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As you can see, it’s been a LONG time since I’ve posted here! The short version excuse, last October I gave birth to baby number five, shortly thereafter we began the long grueling process of buying/remodeling our house! I’m very excited about the fact that I now actually have a kitchen to cook in and will begin to post recipes again once I get more organized!! So stay tuned, Jenni WILL return to her kitchen blog once again :)

‘Tis the season for making zucchini bread! Our neighbors gave us a nice sized zucchini and we made fried zucchini the other night with some left over batter for our fish. The remainder, I shredded for zucchini bread. I got this recipe from All Recipes and changed a few things. I used only whole wheat flour where they called for part whole wheat and part white. I used olive oil where they called for canola oil, and I used pecans instead of walnuts and added a cup of chocolate chips, yum! We were all very impressed with how this bread turned out, even Aidan who had decided before it even went into the oven, that he didn’t think he would like this bread because it had zucchini in it :) Well, he changed his mind real quick when it came out and smelled so good, and chocolate chips always help!

Note: This recipe makes a triple batch.

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Yes, for those of you who have begun to wonder. I am still alive. I haven’t forgotten my homemaking blog; abandoned it temporarily, but not forgotten it. But for those of you who have ever been pregnant and experienced the gloriously trying nausea and energy loss, you can understand why I haven’t wanted to write about food these past few weeks. I was on such a role, writing several times a week, even concocting my own recipes! And then overnight, nothing. The cause? I’m pregnant. 11 weeks, and counting the days until I’m in my second trimester where I know I will be able to live and feel human again. This season is a challenging one, I never really look forward to that first trimester of pregnancy and yet we have to endure it if we want a baby out of it :)

What does one do? How do I plan, prepare, shop, and serve my family when I’m pregnant and the last thing I want to do is plan, prepare, think, food?! Like I said, it’s a challenging season. I don’t think I have all the answers. I think the thing that has helped me the most is giving myself a goal to look forward to. I know that from the time I discover I am pregnant, I have about 6 or 7 weeks before I’m going to be feeling good again. Then I take it one day at a time. After I’ve gotten a week behind me I look at that week and ask myself, “Can you do that again?!” Of course I can! I give myself breaks, I allow my house to get messy when I need to rest. I don’t force myself to do the dishes as often because sometimes I just need to sit and watch a movie with the kids. And I think the most important thing to remember, I’m going to have another little baby. This baby is going to be an incredibly important part of this family, and I will sacrifice my time, energy, and comfort to have the honor of bringing this child into the world.

Well, I’m almost there. I’ve already started to feeling better. I’m not nearly as sick unless I go too long between meals. I’m starting slightly to get my energy back (just the fact that I am doing the post says a lot!) And today I branched out and made up a new dish for the family for dinner. I added hamburger, onion and Italian seasonings to my fried potatoes, they turned out delicious! I think I better stop here. It’s about time for me to hit the hay! Goodnight!

Have you been wondering if you won the little apron this morning? Well, I was surprised at who won it. We had 30 entries, and the only guy who entered was Doug, and he won!! Doug, you will look very cute in the apron ;) Okay, so you didn’t enter for yourself :) Doug and Carol are expecting their first baby in March (who happens to be a little girl), and I am sure that she will look adorable in this little apron. Well, bless you both and thank you to all of you who entered the drawing, that was fun!!