praise to paleomg for making up so many amazing recipes! the other night, my roommate and i made her lemon artichoke pesto chicken pasta-- of course, we used spaghetti squash instead of pasta #paleo. it was literally to die for. in addition to that, i used the left over pesto on my eggs the next morning and died again. 

this was literally so good i could eat it for every meal of the week!

now you see it: 

now you don't:

those eggs disappeared in probably 30 seconds. im a hungry gal.

i was sitting at my desk yesterday, probably at the sixth or seventh consecutive hour, and realized that, although my internship has really opened my eyes to issues around the world and taught me a very important lesson about responsibility and accountability, i really just dont think that im cut out for a world where i spend my whole day sitting down in front of a computer in an almost silent office. obviously, as an intern, i have many years to really find the niche that i love and care about, so maybe some day in the future i will be an office gal, but not right now.

all i want to cook. and cook for people. i think one of my favorite things in the world to do is step into a kitchen and start making something amazing--hopefully. i love working away, with music, or just silently, chopping veggies, hearing the sizzle of something cooking in a aromatic olive oil. i love the way people will walk in and out of the kitchen,  asking what im making, if they can help, or keeping me company by just sitting there. people are drawn to the kitchen, and when i have a home, that will be the heart of the house. 

my second favorite thing about cooking is the instant gratification. of course, when i taste the food while im cooking, i get a sneak peek at what the meal will taste like. when other people sit down at the table and take the first bite of food, that is truly my favorite part about being in a kitchen for hours, making something simple or tediously difficult. the first bite, the facial expression, the rolling of the eyes when they say how tasty--hopefully!!-- the meal is makes me happier than a lot of things in this world. 

maybe its my love for making people happy and taking care of them, although that might not be apparent all the time, or my deep relationship with food, but seeing how other people become happier because of my creation is way more fulfilling than working in an office.