Holiday Food is the BEST FOOD!

So I'll keep this short and sweet; can you say strawberry short cake? I love strawberries and I love cake, so the man who decided to create this amazing dish is a god among men, in my so ever humble opinion. No holiday is complete without dessert, and since I'm not a fan of pumpkin pie or pie in general I have decided to give you all one of my favorite recipes! I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do!

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As The Stress Slowly Dissipates...

With the past week being as hectic as it was, I am happy to say that the next two weeks should be fairly relaxed. With that in mind I turn to food. Ever since freshman year my friends and I started our Friendsmas tradition. Each of us pitches in 10 bucks and offers up their culinary services. Note I use the term culinary services with extreme sarcasm. Some of the food we produce isn't exactly edible, but hey when you got wine who cares! It is my firm belief that a holiday meal isn't complete without mashed potatoes, so today I will be giving you all an amazing twice baked mash potato recipe! What's a holiday meal with out cheesy mashed potatoes!!

TACOS!

There are no words to describe how much I love tacos! Honestly after the invention of bread, I believe the tortilla was the second greatest invention. Know I could go on to create sonnet dedicated solely to my extreme love for these beef, cheese, and sour cream filled delicacies, but I have homework to do so I'll keep this post brief. If you are taco lover I strongly recommend you try this recipe! It fast, easy, and most importantly its cheap!

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Stressed To The Max!

So this week and the following I will be stuck in front of a computer all day finishing up projects and papers, hence forth I will not be cooking. I know I am just as sad as you all are! So in order to help you all cope with my short self-imposed hiatus I will leave you with an episode of one my favorite youtube videos! Ladies and gentleman allow me to introduce you to "My Drunken Kitchen"!

ENJOY!

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Calling all Pasta Lovers!

There is no question that pasta is delicious no matter what formed it's consumed, but nothing beats good ol' mac and cheese! I know that being college students we have a tendency to eat the same thing a lot, who could blame us. I mean we have papers to write, books to read, projects to do, so we sacrifice our health for a quick fix meal of Stouffer's, Lean Cuisine, or nasty dinning hall pizza just so we can have more time in the day to do what needs to be done. I'm not exempt from this, sometimes I even go beyond this and skip meals entirely just to create more time in my day. As I have previously stated I love pasta and I have found a quick easy way to make Mac & Cheese in a little over 15 minutes! So now you can eat a good meal and still have time to do all your homework! All it takes is the following ingredients!

CHEESE & MILK!

Salt & Pepper

Flour

Pasta

Panko (or breadcrumbs)

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There's Nothing Bland About Turkey Salad

If your family is anything like mine then that means that you have more leftovers then you could possibly ever eat. Well I for one had been eating turkey for 3 straight day and honestly, I was getting very tired of it, so I decided to make a turkey salad. You have all heard of chicken salad right? Well its the same thing only with a different meat. The great thing about this salad is that you can eat it with fruit, in a sandwich, or by itself. You really can't go wrong with it. Plus its a great way to recreate another meal from your leftovers to ensure that you don't end up wasting any of your (or your parents) hard earned money. All you need is the following ingredients!

Turkey

Celery, Celery Salt, and Pickels

Curry, Mayonnaise, Mustard, Pepper, and 1/2 a Lemon

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WE ALL SCREAM FOR SMOOTHIES!

Today while I was at the store I came across a section in the produce aisle that was dedicated to blackberries! I wish I could show you my reaction but for the most part it went a little something like this "ERMAHGERD! BERCKBERRIERS!" I kid you not, this is was my actual reaction. My mother, who shopping along my side, walked away from me with that "I don't know you" face. Anyway so I ended up buying some black berries, and when I got home the first thing I did was wash them and proceded to devour the delicious fruits. The problem was that they were very bitter and I didn't want to throw my money in the trash so I decided to make them into a smoothie. All it took was three ingredients and a blender! Now you will never have to go to a cafe, or Jumba Juice, and wait forever for a smoothie, and you won't have to pay four dollars too!

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