Saturday, September 6, 2014

First Day of Preschool, Circus Invites and Zucchini Pie



Hard to believe that this day has already arrived.


She walked in and said BYE!  No hesitation at all...I kinda figured it would be like that...she was ready.


Both Dad and Mom picked her up and dad gave her a new stuffy.  After lunch we had a little celebration with a cake.




The next day of preschool she was more excited than the first day and wanted to go an hour earlier.  I think she knew what it was this time. 

Also completed my niece Olivia's 3rd Birthday Invites this week!


I ordered the paper as I couldn't find any red 8 1/2 x 14 anywhere in Anchorage.  It arrived and was rather orange in color and thought ugh, but when I was looking for images I found many circus tents are an orange/yellow combination and decided I could make it work (not that I had any other choice)! 




Quite happy with how they came out, however, ran out of paper for the envelopes so had to revert to white...which didn't turn out that bad either....ESPECIALLY with CIRCUS STAMPS!!!  How lucky was I to glance at the display of new stamps while mailing a package and seeing those babies!



Here are the tools I used.  Were rather easy to make and assemble and had everything other than the red (orange) paper :)


Have to share the Zucchini Pie recipe I made, even though no one other than myself ate any of it. 


Noticed I sliced the first piece before I took a pic...sigh.

Zucchini Pie

4 tablespoons butter
1 onion, diced
2 ears or 1 can sweet corn 
2 large zucchini, sliced thin (about 4 cups)
8 oz sliced mushrooms
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon salt
12 oz shredded cheese (I used mostly Mozzarella but threw in some Parm and Cheddar too)
3 eggs, beaten

Preheat oven to 375.  Heat the butter in a large, deep skillet over medium high heat.  Add onions, zucchini and mushrooms...sauté for 3-5 minutes. Add corn to the pan and continue to sauté until the veggies are soft, 5-10 minutes.  Remove from heat.

Add basil, oregano and salt.  Stir once to combine.  Add the cheese and the beaten egg.  Line a pie pan with parchment paper (or you can grease with nonstick spray).  Transfer the mixture to the pan and arrange the top so the zucchini slices lay flat.  Top with a little extra cheese, cover with greased foil and bake for 20 minutes.  Remove foil and bake for an additional 5 minutes to brown the top.  Let stand for 10-15 minutes before cutting into slices.

Deliciousness.

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