Kadiera's Playground Cute but Evil - it averages out

we've been doing a lot of cooking lately, needing to use up the veggies from our CSA share. We've not always been successful at using up or giving away the whole mess, but we're trying.

Today's experiment: stuffed squash/zuchhini - good, but could have been better.

6 decent sized zuchhini or summer squash (or other squash I suppose, though cooking directions would need to change.
1 package italian sausage - I think this is a pound or so.
1 cup bread crumbs
2-2.5 cups of cheese - we used 1 cup cheddar, and a little over 1/2 cup each parmesan and mozza

Things we'll be adding next time: salt, pepper, an onion, and a bit of nutmeg.

There's lots in my head right now that I'm not ready to share.

So instead, you're getting random observations.

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Insurance companies try to save money by suggesting that you try cheaper drugs first. When you know that a more expensive drug *works* and you're in a rather precarious position anyway, making someone try several other drugs first is money wasted.

When it's all said and done though, I will find a way to make them give me the drug that I know works for me and won't hurt Alex or make me have to give up breastfeeding.

Fuck them.

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Some people I know believe that the election results are the end of the world. Others believe that we have been given a messiah.

It's true....I'm a chocolate fiend.

The bacon chocolate was tasty, if a bit over-done.

The curry chocolate is....maybe a bit too spicy for my tastes, but still yummy.

The ancho chocolate was bitter - but then, it was like 70% cacao.

The sea salt and almonds chocolate bar is to die for.

The ground hazelnut chocolate is too soft. tasty, but lacking in body.

Glass version of the plastic lock-n-lock containers

http://hyenacart.com/LittleGreenElephant/ - cloth snack baggies and sandwich wraps.

Also, suggested on diaperswappers.com and from our local diaper shop, flannel baby wipes make good makeup removers.

with the assistance of a very helpful nurse, I get an edible breakfast this morning - no eggs, no coffee, and I'm skipping the bacon due to salt content and the general "ewwww, cheap nasty fake bacon" factor.

Supposedly I'm moving to the other ward late today (anyone stopping by, give me or B a call and we'll let you know the room number when we know); on this side they typically don't deal with meals, so they're adding to the random tray of cafeteria food with stuff from the pantry they keep here for the mother-in-labor and hangers on.

Instead of stuff that will make me puke, I get cheerios, PB on toast, a donut, a cup of fruit cocktail, an orange, and milk and juice. Given last night's late dinner and subsequent killer heart burn, this should fix me right up.

How to make an anatomically correct brain shaped cake

well, cooking and groceries.

We spent nearly three hours on the shopping, between cat food, Costco, Trader Joe's, and Meijer. Spent more than we typically would have, but we were out of a lot of things, and given my current list of odd things I can't eat, a few new options and stocking up on some standbys was in order.

Since we slept late, we had a late brunch (which ended up confirming something on my list of baby-un-approved foods), and then headed out for the day, with a snack midway through shopping, and then came home for another snack and dinner.

For dinner, we had beef & prosciutto tortellini in an organic pasta sauce, salads, and chunks of a garlic & parmesan baguette, buttered and warmed in the oven.

I miss spending the night at grandma's, and having big bowls of plain oatmeal with pickled peaches for breakfast (the peaches adding the touch of sweetness that oatmeal really needs to be palatable).

Instant oatmeal with canned peaches is just not the same.

Growing up, a salad was a bowl with a handful of torn iceberg lettuce, a torn-up slice of American cheese, home made French dressing, and if we were lucky, either croûtons or crispy chow mein noodles.

Typical salads at our house now are romaine lettuce (sometimes with other greens), tomatoes, shredded cheddar (and sometimes a nice sprinkle of shredded Parmesan), pecans, dried cherries, croûtons, and a much better home made French dressing.

Just strikes me as a really odd thing to think about, but it's the little things that make life now what it is.