Annie Jasiewicz

	Annie Jasiewicz

Parents: Heidi and Jason McDonald

Community: Edgewood

Age: 9

Siblings: Simon and Ian

School: Third-grader at Edgewood Elementary School

Favorite subject: Math

Favorite book: The "Eyewitness" series book about sharks

Favorite sport: Soccer

Favorite TV show: "Animal Planet"

Favorite movie: "Jaws" ("I root for the shark, but he always dies.")

Hobbies: Shopping, playing PC games, piano, playing with the dog, running around, and learning and collecting anything that has to do with sharks and the Titanic

Favorite foods to eat: Spaghetti, pizza, Chinese food

Favorite foods to make: This eggnog recipe

Pet: Fletcher, a beagle

What she wants to be when she grows up: An ichthyologist (to study sharks) or a marine biologist

Annie says, "I like to cook because it's fun, and you get to play with messy stuff. I like mixing different things together to see what happens to them and what they turn into. And it's really easy to measure when you're good at math."

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Annie's brother, Ian, was just born, and while her mother was pregnant, Annie was a big help.

"When Mom was really, really pregnant, I was one of the chefs. She would lie on the couch and explain things and I would just follow directions. And then we would all eat."

ANNIE'S EGG NOG

• 2 cups milk
  
• 1 cup sugar
  
• 6 eggs (see note)
  
• 2 teaspoons nutmeg
  
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend. Variations include:

1) If you want more of a frozen drink, also put in a whole tray of ice cubes.

2) Interesting flavor combinations include replacing the vanilla with almond extract, or adding 1 teaspoon grated orange peel to the above-listed ingredients.

3) For a yummy fruit milkshake, replace the eggs with 3 chopped bananas, a pint of your favorite berries, or 2 large de-stoned peaches.

Note: We used pasteurized eggs.