My favorite tortellini.

Hey everyone.

So I've had a terrible night, and as you may have been able to assume, the way I comfort myself is cooking. Tonight I decided I would make my favorite tortellini pasta salad. I don't make my tortellini from scratch, but I do LOVE the Buitoni brand that they sell at Kroger (and I'm sure most other grocery stores).

Ingredients:
3 chicken breasts, seasoned with salt and pepper
1 pckg cheese filled tortellini (the biggest size they offer)
Pesto
Tomato and Basil Feta cheese
Grape tomatoes, halved
Olive Oil
Garlic Salt
Cumin Seed
Onion Powder
Lemon juice

Directions:
Cook tortellini according to package directions (I boil it for about 1 minute). Drain and rinse with cold water.

Cut chicken breasts in half and season with salt and pepper. Cook in 2 tbs. of olive oil until done. Remove from heat.

Mix tomatoes, feta, pesto, and all of the seasonings (to taste) in a big bowl. Mix in the tortellini. Slice the chicken breast into small strips, then add into the mix. Place the lid (if you have one) on the bowl and toss the salad. Chill for about an hour (or less) until it's the temperature you prefer.

Again, this week is going to be a terrible one. I have a court date that will (hopefully) be issuing my ex-boyfriend with an Order of Protection on Tuesday...and it's affecting my mood tonight, and probably for the rest of the week until all of this is over.

If anyone has any requests for stuff for me to cook and maybe post a tutorial for, send it to me on facebook. Thanks for all of your support!

-Erin

Food blogging, once again!

Hi everyone!

I can't guarantee that I will be able to maintain a steady interest in blogging about my culinary exploits, but I felt the urge today, so here it goes.

CJ recently taught me how to make hummus, and according to him, I have perfected his recipe. Because hummus is super cheap and I'm having company this weekend, it makes a great snack for a few people to munch on that doesn't cost that much!

My hummus recipe:
2 cans of garbanzo beans
Olive oil
1/4 cup tahini paste
(all of the rest of these are "to taste" ingredients)
Cumin seed
Red pepper
Salt
Lemon juice

My blender isn't that great (and I don't have a food processor), so I have to blend the cans of garbanzo beans one at a time.
Anyway, add one can of garbanzo beans an about 3 tablespoons of olive oil into the blender. Churn until the beans are slightly creamy, then add the tahini paste, all of the seasonings, and the other can of beans. Basically, just blend everything together until it's a pasty consistency! You'll have to keep adding olive oil to help the blender process the beans easier. Enjoy with some pita (I prefer the whole wheat kind), and you'll have a great, healthy snack!

ebdeebdeebde-that's all folks!

Well, this is it. My last few hours in Europe for awhile. Jeremy's in the shower, I should be packing, and my parents will be excited to see the both of us, on time, downstairs at breakfast at 7:15. The last night was rough, but other than that, we had a great vacation. We're not nearly on each other's nerves as much as I thought we'd be, and we've managed to not strangle each other in our sleep. We've done alright by me. I'm not at all looking forward to this 12 HOUR flight, but I'll manage. That's what sleeping pills are for :)

I hope to see all of my friends back in the states, but not immediately. I really just want to see CJ, and to try to get my sleep schedule back to normal before TOMORROW when I've picked my nightly serving shift back up. Anyway, off I go! I'll be contacting everyone somehow to let you all know I made it.

<3

Last night in Europe=NOT great success.

Dear everyone reading,

If you would like to stay somewhere practical and easy, DO NOT stay at the Hilton Garden Inn in Rome at the airport that starts with an 'f'. We've been here for what? 4 hours now? And we still haven't been able to access our second room. This is awful. My brother and I may not have any where to sleep tonight, because the stupid Hilton Honors people can't figure anything out.

ANYWAY.

So. Our last day in Europe. Last night we were still in Paris. My mom and brother went to bed super early, so my dad and I went out and drank some wine at the café across the street. We had a heart to heart, and I basically decided that I'm going to do something with international marketing. That works, right? After drinking our wine, we came up to the apartment, accidentally woke Jeremy up, and then we crashed.

We got up early this morning and headed to the airport. We made it! Obviously, because now we are in Rome.

We're staying at the Hilton Garden Inn right next to the Fumicino airport, and this has been the rockiest/worst hotel experience EVER. We've been waiting for like 4 hours go get a second room for my brother to stay in, and so far it's been unsuccessful. My dad is just now on the phone with Hilton Honors to try to get us somewhere to sleep tonight.

Regardless, I am happy to be heading back to the states tomorrow morning. I desperately miss CJ, and I'm sick of riding in taxis and trying to figure out random modes of public transportation in foreign countries. While I love Europe, and pretty much everything about it, I would only feel comfortable if I was actually living here. I'm pretty used to the metro system in Paris, the language in London, and the way of eating/living in Rome. I could live here, but only if CJ comes with me. I wouldn't want to do this on my own.

So for tonight, I bid everyone adieu. We're getting on the plane to states tomorrow at 10:30, and I won't have free wi-fi after tonight. I'll be calling everyone when I get back tomorrow!

"Your bum!"

Ahem.

What a day/night!

This morning, we got up and switched our flights. We are now coming back the 6th with mama, instead of staying on until the 11th. It was just going to be WAY too expensive to stay here and pay for a car, and rent hotels, and pay for food...you know how expensive vacations are.

After we were on the phone with Hertz and Delta for awhile, we headed down towards the Catacombs. It was unexpectedly busy. The line literally was almost entirely around the block. So we ditched, got coffee, and headed back towards the metro. We arrived at Cité, jumped off, and visited Notre Dame. SOOOOOO pretty. I remember seeing it last year, but this year mass was going on and the priest was dressed all elegantly and stuff. It was a really neat experience.

After that we got back on line 4, and got off at Les Halles. So, if anyone reading this ever goes to Paris, go to Les Halles. It is huge. I mean, it's all shopping and cheap/crappy eating, but it's amazing if you want cheap, decent clothes. We bought tickets at fnac (an electronics store that also sells tickets?) to Versailles for tomorrow. After that we headed toward Montmartre. Before we could get back on the metro, we went and had lunch at this cute little place. I had crudité and some sort of roasted chicken. NOMZ.

After lunch, we went back to line 4, switched to line 12, and then got off and walked to the Sacred Heart Cathedral. Again, when we got inside, there was a mass going on. We quickly toured the church, then went around and took pictures of the amazing view of Paris from the Cathedral. It was a great way to see Paris after having walked around in its guts for most of the time we've been here.

After that, we came back to the apartment, went to dinner at a crêperie where I had an amazing fish soup, then Jeremy and I headed out to one of my old haunts in Paris, Café Bonnie in the 10th arrondissement. It was awesome. We had a few mojitos with my friend Kara, and here I am now. Exhausted. Ready for bed (couch?).

We'll be getting up tomorrow, heading towards the Catacombs (for the 3rd time) and then hopping on a train to Versailles for a few hours. Hopefully my mom and I will get some shopping done before we leave on Sunday!

I'm excited to come home! I miss everyone!

Paris=busiest city ever.

Today was insanity.

And now I'll tell you about it.

We started off this morning waking up and RACING down to the Catacombs to try to get there early to avoid lines. So we get off the metro station, no real problems (besides my directing us the wrong way down the line...no big deal since the original line took us straight there anyway) until we got to the door. CLOSED. For Ascension? SO ANNOYING! So basically my brother, dad, and I walked around that area, bought some bread and cheese, and then finally took the metro to meet Dr. Romeiser and our lunch group at l'Académie de la Biere. We ate very well. I had Moule a la moutard (mussels in a mustard cream sauce) and fries. SOOOO good. I had two beer cocktails that consisted of a French beer called Maës, champagne, and creme de cassis. They were very good.

After lunch, the family (with the addition of one of my french mates, Miranda) headed to the Louvre. We were there for about 3-4 hours, and managed to see everything from the Mona Lisa, to Nike of Samothrace, to "Atéla". It was an amazing time, but thoroughly exhausting. After the museum, we stopped at a café next to the Tuileries and had dessert and drinks. I just had water, because my insides felt like they were drying up from inhaling so much dust. Apparently most of France is suffering from a drought, and you can definitely tell in Paris because of all of the wind blowing the dust around.

Finally, we made it back to the apartment, and Mom, Jeremy and I headed to dinner. (My dad wasn't hungry). We walked down a couple of streets near our apartment, but finally decided upon a café that's right next to our arch. We had all kinds of stuff. I got cheesy mashed potatoes (they were mostly cheese) and a salad, my mom got a crazy salad, and Jeremy got a steak and fries...of course. So that was great.

Since we've been back at the apartment I had a short conversation with CJ, and then I sat down and planned our day tomorrow. I've got us booked to see the Catacombs in the morning, Notre Dame after that, then we'll visit fnac (a store) to buy our tickets for Versailles on Saturday, then to Montmartre, the Sacred Heart Cathedral, and maybe the Moulin Rouge. There's still so much stuff left to do in Paris! I know we'll never get to see it all, but I'm certainly going to try!

Anyway, I need to go to bed. We've got a long day tomorrow! I'll be posting to let you guys know how it went!

Paris!

Well, today was our first day in Paris! We rode the "Chunnel" in from London (it took about 2.5 hours) and arrived here at about 12:45. The Chunnel was interesting. There was a lot more motion than I expected there to be, and we rode backwards, which I was convinced was going to make Jeremy SO SICK. Fortunately, it didn't. He was fine. We made it to Paris unscathed.

In Paris, we had to figure out the purchasing of railway tickets, which is always fun...especially in a different language. Finally we figured out that we needed to buy "Visite Paris" which is basically an all-access pass to all of the modes of transportation available within the city.

After we made it back to our AMAZING apartment in the 10th arrondissement, we headed out. We ate lunch, bought groceries, deposited them at the apartment, and then hit the streets. We ended up seeing Les Invalides, the Eiffel Tower, l'Arc de Triomphe, and basically everything else in that general vicinity that we should have seen. It was awesome!

After we saw all the sights, we came back to the apartment, then left for dinner. We ate at this cute little pizzeria that's on the corner of our streets and had a lovely time. It's kindof Italian, but it was still awesome for being in Paris.

So now, it appears that Jeremy is going to bed. I'm sorry that this post is so choppy, but I've been mid-conversation with CJ the whole time. I'll post again later!

London is approachable.

London is just not that exciting to me. It's a great city, it has a lot of history, a lot of fashion, and a lot of personality. However, it's just not nearly as thrilling and awe-inspiring to me as Rome. But honestly, that's one of my favorite things about it. It's approachable. It's comfortable. Heck, it's almost livable.

Instead of walking around with my jaw on the floor like I constantly did in Rome, I look at flats, their location, and their proximity to stuff I might need. I look for things someone who would potentially live there looks for. It's just cool. I don't know, I could see myself in the UK one day. It's homey to me.

My family went out today and saw the Tower of London, and we went shopping on Portobello Road. Last time I was on Portobello Road was what...7 years ago? I remembered it being MUCH busier than it was today, but it was still fun. I bought a hat, tights, socks, and a beret for Steve (a guy I work with). I keep looking for something to get for CJ, but he's so picky :). I'm sure he'd love anything I bought for him, but still, I don't want him to have to pretend.

So tomorrow it looks like it's going to be cold and cloudy...again. So we're off to the British Museum, and we'll be seeing that and perhaps the Tate Modern if I can muster up the energy to go through 2 museums in a day.

I'll post again tomorrow!

Oh wait! Before I part, I wanted to talk about the AMAZING dinner we had tonight. It was at a restaurant that's very close to our flat, called Tas. It's a Mediterranean restaurant, and it was WONDERFUL. I had red lentil soup, lamb shish, and a chocolate cake. Everything we had was wonderful, and I have posted pictures of all of the courses on my facebook. Be sure to check it out!

A demain!

Ned's Noodle Bar=rediscovered and conquered.

Woo! Successful day of tourism in London. We took the tube this morning to the "main area" where all of the tourists hang out. We saw Parliament, Buckingham Palace, the London Eye, Big Ben, and Westminster Abbey. More importantly, however, I revisited my most favoritest place in London: Ned's Noodle Bar.

It's not that fantastic. In fact, it's pretty standard mixed-Asian cuisine that comes in a cardboard box. It's the memory that makes it so special. It's one of my most vivid memories from when I first was in London with Sarah. I'm so lucky that I got to go with them last time, and Ned's is just a cool reminder that I've been here before.

So anyway, the fam is back at our sweet flat..and we've discovered that we can actually WALK to all of the touristy spots, instead of taking the tube. If any of you are interested in seeing exactly where we are located, look up either Waterloo station or Greet Street in London and you'll see how close we are to everything. It's pretty neat.

Anyway, I looked up all of the different things my bites on my legs could be, and I'm pretty terrified. I saw Lyme disease, and honestly that's the closest looking thing to what's going on with my leg. However, they could also be bed-bug bites. I'm not really sure. I'm just going to keep putting the antihistamine gel on them and hope that they clear up. Either way, I'm going to the clinic tomorrow to make sure that no funky disease-thing is going to ravage my muscular system.

I'll update later!

Tortellini and red sauce.

Yay! We finally made it to London!

The flight was relatively short, lasting only 2 hours and 20 minutes. However, it was a little too turbulent for my taste. So after we made it to the city, we had a fun time trying to figure out how we were going to get to our flat. It's near Waterloo, and we flew in at Heathrow. The tube ride itself took us about 45 minutes. That's better than the 1.5 hours the rental agency guestimated in a taxi.

The best part of our trip, however, was being stuck in an overly-crowded tube with a bunch of disappointed, yet still friendly soccer fans. We fell into conversation with one gentleman who invited the whole family out to drinks tonight, suitcases and all, and then to Sunday dinner tomorrow where he promised us a roast. I was really tempted to take him up on it. I can't even imagine the night we would have had if we had followed him down the rabbit hole that is local London pubs.

Instead of doing that, we came back to the flat, got set up, and then mom, dad, and I started wandering the streets looking for a pub. It seemed that everything was closed, so we went to the grocery where I got tortellini with red sauce, a bottle of cheap Shiraz, and we also stocked up on stuff for breakfast. And I ate it. And it was great.

And now I'm exhausted. Jeremy is sleeping on the couch in the living room, so I'm going to do him a courtesy and turn off Criminal Minds (I AM HOPELESSLY AMERICAN, I ACCEPT THIS) and go to bed. I'm going to test out the wi-fi connection in my room too...we'll see how it goes! I'll be posting more pictures tomorrow, so be sure to check out my facebook page!

Last blog in Rome!

So we’re here, at the breakfast table in Rome, for the last time. I’m drinking coffee, and eating bread and a banana (I’m still trying to lose weight here people!). My mom is complaining of stomach pain, my brother’s in the shower, and my dad is trying to figure out where we’re going to store our baggage until our flight to London at 7 PM. I’m just going to do what I’m told at this point. I packed up all of my stuff last night, and have been ready to go since then.

Today we’re going to somehow get to the Coliseum, take a tour and that will most likely be the last thing that we do. My dad was depending on the apartment having Wi-Fi so that he could get some work done, and since it DOESN’T, we’re all going to go to the airport like 2 hours early so he can purchase it for himself and work while the rest of the family goes around to the shops. (I hope the shopping is as good as my mom is insisting that it is.)

So yesterday, I woke up with these HUGE itchy welts on my legs. They look a lot like bug bites, so we went to the “Farmacia” and picked up some anti-histamine gel. Today they’re slightly smaller, but now they don’t look like bug bites at all. They look like concentrated poison ivy spots. I’m probably going to die. I keep checking my vitals (or at least how I’m feeling compared to how I was feeling before I got them) and I’m doing fine…for now. I’ll post about it later…unless I die.


Here's an Anthony Bourdain quote that I am currently in love with.
“Vegetarians in a pub? For their own good, vegetarians should never be allowed near fine beers and ales. It will only make them loud and belligerent, and they lack the physical strength and aggressive nature to back up any drunken assertions.”

Aujourd'hui

WOAH what a cool day!
So this morning my family and I FIGURED OUT HOW TO MAKE COFFEE. I'm pretty excited about that. Making coffee in Europe is difficult. You have to boil the liquid in the bottom of this metal contraption enough to make it spout out the top into ANOTHER container...to fill it with coffee? Trust me. It's difficult.

After we ate breakfast and hung out, we went to visit the Sistine Chapel. We saw all of the stuff in Vatican City that you really NEED to see, including the cool sculptures, paintings, and metalwork. It was super neat, but honestly, by the end of all of it, I was beat all to hell. I just wanted to eat and sleep.

First came the eating, which was at this mediocre place inside the walls of Vatican City. We got the usual...something with potatoes, and lasagna with pomodoro, and nothing was good enough to even mention. After that we came back to the apartment and I tried to upload pictures, which was unsuccessful because the internet connection was stupid/slow. Then I slept for about 30 minutes.

After I slept, we went out. We took the bus to the Spanish steps, which are infested with tourists and Romans alike, along with freaking Gypsies who try to assault you with roses. That wasn't great, but we stopped for dinner at this cute little place off of a backroad that ended up being quite tasty. Jeremy started with a plate of spaghetti, and ended with pizza; my dad had ravioli, beef stuffed with orange, and buffalo mozzarella with tomatoes. My mom and I split a bottle of Chianti Classico and ate mixed salads (WAY too much arugula) and I had the seabass with (again) roasted potatoes, and my mom had crepes stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese served in a tomato sauce. Everything was really great.

Now I'm back at home, stealing wi-fi from some poor Roman soul. I've had my nightly limoncello and I'm about to head to bed. I'm sleeping as LATE as possible tomorrow. My parents/brother are going to the top of the dome of St. Peter's basilica, and I have such a phobia of heights that it's not even worth it for me to make the climb. I will have to crawl, which is humiliating. Instead, I'm going to sleep and make more Italian coffee and eat my Coco Crispies. After the dome my mother and I will be headed to the ritzy shops that neither of us can afford. We're going to look around, and I'm going to try to find CJ some sort of fancy wallet that doesn't spend the rest of my euros.

I hope everyone has a great night, I'm sure I'll be posting tomorrow about how AWESOME everything is. :) Ciao!

LASAGNA

LASAGNA LASAGNA LASAGNA LASAGNA LASAGNA LASAGNA LASAGNA LASAGNA LASAGNA LASAGNA

So last night, my whole family went to dinner. Instead of planning out where we wanted to go (well, we tried to do that, but it turns out none of us can successfully navigate these streets) we just walked around the back streets of our neighborhood and stumbled upon a place called "Papa Rex". It was obviously a really nice place, and we were seated in the bottom dining room because we were not dressed nicely enough. At first we started out with like...3 servers, but we ended the night with one extremely excitable man, Vincenzo. He was by far the nicest person we've met so far. He helped us through a magnificent dinner of salads, spaghetti al pomodoro, veal steaks, roasted potatoes, saltimboccas, tiramissou, and limoncella. One thing I did not mention was the LASAGNA. Before every main course in Italy, you're supposed to eat a pasta dish first. My dad was just interested in seeing what Vincenzo suggested, so he asked him to surprise him. And that's exactly what Vincenzo did. He brought out a little slice of heaven from that kitchen. Literally, it was the best thing I have EVER put in my mouth. And honestly, I don't think I will ever encounter something better than that slice of lasagna. It was MAGNIFICENT.

Anyway, after dinner, Vincenzo wanted to hang out with us. So he took us around the restaurant and showed us where, if you pay for a themed dinner, the fake Roman soldiers battle to the "death" for your entertainment. That part of the restaurant definitely makes it sound a lot cheesier and kitschier than it actually was. It was marvelous.

Alright, I'm sharing internet and computers right now, and father has requested mine so he can find information about our Vatican tour that we're taking later today. I'll post again later!

5/25 part 2

Back again. Sitting in my room, sipping a (semi) limoncella martini, listening to the Antlers, and reflecting on the day. Everything here seems like it goes so slow, it’s like each day is never-ending. My family and I FINALLY found wi-fi, so pretty soon these entries will be transcribed from a notepad to the actual internet-blog. This afternoon, we bought tickets for a bus tour and rode it the whole way. We have now officially seen every monument that my tour guide says is worth seeing. Seriously though, everything is just majestic. I just have a hard time, being from a country with little historical depth, comprehending how freaking OLD this stuff is! Even going back through my photos is astounding. I feel like Rome and Paris will be the most historically-interesting parts of the trip…and I guess we’ll just have to see what London has to offer besides Ned’s Noodle Box!

5/25 part 1

What a perfect morning. I’m sitting here, eating my European-version of Coco Crispies, drinking “Skipper” orange juice, and staring out the window of my apartment at St. Peter’s cathedral. Also, it’s about 68 degrees, and there’s not a cloud in the sky. You can start hating me at any time. Last night was sortof like that one day I stumbled upon Paris by myself, except we’re in Rome…and there’s a “we”. After we ate an awesome dinner of gnocchi, penne al’arribica (unsure of spelling), bruschetta, pork loin, a mixed salad, and “Tripa” (my dad’s idea, but it was delicious) at the Peroni beer restaurant/bar, we started walking. We ended up making it to the Coliseum, the Forum, and like…everything else you would want/need to see in Rome. So NEAT. Today we’re hoping to do the same thing, except we’re going to take a bus that will intentionally take us to all the places like that. We just feel like we don’t have enough time to stumble upon all of the cool stuff in this city. I’m interested to see what kind of stuff the tour will show us! Ciao!

5/24 Bloggo

To me, there is a level of contentment that immediately comes along with being in Europe. Nevermind the day-long panic attack that preceded our departure; nevermind the fact that my entire family (myself included) is RIDICULOUSLY grumpy from the lack of sleep and the effects of being in a different time zone. After tromping around Rome for a few hours while waiting for the housekeepers to finish cleaning the floors, the entire clan is resting in our designated bedrooms. There’s something peaceful about all the traffic I hear outside, the feel of new sheets, and the awesome Chocolat Billy coming in through my headphones. The only thing I wish was different would be in CJ was here. I can’t wait for us to be able to take trips like this together. Anyway, to conclude shortly, I’m going to continue to listen to my “Zleepingz” playlist, read Anthony Bourdain’s “Nasty Bits”, and revel in the fact that I have NOTHING better to be doing right now.

Got the travel bug again!

Hi everyone! It's been awhile, but I just wanted to let you all know that I'm headed out again! This time the family (Mom, Dad, Jeremy, and myself) are all headed to Paris, Rome, and London...and then my Mom will leave, and my Dad, Jeremy and I are headed to Zurich for a few days!

As I did last time I was out of the country, I'll be posting as often as possible on here to keep everyone updated! I'll be posting pictures to my facebook this time, instead of to photobucket, so if you want to look at pictures to help follow along, you can find them there!

Wish me luck! I'll see you all when I get back!

<3

New Casserole!

Hey everyone, it's been awhile. I need to begin posting more regularly if I want to have an accurate representation of the kind of stuff that I love to cook.

So this week has been spring break for me. I couldn't go to Savannah because it was too far of a drive and I couldn't get enough shifts off of work to justify the long drive. Instead, I decided to go with my boyfriend, CJ, to Nashville for a night to see his friends and family. Before I got there I wanted to make his family a gift for allowing me to stay at their house...so I made them a caramel pound cake. It was very tasty! It was basically your standard pound cake recipe, to which I added caramel coffee syrup...the kind that starts with a "T".

Then, while I was at his parents' house, I insisted on making dinner. For dinner we had chicken picatta served over capellini that was tossed with spinach, garlic, and olive oil. His mom also made a salad. My recipe for chicken picatta is really good, but I actually got a large majority of it from Giada de Laurentis from the food network. I'll post the recipe:
CHICKEN PICATTA
-2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, butterflied and then cut in half
-salt and black pepper
-all-purpose flour, for dredging
-6 TBSP unsalted butter
-5 TBSP extra-virgin olive oil
-1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
-1/2 cup chicken stock
-1/4 cup capers
-1/3 cup fresh parsley

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Dredge chicken in flour and shake of excess.

In a large skillet over medium high heat, melt 2 tablespoons of butter with 3 tablespoons olive oil. When butter and oil start to sizzle, add 2 pieces of chicken and cook for 3 minutes. When chicken is browned, flip and cook other side for 3 minutes. Remove and transfer to plate. Melt 2 more tablespoons butter and add another 2 tablespoons olive oil. When butter and oil start to sizzle, add the other 2 pieces of chicken and brown both sides in same manner. Remove pan from heat and add chicken to the plate.

Into the pan add the lemon juice, stock and capers. Return to stove and bring to boil, scraping up brown bits from the pan for extra flavor. Check for seasoning. Return all the chicken to the pan and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove chicken to platter. Add remaining 2 tablespoons butter to sauce and whisk vigorously. Pour sauce over chicken and garnish with parsley.

It's really not nearly hard enough to make a picatta sauce. I feel like it should be so difficult!

Anyway, the last thing I'll post for today is my recipe for tuna casserole (which is my lunch food for this week).
TUNA CASSEROLE
-2 cans tuna, drained
-2 cans cream of mushroom soup
-2 cups of sharp cheddar cheese
-2 cups of smashed up potato chips
-1 cup frozen green peas
-1 package of egg noodles
-1 (4.5 oz) can of sliced mushrooms

Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Then, place a pot of water on the stove, wait until it is rapidly boiling, and add the egg noodles. Watch your egg noodles carefully, as it is very easy to overcook them. In a large bowl, mix soup, tuna, peas, 1 cup of cheese, and sliced mushrooms. When noodles are al dente, remove them from the pot and drain them. Afterwards, mix them with the tuna mixture. Then, grease a casserole pan and pour your casserole mix in. Top with remaining 1 cup of cheese, and potato chips. Bake for about 15 minutes or until cheese on top is bubbly.

It makes a great, cheap meal for throughout the week.

Bonne semaine mes amis!