no pastry cutter? no problem!

So I feel like I have been blogging lots more as of lately but I just have so many things that I find that I want to share....today's little jewel that is worth a blog post are these yummy goodies:

These little beauties are skinny buttermilk chocolate chip scones :).   It looks like a giant cookie but is much flakier and thicker.  These were super easy to make even though I couldn't find my pastry cutter or food processor.  I had to learn how to cut butter into flour with knifes.  Took a bit longer but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.  

I am taking these to my counseling block tomorrow evening.  I am sure they will be a hit!

here's to warm chocolate scones and my long 13 hour day tomorrow at the University.

-s.

yummy...no need to say more.

So I have a new food obsession.   I tend to be a creature of habit and once I find something I love ...cough--cough--spicy Doritos's----cough--cough... I tend to eat it like it's going out of style.  This can be items that are not so healthy for me but I eat them anyways because its SO yummy...Thankful this time my new food obsession is healthy, yummy, filling, and only 45 calories per cup!!!  I bet you can't wait to know what I am talking about....here goes....:

It's Spaghetti Squash!!

This yellow noodle looking veggie is SO SO good and SO SO filling.  It has a nice sweet/sorta nutty taste.  The squash has a small crunch to it but not enough to make you think that you are eating hard noodles.  It is so simple to make and I usually buy a 4lb squash and that feeds me for at least 4 meals.(and that's when I am eating about 1 1/4 cup for each meal.  One of the greatest thing about this is I can make it in my microwave in less than 20 minutes (use a butcher knife to poke 12 holes about 1-inch deep all over the squash.  Put it in a microwave safe dish and then for every pound you microwave it for 4-5 minutes. Make sure to turn over 1/2 way through cooking. Then you just cut off one a little bit of the end and then cut in half and then use a fork to clean out the seeds and then start racking the "squash noodles" out!).

This squash is such a great alternative to have rice or noodles.  It is chalk full of vitamins and also is tons less calories that other starches you might eat.  It was great to find this yummy food since I am working hard to get fit and in better shape.

I eat this with tomato sauce and a little bit of Parmesan cheese....I eat it with just some olive oil, fresh garlic, and Parmesan cheese.  The ways to prepare this are endless.  Even if you don't like squash I would say give it a try.  It is SO worth it.

Hears to fewer calories and yummy "squash noodles"

-s.

positive, positive, positive!

So I received a wonderful call today :)  I am being interviewed for a internship position at the site that I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to intern at.....here's putting positive thoughts out into the universe until my interview next Friday!!!

story of my life.

So I was shown this video by a friend and if it wasn't true I would be totally offended.  It made me laugh so hard because I can remember numerous times where I asked questions or talked like this....don't let the name discourage you its not dirty, just HILARIOUS....enjoy ladies =]

lots of love from a girl who eats chips to loudly-  Shelley 

P.S-there are 2 other videos like this...watch them...they are just as funny!

I heard you were a wild one.

Well for the past 4 weeks of my life not to much as happened.....and let me tell you how HAPPY I am to say that!  A break from my daily life was needed.  School and work took lots out of me this past semester.  So to recap the past few weeks:

I was able to go to Shoshoni and work on my parents mushroom farm.  That was quite the experience.  It made me happy that I was in grad school and not going to be a mushroom farmer :)  not saying its a bad thing to be one just def. not my thing.  I was able to  spend 3 weeks with my parents.  It was a blessing to be able to spend so much time with them because this is probably my last winter break where I will have time like that.  I will be doing an internship next semester and it will consume my time.  

We then went and spent some of Christmas down in Evanston at my "real home"  It was nice being able to be back there.  I love being on my own but I do miss the comfort of home.  I think another reason I love it so much is because that is where all our Christmas decorations are and our tree.  I LOVE Christmas trees :)  ours was especially pretty this year :)

I was also able to spend time with my kitty....I try to hide it but I am sure that I am one of those crazy ladies who loves their cat WAY to much.  She is now 20 years old and still just as adorable.  

During my break I was able to catch up on reading, crocheting, and I even made a rag quilt!!!  I am SO happy that I actually went through with it because the end product is adorable.  It just screams "Shelley".  I now feel like I cane make anything! (ok not anything, but I feel much more confident). 

I was also able to see good friends and enjoy the bit of time we had together.  It is wonderful to see how happy they all are and how their lives are going. 

I have now started my 3rd semester of graduate school.  After this semester I will officially be half way done with the program!  I am both excited and nervous.  It is crazy to think that a year ago I was applying to grad schools and attending graduate interviews. I have also applied to my first internship and have an interview sometime in the next few weeks.  

Well I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday season and a blessed new year! 

-Shelley

Side story that I found funny :)

Over the break I was talking with my grandma and she was telling me how she "had heard I was a wild one"...I just thought this was so funny because she said my parents had told her this.  I asked her why she thought I was a wild one.   She said that she was told that I was staying up late crocheting and watching movies....I think that my definition of wild is very different than hers...my grandma is the cutest.