March 30, 2011

WOW. I can not believe that it's already March 30th. Only 81 more days until I leave to college! I'm really happy I even got through work today. There is a kid at work that just dose not know how to do anything! He just stands around while I do all the work! Its really starting to drive me nuts.

March 29, 2011

Today I made dinner for everyone....

BREAKSTONE'S Chicken and Sour Cream Enchiladas

Ingredients

2 cups chopped cooked chicken

1 cup BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat Sour Cream

1 1/2 cups KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese, divided

1 cup salsa, divided

2 tablespoons chopped cilantro

1 teaspoon ground cumin

10 flour tortillas

1 cup shredded lettuce

1 medium tomatoes, chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix chicken, sour cream, 1 cup of the cheese, 1/4 cup of the salsa, the cilantro and cumin until well blended.

Spoon about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture down center of each tortilla; roll up. Place, seam sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish. Top with remaining 3/4 cup salsa; cover.

Bake 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Top with lettuce and tomato just before serving 

March 27, 2011

Today I worked really hard on my WISE final exam. I was having so much trouble putting the music on it. Anyways yesterday I was at my internship from 10-4, it was really tiring. I had fun though. Im really happy to be home. Whoever said that senior year was easy, well they lied. Im so excited for all the fun things coming soon though, like prom and grad bash. Most of all COLLEGE!

March 23, 2011

What I'm making the family for dinner tonight!

Pepper Steak

Ingredients

• 1 pound cube steak
• salt and pepper to taste
• all-purpose flour for dredging
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 green bell pepper, sliced
• 2 cups water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Season the steak with salt and pepper to taste. Dredge in the flour and shake off the excess. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Brown the steaks in the oil, then transfer to a large, shallow casserole dish. Sprinkle the garlic, onion, and green pepper over top, pour in water, and wrap with aluminum foil.
3. Bake in preheated oven until steak is tender and vegetables are soft, about 1 1/2 hours.

March 22, 2011

Today I worked for about 4 and a half hours! It was busy but fun, i had taken off work for spring break last week and boy did i miss it there! Not that I wasn't cooking all the time over spring break anyways. I've always had a fear of flipping eggs and of course a customer just has to ask me to make him a 9 egg white omelet!!! It felt impossible to flip, but i did it! Me thinking that the man was going to hate his omelet and then he comes up to me to tell me how great I made it! I couldn't believe it!

March 21, 2011

Today was a great day of cooking. Look what I made!

Ingredients

• 12 ounces penne pasta
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 pound portobello mushrooms, diced
• 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 (15 ounce) jar Alfredo sauce
• 1/2 cup grated Romano cheese
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
2. Meanwhile, melt butter together with the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in onion, and cook until softened and translucent, about 2 minutes. Stir in garlic, red pepper, and mushroom; cook over medium-high heat until soft, about 2 minutes more.
3. Stir in the shrimp, and cook until firm and pink, then pour in Alfredo sauce, Romano cheese, and cream; bring to a simmer stirring constantly until thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with cayenne, salt, and pepper to taste. Stir drained pasta into the sauce, and serve sprinkled with chopped parsley.

March 5, 2011

Today was Saturday! Probably the most busy day at Substantial Creations. I flipped a lot of eggs today, i think I am getting much better at that. I also made some brownies and cookies. All the customers loved them! Im really starting to feel like one of the good workers because im getting the hang of everything.

March 4, 2011

I was suppose to go to work today but some other kid at work texted me asking if I could switch days with him. So ill be working tomorrow instead. Im kind of happy though because now my whole schedule is free for today. I think im probably going to make dinner for everyone tonight to help me with my project a  little more. I've found so many great recipes and cant wait to put them to good use.

March 3, 2011

Today was really fun at work. Like always it was really busy and I loved it. I feel like the more customers and the more busy I am the faster the day goes by for me. I worked until 8:30 and the biggest problem I faced at work was the Diet Coke machine being broken. Cant wait to do it all again tomorrow.