Finals. I don't want to talk about it. Let's move on.
I am officially home in my dear, sweet Sparks, Nevada! Holler at my hometown! That is Reno area for anyone thinking I have no neighbors. It is the greatest place, and I am happy to be home. Though I will really miss BYU. There are a lot of great reasons to be home. A few include (besides the givens of family and friends):
1. You can do your laundry throughout the day. You don't have to set timers, you don't have to use quarters, and you aren't nearly as concerned about the clothes that were in the washing machine before yours.
2. TV! I completely forgot about TV.
3. Probably the most important thing - I have time. Time to relearn the piano, time to sew, time to play with niece and nephew, and the most pertinent thing to all of you, time to cook! Time and resources and people to cook for! I am the cutest little housewife you've ever seen.
I have spent the last two days throwing away old food, and food that really had no place being in my house. I made a deal with my mom that if I made dinner every night, I could throw most anything away (the huge exception being cold cereal). So I have been. And today I did a lot of cooking.
Breakfast (made by my sweet mother): Scrambled eggs with red pepper, mushroom, spinach, ham, and cheese.
Lunch: I broiled chicken breast tenderloins with garlic, salt, and onion over it. Kept it in there about eight minutes, then flipped them over and did another eight. Then I put havarti cheese on it last second, let it melt for like slightly less than a minute. Took it out, put some homemade guac on it, ate it. So good. So simply and deliciously good. Stick some grapes on the side, and you have yourself a first-class meal.
Dinner: Taco mango salad. So, let me try to turn this into a recipe. Serves 6?
Salad:
Six chicken breast tenderloins
1 can black beans
2 ears of corn
1 large mango
1 avocado
2 tomatoes
1/2 an onion
1 red bell pepper
romaine lettuce
ten corn tortillas, each cut into six piece wedges
cumin, garlic, chili powder
---Spread the cut tortillas on a cookie sheet (probably two). Spray with Pam, and cover in salt. Bake at 375 for about eight minutes, then flip and cook for another eightish. Just til crispy.
---Broil chicken for about ten minutes on each side. Cut into small pieces, then add generous amounts cumin, garlic, and chili powder and toss.
---Boil some water. Cut the corn of the cob, and throw in the boiling water. Boil for about five minutes, then drain.
---Cut all the veggies, and throw them together for the salad. Add in chicken. Drain the beans, and add those.
---Add dressing (see below), start a scooping with some chips and enjoy!
Dressing:
1 cup plain yogurt
1 - 2 jalapenos, finely chopped
slightly more than half a bunch of cilantro, finely chopped
1 - 2 limes, juiced
salt to taste
----Combine.
Dessert: Fruit Smoothie
Fresh mango, banana, pineapple, and frozen strawberries. Plain yogurt, little bit of cream, little bit of milk.
I probably would've omitted the cream and the milk if we had almond milk, and I would've used plain greek yogurt instead of plain regular. Still though, it was bomb.
TIP: If you want to be able to taste the yogurt in something, use regular plain yogurt. If you don't, use greek.
Oh man, this is going to be great. Cook and blog, Blog and cook. So far Sparks is handling Actually April extremely well.
I am officially home in my dear, sweet Sparks, Nevada! Holler at my hometown! That is Reno area for anyone thinking I have no neighbors. It is the greatest place, and I am happy to be home. Though I will really miss BYU. There are a lot of great reasons to be home. A few include (besides the givens of family and friends):
1. You can do your laundry throughout the day. You don't have to set timers, you don't have to use quarters, and you aren't nearly as concerned about the clothes that were in the washing machine before yours.
2. TV! I completely forgot about TV.
3. Probably the most important thing - I have time. Time to relearn the piano, time to sew, time to play with niece and nephew, and the most pertinent thing to all of you, time to cook! Time and resources and people to cook for! I am the cutest little housewife you've ever seen.
I have spent the last two days throwing away old food, and food that really had no place being in my house. I made a deal with my mom that if I made dinner every night, I could throw most anything away (the huge exception being cold cereal). So I have been. And today I did a lot of cooking.
Breakfast (made by my sweet mother): Scrambled eggs with red pepper, mushroom, spinach, ham, and cheese.
Lunch: I broiled chicken breast tenderloins with garlic, salt, and onion over it. Kept it in there about eight minutes, then flipped them over and did another eight. Then I put havarti cheese on it last second, let it melt for like slightly less than a minute. Took it out, put some homemade guac on it, ate it. So good. So simply and deliciously good. Stick some grapes on the side, and you have yourself a first-class meal.
Dinner: Taco mango salad. So, let me try to turn this into a recipe. Serves 6?
Salad:
Six chicken breast tenderloins
1 can black beans
2 ears of corn
1 large mango
1 avocado
2 tomatoes
1/2 an onion
1 red bell pepper
romaine lettuce
ten corn tortillas, each cut into six piece wedges
cumin, garlic, chili powder
---Spread the cut tortillas on a cookie sheet (probably two). Spray with Pam, and cover in salt. Bake at 375 for about eight minutes, then flip and cook for another eightish. Just til crispy.
---Broil chicken for about ten minutes on each side. Cut into small pieces, then add generous amounts cumin, garlic, and chili powder and toss.
---Boil some water. Cut the corn of the cob, and throw in the boiling water. Boil for about five minutes, then drain.
---Cut all the veggies, and throw them together for the salad. Add in chicken. Drain the beans, and add those.
---Add dressing (see below), start a scooping with some chips and enjoy!
Dressing:
1 cup plain yogurt
1 - 2 jalapenos, finely chopped
slightly more than half a bunch of cilantro, finely chopped
1 - 2 limes, juiced
salt to taste
----Combine.
Dessert: Fruit Smoothie
Fresh mango, banana, pineapple, and frozen strawberries. Plain yogurt, little bit of cream, little bit of milk.
I probably would've omitted the cream and the milk if we had almond milk, and I would've used plain greek yogurt instead of plain regular. Still though, it was bomb.
TIP: If you want to be able to taste the yogurt in something, use regular plain yogurt. If you don't, use greek.
Oh man, this is going to be great. Cook and blog, Blog and cook. So far Sparks is handling Actually April extremely well.
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