there's a party in my tummy. so yummy. so yummy.

one of my favorite indian dishes is lamb saag from "bombay house," but i have tried this dish at other indian restaurants--and it's tasty everywhere. those of you who don't know what that is, it's basically a dish made with pieces of tender lamb and spinach and garlic and tomatoes and ginger and lots and lots of other spices. it's like a taste explosion in your mouth.

i do want to warn you that this has to cook for 1.5 hours. the prep time is nothing, but you have wait for the lamb to tenderize. if you are hesitant to try this because of the aversion to the gaminess of lamb, please don't be. the cooking and all the spices really take all that way, and it's really worth it.

i got up some courage and decided to try it at home, especially once i found a place that i could purchase some lamb. here is the recipe that i got from food network. it was delicious, i couldn't stop eating and sort of made myself sick to my stomach. not good. learn to control.

i took no pictures of my own, cuz i was too busy eating. here is a random one from the web.


now, i gotta take a stab at some naan.

just breathe...

so i had to take izzy in for a well check-up today, because she had an ear infection last month and her weight and height are quite minimal. some of you already know this, but i am not a huge fan of my pediatrician. she is a little terse and has talked to me like i'm an imbecile before. a friend of mine reassured me that this is common in utah, especially the county i live in, due to the amount of (dumb) young mothers. after knowing this, it makes me want to go in and show her my drivers license, the parenting books i've read and the classes i took izzy to as a baby (called ecfe-early childhood family education-it's like a pre-preschool for you and your baby and is sort of a support/play group too. this is why i love minnesota).

anyway, izzy is quite normal and i think even better than some of the other kids in nursery as far as mental development goes. she can do everything that she is supposed to do for her age and even a tiny bit more, and i don't credit any of it to milk or the numerous amounts of fat that my pediatrician has prescribed i give her. yes, i understand that babies/toddlers need it. yes, i know that there are certain vitamins and nutrients in milk and other dairy products that other foods don't have. BUT i don't see why my kid has to be in a specific percentile to be healthy.

she is not malnourished at all. she eats things that most kids won't ever eat until they're grown-ups. she is happy and vibrant and smart and responsive and sociable and can sign and talk. so seriously, pediatrician?! what am i doing wrong?!!!!!