Hurricane Irene: My poor eggs!!

Well, we have done all we can. The yard is tied down, free of flying grills and picnic tables (we hope). We have plenty of water, flashlights, batteries. The list goes on and on. Rick has enough water to survive a nuclear invasion now that I think of it.

I was just about to settle in on the cozy couch and wait the night out like the rest of the East coast, when baby girl declares she is hungry and wants a waffle. Umm, you had 3 for breakfast. I think we need to add some color to your day.. Before I groan and moan, as I just sat down, I realized it was actually lunch time. Ok, fair enough.

Of course, this brings me to my fridge. As I started to dig for lunch ideas, I got a bit distracted and started to shift my food around. I pulled out any food that needed to be thrown out anyway and started noting food we should probably eat sooner rather than later, in case the power does go. "At risk" I like to call it.
I threw things like cheese, milk, bread, in the freezer. These will keep for later in the week, depending on  need and severity of the outages.

MOM!!! oh yeah, she's still hungry..

But what to do about the eggs? I'm a bit over cupcakes and whoopie pies at the moment. What can I make with all these egsg?  OOH, quiche.

Simplest recipe ever. Eggs, cream, pie shell, and left overs. In my case, broccoli and some of that cheddar I just put in the freezer. Back out you go little orange man.


If you have left overs like this, go for it. Now is the time, before the storm digs in, and even if we don't lose power, who wants to cook? I am sure you will be up late tonight too.

Karma Quiche

Ingredients

• 4 eggs (or eggs substitute)
• 1 cup cream (preferably heavy, but whole milk or even a low fat version of fat free evaporated milk works) 
• 1 frozen pie shell 
• 1 cup chopped left over broccoli (bacon, potatoes, or mixed veggies also works)
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 small to medium onion minced (1 teaspoon onion powder works too)

Method

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Crack and mix the eggs, cream and salt and pepper, cheese and onions to a bowl
• Mix well until all is incorporated
• Line bottom of pie shell with broccoli or left over of choice
• Pour the egg mixture into shell
• Carefully place in center rack of oven and bake for 45 mins or until the top is lightly brown and a toothpick comes out clean from center when tested.

Enjoy and good luck

When Mother's Cupboard is bare..

Earlier this year, when the weather turned warm and the flowers began to bloom, I had gotten the itch to start working on our yard. It's pretty barren. Years of neglect from the previous owners, a major renovation and two busy parents has only added to the problem. My husband and I are trying our best, well we were, to chip away in a very DIY style, at making it look like the oasis we know it can be.

How far did we get? Not far. In fact, despite my motivation most of our plants in the front of the house have dried to a crisp with our scorching summer. We will have to try again.

BUT, I did have some success with 4 little plants in the back yard (lavender, rosemary, basil and some daisies), and since then, I have a liking to the survivors and forgotten about my hydrangeas. I hope both of my kids end up to be strong, would hate to have to cultivate one and not the other.. Just kidding. :)

 

So, with my itty-bitty plants, I water and pluck and taste my bounty as often as I can.

 

Now that it's high season for tomatoes and such, I turn to my "garden" and find a quick and tasty lunch option that can be thrown together on the way out the door and whipped up at work. Not only is its fresh easy and tasty, it's cheap and my co-workers think I am a culinary genius.

I present...

Work Friendly-Tomato, Basil and Mozzarella Paninis on french baguette.
 Needed work equipment: Toaster Oven
 Ingredients

• 2-4 slices of crusty bread
• 1/2 cup of fresh basil leaves (6-10 leaves)
• 1 Roma or plum tomatoes ( any tomato will do, but plum/Roma are less messy and juicy)
• 3-4 slices of fresh mozzarella
• Optional: cooking spray (can be added to bread before you leave the house)

1. Set toaster to 350 degrees
2. Layer all ingredients on one side of bread with cheese on top- so it melts nicely and anchors the other fixings.
3. Toast for 5 mins or until cheese is melted and toast is golden brown.

Enjoy!