Two of my sons and I recently returned from a road trip to Texas to visit my parents and sister and her family. It was truly a summer break, complete with the excitement of a severe thunderstorm while we were on the road! The storm was just about 30 minutes ahead of us! We passed ten (10!) semi-trucks down on the road (in the dark…!), and then the entire city of Salina, Kansas we were staying the night had no power, including our hotel! Since the street lights and building lights were out, we had to use Google Maps to find our hotel! After finding the hotel, filling out paperwork by hand (because their computers were down), and being escorted to our hotel room by flashlight, we were glad to just use our phone flashlights to get ready for bed and flop down to sleep with a roof over our heads! What an adventure…!
Here’s a picture of the storm ahead of us. The sky was filled with lightning, and it turned out that Salina, Kansas registered 113 mph winds! I’m so glad I had my husband and oldest son back at home helping us via cell phone by looking at the weather radar and directing us to stop two different times to wait out the storm and let it pass ahead of us!
The next morning here are some of the crazy sights we drove past, along with tons of split trees and downed limbs which were so plentiful we didn’t get any great pictures.
Once we were safely at my parents’ house, we enjoyed a lot of nice meals. My mom is cooking SCD food for my dad now, and they’ve been scoping out prepared products too so I have tried a few new products and recipes that I want to share with you!
One night we enjoyed this pretty Best Oven Frittata, which is super delicious and simple to make! I’ve decided to whip it up for a BFD (Breakfast For Dinner) next time. It’s way simpler than my usual BFD’s and can easily have side dishes like fruit or frozen SCD muffins added, making it truly an easy dinner. (Recipe below!)
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