You may have noticed, dear reader, that the experiment ground to halt yesterday, seeing no postings at all. And no, contrary to what you may think, I wasn't busy peddling my Unofficial cookbook for the girl with the dragon tattoo (they weren't interested), but was in fact tragically ill with a vague condition, the symptoms of which involved feeling too nauseous to eat (a sip of water confirmed that it was indeed a bad idea), being very hot and then very cold, and just wanting to lie on the sofa all day and sleep.
It is times like these that I'm grateful I don't have a proper job, as spending a day in this manner would be impossible otherwise.
And no, this has nothing to do with fertility, baby was suffering the same malady and in fact, still is today, and a couple of the others are complaining of tummy aches.
The effect on the experiment was such that when the children came in from school, they had no option but to finish the leftovers from their lunch-boxes and then wait for their father to land in with Cheese Maneesh in the early evening, while I drifted in and out of consciousness.
Today we're not much better...I've still only managed to cautiously chew some dried papaya and pineapple and am dubious about the steak which lies waiting for me in the fridge. My previous enthusiasm for the smoothie maker has been temporarily halted and at present the children are eating peanut butter sandwiches.
I'm hoping to make an attempt at proper cooking later, when DH makes an appearance, but until then shall dish out juices when requested but other than that, hope they stay upstairs playing Playstation and that the baby sleeps as much as I'd like to.
Please, tips and recipes below....am getting a little disheartened by the whole process...(and I think nine-year-old girl is sneaking off to the mall with her pals for clandestine donought and ice-cream eating).
It's a set back, but every cloud delivers a silver lining -- and this is no exception -- since I have most definitely lost several pounds over the last 36 hours which is all that matters once the memory of fatigue and nausea has faded.
It is times like these that I'm grateful I don't have a proper job, as spending a day in this manner would be impossible otherwise.
And no, this has nothing to do with fertility, baby was suffering the same malady and in fact, still is today, and a couple of the others are complaining of tummy aches.
The effect on the experiment was such that when the children came in from school, they had no option but to finish the leftovers from their lunch-boxes and then wait for their father to land in with Cheese Maneesh in the early evening, while I drifted in and out of consciousness.
Today we're not much better...I've still only managed to cautiously chew some dried papaya and pineapple and am dubious about the steak which lies waiting for me in the fridge. My previous enthusiasm for the smoothie maker has been temporarily halted and at present the children are eating peanut butter sandwiches.
I'm hoping to make an attempt at proper cooking later, when DH makes an appearance, but until then shall dish out juices when requested but other than that, hope they stay upstairs playing Playstation and that the baby sleeps as much as I'd like to.
Please, tips and recipes below....am getting a little disheartened by the whole process...(and I think nine-year-old girl is sneaking off to the mall with her pals for clandestine donought and ice-cream eating).
It's a set back, but every cloud delivers a silver lining -- and this is no exception -- since I have most definitely lost several pounds over the last 36 hours which is all that matters once the memory of fatigue and nausea has faded.
Breakfast tortillas
ReplyDelete6 eggs lightly beaten, 5 med sized potatoes peeled and cooked and left to cool - then cut into bite sized chunks , cherry tomatoes halved,salt/pepper, 2 tbsp sunflower oil, 4 good quality sausages or meat of choice - ham steaks etc.
heat oil, fry the cooked potatoe chunks until golden brown, add halved cherry tomatoes cook for 2 mins. Add cooked sliced sausages into frypan ( cut into 2.5 cm pieces ) add a little more oil into frypan then pour in beaten eggs with added salt/pepper.Cook without stirring for 5 mins or until the base of the tortilla is set. To cook the top of the tortilla, place under the grill for 3-5 mins or until the top is set.
carefully remove from the pan and cool, then serve in slices.
Great for breakfast or after school snack.
Thanks Kim!
ReplyDeleteWill try that over the weekend!
Keep 'em coming!