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Grandpa's Carrot Pie Recipe

We had some extra carrots so Grandpa decided to make us a carrot pie. Grandpa says you can also use the same recipe to make a sweet potato pie. Just switch the carrots for sweet potatoes, mjau! Base: 200 g Digestive biscuits or other cookies; for example Oreos 60 g melted butter Crush the biscuits to small crumbs using a mixer or by hand. Add the melted butter. Press the mixture firmly down into the base of the tin. Filling: 600 g carrots 30 g butter 2 eggs 2 dl sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoon cinnamon (1 teaspoon ginger, optional) Wash and peel the carrots. Cut the carrots to smaller pieces and boil until soft.  Mash the carrots until smooth and let cool down a little bit. Mix in the butter and the lightly whisked eggs. Mix the sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger. Add it to the carrot mixture.  Pour the filling in the prepared tin with the digestive base. Bake for 45-6...

Disney Cruise Line: 7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise

View of Disney Fantasy from Castaway Cay! Mjau, we have been on several Disney Cruises but this is the first one we will blog about. We did the 7-Night Western Caribbean Cruise from Port Canaveral with Disney Fantasy. We also had a pirate night and Star Wars day at sea. Before the Cruise we stayed at Port Orleans – French Quarter. We took the Disney Cruise Line Transport bus to Port Canaveral. It was so exciting! We stayed in the Standard Inside Stateroom. The room has a magical porthole. The porthole shows real-time views of the ocean from the ship during the day. During the night you can see the calm ocean and bright stars in the clear night sky. Our butler insists the night scenery is fake but we do not think so. Every so often you can see Disney characters through the porthole. It is all fun and games until Mr Potato Head starts stalking you! MJAU!   Our cabin at Disney Fantasy! Mjau, we really liked the lamps. You can see the parks and ships on the map and...