The last week

     Last Monday, my roommates and I were feeling like it was our "last week." And to look at the study-zombies we are now, I think we were right. Lei's struggeling to finish a 15 page paper, Kenzie is memorizing hundreds of muscles, and Liz is always in the library for something or another. And me? I keep getting that "yay, finished" feeling after completing a paper, only to be followed by an anxious "only three more to go" feeling. Hah. These next few days it's takeout and Dunkin', so this blog will focus on a wrap-up of last week, when we were cooking, hanging out, and enjoying the calm before the storm.

We went all out on this Taco Tuesday: Nachos and burritos
I think the plan for tomorrow night is takeout and act like we made it.



Ground beef with Taco seasoning, cheese, tomato, jalepeno. Serve with guac and sour cream and yummmm



      Since Kenzie cooked the beef and made the nachos, I cooked Wednesday night. This is Honey-Basalmic chicken served with brown rice and steamed veggies. So good. The recipe is from my favorite site, Sparkrecipes.com.

Honey-Balsalmic Chicken Breast

Ingredients

1 1/2 tsp Dried Thyme 1/2 tsp Salt 1/4 tsp Black Pepper 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder 1 tsp EVOO (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) 1 Lb of boneles, skinless chicken breast (four, 4 oz pieces 2 tbsp Balsalmic Vinegar 2 tbsp Honey

Directions

 

Combine first 4 ingredients; sprinkle over both sides of chicken.
Heat EVOO in a nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken and cook 7-8 minutes on each side or until chicken is no longer pink.
Reduce heat to medium low, transfer chicken to serving platter; keep warm. Add vinegar and honey. Simmer for 1-2 minutes until glaze thickens; stir constantly. (Glaze will bubble up as it's stirred) Pour glaze over chicken and serve.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHUFTILL.



We decided this is our family Christmas card. From left: Kenzie, me, Liz, Lei, Russell
Happy Holidays! (Also, like my short hair? I always welcome a change)





After a fun night out, these jumbo-pancakes were an awesome Friday morning treat.

Good luck on finals everyone!

Love,

Annie