The first day of the new school year has come and gone. Yesterday our daughter, Elizabeth, began her senior year in high school.......it came SO fast. Most years, the first day of school feels like Christmas, New Year’s and Fat Tuesday rolled all into one! I think fondly on those 'old back to school' days. I treasured the trips to Target and Office Depot, shopping for No. 2 pencils, pink rubber erasers and spiral notebooks. I adored watching the kids spread their supplies out on the floor, gingerly opening their new boxes of crayons to inhale the scent. Packing and organizing their back packs for school. Not so this year and a wave of nostalgia washes over me as I think back to E's very first day of kindergarten.
We are not buying crayolas and colored pencils, but instead a stethoscope, surgical scrubs and a purple Nursing Cyber Scrub Gel watch with military time. Kindergarten seems like EONS ago and as she grows older my mother's heart grieves as I slowly let go. I am NOT a particular fan of change but I know that to 'grow up' we must always find the opportunities in change....with NO regrets. I'm working on it and I know this too shall pass with time.
The Closest of Friends
Leaving the summer of 2012 behind.
Elizabeth with two of her best friends as they begin the “First day of their last year together…..
l-r, Alyssa, Cassidy and Elizabeth!
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL DINNER
Baked Meatballs
Spaghetti
Salad
Ciabatta Garlic Toast
Last night I prepared one of Elizabeth's favorite 'comfort food' meals. Baked meatballs with spaghetti, salad, ciabatta garlic toast and her favorite peach cobbler. I told her and the other P's not to get too attached because it was back to grilled fish and steamed veggies tonight! Just a little celebration for the first day of her Senior year.
As you can see, I CLEARLY cheated yesterday! I used frozen Italian meatballs, Rao's sauce....DIVINE.....and even packaged cheese! Cover it all with foil, pop it into the oven at 350-375 degrees and cook until bubbly. Remove the foil so that your cheese can cook. Add a good green salad, Ciabatta garlic toast and you've got yourself one GOOD MEAL, albeit quick and with little effort on your part!
Cook your spaghetti in salted water....NO OIL! Oil will cause your pasta to not soak up all of that wonderful rich tomato sauce.
YUMMY!
Elizabeth's EASY PEASY Peach Cobbler
Ingredients
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cubed
1 cup sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice or cinnamon
3/4 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 can 21 ounce peach pie filling
1 can 14 ounce sliced peaches, drained
What To Do
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place butter in a 7 X 11 inch baking dish. Heat in oven for 3-5 minutes to melt butter....don't let it burn! In a medium bowl, combine sugar, flour, baking powder, salt and APS or cinnamon. Add milk and almond extract; stir until blended. Remove dish from oven and pour batter over the melted butter....don't stir. Mix the two cans of peaches and spoon filling over batter. Bake for 45-50 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream!
Serves: 8
In TEXAS, we never forget the Blue Bell Ice Cream!
Praying every one's school year goes swimmingly, be good leaders...not followers, share Christ with others when He presents an opportunity, have a bit of fun and LEARN something great........you'll be glad ya did!
ENJOY!
~THE DOMESTIC CURATOR~
RONDA
RONDA
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