fish stick eater

I might've mentioned at some point that it wasn't as cold as I had expected.

I take it back. It's freezing.

When I say "it's freezing," what I mean is, it is between -10 and -2C. That's, technically, a good bit below freezing. I have a cold, and it's not fun. It's difficult to make myself go outside, b/c it really is physically painful, but it's easy to get depressed around here if you don't take advantage of the sunlight when it's there. Man, tonight, for example, I had on my thermal top and pants, leg warmers (thanks, Amanda's mom!), jeans, a turtle neck, one of dad's ultra thick sweaters from MI, a scarf, hat, and my pea coat. I still wanted to cut my face off so it would stop hurting. There's simply no relief.

I'm excited that Furman gets here in like a week. I can't wait to see Mason, to get my camera back, and to have something to do all day. Granted, it will be stressful to have people here constantly for the next month, and I won't get a break at all, but you know... small blessings.

On an entirely unrelated note, I don't think I've ever in my life eaten fish sticks. I know mom never bought them for us, and I think I successfully avoided them in the school cafeteria. However, I have become a fish stick eater. They're not that bad, really, if you get the breading cooked real crunchy and put a little ketchup on them. Anyway, I just bring that up because I ate them today with my lunch, which, outside of this little foray into the trashy, I was really proud of.

Kat's tomato tomato tortellini
1 cup dry cheese tortellini
1/4 cup sliced sun dried tomatoes
1 small fresh tomato
basalmic vinegar, olive oil
black pepper, to taste

Boil tortellini in salted water with a bit of olive oil (to keep it from being sticky) for 10 minutes. Depending on volume, cook time may vary. Pasta should be just barely undercooked. Drain.

Heat a skillet and coat with olive oil. Place tortellini in skillet and fry, stirring constantly, until crunchy. Add tomatoes (both kinds) and a tiny splash of vinegar. Cook until sun dried tomatoes are rehydrated and soft. Lightly pepper.

Serve with fish or chicken.

Serves: 1.