So I've been trying to go on a diet/ eat healthier. I also plan to one day work out and join a gym but who can afford that? I'm too busy being unemployed! My goal is to look THIS GOOD in pajama jeans. She looks so comfortable and also fashionable. Isn't that the life?
So being unemployed/ trying to diet = me making food at home. It is sad. I will not give up this blog for any man, but, as Victoria Beckham once said I think "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels." I will be Posh Spice in pajama jeans in a month.
Expect some posts about experiences other than restaurants. Or shopping. Or anything that costs money. In fact, get ready to learn about acceptable alternatives to hair conditioner for those on a budget. I have a friend who regularly uses $1.99 Suave lotion to pat down/ smooth out (?) her hair. B, you know who you are. This same friend also scared the crap out of a Mary Kay salesperson in college. When the lady came to our house she asked us how we took off eye makeup. B said, "I just grab 2 paper towels, rub some suave on them and then go like this (imagine someone wiping their face with paper towels the way you might rub your hands on your pants after accidentally touching something gross.... there you've got it)." Needless to say the woman was appalled and shocked at how few cases of conjunctivitis this had caused. Really, it can't be that bad because I believe that deep down all lotions/ creams are just creamier versions of vaseline.
SO since I haven't visited any restaurants lately I will share with you some food I've been making lately. I actually really like to cook and love to cook for other people. I rarely advertise this because I HATE those girls who are like "My ideal date? I cook you a delicious meal and treat you like a prince. Just sit back and enjoy the view of me in my slutty apron. giggle giggle giggle." I can't be that girl. So instead I cook for people like my current roommate, D, who will eat anything I make even if it's disgusting. It's a real confidence boost.
Some of my specialties: swedish pancakes, swedish meatballs, chicken with lime butter (my dad's secret recipe), pico de gallo, mango sangria (is food because it has fruit chunks in it) and so on... I recently made up a little pasta dish with shit I had in my kitchen and it turned out pretty good. So here's what I did.
Zucc-Pars-Lem-Pasta
(I hate pretentious food names. SORRY)
Ingredients:
(Don't measure, just use however much you think you can eat)
Thin Spaghetti
Extra Virgin Olive Oil or PAM or both
Yellow Onion, chopped
Zucchini (cut lengthwise with a peeler)
Lemon (about half of a lemon, squeezed)
Lemon zest (use above lemon. If you use another lemon for this, you're an idiot)
Fresh Parsley
Parmiganno-Regiano (sp?) Cheese, grated
Do stuff:
Boil water/ Make pasta
While pasta is cooking, heat up some evoo or pam or both on a skillet.
Add onions to skillet and sautee about a minute until they smell good and then throw in the zucchini and a little lemon zest. Oh and S &P.
Sautee onions and zucchs, stirring frequently. After about 6-8 minutes of that, add some of the pasta-water to the skillet (like 1/4 cup). Stir it up.
Drain pasta while slightly al dente and add to skillet. Cook about 2 minutes more, letting pasta soak up all the juice from skillet. Add lemon juice to taste. Add a bunch of parsley. Stir.
Before serving throw some parm-reg cheese on top. You could also throw some more lemon zest on top if you'd like.
It should look like this:
or better than this.
If it doesn't taste good it's because you put too much ___ in it and it's not my fault.
Just joshing guys, I take full responsibility.
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