School Started again this week...

Last week was Spring Break, and it was nice for a bit to have all the girls home with me, but I am happy that school is back. Both for them and for me! We are back to the hectic times in the morning when our teenager can't find something or her hair is giving her problems or when our 4 y/o and 19 month old have to give Daddy 4 hugs and kisses a piece and he is running late and can only give them back 2 or 3. Then there is the waving...we have to wave at Daddy as he gets in his truck from the dining room window, and run and wave at him again from the living room window as he drives by the front of the house on his way to work. I actually am not complaining, those moments are so precious and make me smile both inside and out!
As for me, school is back and so I will be back to the Food Nanny as best I can again! Gotta love the calendar that keeps everyone from asking, "what's for dinner Mom?" Plus, I also use that in the morning, so I don't get question too often in the morning either! Plus, you may have read that I did a lot of baking yesterday, I have to go get more eggs, I am actually running out! I can't wait until it warms up a bit more, then I can just go to any of the numerous neighbor's and buy fresh eggs anytime I need them! The little girls will love that too! But, hopefully not too much, I don't want to have my own chickens right now. Have a great day!

Can you really make canned Corned Beef Taste Good?

The answer is "yes," only you really have to be prepared to Doctor it up! To make it taste less like something out of a can, I cubed a large potato, fried that in butter, with pepper, and when that started to crisp up and brown, I added the canned corned beef hash, cooking everything until the corned beef was crispy. Serving it along side an over easy egg for me, and fried eggs for the little kids. They really liked it. I did too, for the most part, only I am still having trouble chewing still after my dentist appointment. Hopefully eating will get easier! I am still wanting to eat soft items, with no texture, but texture is the fun part of cooking, right? Have a great day all! Test tomorrow night for me, so off to study!

Day 37...

Today will hopefully be a quiet day, for rest, reflection, relaxation...yeah, right! It will hopefully be quieter than usual. Work, school, and preschool for three out of five of us. So, just me and the little one today! All that means is that I have to try and get as much laundry done as possible, study, and not strain my back or hip in the process. At least the baby is finally feeling better after her trip to the Doctor on Monday. That was truly horrible for her, and therefore us too! She likes, eggs, so I am thinking something along those lines. I have been thinking of something though. If I could not obtain eggs, for one reason or another, our daily meals would change drastically. even our non-daily treats would too. Think about it for a minute, how often do we use eggs, and for what...Still intend to only purchase them for the time being. I do not want to deal with chickens. They are not a very nice bird. But eventually, who knows.

Day 29...Eggs, eggs, eggs!

I saw this morning on a news program where whole eggs are not that bad for you anymore, at least for the moment. They are saying that there are ingredients in the yolk that we need. What? You hear so often that the yolks are bad for you, but am relieved for the moment that it is "politically correct" or rather "nutritionally correct" to eat them, for now. But, I guess one thing to always remember, everything in moderation. So, this morning. Steak, and you guessed it, eggs! Have a good day all!

Day 23...

Awesome idea...breakfast for dinner! I have done it in the past, but who says that you are only suppose to have things like scrambled eggs, pancakes, waffles, and of course quiche in the morning? Not me that is for sure! I made one consisting of shredded chicken, shredded chedday, I added some corn kernels, and a small amount of diced green chilis....yum!
P.S. Egg count for a week, 2 1/2 dozen consumed...Gallons of milk consumed in one week, and yes, I said ONE week, 7...umm,hmm SEVEN! Not skim or even 2% mind you...whole, "leaded", real milk. The only think better than that according to my husband is milk right out of the dairy tanks like he would have when he was younger and his family ran a dairy. So, we make sacrifices in other ways so that we can afford that, but according to him, it is worth it so that he doesn't drink "water".
The baby and I are here today, the others are off to work, school and pre-school, so I hope to get some stuff done.
And on tap for this morning...eggs, of course. The baby likes them, and she can hold them, put it on a spoon herself and feed it to herself, so that is a mighty big plus! Will be making another quiche of a different type soon, for breakfast in the morning this next time, this one was a big hit!