Childhood Nostalgia
October 22, 2009 at 11:12 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | 20 CommentsTags: barbies, breakfast, breakfast ideas, cheesy eggplant, chlidhood nostalgia, clif bar, eggplant recipe, larabar, oats, talking townhouse
She didn’t sleep that Christmas Eve. She was too excited. Too excited about the bundle of presents she had just opened hours before.
Would Santa come? Would she finally get to meet that mysterious hunk of Christmas kindness?
No. Probably not. But that small sliver of hope was enough to keep her half awake throughout the night.
Her tummy fluttered with anticipation and desire. Her mind swarmed with visions of Barbie and Ken and their dream house’s interior design. She had big plans. Big plans and big dreams.
Her dreams became a reality when she awoke fully the next morning to a Barbie Talking Townhouse beside her bed. The genuine happiness she felt in her heart took her breath away, and the only reaction she had was to run with the box down the stairs, thank her parents, and spend hours upon hours playing.
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Genuine, childlike excitement: an experience I’ve felt nostalgic about for the past week.
The closest I get to this experience is at night, when I just can’t wait until I wake up the next morning. My tasty bowl of cereal at breakfast is the Barbie
Talking Townhouse of today.
I know, sad. But hey… at least it’s something that puts a smile on my face, as fleeting as it may be.
Wednesday’s breakfast put my taste buds in a flavor coma. 
This bowl consisted of new cereal, recommended by my dear Neela. I had 1/3 c. of Seitenbacher’s gluten free muesli with 1/2 an Iced Gingerbread Clif bar mixed into 3/4 c. Stonyfield plain yogurt, blackberries, sunflower seeds, soy nuts, and topped off with a dollop of almond butter.
What followed the next morning (AKA today), also had my buds going mad.
As a nod to heart healthy hot cereals, I made chai tea pumpkin oats: 1/2 c. oat bran cooked in chai tea and vanilla soy milk and 1/2 c. canned pumpkin topped with 1/2 Iced Gingerbread Clif bar, pumpkin seeds, an apple, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and stevia.
I also treated my mother to another bowl of warm goodness this morning:
Her treat consisted of 1 packet of oatmeal cooked in vanilla soy milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and honey topped with 1/2 an apple pie Larabar, 1/2 a fresh banana and blackberries.
I’m always delighted to cheer up mother’s mornings. She works overtime as a homemaker to feed and take care of her family (absent husband, handicapped son, 84 year old mother, and anorexic daughter) so she deserves to take a rest. She deserves to be taken care of. My poor mommy never stops 
At times I feel guilty about being another burden in her already onerous life, although she tells me this isn’t true. Still, it makes me proud when I can take a load off of her, which is why I took care of our lunch yesterday: 
I made us tofu marinated in soy and worcestershire sauce with grilled pecans topped asparagus and 2 slices of Ezekiel bread with roasted red pepper hummus on the side.
I was finally well enough to go to ballet yesterday, which was a relief. Mother went and watched me for demonstration week which made the class even more riveting than usual since I had someone to impress, haha.
After I impressed mom, mom turned around and impressed me with an entrée I am embarrassed to say I had never tried before: Eggplant Parmesan (though I am not sure if I can call it that for it contained no parmesan)
Cheesy Eggplant:
Serves 3
Ingredients: 1 eggplant, spices (salt, oregano, and garlic), 3/4 c. mozzarella cheese, and 3/4 c. Amy’s tomato basil pasta sauce
Directions: Preheat oven on broil and line a baking pan.
Cut the egg plant in 9 slices and season it with the spices to taste, placing them in the baking pan.
Broil the egg plant slices for 5 minutes on each side, taking the pan out of the oven when finished and preheating it to 400 degrees F.
Equally top the eggplant slices with the pasta sauce, sprinkle on the mozzarella cheese and bake the eggplant for 15 minutes.
Take out, give 3 slices to each person (or eat it all?) and enjoy!
Alright, lovies. I’m going to call it a night, take advantage that my Papi is home and spend some quality time with him. It really affects me that he is never home… I wish his job didn’t take such a toll on our relationship. I want my daddy home. I need him here for me! But, hey…it isn’t all about me now is it? :/
Goodnight! Wake up positive tomorrow and enjoy your Fridays!
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I laughed at those pictures! They’re so cool! totally brightened up my day!
mmmm mmm!
your eats are sooo good looking haha
xx
Comment by Katie— October 22, 2009 #
glad to hear you can dance again! i miss it): i’m well enough to but i’m almost afraid to go back in my new body! isnt the energy we get from food awesome though?! have a good friday toooooo
Comment by taylor— October 23, 2009 #
Your breakfasts look heavenly. It’s so nice what you do for your mum,
<3
Amy
Comment by Amy— October 23, 2009 #
If I only I could re-create your delicious, beautiful breakfast bowls at school!! That would make me a veryy happy girl
But…I definitely have no where to stock half those delicious ingredients! Keep enjoying that food girl, it’s doing your body GOOD!
And glad you’ve been taking care of your mama, i’m sure she loves having you cook for her. You’re a sweetheart! xoxo
Comment by Jessica (jesslikesithot)— October 23, 2009 #
Those chai tea pumpkin oats look so good! And what a great pictures! Enjoy your friday!
xxx Julia (Taste of Living)
Comment by julia— October 23, 2009 #
Your breakfast looked so yummy!You have Iced Gingerbread Clif Bars?I am so jealous!Lol
Well, you look gorgeous, so keep going strong.
Namaste!
Comment by Robot— October 23, 2009 #
your such a cute dancer! glad you could make it to ballet today
since i was little my dad has been away most of the time too. and its definitely taken a toll on our relationship. but they only do it because they want the best for us. hope you enjoy your time with him today!
and childhood nostalgia… so beautiful. childhood memories are treasures that will stay with us for life.
your doing so well karina. such an inspiration! keep up this awesome attitude
lots of love <3
hannah xo.
Comment by determinedtoshine— October 23, 2009 #
You look cute on that pictures
It’s nice that you try and spend some time with your parents, and care for them. I’m sure that they feel your love and effort. I didn’t spend enough time with my father, and now I can’t bring back time :/
I love your eats, they look really tasty!
Comment by littlemissminny— October 23, 2009 #
i want you to make me oatmeal!! haha.
seriously though, how do you get these genius genius ingredient-combination ideas?
you make me smile
XD
Comment by Lisanne— October 23, 2009 #
hmm i love your breakfast my beautiful!
you’re right our mummy’s do need a little break sometimes right?
hope you have a great friday love
xoxo
Comment by Neela Marijana— October 23, 2009 #
That’s so sweet to make your mom meals! I loved doing that at home. My mom is always running around, doing things for her 5 kids, and she barely has time for breakfasts. I loved making her oatmeal or yogurt parfaits.
Of course, your meals look as delicious as always. Those first two pictures made me hungry and I literally just ate breakfast!
Comment by Tina— October 23, 2009 #
Girl, you are just too cute. <3
Aw, now you're making me feel guilty! (OK, when my mum comes home, she's getting a HUGE hug from me.)
And Karina? Is there ANYTHING you can't make look delicious?!?! Seriously, I just wanted to grab your eats and MUNCH!
Loving you, sweetie!
Comment by Rachel— October 23, 2009 #
you are the cutest thing ever.
I love your dancing pictures!! I am glad to hear you are staying on track, love. you deserve all great things in life!
if I come over.. would you make me breakfast???
kay.. thanks.
xo
Comment by Devan G Newman— October 23, 2009 #
hey
well, i can see just what a fabulous dancer you are haha. and im liking the black tights over the bodysuit… vair nice. and why are your eats always so fantastic looking?? i wish you could come up here and make me a bowl of cereal… please? you’d have to pay your own flight, but you could stay for free…
haha i just scrolled up and read some other comments and it seems like everyone is saying the same thing about your food haha. ah well, ’tis true ’tis true
xo take care lovey
Comment by glambaa— October 23, 2009 #
Lovely breakfasts! That’s so great you help your mother out. I’m always glad to be able to help my mom with something!
I always loved dancing for other people. My mom came to nearly every ballet class when I was young, and at home my brother made tapes of me dancing and we were so proud to show them to my parents hahaha.
omg eggplant parm! I love!
Comment by Stacey— October 23, 2009 #
Hi girl i miss you so much
I like reading your blog.. its nice to see what you’re doing and know that you’re getting better.
And the food you make looks amazing. I would love to learn how to cook like you.
I really wish you were still in newspaper… you were my favorite person to talk to in there.
- Zoe
Comment by peachycool— October 23, 2009 #
you totally & completely captured the christmas spirit..now im all excited haha but I can totally see why you look forward to your breakie – it freaking rocks!
Comment by Peanut Butter Bliss— October 23, 2009 #
Hey karina,
I used to feel the SAME way about my relationship with my mumzy. I felt like I was such a burden – my father is absent as well and a recovering alchoholic, my brother has a chronic illness, etc. And then she had to deal with me. Something my mom told me was that while yes, it was a hardship – she would go to the ends of the earth to help me get better. Not because I made her do it, but because she wanted to. She always tells me she chose to love me, she chose to not give up on me, and she says now that seeing me so much better is the greatest reward and the most wonderful thing she could ever hope for. I know your mom must feel the same way. So please don’t consider yourself a burden. Your mother loves you, and all the things she does for you are out of love. When you are recovered, she will be the happiest, proudest mother in the world and she will consider that the reward to all the effort and aid she offered you now.
Keep taking care of you – that’s all she ever wanted. And you being able to do that will be the biggest thanks she could ever get.
xo
Tori
Comment by Tori— October 23, 2009 #
I’ve never thought to add bars to my cereal. I will have to try this!
You are a very good writer, by the way.
Comment by Mimi (Damn the Freshman 15)— October 24, 2009 #
im not gonna lie… im going to make this eggplant and eat the whole thing in a hoagie roll… cause thats how I roll (see what i did there?)
I recently added a Green and Blacks chocolate bar to my morning oats and i must say it was friggin awesome. I was two seconds from posting about it… but then I read this so im going to forego for a couple days until everyone forgets. Best.Plan.Ever.
Comment by Clay— October 24, 2009 #