Football, fish, food in general.

Life has continued on... as it usually does. 

Mostly, I work. 

Sometimes I cook.

But we always have fun.

Here are some highlights from the past couple of weeks. First comes my next big meal experiment. I tried my hand at cooking fish! I chopped up some onions, green pepper, mushrooms, and mixed them with butter and bread crumbs. I layed out the fish after having spread some crumbs on the bottom, and threw my little concoction over the top. I cooked the fish at 400 degrees for twenty minutes. It was good, but I am fairly certain I should have sauteed the onions, peppers, and mushrooms. Any suggestions?

Then one night, after work, I came home and found my apartment suprisingly spotless, flowers on the table, candles lit, and a story written out in a card for me.... it was a good night.

Next came an MLS football game. Stephen, Dinger, and Miller all played football together, so it is really fun to go to games with them. They judge every movement on the field, whilst I have no clue what is going on...

Then came Jay-mas at home this past Friday. It was so nice to be home even if it was just for a little bit, and even when I wasn't actually home, I was at Liz and Jays (AKA Grandma and Grandpas). It was so nice to be with Jay, Liz, Mom, Dad, Lori, and Melissa Taylor again. Pretty much, it is movie quotes, laughs, and jabs at each other all night. Loved it!

This brings us today, the end of an eight day stretch at work, and moosh came to visit! She had some things from my room at home to bring and wanted to... help me cook dinner..... We made mussels, pasta, and ceasar salad, and it was FABULOUS.

Life continues... who knows what is coming next?!

How to make a kick-a** sandwich!

Ok. So some of you know I really enjoy my cheese sandwiches. I started eating them when I was a vegetarian and just never stopped! In Stephens' opinion, I make the best sandwiches (meaty or otherwise) in the whole world and we thought I should share my expertise with the rest of the three people that read this blog.

So here is what you need to know:
    1. First of all, you need to freeze your bread. I know it seems annoying to have to defrost it everytime you want some but this is the first key. When I defrost it, I put it in for thirty seconds and this leaves the bread a little cold and a little warm. This half and half temperature is a tricky thing to figure out.. on my microwave in Bloomfield, it takes 14 seconds, but in my Bay City microwave, it is a solid thirty.

   2. After you have defrosted the bread comes the time for the mayonnaise. THIS IS IMPORTANT. You MUST spread the mayo evenly from bread crust to bread crust. The amount you put on is up to you; I prefer to have just a little brown showing through the white, but every bit of the surface needs to be covered. This makes me a crazy person, I am aware, but it is incredibly important. If you want to get really specific, I determine the amount of mayo based on the amount of stuff you plan to put on top of it (3 pieces of turkey, two pieces of cheese, etc).

   3. Then comes the substance. The issue here is to KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE. I know Stephen and myself pretty well, so I know that I don't like meat and I know he only really likes turkey and not too much cheese. So, Stephen gets two pieces of turkey and one piece of muenster. I prefer my two pieces of cheese, either muenster on muenster or muenster on provolone. All you need to know is preferences to do this part well.

4. THE KEY: lettuce. You MUST have something crunchy to have a good sandwich. Maybe I am just a texture freak but the idea of all mushy things = EW to me. Therefore, I put a WHOLE bunch of lettuce on top. I probably use three or four leaves per sandwich, preferably the CRUNCHY parts of the leaf. Use the nutritious parts for a salad :-)

5. Cut diagonally and you have the perfect sandwich.

6. Serve with Cheez-its and a yogurt and you have the perfect lunch:-)

I hope this was informative and that all of your sandwich pleasures are now fullfilled.