Word of the Day: Indefatigable

Posted by Ree in Word of the Day

The word of the day is…

Indefatigable

|ˌindəˈfatigəbəl|

Definition

Persisting tirelessly. Unable to be fatigued.

Sentences

“She was an indefatigable defender of children.”

His indefatigable focus on his work is what ultimately ensured his success.

Famous Quote

“The indefatigable pursuit of an unattainable perfection–even though nothing more than the pounding of an old piano –is what alone gives a meaning to our life on this unavailing star.” – Logan Pearsall Smith, essayist

Synonyms

tireless
persistent
dogged
tenacious

Now, go forth and use indefatigable in a sentence today!

Feel free to leave one in the Comments if you’d like.

New inspiration

I found this website yesterday.  A woman on one of The Bump.coms message boards posted this picture

for Apple dumplings and the picture was linked to this website The Pioneer Woman.  And OMG I'm in love.  Being from the country myself and having my Nana (May God have mercy on her) being born in the early 1900's was a GREAT from scratch cooker.  I never really took to much interest in making the things myself just eating them, but being married with 2 kids and one on the way and my husband being so into making stuff ourselves because it's healthier (i.e. we know for real what's going in it) and cheaper than buying out for someone to make the same thing.  I've come up a little in my home cooking prowess and have slowly (much to my husbands dismay) began to try to branch out my cooking skills.

I think this website has definitely lit a small fire under me.  Again being from the country and knowing what real home country cooking tastes like I am in love and I pray God makes it easy on me to take some of these recipes and run with them.  I hope my family approves and I hope I do the Pioneer woman and my Nana proud.

Stay tuned for my hits and misses.

Insanely Easy Vegetarian Chili

I have done it again.  Below is a recipe I tried out last night because well the whole family has been under the weather and I heard on the weather that it was going to get cold so I thought some night warm hearty chili would do the trick. 

We didn't have everything on the ingredients list but it still turned out pretty tasty.  DH ate 3 full bowls, Khalifah had a nice sized baby bowl and Africa even ate it without to many complaints ;). I used fresh corn and kidney beans instead of canned.  We didn't have mushrooms.  I subbed tomatoes for ketchup chili powder for cayenne (only 1 tsp not the recommended tbsp) and Coriander for cumin.  Oh and I threw in about 1/4 tsp of salt for taste. Insanely Easy Vegetarian Chili

Rated: Submitted By: Tia Photo By: Extra Foamy Prep Time: 25 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes Ready In: 55 Minutes Servings: 8

"This recipe is a great alternative to traditional chili. It combines onions, carrots, celery, red and green bell pepper, mushrooms, tomatoes and corn."

INGREDIENTS:

1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1 cup chopped onions 3/4 cup chopped carrots 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup chopped green bell pepper 1 cup chopped red bell pepper 3/4 cup chopped celery 1 tablespoon chili powder

1 1/2 cups chopped fresh mushrooms 1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes with liquid, chopped 1 (19 ounce) can kidney beans with liquid 1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn, undrained 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil

DIRECTIONS:

1.	Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute onions, carrots, and garlic until tender. Stir in green pepper, red pepper, celery, and chili powder. Cook until vegetables are tender, about 6 minutes.
2.	Stir in mushrooms, and cook 4 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, kidney beans, and corn. Season with cumin, oregano, and basil. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium. Cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Printed from Allrecipes.com 10/28/2011

Mission Totally Possible

My mission (have no choice) I choose to accept it is to do a master clean on the house.  My husband and I have both been sick off and on for over a month now.  DD#1 came down with pneumonia, but has gotten pretty well over it.  However DD#2 is still congested with a terrible cough.  Therefore the house needs to be germ exterminated.

Since my TTY duties are suspended for the next two weeks due to the holiday break I will have the time this weekend to get this all together and get into routine before the new year.  Come 2011 I look forward to having fewer illnesses by all that occupy the house.  We've already kicked the ear infections (Africa).  So now we will kick the asthma attacks, coughs, congestion, sneezes, runny noses and all around iciness.