Part Deux

My day was made when I stumbled upon internet treasures to piss my pants laughing at. Also, I found a mostly-full tub of cream cheese frosting left over from the baking bonanza weekend which I have proceeded to nom on like a girl from in a Midol commercial. 

All in all, not a bad end to the day. 

Let me entertain you

I have been non-stop cooking for people for three days - and I love it. 

On Friday I did some tipsy cleaning, where you drink a glass of wine for every room you clean (the only downfall is that you may start losing focus and the rooms get progressively less clean as you go), then I baked a cake. I had Cuppy-Cake and her husband and mother over for dinner on Saturday. The meal I had planned for my adoptive family was maple-glazed salmon with cinnamon mashed yams and brocolini. It seemed to be a great success! And tomorrow I am finally having Buddy over for dinner. I made my very first shepherds pie tonight.

I truly love to cook for and entertain people; if I had the money, I'd entertain all the time. Even more than that, I'd love to have a partner and family one day to do these things for. And I have to tell you, that's really surprising for me to admit. I never thought of myself as a domestic, just as I never saw myself marrying or having kids. But I find the idea appealing and I honestly think I'd be pretty great at it...

In the meantime, though, I am happy to have found something so productive to take my mind off the shitty feelings. I need more of this type of thing so I can squash the negativity before it happens. I think if I can maintain this habit, I can beat this thing. Fuck ya, positivity!

Hobo Soup

Note to Future Self:

Today, I made hobo soup. It sounds a lot worse than it tastes (which is pretty yummy, if I do say so myself), it's nutritious and it's cheap as fuck to make. All you need is:

1 onion 

3-4 cloves garlic

3 carrots

3 celery stalks

1 lb potatoes

1 lb ground beef (but pork is cheaper)

1 can red beans

1 can crushed tomatoes

Oxo cubes

Salt, pepper, Italian herb blend (or whatever you've got on hand. Get creative, bitch)

In a big-ass soup pot, brown meat. Sweat mirepoix. Dump in remaining ingredients with enough water to cover the veg. Cook that shit for an hour, eat like a boss for days.

Total: $15.81

Number of servings: Infinite (seriously, I'm pretty sure this shit regenerates its self nightly...)

It blows to be broke all the time (trust me, I know), but you're a smart cookie. You know you will always have every  thing you need, if not every thing you want. You're always good for paying rent and bills (not always on time), so kudos to you. So as long as you have $15, you can feed yourself for a week. 

Remember, you will not be a broke-ass joke forever. This too shall pass.

PS: Future self? Go easy on the canned tomatoes next time. You know they give you heartburn...