Yes, I know these topics don’t mix… at all! š
I know it’s been quiet around here lately. To be honest, I don’t really have a lot to talk about.
We have been discussing children ā both biological and foster adoption ā quite a lot lately. More than likely we will be adopting a āsibling groupā of 2 kids. As I want a little one and he wants an older one, if we can get like a pre-teen/ teenager and a 2-4 year old, we’d both be happy. Granted, I have no idea when this will all take place. We’re not to that level just yet. We are, however, extremely fortunate to have a friend that licenses foster homes and knows the in’s and out’s of that part of the system. We did decide that fostering before adoption makes a lot more sense than flat out adoption. To our current thinking, it would give us all a chance to make sure the kids would be a good fit with us. This may be the wrong way to think, but there is still a lot of research to be done!
In other new, I have been cooking a LOT! Our new crock pot gets used 2-3 times a week with all sorts of delicious meat, pork or chicken recipes. A few I’ve followed recipes (or rather adapted) and a few I’ve just plain made up. The latest was an adaption and by far my favorite… shredded beef and veggies over garlic brown rice. DELISH!
I’ve been perusing the SparkRecipes.com website quite a lot and most of them are from there. Today, I decided to put the zucchini’s I bought last week to good use with this recipe. Zucchini Crisps recipe adapted slightly. My changes are in pink.
Ingredients
1 medium fresh zucchini (2 medium)
1/4 cup egg beaters or egg whites (I used 2 whole eggs & prob woulda been fine with 1)
1/4 cup gratedĀ Parmesan cheeseĀ (Ā½ cup as I doubled the zucchini)
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 425.
- Slice zucchini in round slices. Make slices thicker for more al dente and thinner for a softer, more cooked texture. (About 1/4ā is the perfect size)
- Pour parmesan cheese into a zip lock baggie or freezer bag. Dip zucchini slices into egg beater and place in cheese bag. Close bag, shake until all pieces are coated and place on a non-stick baking sheet. Feel free to shake remaining bag mixture over zucchini. (I dipped and shook in 2 parts bc I only have quart baggies.)
- Bake for 15 minutes or until cheese starts to melt and brown.
- Tastes great with a marinara or ranch dipping sauce! (Or plain!)
Number of Servings: 2 (4… or lots of snacks. Mine made roughly 30 pieces. YMMV.)
I had a few with a plateful of brown rice and shredded beef with veggies for lunch. Little slice of heaven.
So how have you been? Are you adopted or contemplating adoption? What are your thoughts on foster adoption? I’d love to get your input!
Looks yummy!!
I have never considered children so I can’t help there at all, sorry! (well, I mean I did in Jr High when I would doodle my future childrens names with my BF’s last name but I don’t think that counts š ) I think its a great thing to do, a couple friend of mine are trying to adopt and are in the waiting period which is the hardest part and they have been waiting a year now so I think the foster to adopt may be a faster route.
try this zucchini recipe, its similar:
slice one in rounds like above, place in a microwavable steamer.
cook 2 min. take out and drain. depending on how soft you like them you can zap for another minute.
once done drain and place in dish.
then I spray them with butter and sprinkle the parm cheese over.
i use this for a quick go to side dish.
I’m really not sure how to tell you my feelings about the fostering situation without sounding … I don’t know … bad, but you know I love ya, so hopefully I can say this without offending you. It’s just my perspective š
Anyway, my sister and brother are adopted and I have a kid, so I do have a little bit of knowledge on the subject. In my opinion, fostering a kid to “see if they are a good fit” is not a good idea. My brother, in particular, had a man that considered adopting him before us but changed his mind. This happened before he was three years old but was emotionally devastating to him (on top of the severe trauma he had already experienced). Foster kids (especially older ones) are very very likely to have behavioral problems and be “difficult to deal with” because of the horrifying trauma that they are quite likely to have undergone. I’m not saying fostering isn’t a wonderful thing to do – but I don’t think it should be undertaken with the same attitude as a temp-to-hire employment situation. Imagine it didn’t work out. There is NO WAY that you are going to be able to tell that to a kid that *already* has abandonment issues and have them believe that “it’s not you, it’s us”.
I’m not offended at all. As I was writing it, I knew I had it all wrong but, honestly, we still have a crapload of research to do. One major reason to foster first is that adopting is supposedly easier that way. We’re still waiting on paperwork from DCF with a list of sites to research, etc. This isn’t going to happen anytime soon seeing as we don’t even know where we’ll be living later this year and figure we’d need to be in the same city as the foster/ adoption will take place. Then again, that’s another thing we need to research. My thinking now is that we’re talking about it and starting to research so we’ll be much better prepared whenever we are ready. š