Short day/Long day

Today started later than I had expected, but not too late. By mid-afternoon I was up at a local coffee shop (the Coffee Pot) and was reading Double Indemnity by James M. Cain. My professor only required us to read up through chapter eight, but by that point I was so into the book that I decided to finish it. It's an awesome book with some great plot twists, and I really can't wait to see how it was translated to film. I'm wondering if the director picked up on the internal monologue, whether he skewed the ending, and a hundred other questions. To be truly honest, I think that Jeff Lindsay (author of the Dexter series) has read this book and taken it to heart. There seem to be a lot of parallels in the books, though Cain's character is not nearly as dark, though both main characters share a connection with the moon.

Anyway, so I read that book, and now I just have to watch the movie by Thursday. It's next on my Netflix queue so I should be getting it in the mail by Wednesday. The other reading I have to do for next week has not been done yet, due to me spending all my study time today reading the novel. I'll probably finish up that reading tomorrow during the day. Sundays are such lazy days anyway, I'm sure I'll be bored enough to read two textbooks.

After I got home from reading (and a short trip to the grocery store for an ingredient or two), I began to cook. I cooked for nearly two hours... What did I make? Quiche, green bean casserole, and some brownies. All delicious.

THE QUICHE!

1 Pie crust

1/4 cup milk

1 can spinach

1/2 cup mushrooms

1/2 Roma tomato, diced

3 eggs

1/4 cup shredded cheese

1/4 cup Feta or Gorgonzola (I used both)

Salt and Pepper

Strain all the liquid out of the spinach, and lay flat at the bottom of the pie crust. Layer the mushrooms on top of that. Stir together eggs, shredded cheese, salt and pepper, diced tomato, and the milk until well mixed. Pour this mixture on top of the spinach and mushrooms. Top with crumbled Feta or Gorgonzola cheese. (I couldn't choose which to use, so I did half Feta, half Gorgonzola.) Bake at 350 for at least 40 minutes. Enjoy.

THE CASSEROLE!

1 10.5oz can cream of mushroom soup

4 cups green beans

1/4 cup milk

1 big bag of french fried onions

Pepper

Mix the beans (drained, if canned), milk, soup, pepper, and about half of the onions into the dish you're going to be baking in. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes, or until the concoction is bubbling. Remove from heat, and stir. Top with the second half of the onions and return to the oven for 5 minutes. Your casserole is complete. Enjoy.

THE BROWNIES!

The brownie mix I actually got for Christmas from my aunt Mary, and her family. The mix is from the Women's Bean Project, which assists women who have suffered from "chronic unemployment, poverty, or difficult life situations" by providing them with work and a steady income. Of course they make more than just delicious brownies, they make a range of packaged food goods available for purchase by anyone who cares enough to spend an extra few cents to help women in need. Check it out at www.womensbeanproject.com

Speaking of brownies, those dastardly girl scouts were outside of Wally World when I went to pick up my ingredients. They were tempting me with their delicious wares, and I had to check. Turns out that Samoas (or whatever stupid name they have for them now), the greatest cookie in the world, has corn syrup... I felt like falling to my knees and screaming. How could those precious little girls peddle such delicious, yet dangerous wares? Do they not know what they are doing to the world? EVIL! Evil little girl scouts, silently poisoning the American populace. How could they!?!?

...Maybe I just really want some cookies... but these delicious brownies will have to suffice.

Anywhoo... 'Til next time, a toast to your health.