1. So we’re finally starting to catch up on season four of This is Us and this show crushes me every single time.
2. We’re only about halfway through, though, so NO SPOILERS please. I like to dissolve into snuffly sobs on my own timeline, thanks.
3. Tried my hand at making gluten free mozzarella bites on Saturday and I honestly can’t decide where I land on them. They’re mouthwatering in an I-bet-they-fix-these-in-heaven sort of way, so much so that Bear and I polished off the whole plate.
4. It’s just that they took about an hour start to finish and I’m not sure I can be okay with trading sixty work minutes for five minutes of bliss. But still…mmmmm.
5. I’m guessing fried mozzarella desperation levels will factor greatly here.
6. Also made a perfect crustless quiche this weekend. Perfect because a) no gluten, b) exorbitant amounts of cheese, and c) all the veggies I could cram in it.
7. Do my kids eat veggies? Not like that, no. Or at least not yet. Hope springs eternal.
8. Am I sad my kids don’t eat veggie quiche? Well, sure, but not so sad that I won’t make it because dammit, sometimes a girl deserves a good brunch dish. It’s not like they aren’t perfectly happy eating cereal or pancakes so whatever, I took the day.
9. I think I’ve forgotten how to put on makeup. I’m betting by now my family’s forgotten what the smoothed out version of me looks like.
10. They’ve probably also forgotten what I look like in anything with buttons or a zipper. On the plus side I’m super happy I took time to organize my t-shirt drawer last year – it’s the little things.
We have at least one meal a week our kids won’t eat — risotto and seafood top the list. No guilt, Laura, they have other choices and they’re very big people now.
I haven’t worn makeup in more than a month!
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Me either! Well, except for that one FaceTime call that my dad was on and I dabbed on a bit of undereye concealer so he wouldn’t think I was horribly ill. 😆
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HAHA!
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Gosh, Hope loves frittatas. I’ve made 2 veggie ones in the last week. I had 1 small bit of both. She crushes them every time. They are yummy!
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Right?! I’m hoping mine will venture out when they get older, too.
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To organize a T-shirt drawer in advance is the stuff of genius.
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Some say genius, some say dumb luck. Either way it’s a win. 🙂
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There you go.
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I am glad to hear you found your quiche niche. As for the vegetables there are simply some things even quiche cannot teach. At least on the first 20 or 30 go rounds.
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Yep. The kiddo made it abundantly clear she’d be happy to eat if it had, y’know, bacon. Bwahahaha!!
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Food is the ultimate panacea!
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It has been.
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😍
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I can’t remember the last time I combed my hair. What a state I must look. I might have a go at those bites.
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Shoot, I don’t even know where to start with my hair. The girl has very kindly pointed out that I’m “going to look old now” since I figure this is as good a time as any to embrace my gray and stop coloring for a while. Isn’t 13 fun.
Here’s the recipe I used: https://iowagirleats.com/gluten-free-mozzarella-bites/
I tried doing the double coating on the first four pieces I did but it only seemed to knock more off. The rest only had a single breadcrumb coating and they were fine. Good luck!
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Rather bizarrely the grey has stopped in my hair but the beard was going Santa Claus white. Apparently not a particularly cool look according to another 13 yo. Thanks going to have a go at these tomorrow. Going to try them but with lactose free mozzarella. x
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all the little things are what keep us going –
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Yep, like mozzarella bites and quiche. 😉
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