Vegetarian Goodness

I have been at my parents' house for about a week now. I have been having a pretty good time. I have really been enjoying making delicious vegetarian meals for big meat eaters like my parents. I am not trying to convert them or anything, but it is nice when you can open somebody's eyes to something new.....especially vegetarian food. I made this incredible recipe for "meatless" meatballs the other night, and they were to die for. No one would have ever known that they were meatless. The problem with vegetarian food is that no one knows how delicious it can be. They think that vegetarian food is all about tasteless tofu recipes and lots and lots of veggies and it just isn't so. The meatballs I made were made from walnuts.....and this is another thing about vegetarian cooking. You have to add fats because there is none. That is what was so great about this recipe. The meatballs had ground walnuts, cheeses, onion soup mix, and 4 eggs(I have no problem with eggs, by the way, I have my own chickens). So, the fat from the cheese and walnuts mixed into the sauce and made it very hearty. Why can't I find a restaurant that can make such good vegetarian dishes. All chefs do is make you a plate of veggies and call it a day. Chefs can be such idiots...I swear. They have Iron Chef America and none of those chefs could have come up with this awesome dish if they had walnuts as their main ingredient. Chefs need to step it up a notch.

Okay....now another note. My sis has been in recovery from an addiction to many things. I always feel like I am walking on eggshells around her because anything you say MIGHT make her use again. This is how I feel. Get over it already, you have been recovering for a year now....it is time to let us talk like normal human beings. Today Freddie was tired and kept pulling on my leg every 5 minutes for a hug and a kiss. It sounds so cute but after 2 hours of this...it was getting a little old. Denise came in the room at the end of the two hours and saw Freddie ask for a kiss and a hug as we were headed out the door and I said "Oh, Freddie, that is enough now". She found this offensive and made me feel like an awful mother and so I countered with "I think I know how to care for my kid". Now she is all pissy. I am so happy sometimes to live in Vegas because it is so far away from this madness.

Anyway, I will post the meatball recipe the next time I get to blog. I am going to start to put the best of the best recipes on the blog here so if anyone feels adventurous they will know they are getting a mother tested, kid approved vegetarian recipe.

Anxious

It will be just a couple days and I will be on the airplane with two crazy kids. I better soak up this comfortableness while I can. I can't stand the couple days before I go on a plane and the couple days before I leave. I have so much stuff running through my head. Will I forget something important. What snacks should I bring on the plane. What other podcasts can I download on my phone for Sofia on the plane. What will I do without Caillou for Sofia. When will I have time to get the laundry done before I go.....freddie NEEDS his spiderman shirts. I need to go to the bank. I need to refill my prescription. Maggie needs her medicine. The horses need love. UGH!! What to do, what to do. Now, what should I make for dinner? I made a killer lentil loaf last night. I was a little dry, but still good. Next time I will make a gravy with it. I found a link to a Vegan Blog site with lots of yummy recipes. Not that I am going Vegan or anything.....not that there is anything wrong with being a Vegan. Anyway, I have lentils and tofu in the fridge that needs to be used up before I go. Hmmm. I think I will do a search...AS SOON AS I GET THIS LAUNDRY IN!!

Fearless

So Maggie, our fearless one eyed Boston Terrier, just got the cone off her head and stitches out of her eye today. I was so glad that all this would be over and we could get on with our lives. We were laying on the couch together and she sat up and I saw a red bump on her butt. Oh god, now what. Is it a tumor? Who knows. Probably something that is going to cost us a whole bunch of money. I am very worried that I might lose her. She is the best dog ever and I don't want her to leave so soon. She at least deserves the normal 10 years a dog normally gets, but she is not even 2 yet. How could this be happening. Ok Ok, I am getting ahead of myself. I am just going to wait it out and see what happens.