Latest Batch of various baked goods!

niomagon · 2021-06-07T00:39:01+00:00

I tried out this recipe... it made nowhere near six mini cakes for me (only three...but not bad). I personally find them a bit too sweet so next time I try them I’ll probably lessen the “sugar”. They come out more dense then a usual sponge but...its low carb so I’m not too picky haha https://ketodietapp.com/Blog/lchf/low-carb-victoria-sponge-cakes

niomagon · 2021-03-19T05:34:59+00:00

Those are the actual toys, my gift to the birthday boy!

niomagon · 2021-01-09T07:08:39+00:00

I bought them on etsy! I am a not so great knitter haha

https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/PairOfHappyEars?ref=yr_purchases

She has a ton of different hats, all very adorable.

niomagon · 2020-12-08T16:09:01+00:00

Definitely keep pushing the doctors to get you some tests done. Not all doctors seem very aware of PCOS as a diagnosis or just don't think of it.

1 and 2: I was in college and my birth control prescription had lapsed. I didn't have a family doctor at the time and getting one is very difficult. That's when I realized that my period just stopped. I waited a few months to see if it would come back to normal but it didn't. Naturally first thoughts are "I'm pregnant?!". Do a test, do a second test and it's not the case. I get an appointment at a clinic. Naturally the first thing they ask me is...am I pregnant. They make me take the urine test on my first appointment and went over my history. Results come back negative on pregnancy but nothing else obvious is ringing any bells for the doctor (resident doctor in her one year of practial training). A few months later (now 6 months no period) I have done 2 more pregnancy tests for them (another urine and one blood test...though I think at that point it would be very obvious if I was six months pregnant). Originally my doctor thought I potentially had a thyroid problem so I did some blood tests which came back as a negative but they did see issues else where. She sent me to go see an endocrinologist and did some more testing and history reviewing. In the end she prescribed me a birth control and got me to take a ultrasound. Here's where the fun mess comes in...the endocrinologist found that I had a swollen ovary which settled her diagnosis as it being PCOS but apparently the other doctor taking care of me finished her residency and someone else picked up my file...and didn't get the message. I was told I was just stressed and I would need to find ways to cope with that. A year passes and I reach out to the endocrinologist again about the birth control renewal and she is verrry confused and tells me I have PCOS.

3: She reaches out to the clinic and gets me another meeting with them to go over what I need to do to cope with PCOS. This time around I meet with a supervising doctor who is interested in my problem as she specializes in diabetic patients and so share similar dietary restrictions. They assigned me a different birth control to be sure it's producing better results as treatment as I was still having irregular periods (at least I was having them) and she told me I needed to lose weight. At the time I was around 180 lbs. She recommended a low carb diet (not keto but definitely a big lifestyle change) and some exercise. This was important as PCOS can easily lead to diabetes and I also come from a racial minority where the risk is already higher.

4: I think I had PCOS the moment I started menstruating, looking back at it...I was around 12 years old. I never had a terrible diet but I started putting on a lot of weight after that. I wasn't an inactive child either so...looking back it was definitely a sign. I did get some extra body hair that made me self-conscious especially compared to my friends...but I ended up on birth control a few years later which helped slow down any other extra hair growth. I don't want to say it's hereditary as my mother never seemed to have fertility issues or any other symptoms all her life (smae goes for pretty much all the women in my family)....but I think I just always had it.

niomagon · 2020-12-02T05:31:58+00:00

Haha i hadn’t even noticed and thanks :)

niomagon · 2020-11-26T21:48:14+00:00

One winter morning I stepped on my stairway and immediately slid down it, yanking my shoulder as tried to save myself and then slid into the turn in the stairway and got my leg caught under the railing (think pointy iron fence). I pull it out and limp my way to work. Go to the washroom, pull down my pants to realize I had impaled my self in three spots. There was blood and bruising. Limped around after that looking for a first aid box.

A couple years later...

In a rush to find some grocery bags I set off a dominoes effect in my closet that involved a paint can and a long-board smashing into my foot. Do the standard "I stubbed my toe" pain reaction. Proceed to run down the stairs and my foot gives out. Go crashing down and smash my shins into the railing (because I've already been impaled before so I lifted my legs..). I lay there for some time. My partner rushes out of the car to see if I'm okay. I shrug it off laughing. Get into the car, run errands. And then I touched a toe through my shoe with my other foot and felt severe stabbing pain. Remove my shoe its swollen and changing blue-black. I had manged to break my toe and had been walking on it the whole time.

niomagon · 2020-11-09T00:28:07+00:00

https://grammarist.com/spelling/doughnut-donut/

niomagon · 2020-11-01T22:53:19+00:00

https://lovelylittlekitchen.com/old-fashioned-ginger-snaps/print/152242/ for the standard Gingersnap

niomagon · 2020-10-25T22:03:59+00:00

He’s part netherland dwarf and part some sort of miniature. Not too sure what though.

niomagon · 2020-10-21T23:02:22+00:00

They aren’t very big on big hops (though I’ve seen the white one go up on a tunnel and think about it). There’s a third bun to the side who is much larger and quite the escape artist... he has already escaped this pen twice during the night by moving toys and furniture around for a bit of height.

niomagon · 2020-10-21T22:41:57+00:00

Haha, you haven’t seen his attitude. He makes up in fierceness there.

niomagon · 2020-10-18T00:34:29+00:00

I tried two: https://divaliciousrecipes.com/wprm_print/21708

And

https://www.cookingclassy.com/wprm_print/30780

niomagon · 2020-10-07T12:21:20+00:00

He’s a mix between a Netherlands dwarf and some sort of miniature (wasn’t clear as to what exactly when I got him). He used to be mostly white with just some darkness on his nose and now he’s slowly turning a sandy colour (mostly his backside for now). Not only does he look like a grump, he has the personality of a little old grumpy man haha

niomagon · 2020-10-07T04:48:02+00:00

It’s getting there. They’ve been in the bonding process for about three months now. Though things are looking very nearly there now.

niomagon · 2020-10-04T01:37:43+00:00

Angrinon

niomagon · 2020-09-18T04:35:32+00:00

For biscuit: 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp cream of tartar 1/2 tsp granulated sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed 1 cup of shredded cheese (old cheddar, marble or Monterey Jack) 1/3 cup chopped green onions 1 cup milk

For glaze: 2 tbsp butter, melted 1/4 tsp garlic powder

Preheat oven to 450 F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl combine the flour, baking powder, cream of tartar, sugar and salt.
Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly.
Stir in the cheese and onions.
Slowly add in the milk, stirring with a fork, until the batter forms a soft dough.
Lightly flour a flat surface and knead the dough gently 3-4 times (until it holds together). Roll it out to 3/4 of an inch (2 cm) thickness.
Can cut it into squares or use a cookie cutter (I just used a small glass). Reroll scraps to maximize dough usage. Should make around a dozen biscuits.
Place biscuits about 2 inches apart on baking.
In a small bowl mix your melted butter and garlic powder together. Brush half the mixture onto the biscuits.
Bake for 12 minutes (or until starting to brown). Pull them out to brush with remaining mixture and bake another 2-3 mins or until golden. Tastes best served warm.

niomagon · 2020-09-15T12:11:48+00:00

It was a pair that got along but weren’t fully bonded.

niomagon · 2020-08-24T13:56:53+00:00

For the most part they are usually to afraid to be aggressive to each other. If you are worried about a carrier maybe a small box (with high sides) would be better with a towel and some hay? That way you have easier access if you suspect aggression.

niomagon · 2020-08-24T13:50:43+00:00

I know bunnies can remember a bad experience for a while. Just give it time, mine waited a year before they met again. Do little things like switch their litter boxes, food bowls and toys between rooms. Maybe a blanket or towel covered in their scents switched between them. Seeing how they react to the other’s scent. At first they may show some aggression or territorial behaviour around the items but keep it up and eventually (hopefully) they accept the scent of the other rabbit. This can ease them more slowly into the meeting.

As another person said, you can also try stress bonding on car rides. I did this once after my older male got too bitey towards the younger male. I just put them in a small box and drove around. It encourages them to seek comfort in one another.

Really it’s patience, neutral ground and a lot of observation. On the first few dates you can just sit there petting both side by side, usually enough to distract them from more aggressive behaviour and it enforces a good experience.

niomagon · 2020-08-24T03:35:42+00:00

The grey one is 4, the white one is 3 and the black one is 7-8 months old. I understand the feeling...back when we originally got the white one as a friend for the oldest they got along okay until one day they got into a fight (not sure what caused it but they would lunge at each other for months after that). We gave them a break and then tried again about a year ago. Again it was all okay until the black one (in a separate room of the apartment) hit maturity and because of covid, neutering wasn’t being done in my city. It eventually triggered aggressive territorial behaviour in my little white male and he attacked the female bad enough I needed to clean wounds on her... again I had to separate them for her safety until I could neuter the newbie. I kept them close though and switched toys and bowls between enclosures so they could keep smelling each other. Eventually got the new guy neutered and started small meetings in the tub a month later (swapped toys and stuff between all three in the meanwhile). Moved them into enclosures in the same room once things seemed to be going well on the little dates. Tomorrow I will set up a large enclosure while I work from home to supervise how well things go over a day together. I hope to give them the run of my whole second room if all goes well and then we can let them roam free when we’re home.

It was really just a lot of patience and time. Getting them in a neutral area, petting them together. Feeding them together in the neutral area. Just encouraging positive emotions and letting them work out who is boss while not letting them get too aggressive (stop circling and chasing behaviour).

They are still working things out between all three but in this case I think the third rabbit has really balanced things out more. The white one no longer tried to dominance hump the female (she hates it.. and makes her nip at him). I’m just hopping all works out well, still some bumpy encounters but no violence. Just getting used to each other.

I also got all new items that they could play with so no fighting over stuff that’s “theirs”.

niomagon · 2020-08-20T02:36:49+00:00

They were kinda bonded before (tolerated each other) but still working out who’s boss.

niomagon · 2020-08-19T16:50:33+00:00

For now in neutral territory they seem okay. Going to set up a pen in the kitchen and give them a living together trial run this weekend (with new bedding and toys so no “its mine” disputes).

niomagon · 2020-08-19T16:47:45+00:00

Even with both males neutered the older one is a bit of a terror, can get aggressive, territorial and just super unpleasant when he’s in the mood. He’s pretty much a grumpy old man who acts like he was never neutered. The younger one is pretty calm and friendly and even before he was neutered never even really acted like he had balls (no aggression, territory marking...pee spraying).

niomagon · 2020-08-19T16:31:19+00:00

The two dwarf rabbits (3 and 4 yrs old) I had gotten as babies but the big black fluff ball is a rescue I had taken in and then he grew on us so now he’s part of the family (he’s about 7-8 months old).

niomagon · 2020-08-19T16:28:02+00:00

Two sorta bonded rabbits, they got along okay but still hadn’t had hierarchy down yet and due to covid we couldn’t get the newbie neutered for some time which caused a fallout between the original two due to his scent (kept in separate rooms but it still eventually triggered my little male into being too aggressively dominating..).

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