I made something really awesome for dinner earlier this week. My husband had been talking about wanting something with sausage in it. I had been talking to my father, and he got me craving stuffed peppers.
So I combined the two! BREAKFAST STUFFED PEPPERS. I started with the idea of an omelette and kind of turned it inside out.
I wish I'd taken pictures because they disappeared kinda quick.
Here's the recipe:
3 large bell peppers
1 pound breakfast sausage
6 eggs, lightly beaten
shredded cheese (I used cheddar--I didn't measure, I just added a couple handfuls, so maybe about a cup?)
any other omelette fillings you like!
Cook and crumble the sausage. (I use a potato smasher to make sure I don't have a bunch of big chunks.) Cool completely.
Core the peppers and cut them in half. Mix the eggs, cheese, and other random fillings (I think spinach would be a nice addition, but I'm the only one here willing to eat spinach in that form) with the sausage. Spoon the filling into the pepper halves. (You might have a bit of leftover filling--I cooked mine, put it in some tortillas and froze them--instant breakfast burrito, HEY-O!)
Arrange the peppers in a GREASED baking dish and bake at 350 until done, about 30 minutes. Seriously, spray that dish down or you're gonna be scraping baked egg out of it FOREVER that night.
I would have added other fillings, but I was drawing a blank on what goes into the omelettes I usually order at restaurants.
Anywho--it's quick and easy and good. And they actually reheat fairly well! Enjoy!
Friday, December 21, 2012
Sunday, December 2, 2012
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Last two days of gratitude! Day 29--I am thankful for humor. I have no clue what I'd do if I couldn't laugh on a regular basis. It gets me through a lot of things. I am particularly thankful for the people who can make me laugh no matter what's going on. (Though, I'm sure the day I lost my second son, when I was on the phone with my dad and laughing because he's just so freaking funny--I'm sure that day the doctors were ready to call for an evaluation of my mental state...)
Anywho. Laughter is like sunshine. I need it. I think everyone does.
Day 30--I am thankful for technology. I love computers and airplanes (though I hate flying) and phones. I love the fact that news travels as fast as it does these days. I love being able to type a letter and push a button and feel relatively secure that the recipient will see it within the next day. It's amazing what we've accomplished. And I'm excited to see what the future holds.
Anywho. Laughter is like sunshine. I need it. I think everyone does.
Day 30--I am thankful for technology. I love computers and airplanes (though I hate flying) and phones. I love the fact that news travels as fast as it does these days. I love being able to type a letter and push a button and feel relatively secure that the recipient will see it within the next day. It's amazing what we've accomplished. And I'm excited to see what the future holds.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
30 days of Gratitude--days 27 and 28
For Day 27, I'm thankful for the internet.
It makes staying in touch with my distant family easier. Finding things to do with the kids. Finding places. And recipes. (I kinda love looking for recipes...)
I love the internet because it's introduced me to some really wonderful friends, places, ideas...it's made researching my own health conditions and how to improve them without drugs a lot easier...it's like a library. And I do love libraries.
For Day 28, I'm thankful for local libraries. And we have some awesome ones around here. I mean really. Someone is letting me borrow ANY OF THEIR MANY MANY BOOKS. For FREE. It's an amazing system, an amazing idea, and a wonderful place.
Monday, November 26, 2012
30 days of Gratitude--Day 26
Today, I am grateful for...days like today.
I had both the kids home with me today, because school was out for the holiday weekend. And usually, that means a day full of constant screaming and fighting and crying and throwing things and chaos.
Today was different. They were quiet and cuddly and sweet to me and to each other. I had time to unpack boxes and make lotion bars and look for things and play a few rounds of Plants vs. Zombies because they were just being nice. I didn't have to raise my voice once, which is good, because I have been trying hard to nurse my sore throat back to normal today. Normally for me that means lots of water, lots of honey, and lots of lemon slices. Today it also meant lots of hot tea--particularly cinnamon tea, because it reminds me of my mother.
And the jeweler called and said my ring is ready. I didn't mention that yet--I broke my wedding ring a couple weeks ago. I was putting the dishes away and got my ring caught on a drawer pull (who DOES that? SERIOUSLY) and it yanked the center diamond--the one that was part of my engagement ring--out. I found it, and I was VERY glad to have done so.
I took the pieces to a local jeweler, because I don't tend to trust big name diamond merchants (wonder why that would be), and they told me everything they could about it. I was there for a while!
So. Good kids, lotion bars, tea, honey and lemons, getting my ring back tomorrow...I'm very grateful for days like today.
I had both the kids home with me today, because school was out for the holiday weekend. And usually, that means a day full of constant screaming and fighting and crying and throwing things and chaos.
Today was different. They were quiet and cuddly and sweet to me and to each other. I had time to unpack boxes and make lotion bars and look for things and play a few rounds of Plants vs. Zombies because they were just being nice. I didn't have to raise my voice once, which is good, because I have been trying hard to nurse my sore throat back to normal today. Normally for me that means lots of water, lots of honey, and lots of lemon slices. Today it also meant lots of hot tea--particularly cinnamon tea, because it reminds me of my mother.
And the jeweler called and said my ring is ready. I didn't mention that yet--I broke my wedding ring a couple weeks ago. I was putting the dishes away and got my ring caught on a drawer pull (who DOES that? SERIOUSLY) and it yanked the center diamond--the one that was part of my engagement ring--out. I found it, and I was VERY glad to have done so.
I took the pieces to a local jeweler, because I don't tend to trust big name diamond merchants (wonder why that would be), and they told me everything they could about it. I was there for a while!
So. Good kids, lotion bars, tea, honey and lemons, getting my ring back tomorrow...I'm very grateful for days like today.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
30 Days of Gratitude--days 24 and 25
Day 24--I can't believe I haven't brought this up yet--I'm thankful for my health.
I have a number of issues. I have cholesterol problems, and I can't really seem to do much about it. I've tried, honest I have--it just doesn't work. It's like my liver doesn't care how many plants I eat. Either way, I'm on meds for that. Pleh.
And I have some other issues too. I don't like talking about them, because it's aaaaaaawwwwkwaaaarrrd, but it's me, so here it is: I've been pregnant five times. My son and my daughter are both, mercifully, healthy and rambunctious today. They have another brother between them who died when I was a month away from delivering him. His name was Ian. After we lost him, I lost one baby at 12 weeks and another at 8 weeks. I breathed a sigh of relief when my daughter arrived safely.
And as irritating as the former is, and as heartbreaking as the latter is, neither of them are debilitating. I can run. I don't have any issues with breathing or lifting heavy things. I have no long-term or terminal illnesses. And for that, I am truly grateful.
Day 25--I am thankful for my church. It is a large one, and the service we attend is loud, enthusiastic, and full of really great people. And they're working for some good things in the community, which is important to me.
I have a number of issues. I have cholesterol problems, and I can't really seem to do much about it. I've tried, honest I have--it just doesn't work. It's like my liver doesn't care how many plants I eat. Either way, I'm on meds for that. Pleh.
And I have some other issues too. I don't like talking about them, because it's aaaaaaawwwwkwaaaarrrd, but it's me, so here it is: I've been pregnant five times. My son and my daughter are both, mercifully, healthy and rambunctious today. They have another brother between them who died when I was a month away from delivering him. His name was Ian. After we lost him, I lost one baby at 12 weeks and another at 8 weeks. I breathed a sigh of relief when my daughter arrived safely.
And as irritating as the former is, and as heartbreaking as the latter is, neither of them are debilitating. I can run. I don't have any issues with breathing or lifting heavy things. I have no long-term or terminal illnesses. And for that, I am truly grateful.
Day 25--I am thankful for my church. It is a large one, and the service we attend is loud, enthusiastic, and full of really great people. And they're working for some good things in the community, which is important to me.
Friday, November 23, 2012
30 Days of Gratitude--Days 21-23
Yesterday was mayhem. Cooking and unpacking and oof.
For day 21, I'm thankful we live in a good school district. The one we moved out of was not so great, and we would have likely wound up sending our children to private school just to keep their education from sliding too far. Our son has been doing really well, and I'm really proud of him there. A lot of people love to hate on "the schools", but we have some good ones.
For day 22, I'm thankful we have a backyard we can just let the kids play in. They could play in our old backyard, sure, but there wasn't a fence, so I constantly worried about cars barrelling down the alley or stray cats or a number of other things. Yesterday, however, was nice enough that, after we ate, we pretty much opened the back door and said, "there you go, go ride your scooters" and they stayed outside till dark. With almost no issues. It was great. Now all we need is a trampoline.
For day 23, I am thankful for Black Friday. I think it's insane and overdone, but if I want to get a microscope for $12, now's the time to do it, AND it means that I can go to the grocery store and take my SWEET time with everything today and nobody will bother me because they're all at other retailers fighting each other over $12 microscopes.
For day 21, I'm thankful we live in a good school district. The one we moved out of was not so great, and we would have likely wound up sending our children to private school just to keep their education from sliding too far. Our son has been doing really well, and I'm really proud of him there. A lot of people love to hate on "the schools", but we have some good ones.
For day 22, I'm thankful we have a backyard we can just let the kids play in. They could play in our old backyard, sure, but there wasn't a fence, so I constantly worried about cars barrelling down the alley or stray cats or a number of other things. Yesterday, however, was nice enough that, after we ate, we pretty much opened the back door and said, "there you go, go ride your scooters" and they stayed outside till dark. With almost no issues. It was great. Now all we need is a trampoline.
For day 23, I am thankful for Black Friday. I think it's insane and overdone, but if I want to get a microscope for $12, now's the time to do it, AND it means that I can go to the grocery store and take my SWEET time with everything today and nobody will bother me because they're all at other retailers fighting each other over $12 microscopes.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
30 Days of Gratitude--Day 20
I should be a bit ashamed of myself here. I never did say anything about my in-laws. So today is for them.
We might drive each other nuts more often than not, but they're still friendly and generous. And they're still a huge part of everything my husband is today. (And again, with the driving nuts thing...but I digress.) We're learning to get along better and that's important.
So today I am thankful for them.
We might drive each other nuts more often than not, but they're still friendly and generous. And they're still a huge part of everything my husband is today. (And again, with the driving nuts thing...but I digress.) We're learning to get along better and that's important.
So today I am thankful for them.
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