November 2013 – Page 3

Pasta Cups

By beakatude
on Nov 04, 2013
in kumquat, projects, yum

Tonight I made up a new recipe. Went to Safeway to pick up some ground turkey and ricotta. Had some pasta, kale, and leftover shredded cheese and tomato sauce at home. I cooked up the ground turkey, added the tomato sauce, and then mixed in chopped kale until it wilted.

At the same time, I boiled some wheel pasta and when it was done, I scooped some into the turkey mixture.

While it was still hot, I folded in some bread crumbs and ricotta (about 3 heaping scoops). It all went into the trusty muffin tin and got a sprinkling of mozzarella cheese.

They turned out quite well and has a flavor and texture similar to lasagna. You can barely taste and feel the kale so it’s an easy way to packed in the vitamins and iron too!

This is how they looked after they cooled and placed in a ziploc for the freezer. I set aside one of the cups for Kumquat’s lunch tomorrow. Hope she likes it!

detached

By beakatude
on Nov 03, 2013
in babies, friends, kumquat, life, outings, work

I’ve been so used to bringing Kumquat around with me everywhere I go that this weekend felt a little weird. On Saturday morning, I had a hair appointment so Jes took her along to Costco to get the car fixed. I had an hour to kill before my appointment and I didn’t seem to know what to do with myself.

So, I did some laundry and went out for a cup of coffee.

On Sunday morning, Kumquat was supposed to join me for brunch with Vyl and Michelle. It was going to be a mother-daughter brunch but since she had a cold, I had to leave her behind with Jes. I had some time to have a meal without having to feed another little human and she got some more time with her dad.

Later that afternoon, I had plans to go to Patty’s house for dinner. She invited a few of us over to her cute little apartment for a pseudo book club evening. Kumquat was supposed to come and hang out with Vivian but again, she had to stay home. Patty prepared a full dinner complete with a pork roast, veggies, and a poached pear dessert!

It was weird having my little shadow separated from me for half of my weekend but I’m glad that she was able to spend some quality time with Jes too.

11 years

By beakatude
on Nov 02, 2013
in chuckle, family, holidays, kumquat, life, outings, yum

We celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary this evening by having a tasty steak dinner and bringing our little girl with us. Kumquat came along this year and it was certainly the shortest and cheapest anniversary dinner we’ve ever had. We usually go out for a drawn out multi-course dinner at a fancy restaurant but not this year. I suppose we’ve had 10 good years to ourselves and now it’s the beginning of a new chapter in our marriage. Besides, I can’t think of a more fitting way to kick off the next chapter than to have a little person clinking her sippy cup to our wine glasses!! On top of that, Kumquat is such a good little diner and she adds a little extra something to the mix when we go out nowadays.

Here she is double fisting her milk and water.

And here I am making fun of her.

Happy Anniversary, Jes! The next few years will be quite an adventure and there’s no one else I’d rather have by my side. Love you!

public transportation

By beakatude
on Nov 01, 2013
in outings, photos, work

This week, I’ve had to take public transportation to and from work because the car has been out of commission. I’ve had to leave the house before the sun comes up and the commute each way has doubled. Once I’m on the train, it’s a pretty peaceful ride and I’m able to catch up on emails and just relax before walking into the hospital. Here are some photos I captured over the past 5 days.