No!

I'm sitting on top of a washing machine like a typical college student waiting for my clothes to dry. I have been at college for a whole entire week! Wahoo it doesn't seem like it has been that long. Tomorrow I start classes, I've been reading the syllabus and some of them seem really scary. But I feel really dedicated and like I am going to spend a but ton of time studying. I'M EXCITED! Oh my gosh I love my brother so much! He has just been sweet during this whole week. I rushed this week so that was surprising but I'm glad I did it. I decided it wasn't for me but it was fun and I met a ton of girls. It also reminded me that for me to be genuinely happy I have to stay true to myself. I also got to dress up and curl my hair so how can you go wrong there. Edible just headed to Wash U, I'm so excited for her. She just went thrifting today and got a fabulous pair of shorts(SO JEALOUS). ALSO SHE SAW A PAIR OF OVERALLS! Overalls are my one true love. Tomorrow I am going to call and apply to work at a thrift store that is only a mile away from campus. I haven't rode my bike yet but I have been itching to. I am super unsure whether to ride on the rode or the sidewalk. I'm going to need to do some research on that predicament. Also Bowling Green has it's very own Moe's!!!!! MOE MONDAY HERE I COME. I'm liking the whole college thing a lot better. Lots of Love, Sara

wow

So I just moved into my dorm room as a freshman in college. I have lived away from home before so I didn't think it would be all that different. I don't even miss my parents I just miss edible. The girls that I have been hanging out with are religious and I know it is bad to hate on religious people but I don't to click with really churchy people. They just don't seem that fun and they don't drink. Which I know sounds really bad me saying this but I like to drink and have fun. Also all of the Kentucky people know each other from high school which is annoying. I don't know it kind of feels like high school all over again. So I need to break free of that. Also some of these girls are going to get so fat with how much they are eating. Just because you are hungry doesn't mean you need to eat. And just because you are walking and it is hot outside doesn't mean you are burning a but ton of calories. Gosh I really hope I get to go to Peire Marquette for fall break. If not I am going to be real disappointed. I'm kind of excited for class to start, which I bet I will regret saying later. I'm going to try to write this week, use this as my diary to get out my real feelings. Also good lord there are a lot of southern accents and I do not want one. It is so unprofessional. That's all of my peeves for tonight. Love, Sara

Just me

Recently anytime I have sat down to write a post my mind has gone straight to What would a blogger say? Which totally defeats the purpose of this whole blog. This is supposed to me uncut. But it is turning out to be an extremely forced blog. So I am declaring a fresh start! I will no longer feel obligated to blog, instead I will love it.
     I just finished going through a closest raid. This happens occasionally with my clothes, mostly when I get bored. I pull out all kinds of different clothes and just start building outfits. That way I can bottle all the spunkiness I have then and save it for later when I need outfits to go out in. I'm trying to figure out what I want to wear to lollapalooza. I have to keep in mind; comfort, coolness(as in the temperature), and of course the cuteness factor! I have one top that is white, rather see-through, high low; that I decided on. The shirt sounds odd but trust me it pretty freakin cute. My delimia with the shirt is that I don't want to wear a bandeau because then I have to wear a strapless bra and that just makes for a long uncomfortable day. So one idea was to wear a bikini top under it or just a black bra. I am going need some advice my bestest friend edible. My brother is going to be there friday with a bunch of his friends which I'm cool with and I know it shouldn't influence my outfit factor but it does. I always feel like I have to be someone different around him. I like really really look up to him, so I don't know if I subconsciously feel like I have to be the perfect girl around him. Which is stupid but I don't know how to shake it. I almost feel like he is always judging me, but I really don't think he is. Maybe I am judging myself and starring at my own flaws because I know that I am not as cool as his friends. Well after that little mental therapy session, I will move on.
     Those little plastic tubes that are little eyewear repair kits are the bomb diggity. They are essential for sunglass repairs. I have used mine countless times. Such an inexpensive fix for your favorite sun glasses. My second small little tidbit is the song The Walk by Mayer Hawthorne ft. Rizzle Kicks. It is fabulous, very funny with a catching tune. I've been listening to it on repeat the whole time I have been writing.
      I made the apple pie and scones today. The apple pie was decent, the crust was perfection! But the filling was just so-so. Maybe if it would have been accompanied with some ice-cream it would have made it a bit better. Honestly though who has ever had a bad piece of pie? The scones I haven't actually baked yet, instead they are chilling in the freezer. I'm going to bake them on thursday so that they will be all nice and fresh for Lollapalooza. Tomorrow (or actually today) I'm making gumbo and baguettes. So that should be very yummy. I hope that I have enough time for the baguettes tomorrow, because I have a whole slew of doctors appointments.
       Nightie Night,
            ~Sara

The great bread hunt

I have been on the hunt for the Jimmy John's wheat bread recipe. If  anyone knows it hit me up! I am absolutely in love with it. After a hearty search for the recipe with no I results. I decided to just start making my own wheat read, in hopes that will fill my need. I am a pretty good cook or I can at least follow a recipe and end up with a desirable result. But this bread is just killing me. On my first try I followed a recipe from Mark Bittman, but I had the wrong yeast. So it ended up pretty dense and didn't rise as much as it was supposed to. Today I went back for a second attempt and followed the Honey Wheat Sandwhich Bread from Baking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America.  I had the right yeast this time but I was lacking the bread flour. So I just used all purpose flour as a substitute, which I regret now. The bread didn't rise a ton but it did come out with good favors and wasn't dense. Slowly but surely I will perfect a recipe for homemade wheat bread. Once I do that I will share it, for all of those other struggling bread bakers out there.
       I went to a rummage sale and made a great haul. One of my finds was a pie top cutter outer. That was probably was not the exact name, but basically it is a giant cookie cuter which little cut outs of apples.  So in honor of it, I am going to make an apple pie. The second thing I plan to make tomorrow are some scones for breakfast next weekend. I'll let you know how both of those go and if they are really scrumptious I'll post them.
       

Mmm

Mellow, your soul feels heavy, content, but not excited. Their is a distinct difference between happiness and mellowness. Happiness involves excitement and generally is a reaction to something. While mellow can just come up and consume you. Indie music is mellows best friend. You can just ride each song and get the true feel from it. Instead of just listening to it as normal and taking what you want from the song. In this particular mood you see the whole song not just the chorus. The light seems to shine differently. Light seems to be beaming through windows trying to fill the house. Light is not aggressive but just striving to shine into every crevice. 

Orzo with Spicy Buttermilk Dressing

      I made this recipe for SOB and everyone loved it! I served it cold because it was easier that way but you can serve it hot or cold. It's a different take on pasta salad, more of a southwest feel to it. I put some substitutes or suggestions in parenthesis for you. You could also add cilantro to this dish if it floats your boat.
~Enjoy Sara
P.S. Sorry I forgot to take a picture again :( I promise I'll get better.

Orzo with Spicy Buttermilk Dressing 

Ingredients 
1 cup uncooked orzo
1 cup frozen corn, thawed and drained
12 cherry tomatoes, quartered
3 green onions, sliced
1 cup edamame
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1/4 cup low-fat buttermilk (2% milk + 1 tsp. lemon juice)
3 Tbs. fresh lime juice
2 Tbs. light sour cream
2 Tbs. light mayonnaise
1/2 to 1 tsp. chili powder (depending upon how spicy you like it)
1/2 tsp. kosher slat
1/4 tsp. black pepper
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 peeled avocado, diced
1 Tbs. chopped fresh parsley (1 tsp. dried parsley)

Directions 
1. Cook orzo according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Drain and rinse; drain well. Place orzo, corn and next 4 ingredients (though beans) in a large bowl: toss.

2. Combine buttermilk, and next 8 ingredients (through garlic) in a small bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Drizzle over orzo; toss. Top with avocado; garnish with remaining parsley.
Adapted from http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/orzo-salad-with-spicy-dressing-50400000112006/

SOB

SOB

SOB.... Not referring to its most common meaning. But instead Shipley Orchard Band. It's a gathering that my family puts on every year around the 4th of July. A lot of my cousins are really big into band music. So them and there friends but together a selection of band tunes all centered around a theme. Everyone brings a dish to share and we all eat and enjoy the music. Following the concert is a spectacular fire works show. I just love the finale because there is just so much stuff up in the sky you don't know to look. First you go for the sparkles, then you get distracted by a big boom, but then there a rainbow colored explosion that catches your eye, next is the spiraling stars, before you know it the whole sky is filled with nothing but lights. Anytime I watch a fireworks I also think of "The Sandlot". When it is the 4ht and they are running through the block party on the street to make it to the baseball field. They make it to the field and they start playing as usual. But once the fireworks start, they all stop and stare up at the sky. Still scattered around the diamond they watch in awe. Hope you enjoyed the fourth!
~Love Sara
P.S. not that this song directly relates to the forth of July but American by Lana Del Rey is AMAZING, just like the rest of her stuff.