1st time Ice Fishing

 

Here is a picture of the surprisingly nice ice house we rented on Lake Milacs.

 

We borrowed a underwater camera which helped us fish...I kinda thougt it felt like cheating but it was too much fun to see the fish on the screen.

 

Here is the fish I caught. It is a perch and our friend is going to pickle it.

Hot Pot!

 

A necessity in the cold winter of MN. Usually this is cooked in an electric pot in the middle of the table, but our pot broke so we pulled our chairs to the stove to cook and eat in the kitchen!

It is still here

 

I was biking on this path and felt like I was in a blizzard!

 

I can't see...The wind the snow!

Ice Shanties

 

Every post we have here is about outdoor activites in the cold! I guess those are the great things that you have to do in MN to make it through and enjoy the winter. Here we are at the "dice" shanties where you can take a seat at the booth inside and play the provided board games!

 

At another shanty you could climb a ladder to the 2nd floor and I took this picture of the good view. It was cold and windy out so we drank some hot chocolate and went to a shanty with a wood stove/sauna room! Good MN fun.

Art Sledding!

 

We went to an art sled rally at Powderhorn Park this weekend it was great winter fun! Here are a couple of the sleds. Go Snowman sled!

 

Go dolphin sled!

Scallion Pancake

 

Make the dough and wrap the scallion inside.

 

Cut in sections, then stretch, and twist.

 

Flatten the dough.

 

Fry the pancake. I like to fry and add an egg to it(and when the season is right add some fresh basil). I loved eating these in Taiwan from the street vendors. I thought that this recipe was pretty easy and the end pancake was nice layered and flaky just like I remember!

Is this yours?

 

This is the season for my continued project "Is This Yours?".
Check out the links for more photos!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/isthisyours/
http://mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=106138

Loppet in Uptown

 

So last weekend was the City of Lakes Loppet cross-country ski festival for kids, adults and dogs! Uptown turned into a ski village. There also was a bike race on the frozen lake!

 

Skating with a crew

 

We just cannot get enough skating. Here is a picture with some friends taking a break to show off our skates. A friend of ours also threw a skating party which included skating at night in -15 degree F weather!

The wonders of winter

 

Getting ready to separate the sticks to make teams for a game of pick up hockey.

 

Skating outdoors was great but my ankles hurt. I am not sure if it was because I was breaking in my friend's wife's skates or because it has been 2 years since I skated last.