Interview, apartment, st. patty's day, hockey game, and most importantly MY BURGER recipe!

Remember when you were a kid, and you were going to be an astronaut, or maybe the President, or own your own amusement park and submarine? That sense of adventure and possibility is still in you. ...You get one go at this life, let's most of it :)

LIFE LATELY :{Thanks Car for the title ; ) }
February 28
--Went to my aunt's for breakfast and a visit as my mom was in town. Made a comment jokingly, (actually playing off a previous joke), that my cousin Samantha should move with me. The next thing you know, we're at a perspective apartment that I had been viewing online. Well, this place is gorgeous and brand-spanking new! Samantha fell in love with it, and she hasn't wiped the smile off of her face since.

March 12
--Group interview for a 'building attendant' job at Campus Recreation -->touchy subject, let's not discuss this

March 14
--Went back to the apartment after a week of deliberations and looking at/creating budgets for the summer and school year.  This place is going to be WELL worth the hard work, sweat, and energy that'll be needed to enjoy it. We filled out the application.

March 16
--Went to see 'Beauty and the Beast' production at Centre in the Square with my mom. It was REALLY well done. One funny thing, and yes although I was in a bitter mood there was something funny. --In the second half....er'm second 'act' lol. I turned to my mom, "Is it suppose to rain tonight?", answered with a funny wtf? face from mom. "I smell rain, it smells like it's raining." (keep in mind we are in the theatre and how on Earth would I smell this ) "Well, maybe it's raining in the dark scary forest" LMAO THENNN, not two minutes later, cue the scene where Gaston and the other villagers are marching to the castle IN  A THUNDERSTORM!!!!!!!!!!

March 17
--Happy 1 year Olivia aka 'Shelley'!    As IF she's a Windley with a St. Patrick's Day Birthday...lol I still laugh
--We got our phone calls saying we are approved for the apartment!!!!!!! Weeeeeee! Samantha had already started creating lists of things we need, so really, there was no doubt we were moving there : P
     Jyoti--you can never be my secretary lol. *my phone rings, I don't recognize the number and I have had a 'few pops', so I decided, "Ummm, probably not a good idea to answer ..." Jyoti "Omg! Just answer it. Here I'll answer it!" -----welllllll turns out it was the lady from the apartment company telling me of the approval LMAO--happy I followed my instinct on that one!

March 18
--because of circumstance, I was invited to join my uncle Tim, cousins Samantha and James to go to the Toronto Maple Leafs game!!!!!!!!!  We went to 'Hoops' for dinner; a delicious one at that! Okay, this place was ridiculous. We enter the door and all I can see is T.V.s EVERYWHERE! Hell there was even one hanging from the ceiling facing towards the ground --I suppose that's for if you fall over drunk, you can STILL catch the game. Oh annnnnd it was totally a 'sausage fest' in there (I didn't mind lol). All these men who had just got off work apparently go there. Business men right to the construction workers from across the street. Needless to say, the waitresses must get great tips IF they can put up with the harassment of these guys.

The game was fun! Leafs vs. Devils. Though I had REALLY hoped Brodeur to play, at least we got to see Giguere in net for the Leafs. I really enjoyed being able to attend that game, and I really liked Jersey's lineup.
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The very first game that I went to, and the last game I went to (same game) was with my dad as a birthday present for him--sooooo, initially I was feeling pretty bitter sweet about going to this game. In the end I realized, I will NEVER forget my first game, and there is no need to have that game be the only hockey game I attend. I LOVE HOCKEY! Funny enough, the game went as it did when I went for the first time. 1-1 making it head to OT. "Aww, fuck! Start the engine Samantha." is pretty much what I said. See the last time, as in the Leaf's usual OT play they had lost the last time. Wellllllll, HOLY MACANA! They actually won! annnd as I write this I can't pass over the fact that last night they also won in OT vs. Montreal!!! Effing ACE!

Speaking of last night....
March 20

--FIRST DAY OF SPRING!!!!!!!!!!!! And in the voice of Bobby Day
"He rocks in the tree top all day long
Hoppin' and a-boppin' and a-singing his song
All the little birds on Jaybird Street
Love to hear the robin go tweet tweet tweet"
  --Actually I have a lovely couple of Cardinals that have been hanging outside my window of which I don't mind lol "chirp.....chirp.....chirp"

Summer's Fabulously Amazing Burgers:

I made this recipe last night, and I DID eat one, and I didn't die = you can also make these
(please excuse the randomness of the order)

-about 7 cloves of garlic diced (it just became clear to me that I really don't know my culinary-food preparation terms---I suspect another item to add to the list of things to learn)

-      ~ 1 C. (maybe more) of red onion

-       1.5 tablespoon Parmano (it's a dry cheese blend: parmasean and romano)

-       ~5 pinches of crushed corrander     --buy it crushed, don't be like me and have to use a blender after trying to crush with  two spoons lol

- about a handful (small) of whole wheat crackers (crunch those buggers reallll good)

-        a dash of salt and  two-three of pepper

-      a dash or so of the below items:
                     basil, oregano, thyme, sesame seeds, rosemary, savory

-   2 teaspoon of hot sauce --I used my P.C. Authentic Style Louisiana  mmmm

-     2 teaspoons of soy sauce ---now I would have liked to use Worcestershire sauce, but I had to make-do

- 1 egg

- 2 pounds of ground beef

****Please cook your burger thoroughly or rather to your liking, as you will NOT be placing blame on me if you don't like it (get sick)
*** also, I suggest investing in the ol'skool tupperware burger patty container things --I really don't know what they are called, but my grandma gave me some from her house and I LOVE them--keeps the patties fresh and shaped beautifully!


March 19 (yes I know it isn't in order now)
--went to 'Call the Office' aka CTO to watch a friends (from work) band. They were GREAT!  Oh an dif you haven't been to CTO, you need to do so NOW. Well not actually right now, but stillllll. I highly recommend grabbing some chill friends and going to "Funk Night" which is Wednesdays....just say'n lol



March 22
--tomorrow I help save some more lives --donating blood for the third time!!!!

Finding the perfect plethora of vegetables

Mmmmmmmmm!
Okay, so this may or may not be me procrastinating--but I feel the need to write anyways--which ironically I should be doing for something else.
And YES, I said I would write a blog about the Gold Medal Winning Olympic hockey but,....well, since I JUST was able to get the pictures off my camera, that TOO will be coming (this weekend I suppose).
SO:
I have decided I love cooking. I mean, I've always told friends, family, etc. that I love cooking, but today I really felt it. lol. Weird? yuuup! Though I love cooking, I'm no Julia Child.

So, what was I able to give birth to? Well I'll tell you. Oh and note: I swear I made enough for an ARMY! Well here's to some saaaa-weet eating for the next couple of days.
First up:
Basmati rice
-may I just say, that I dislike (not hate) the fact that you have to a) rinse it and then b) soak it for 30mintues before cooking --but I guess like they say, "all good things take time"

Next:
Vegetables
What veggies? I hear you ask.
The concoction includes, but is not limited to:
-zucchini
-celery
-broccoli
-red pepper----I had one of those mutants that had another pepper inside, it was cool! 
-green onion
*I stupidly forgot a little bit of fresh garlic argh!
* put zucchini in a pan with a little bit of olive oil (they take the longest to soften), add the rest of the vegetables, add a cup of water, cover with a lid for a few minutes, remove lid to let water evaporate (pretty much a stir-fry)

and nowwww, (in area announcer-like booming voice)
THE MEAT! {meat meat meat woooo! lol shout-out to Dei-X }
Chicken --chopped into bite-size pieces and cooked stovetop

In one corner we have:
Jamaican jerk style
-after cooked to a safe temperature, put in bowl to mix
-add Jamaican jerk spice (so very tasty, the burning your mouth tasty!)
-add a little more "BAM!" (yes Bam! like Emeril Lagasse), by throwing in some Louisiana style HOT SAUCE
- a dallop of bbq sauce
-mix'er all up
-throw in the over on a meat rack over a cookie sheet, as to not lose any chicken OR have it burn to the pan
= delicious!

In the OTHER corner!
Butter chicken
-Yup, just add some butter-chicken sauce into the pan of chicken!
=also delicious

Man! Trying to decide what chicken I was going to have tonight was painful. lol. My roommate said, "why don't you just have both?" That's just ridiculous! Well not a ridiculous question, but the thought of mixing was! They are both AMAZING flavours!

DING DING DING! Let the round begin!
*throw desired amount of rice in a bowl, add the chicken most desired, and top with the veggies.
-yes you could use a plate, but I prefer a bowl -->it's less messier that way ; )
And as Goldilocks once said, "Ahhh, this porridge is just right," as she sat down and ate it all up.





FYI: I decided on the butter-chicken!

FYI #2: I am for hire!  haha ---but seriously, I also do childcare, Spring cleaning, and garden work