee.

Around the tree

The whole gang around the Christmas tree: Jim, Cynthia, Brendan, Brock, Allie, Karen, Bruce and Danny.

Houston houses are huge!

Everything is big in Texas!  Dan and Karen's house is so big I fear their kids could get lost there. The living room is decorated with a full-sized totem pole. And the ceiling is higher still! Texas multi-story ceilings make for a lower AC bill. Beyond is a giant indoor pool. We all enjoyed a great dinner and lots of catch up chit chat.

Texas is big, brawny and beautiful

I never cease to be amazed by how Texas does everything on such a grand scale as evidenced by the Aquarium restaurant in Kimah where the entrance stairway displays exotic fish. In the morning the fish are hand fed.

December in Texas is warm :-)

A warm reception in Houston. The weather is warm too. It will be 80 today.  Cynthia loves Christmas and her whole house is decorated.