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If you can't figure it out, you can at least cook along the way

As per usual with a half-hearted blog, there will be cooking posts. Actually, cooking is what made me remember this blog in the first place. Several years ago, I made Potato Leek soup in London with two of of my best friends. Because I've spent the last three years in academic insanity, we  haven't had nearly enough chances to speak or visit with each other. Here's hoping that the plus side to being a Grown Up (with a job and all of that nonsense) is that I can spend more time with the people I care about, and not a bloody data set.

In the meantime, Cooking!

Last night I made Greek Style Quinoa Burgers, a-la Martha Stuart, plus a few spice alterations etc.
A-MA-ZING. Seriously, the quinoa/bean/egg/crumbs texture makes this burger taste and feel like you're eating meat. Yummy.

Alternations I made:
- Added 2 gloves of garlic
- Used  herbs de provence seasoning salt instead of plain salt (I'll use more next time)
- I swapped out the carrot for red pepper, since mom doesn't like them, and i don't either really...at       least not in a burger!
- Used matzoh meal instead of dried bread crumbs, because that's what i had
- I used green onions instead of scallions, because apparently the grocery store doesn't DO scallions.
- I had a bit of a love/hate relationship with the yogurt sauce, and in the end added about 2x as much spice/seasoning as they recommended. I'm very pro what we came up with though. Rough ingredient list: lemon zest (instead of juice), minced garlic clove, green onions, salt, pepper.

Tonight was a semi-thrown together potato leek soup,
- Leeks, potatoes, garlic, thyme, herbs de provence salt, heavy cream, and a sprinkle of fresh dill at the end. I think next time I do this, I'm going to double the potatoes involved (instead of just 1 lb), so that I can puree half of them, and still have plenty left over for potato chunks. I'm a big fan of the heavier soup that I got by blending everything, but some more potato texture would be nice.
- Notes for if I'm not making it for a vegetarian: chicken stock instead of vegetable, and add bacon!

For dessert:
Strawberries and freshly whipped cream.


All this cooking has made me think of friends, and how much I miss them. But at least this way, i'm remembering one of my favorite times of us together.

If only I knew where that was.....

Musings and Misery

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”- Confucius

Thought maybe I’d give the blogging (ok…whining) thing a try again. Mainly, because I have no projects or goals right now. Right now i’m stuck in limbo, no job, no school, no time frame. The lease on our house took effect today, so…yay house! Problem is we don’t get our stuff for at least another 4-5 days, probably closer to 10. In the meantime, i feel like all there is for me to do is to job search, and be cranky that I have not had *one* positive review, possible interest in an interview or email (bar the inevitable rejections) from any of it. 

Granted, part of this is due to me applying to jobs that i know i don’t even qualify for. Trouble is, when you are overeducated, and have zero work experience, no one wants to hire you anyways. Either someone will have to take a big risk on me, or i’m stuck with jobs that only have an associate’s degree as their pre-requisites….aka, Data Entry. 

I’m not even sure they’d hire me either….. 

Not sure where i’m going with this…other than OMFG, i am stressed, unemployed, and miserable, with too much time on my hands. 

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I know i'm not the only one to feel this way, and I'm very probably due my fair share of said 20s-angst, because I've managed to get this far through my 20s without having to deal with the 'OH GOD, I NEED  A JOB' stress. I don't eel lucky though, i feel like i've made everything harder for myself. Work experience seems to matter more than i thought it would, than i was told it would....just keep your head down and finish your education they said. 

Here I am, nearly 9 years since I left for college, and I'm .......nowhere.