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[rootofnewt]

Dinner tonight was quiche (turkey bacon, onion, cheeeeeeses, asparagus) and some baguette-y goodness.

I also made a chicken curry for later this week. In the pressure cooker. Yum.

We trekked to DC yesterday to see flynnk and cuppe and their little one, who is a few months younger than Ronan. It was awesome to see them. We'll try to meet up again in November, up in NJ/PA.

After the baby summit, we hightailed it to NoVA to crash a party some old college friends were throwing. Said hello to many people, including praxisloki and quix and their lovely significant others. Dunno who else has LJ accounts. Lots of old friends there, though. It was good to see everyone. The baby was a hit. I'll download pics of R in his lobster pot sooner or later.

Coming home, I tried to drive, but Ronan wouldn't have it. So I pulled over at Edsall Road and we got gas. Tom drove to Woodbridge while I nursed Ronan. He was sound asleep when we switched drivers and I got us home around 1:30am.

Today was spent relaxing, in theory. We went to WF, the bird store, and Starbucks--but that was all one stop. Came home, said, "ugh, don't wanna do stuff."

Tom went to get the dog. I caught a headache. Ronan napped.

Eventually we made dinner. Ronan is now demanding sustenance, so off I go.

I'm very, very tired. We got little sleep Friday night. And got home late last night. Ronan let us sleep in til 10 this morning, but it's just not enough. Tonight will be an early night.

Comments

[flynnk.livejournal.com]

Awesome to see you guys too.

[phir.livejournal.com]

did you make the quiche yourself? if so, would you mind sharing the recipe? it sounds delicious!!

[krasota.livejournal.com]

Sure.

I used a prepared GF crust. You could use any savory type pie crust or make your own. I cooked it at 350 for 15 minutes, then set it aside to cool.

Dice about five strips of bacon (alternatively, you could cut slab bacon into chunks, but we don't do pork). Toss in a skillet and start frying. Add oil if it sticks. Add a diced onion once the bacon is limp, but mostly cooked, keep cooking til the onion is soft.

Spread about 2-3 oz of shredded swiss cheese over the bottom of the crust. Top with bacon/onion. Sprinkle a couple tablespoons grated parmesan over that.

Beat three eggs with a fork. I used eggs that were roughly "extra-large", maybe just large. I did this in a 2-cup measure, then added enough dijon to make it come to 3/4 of a cup. Half a cup of milk, half a cup of heavy cream

pour over bacon/onion mixture.

The asparagus was frozen, I'd thawed it on the counter and under running water, then cut it in half. I put about seven total spears (14 pieces) into the pan, making a radial/sunburst kinda pattern.

Top with about 1/2 cup shredded cheddar and monterey jack.

Bake at 325 for 30-40 minutes, until it puffs up. Cool for ten minutes.

Next time, I'll use a little less cheese and a little less milk. It didn't hold its shape super well, but well enough to stab with a fork.

I just used the cheeses I have on hand right now. They all melded together wonderfully.

[quix.livejournal.com]

It was good to see you again! It'd been too long!!

[nadyezhda.livejournal.com]

oh, next time you're in DC, let me know! :)

[krasota.livejournal.com]

Will do. We were overextended already with two places to be (Bowie & Arlington).

If he ever starts tolerating the car, I want to come up and go to the Zoo or galleries again. Right now, I have to sit back there with him . It makes it rather hard to drive.

[nadyezhda.livejournal.com]

That sounds great. The zoo would be lots of fun, just let me know when you're going to try to be around!

[jane-somebody.livejournal.com]

Please excuse me butting into your journal, but could I ask you how you managed to nurse your baby in the car? I'm guessing he's in a rear-facing seat so I suppose I can envisage it being possible if not easy? There were definitely times I could have done with being able to do that, but it just didn't occur to me it was possible (and it may become relevant again in future.) Thanks for your help ;-)

(And of course feel free to screen or delete this comment/your reply, or reply by email if you prefer - address in my profile - and I quite understand if you'd rather not reply at all!)

[krasota.livejournal.com]

Yes, he's rear-facing.

I have really big (http://pics.livejournal.com/krasota/pic/0009ksak/g43), elastic boobs. In the Crown Vic, he's on the rear passenger side, so I sit in the middle (which is slightly elevated), on a sciatica wedge cushion, with the lap belt on. I just lean over and flop the boob in. Super easy.

In the Buick, it's harder, since he's in the middle and I'm on the side (which is a bench seat, but slightly bucketed). I have to put the shoulder belt behind me and lean up and brace myself on the front seat.

[jane-somebody.livejournal.com]

Wow, go boobs ;-) Mmmn, might not work for me, but I admit I never thought of just using the lap bit of the seat-belt, doh, so it'd be worth a try. Thanks very much!