Food, wonderful food!...

[the vultures' song on IceAgeII...nevermind...]
There is a point to that, though...

I've been COOKING! Like...every dish in my house is dirty, cooking. I plan to remedy that this evening. I just wish we could come up with a vaccination for that, you know? It could be called the ''anti-dirtydishariitis'' vaccine. Once again...nevermind... =)
Seriously, though...it has been cooking madness at my house.
Everything from Nachos, Chinese somethingimadeup with burger/rice, etc., to Pumpkin Pies and Custards. Oh yes. You heard me. I always knew that I liked baking. I even knew at one point that I liked cooking in general (thus my thoughts to go to culinary school...didn't last, but I thought about it.) but I haven't thought about it for a looong time! Why? Lack of time. Nothing more. We have been so busy, and sometimes we were just busy making ourselves busy, that we grew accustomed to eating out. I got to a point where I didn't really miss homemade food. Or at least, I didn't know that I missed it. I guess your tastebuds adjust after a while. Here's the deal, though. They don't. They get used to bland, restaurant flavors. I discovered that they are easily re-awakened to real, fresh, vibrant flavors. I made some alfredo on Tuesday. I wish I had gotten a picture of it. It was heavenly. I'm not talking I bought a jar of Bertolli Sauce and poured it over my noodles. NO! I'm talking homemade from cream and a touch of milk(I think half-and-half would've worked, too) with parmesian cheese and butter. PERFECT! I need to go buy some chicken and do it again. I've never had better alfredo. And I eat the stuff every chance I get, so I know the difference.
Anyhow, I guess I'll get back to my school work now, and maybe I'll start sharing a recipe with you occasionally. I'm a really great cook! =)
toot toot!

So...call me crazy...

...but I got one of those e-mails - you know the kind "ENTER TO WIN A FREE* COFFEE POT!"

- and I did it. I filled out the little survey about blah blah blah...and the thing comes up and says, "you have qualified for our offer." $15 for shipping and nothing else.


OK. Maybe I am a sucker for salesmen, but I think I won't regret this one.

I am ready to get the little booger.
Weird, huh? Well, it's normally a $70 machine plus shipping and I get it with a few coffee pods and a cool little canister to keep my coffee in "for freshness" and all I have to do is pay shipping. I'll take a real picture of it (and possibly one of me drinking a yummy cup of coffee) when I get it and I'll let you know how I like it.

As for now, I'm going to keep drinking the nasty, off-brand coffee from the office kitchen. Not that it's made poorly, it's just an off brand and I can't drink it without plenty of liquid Coffee Mate.

Oh yeah. I should get back to work now. I do get paid for that, you know...