Wordless Weekend

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Quiche, Hope, and Rainbows

People are always asking me for my spinach quiche recipe and I've always blown them off, because I don't know. I throw eggs and cream and cheese together, pour it in a crust and bake it until it's done. Sometimes, I use sour cream and/or half and half. Sometimes, I use milk. Other times, when I'm feeling decadent, I use heavy cream. I can tell if the egg to dairy ratio is right by the way the batter looks. It's more a guess than a science.

Finally, after all these years of winging it, I've taken the time to measure stuff and take notes. I did it for you so basically, you owe me.

Ingredients
6 eggs
1 1/4 cup of half and half
1/3 cup of sour cream
1 container of Boursin
1 cup of shredded Swiss cheese
1/2 box of frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 tsp of salt
a dash of pepper
a dash of nutmeg

1. Beat the eggs and add the half and half and cheeses. You can use any cheese. I usually make it with just Swiss, but Boursin adds a ton of flavor. If using Boursin, just crumble it in.

2. Add the spinach, or any other ingredient you want (bacon?)

 

3. Season to taste and pour in your crust. I used a pre-made crust but you shouldn't do this if you want to be taken seriously.

 

4. Bake at 350 degrees for 1-1.25 hours or until set. Check it after an hour.

 

You're welcome.

 

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On Saturday, we went to Indianapolis for the PTA Reflections Award Luncheon. We missed the Canterbury School garage sale for this. Parenting is mainly about sacrifice. 

Fiona won the Award of Excellence for Literature for a short story she wrote, titled, "Liz and the Big Race". It's your classic and heartwarming tale of the underdog girl who wants to run in the so called "big race" despite the fact that she is smaller than the other runners. The heroine is bullied by the other kids but she perseveres and, of course, WINS THE RACE! In the end, the bullies apologize and Liz and her mom go out for ice cream to celebrate. I wouldn't be surprised if this wins the Caldecott award some day.

Sometimes, I wonder if I place too much emphasis on academic achievement. Am I one of those "Tiger Moms"? I hope not. I hope she doesn't need the medals for a feeling of self worth just as I hope I don't need the medals to prove myself as a good parent. All these hopes aside, her achievements fill me with such incredible pride, but it is just a sliver of the pride I feel for her as the person she has become. Hopefully, she recognizes this as well. (There's a lot of hope in this paragraph. I hope one day to be a better writer with a wider range of synonyms at my disposal.) 

 

I have no idea who the two women are. I think they're important Indiana PTA people.

 

 We stopped by Sol Fest at Fox Island on Sunday.

Kids seriously love getting their faces painted. They will happily wait in line for hours (actually, 45 minutes) for this experience. Cyd had picked out a pink princess mask design. When it was finally her turn she pointed to her selection and told the face painter, "also, I like rainbows". Because of course she does. Needless to say, she was quite pleased with how it turned out.

Cyd doesn't really know how to pose for photos. Standing still is not her thing.
Fiona, on the other hand, has learned there's no escaping the posed photo with scenic background.

Do they give out medals for being the most adorably sweet sisters?

Peace.

How to Make the Best of Rejected Sandwich Bread

Two things you will always find in our fridge: cheese and eggs. We're always one crust away from quiche. This week, I also had a bunch of bread to use up, because I made the mortal mistake of buying dark wheat instead of honey wheat bread for Fiona's school lunches. Needless to say, there would be none of that. So we, the adults, were forced to use up this bread to the best of our abilities.

 

I had no other choice but to create a grilled four-cheese and egg sandwich.

Shredded fontina and swiss, provolone, and goat cheese.

Butter the horrible dark wheat bread, fry up a couple of eggs, over easy.

Top with your array of cheeses, fresh thyme and another slice of buttered bread. (This would be nice topped with some thinly sliced shallots and, while we're at it, roasted red peppers.)

 

And here you have it: a mid-week dinner, which can easily be customized for picky kid eaters.

 

May your weekend be filled with sunshiny fun, good food, love, laughter, rainbows, and unicorns. But only if you like those types of things. 

Peace out.

Earth Day Special

(This isn't a real post.)

 



A few photos from Sunday's Earth Day festivities at Eagle Marsh:

Flowers, for you!

Planting natives

Cyd found a worm

We encountered an adorable little mouse during our walk

 

An owl was released, after months of rehabilitation

Another shot of the owl.

It's not an event unless Bravas is there

This is not an advertisement for Indiana Michigan Power

 

The girls were interviewed by a local news station. The final clip did not even mention Fiona's idea to power vehicles with bubbles (liquid soap), in order to save gas and therefore SAVE THE EARTH.

 

Happy Earth Day, folks. Get out there and enjoy it.

 

Peace out.