Missoula at Night

We've been spending a good bit of time trying to decide what to do with ourselves during the upcoming year, post Missoula. In an attempt to clear our heads, we've been taking a lot of walks and little trips outside of town. On president's day, Abigail had the day off, so we went for a drive, trying to find the perfect picnic spot. We drove along a mountain ridge, down into a valley, and landed at a riverside. After finding the perfect spot, we unloaded the food and drink, only to discover it was still Winter and much too cold. We ended up eating in the car facing the river (not too shabby), and despite finding, and almost stepping on, something really nasty beside the car.

Saturday night we drove up through the wealthiest neighborhood in Missoula to a nice "grassy" park. Wrapped in blankets, we talked and watched the city lights. So with much ado, I introduce Missoula at night...

This is my favorite picture of the night...

February

          February has been a slow month for blogging. Dietrich has had a lot of hours at work, so by evening we both are tired and ready to rest. We've watched a number of movies. This week we watched an especially good one called 'The Fall.' It's about a little girl, recently immigrated from Romania, in the 1920's. She's staying at a hospital because she broke her arm picking oranges in the groves. She meets a young man who does stunts for movies. He ends up telling her this epic tale which you see come to life in her mind. Anyway, the cinematography is really amazing and the story is sweet. We highly recommend it.

         In our spare time we've been doing a lot of sewing for our Etsy shop. Dietrich made four sets of place mats and some napkins and I've been perfecting my jacket-making skills. Every time you add something new to the shop our listings jump to the front of search pages, so we've been trying to add things fairly often. 

         Last week I caught a bug which hasn't gone away, and Dietrich now seems to have it as well. Last night I thought we needed a treat, so I whipped up these...

They were delicious. Below is the recipe for the mousse. It's made from coconut milk! I was trying to come up with something our vegan friend, Miranda, could enjoy when she visits later this week. In the original recipe I saw they also made tiny chocolate cups to hold the mousse, but I didn't have the energy for that.

Ingredients

1 Can of refrigerated coconut milk

1/4 Cup of cocoa powder

1tsp Vanilla

1/2 cup Stevia (or powered sugar)

Add all of the ingredients into a metal bowl. 

Whip together until the mix reaches the consistency of whipped cream. 

If you want to get fancy you can put the mousse in a ziploc bag and squeeze it out soft-serve style.

Delicious!

Original Recipe:

http://www.damyhealth.com/2012/10/make-your-own-chocolate-mousse-cups/