Since starting my fitness journey a couple months ago, I've learned many things. The most important thing is YOU make time for what YOU think is important.
Every day has 24 hours. It's the same for everyone. For a long time in college, I found time for three things: going to class (sometimes), watching TV while stuffing my face, and sleeping. In only three short months, I have now started finding time to go to class (EVERY time), work out, go to work, sleep, spend time with my boyfriend, see my friends, and cook myself something nice every now and again.
It's not that I have more hours in my day. (Sometimes I wish I had more hours in my day.) It's that I've figured out what is and isn't important. And I've learned to maximize my time--I do squats when I'm standing around at work with nothing to do, I read on my lunch break.
So here's the thing, guys: figure out what's important. Figure it out now. And make time for it. You're the only one who can. Things aren't going to be easy--in fact, filling your life to the brim with activities you love is sometimes going to be very trying. You'll have to give things up. But in the end, you'll be happier for it.
Go do it. Whatever "it" is. Do it, and do it to the best of your ability.
What are YOU going to do with your 24 hours?
5.29.2011
5.27.2011
Spaghetti Sauce
Oh, hello there!
Here's a recipe to introduce myself:
I thought I'd start out by sharing my recipe for homemade spaghetti sauce since it's one of my favorite things to make. I'm kind of a pantser when it comes to cooking, so my recipe changes depending on what I've got in the fridge at the moment.
So. Spaghetti Sauce
1/2 medium size onion (I love onion, so it's always a must)
1 clove garlic (more or less depending on how much you like garlic)
1 1/2 cups (ish) sliced mushrooms
1/2 green/red/yellow/orange pepper (whichever you prefer, or mix and match)
1 pablano pepper (tonight was my first time using one, it gives it quite the kick)
So you should sauté all these together in a pan with some olive oil. I also added some pepper.
At this point you can either add in some already made pasta sauce (Ragu, etc), or you can for real make your own.
If you add premade sauce, just add it once all the veggies are cooked and heat it up.
If you want to make your own, add in some tomato sauce/paste (whichever you have on hand). Add some water to the paste to thin it out.
Then you need SPICES! I usually stick to oregano and basil to keep it simple. You can also add garlic powder (especially if you don't have fresh garlic cloves on hand). This is pretty much to taste. Remember that the flavor of the spices will come out more as you cook it.
So, throw in your spices (usually about equal amounts oregano to basil) and let the sauce simmer for 15-20ish minutes.
VOILÀ! Spaghetti Sauce!
As you can see from this recipe, I'm pretty much a pantser at cooking--especially when I know what I'm doing. If I have a recipe, I'll follow it pretty closely. Especially if said recipe was written by Julia Child (Julia says stir for three minutes? You bet your butt I will stir for three minutes, no matter how pointless it seems).
Until next time, chums!
p.s. Everything's still quite under construction (I'm so new at blogger!), so don't be surprised if I change the layout eleventy billion times in the next few days. It will settle....eventually.
Here's a recipe to introduce myself:
I thought I'd start out by sharing my recipe for homemade spaghetti sauce since it's one of my favorite things to make. I'm kind of a pantser when it comes to cooking, so my recipe changes depending on what I've got in the fridge at the moment.
So. Spaghetti Sauce
1/2 medium size onion (I love onion, so it's always a must)
1 clove garlic (more or less depending on how much you like garlic)
1 1/2 cups (ish) sliced mushrooms
1/2 green/red/yellow/orange pepper (whichever you prefer, or mix and match)
1 pablano pepper (tonight was my first time using one, it gives it quite the kick)
So you should sauté all these together in a pan with some olive oil. I also added some pepper.
At this point you can either add in some already made pasta sauce (Ragu, etc), or you can for real make your own.
If you add premade sauce, just add it once all the veggies are cooked and heat it up.
If you want to make your own, add in some tomato sauce/paste (whichever you have on hand). Add some water to the paste to thin it out.
Then you need SPICES! I usually stick to oregano and basil to keep it simple. You can also add garlic powder (especially if you don't have fresh garlic cloves on hand). This is pretty much to taste. Remember that the flavor of the spices will come out more as you cook it.
So, throw in your spices (usually about equal amounts oregano to basil) and let the sauce simmer for 15-20ish minutes.
VOILÀ! Spaghetti Sauce!
As you can see from this recipe, I'm pretty much a pantser at cooking--especially when I know what I'm doing. If I have a recipe, I'll follow it pretty closely. Especially if said recipe was written by Julia Child (Julia says stir for three minutes? You bet your butt I will stir for three minutes, no matter how pointless it seems).
Until next time, chums!
p.s. Everything's still quite under construction (I'm so new at blogger!), so don't be surprised if I change the layout eleventy billion times in the next few days. It will settle....eventually.
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