Spicy Quiche

Spicy Quiche (my variation on a sausage quiche recipe)
 
1 pound beef, browned
8 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded (I used a spicy cheese blend with jalapenos)
6 eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
dash pepper
1 cup heavy cream 

Put the beef in the bottom of a large pie plate, needs to be a nice deep pie plate. Top with the cheese, I only used about 6 oz as my pie plate is shallow (jalapenos if you want them). Beat the eggs, salt and pepper, then beat in the cream. Slowly pour the egg mixture evenly over the beef  and cheese. 

Bake at 350º for 35-45 minutes until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. 

Let stand about 10 minutes before cutting. 

6-8 servings:
Per 1/6 Recipe: 607 Calories; 52g Fat; 31g Protein; 3g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 3g Net Carbs
Per 1/8 Recipe: 455 Calories; 39g Fat; 23g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 2g Net Carbs.

I served myself my 6th of the quiche with a spinach/herb salad, a dollop of sour cream and a dash of wonderful Tabasco sauce.  It was totally wonderful. Leftovers in the fridge for lunch with salad Thursday and Friday at work and one half frozen for later in the week or beginning of next week. 

Survival technique

my co lead gave me this in the morning hours ... before I headed off to the training session after looking at me ... noting that I had worked a 15 hour day the day before ...

How to Survive Psychological Torture

1. Do not show weakness.

Your tormentors will look for weak individuals, focus on them and exploit their fears. Resist the urge to burst into tears, beg for mercy, flee or bond with your tormentors.

2. Live in the moment.

Do not worry about what comes next. Do not dwell on what just happened. Deal with each horror on its own terms, as it happens.

3. Keep your mind occupied. 

You may be isolated from the group, kept awake for several days or seemingly singled out for special treatment. In such situations, keep your brain active by recalling lyrics of all the songs you know, remembering pleasurable experiences or focusing on the goal of rejoining the group.

... I laughed and changed my messenger tag line to the line that I truly thought, at that time, most disturbingly giggle worthy in this message " Deal with each horror on its own terms, as it happens."

now after 15 hour shift number 2 in a row with 9 hours in training I just am resisting all urges to burst into tears, beg for mercy, listening to songs I know the lyrics too and thinking about pleasurable experiences (thanks love) and contemplating which horror to deal with.

yes life is FUN and even in the throes of lack of sleep I am finding humor in the smallest things, the really big things and my own brain. thank you for working brain.

have a good morning/afternoon/evening and good night.

namaste

Solitary diner

Shrimp quesadilla with black beans and corn. Five onion soup and New Zealand water (my fav) and the band on the patio is playing Cheap Sunglasses. Nirvana for a solitary diner.

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Exercise

Lupus Walk 2009 images

I think doing a 5 K is good exercise!