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cooked!School is now out for summer, and Jake and I are finishing birth classes, adjusting our birth plan, baby proofing our home and finally...waiting. The due date is one month from today! My mother thinks I will deliver early; I get no sort of hunch about this... At this point, I certainly feel like I've seen many movies about birth, attended enough classes, and read quite a bit -- but who is ever really ready/prepared for such a major event? Well, we are certainly trying to be.
Otherwise I've been trying to transform a chapter into an article, see friends a bit more, and take regular walks even though my current pace is a 30 minute mile, my all time low. Jake has been sweet about walking at my snail-like pace, and I hope to go to the Botanical Garden next weekend with him. He has never been there except to attend a wedding (and he calls himself a St. Louisan!)
Tomorrow we see our brunch group, and I'm craving protein right now, so I made this yummy torta again. I made this dish a few months ago, but I tweaked it since then so it would be tastier (no more olives/a bit more cheese & tomatoes). Here is the recipe:
Torta:
1 cup diced cooked potatoes
1 red bell pepper, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 T olive oil
3/4 cup diced tomato
1 can low sodium black beans
8 eggs
1 tsp dried oregano1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese2/3 cup crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
1/3 cup shredded aged cheddar cheese
First boil your potatoes and then add then to a frying pan with a little olive oil, your red pepper, and garlic. Saute this mixture for about 5-8 minutes, then take off the burner. Add your tomato and beans and stir. In a bowl mix the eggs spices, and cheese. Grease a 9 x 13 baking dish and put the potato-bean layer on first, then put the egg mixture on top. Bake for 30 minutes at 400. Delicious.
If I had an onion, I would have added it, too. To my lovely vegan friends, you might also substitute vegan cheese and use tofu instead of eggs to make this a vegan dish.
This sounds great Jamie and looks delicious. I'm anxiously waiting for your baby to arrive. Listening to your updates is so much fun. I hope your delivery is easy like mine were. I had my first in 3 hours and my second in 30 minutes. That was really quick. Please keep us posted. Can't wait to see the photos.
ReplyDeleteJamie, this was soooo yummy yesterday!
ReplyDeleteThis looks really good. I guess one could change the cheeses or add more or less, right? This seems like a great vegetarian recipe to take to a pot luck.
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks so much for the comments. And Vicki, I will certainly keep you posted! hugs, jamie
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