Death by deliciousness...

I am 14 days cut free. That's a fortnight to you Lincoln lovers.

Well, I'm about to have a heart attack. If for some reason this post cuts off mid-sentence and my face slamming into the keyboard somehow publishes it-- don't say I didn't warn you. Why you ask? Today was essentially Fry-Everything-Friday in kitchen. If you've ever ordered some Super Sampler appetizer, chances are we cooked a product found on the plate. The rundown:

Fried provolone wedges, fried pickles, fried sweet potatoes (yams actually), fried red peppers, fried mushrooms, fried zucchini, onion rings, fried broccoli, french fries, home fries...and Chef made pumpkin pancakes and some bacon. Take THAT arteries!

We ate all of this at 8:30am. What did *you* have for breakfast?

The pumpkin pancakes were AMAZING! Best pancakes I have had --ever-- hands down. A fried surprise included the broccoli (great with ranch), but I mostly gravitated to old favorites (mushrooms, pickles and cheese).

This entire week has been pretty edible. Eggplant parmigiana-- delicious. Collard greens and ham/bacon-- delicious. Cheese grits-- delicious. It's like being in kindergarten again, only snack time has evolved into something much more appealing. It isn't milk and cookies, that's for sure. Now all we need is nap time...

The broccoli practical was Thursday. I got an 'A' on it, and that's 10% of my grade. No complaints there. I have another test today in Sanitation that will be obnoxious (memorize the minimum internal heat all foods must be cooked to and for how long to be safe to serve-- go!), but doable. All in all, it was a pretty great week-- cook a ton of delicious food, do some homework, rinse and repeat.

My parents were up yesterday, swinging through on the way to visit friends in New York. They dropped off some miscellaneous supplies and essentials I missed. We did lunch, and squared away the title for my car (The Cookie Monster/Big Papa Smurf is officially out of my hands...sigh). It was a nice break in the routine.

This weekend will be another. OU HOMECOMING!!! I can't wait to fall into the OU routine a bit and see some great people I haven't seen for a few years. Should be a great time!

Aside from that I've secured tickets to Penguins/Flyers for $20 in mid-December (a steal because a local guy in class has a brother who pawns off season tickets...SCORE!). Speaking of those Pens, they're 6-1 to start the season. The Red Wings are 3-3, HA!

OK, time to get back to class...

GO BOBCATS! GO PENS! GO ARTERIES!