So it's March already, wow time sure does fly! They say March comes in like a Lion and goes out like a Lamb, well it's still a lion.....2-3 inches of snow later. And it is just warm enough to where the snow is starting to melt and fall off the trees in blobs, so that they hit right in the center of your part. It's fabulous. You go to class with snow matted hair, then you come out and get blobs dropped on you. What could be better than this Missouri weather? Nothing. Absolutely nothing...except 75 degree weather and the beach.
I am starting to work on my research, getting frustrated at roadblocks and the fact that no one seems to be able to help with a simple question. But oh well such is the life of a research grad student right? I think its just time to sit down with info I do have and come up with the formula on my own. Then it will be trial and error, that is part of the whole shebang correct?
Usually I work best and get the most done, when I have very little time to do the required work, so I am working on filling up my time with a job, and possible volunteer work. Yay! Getting paid will be wonderful.
So I enjoy couponing in my free time, hehe, and saturday I had a great trip to walmart. As a rule, I dislike wal-mart and stay far far away, but now they actually pay you money out of the cash register, when you have a coupon thats of greater value then the item that you purchase. So slowly but surely you can make money couponing. It's funny seeing a negative balance at the cash register!\
Ok so for a recipe that I tried, well I did not actually use a recipe on this one, I made it up, but it was tasty!
2 links raw pork italian sausage, cut into bite sized chunks
1/2 med. onion, in chunks
1 bell pepper (I used green), bite sized pieces
1/2 white wine
1/2-1 cup swiss cheese
Black Pepper
and garlic powder to taste
In a large skillet ( yes Cara, a SKILLET!) brown the sausage until no longer pink. Add the onions and cook till slightly tender, at which point add the wine and bell pepper, and boil for several min to cook off alcohol. season with black pepper and garlic powder, and add in enough swiss cheese to make a creamy sauce, it should look kind of like a light brown gravy haha. At this point, add in cooked pasta (I used whole wheat rotini) and toss to coat. Yumm! Enjoy!
Also, I tried an apple french toast bake. It was tasty, but not something I would truly write home about. So my next thing will be to force myself to actually use a recipe instead of creating my own. Will this work?? haha I will try.
So ok, what have I left off? I did exercise 1 day a while back, that counts I think. haha I am close to finishing a sewing project for a friend, and I am back to reading my books.
That's all for now!
