Veggie Frittata
My kids love broccoli. They eat it cooked and raw. Especially with ranch dressing. They’d eat cardboard with ranch dressing. But stick broccoli in a frittata and they think you’re trying to kill them. Regardless, I made my frittata last night with broccoli. And it was amazingly delightful. Gabe actually ate it without complaint. But Eli thought we were trying to poison him. He says he doesn’t like broccoli with eggs or cheese. Go figure. Dan and I couldn’t get enough of it. Usually frittatas include bread or noodles. But this recipe actually didn’t call for either. It said to serve it with bread on the side. Which is fine with me when you have…
Catching Up
“I wish I could write, Dan. I want to write so badly. But I just haven’t got the words.” I’ve uttered these words on a few different occasions. Most recently, last night. Writing is often my outlet. But I haven’t had an outlet this year. This year has been tough. We’ve had other rough years, and we always make it through. But this year has been a special kind of tough. It started last May. I was having a pretty uncomfortable pregnancy, but unlike the first two, I hadn’t been put on bedrest. Not yet. But then I got sick. So sick that my baby and I almost died. But then, thank God for the…
Hurricane Sandy
The latest big news in the Northeast is Hurricane Sandy. They’ve been tracking her for about two weeks and no one really took them seriously even though the models were consistent in their prediction of her hitting us with such voracity that it may realign the coast for good. And she did. Sandy was not to be trifled with. She continued to drop in pressure and expand her territory to 1,000 miles as she hit us dead on. Many were negative and unbelieving. Many of those people stubbornly refused to “give in” to the “hype” but lost everything, including their lives because of it. They are still sending out search and rescue teams along the…
S’More Croissants, Please!
I like finding easy peasy recipes online. I like to pin them so that when I get a burst of creative flare, I can easily recall them and make them in a jiffy before my motivation wears out. These are perfect for such times. They are refrigerated croissants filled with chocolate chips and mini-marshmallows. All things that I typically have on hand. (And easy enough to get if I’m at any old grocery store.) Now, I hate to admit it – being a homeschool mom and all – but I have very little patience in the kitchen. The rule in our house is that everyone needs to be OUT of the kitchen while mama’s cooking….
Holy Crap! I’m a terrible blogger.
Dear Lil Foxes, I think about you often. I think of our old friendship and all the fun we used to have. We had our high points and our low points. I’ve shared so many memories with you and so many heartaches. It’s true that I’ve kept a lot from you. And it seems that our friendship has drifted. I’ve gone on with life, and you’ve stayed the same. Same old constant. I know that one of these days, when I finally buckle down and make time for you, you’ll be there for me. We might have to work at rekindling old feelings and it might take time to reestablish consistency in our times together….
Shiny Objects or My Undisciplined Lifestyle
Despite my best intentions, and even phases of prolonged attempts at habit forming, I am a failure at consistency. Particularly with blogging, exercising and organization. I seriously want to be more of a disciplined person. I really do. But some things just don’t stick. Not forever. It usually happens in clumps. Because I’m a clumpy kind of a girl, I guess. But I suppose that is life. Because I so love to write. I love to be creative. I love to be fit and organized. But life gets in the way. A rough patch sends me into survival mode. A particularly challenging or busy month/season leaves me holding more tightly to the things that make…
New Normal
A lot has transpired since last I wrote. I’m so glad I got that one picture of me pregnant. We had wanted to get good pictures with the boys and me and monthly shots of my growing belly, but it never happened. And it wouldn’t have been finished anyway since I barely got into my third trimester before my pregnancy came to a screeching halt. Cohen Robert Simrak was born at 31 weeks gestation, 3lbs 8oz – nine weeks early – due to severe pre-eclampsia. We were both on the verge of death and no one realized how close until after they cut me open and rescued Cohen from a calcified (read “DEAD”) placenta. He…
Hearty Banana Oat Bread
I’ve been dying for some banana bread. I’ve had three bananas in the freezer for quite a while waiting for the right time to make bread. Then the other day, Vince (he lives on our third floor), came down and was about to throw away four more bananas. “WAIT! No! Don’t throw them away!” I yelled at him. He stopped dead in his tracks and looked at me. “They are turning brown up there,” he said. “I’ll bake with them.” He didn’t even know you could do that with slightly browned bananas. So today, after putting the boys down for naps, I pulled out the frozen bananas and all the ingredients to make my…
Veggie Frittata
My kids love broccoli. They eat it cooked and raw. Especially with ranch dressing. They’d eat cardboard with ranch dressing. But stick broccoli in a frittata and they think you’re trying to kill them. Regardless, I made my frittata last night with broccoli. And it was amazingly delightful. Gabe actually ate it without complaint. But Eli thought we were trying to poison him. He says he doesn’t like broccoli with eggs or cheese. Go figure. Dan and I couldn’t get enough of it. Usually frittatas include bread or noodles. But this recipe actually didn’t call for either. It said to serve it with bread on the side. Which is fine with me when you have…
Catching Up
“I wish I could write, Dan. I want to write so badly. But I just haven’t got the words.” I’ve uttered these words on a few different occasions. Most recently, last night. Writing is often my outlet. But I haven’t had an outlet this year. This year has been tough. We’ve had other rough years, and we always make it through. But this year has been a special kind of tough. It started last May. I was having a pretty uncomfortable pregnancy, but unlike the first two, I hadn’t been put on bedrest. Not yet. But then I got sick. So sick that my baby and I almost died. But then, thank God for the…
Hurricane Sandy
The latest big news in the Northeast is Hurricane Sandy. They’ve been tracking her for about two weeks and no one really took them seriously even though the models were consistent in their prediction of her hitting us with such voracity that it may realign the coast for good. And she did. Sandy was not to be trifled with. She continued to drop in pressure and expand her territory to 1,000 miles as she hit us dead on. Many were negative and unbelieving. Many of those people stubbornly refused to “give in” to the “hype” but lost everything, including their lives because of it. They are still sending out search and rescue teams along the…
S’More Croissants, Please!
I like finding easy peasy recipes online. I like to pin them so that when I get a burst of creative flare, I can easily recall them and make them in a jiffy before my motivation wears out. These are perfect for such times. They are refrigerated croissants filled with chocolate chips and mini-marshmallows. All things that I typically have on hand. (And easy enough to get if I’m at any old grocery store.) Now, I hate to admit it – being a homeschool mom and all – but I have very little patience in the kitchen. The rule in our house is that everyone needs to be OUT of the kitchen while mama’s cooking….
Holy Crap! I’m a terrible blogger.
Dear Lil Foxes, I think about you often. I think of our old friendship and all the fun we used to have. We had our high points and our low points. I’ve shared so many memories with you and so many heartaches. It’s true that I’ve kept a lot from you. And it seems that our friendship has drifted. I’ve gone on with life, and you’ve stayed the same. Same old constant. I know that one of these days, when I finally buckle down and make time for you, you’ll be there for me. We might have to work at rekindling old feelings and it might take time to reestablish consistency in our times together….
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