ingredients

• 1 lb. mixed fresh tomatoes, chopped
• 1/2 c. thinly sliced red onions
• 1/4 c. Athenos crumbled feta cheese with basil and tomato
• 1/4 c. Kraft tuscan house italian dressing and marinade
• 2 T. chopped fresh basil
• 2 T. chopped fresh parsley

directions

• combine. :D

where have you left origami hearts for people to find?

• i've left one in a doctor's office.
• i've left one in a red robin's booth.
• i've left one in the mailbox.

• David's Pumpkin Seeds (salty, but sooo good!)
• Cranberry Raisinets
• Thin Pretzel Sticks
• Yogi™ "Fresh Strawberry Crunch" Granola Crisps (_too_ good to be as healthy as they say.)
• Pomegranate!
• Apple Slices & Honey
• Caramallows (from the boardwalk. sweet enough to make your mouth hurt all over!)
• Citrus-y Ice Pops
• Lime Jell-O

My Shelfari

• ✔ The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
• ✔ Parrotfish by Ellen Wittlinger
• ✔ Poff The Cat, Or When We Care by Hartmut von Hentig
• ✔ Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson
• ✔ Wings by Aprillyne Pike
• The Valley of Horses by Jean Auel (reading)
• ✔ Lost by Gregory Maguire
• ✔ The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides
• ✔ Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

• foodbeam
• The Feather Circus
• WishWishWish
• dyke.
• sfgirlbybay: blissful inspiration
• Mocking Bird

ingredients

• 1 1/2 c. crushed Ritz crackers (about 35)
• 2 c. grated cheddar, divided
• 4 T. unsalted butter (melted) + 2 T. cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
• 4 c. cooked elbow macaroni (about 8 oz. uncooked), drained and kept hot
• 2 lg. eggs, beaten
• 1/2 c. milk
• 1/4 c. sour cream
• 1/4 t. salt

directions

• preheat oven to 350F. lightly grease 8 cups of a 12-cup muffin tin.
• in a bowl, mix crackers, 1 c of cheddar, and melted butter. divide mixture among prepared muffin cups and press firmly into the bottom and up the sides.
• in large bowl, mix the macaroni with 1/2 ...

(makes 8 servings) ingredients

• 2 c. boiling water
• 1 pkg. (3 oz.) jell-o strawberry flavor gelatin
• 18 fresh strawberries, stemmed
• 2/3 c. (2-qt. line) kool-aid strawberry mix/any red flavor

directions

• add boiling water to gelatin in medium bowl; stir 2 min. (until dissolved)
• cut berries in half; mash berries and drink mix in large bowl. stir in gelatin.
• pour into 8 (5-oz.) paper/plastic cups.
• cover cups with foil; insert pop sticks into center of each (for handle). freeze 2 hours/until firm.

• learn to play the ukulele.
• write as many stories as possible.
• publish a poem.
• kiss a girl.
• cry from utter joy.
• laugh with a friend over nothing at all.
• show my loved ones they are loved.
• have a heart-to-heart, face-to-face with someone who matters.
• make a stranger's day.
• hide origami hearts around public places for anyone to find.
• slip a poem/quote/etc. into a library book before returning it.
• ✔ feel completely zenned out from a song. ("o death" by jen titus.)
• make a masterpiece.
• learn to love your own imperfections.
• feel self-worth for more than a few hours.
• make a girl feel wholly and utterly loved...

• Team Puckurt
• Pearls & Tea
• Lace and Flora
• little cigars
• jr__nal

ingredients

• apricots: peel + purée
• strawberries: quarter + cut in half

directions

• add applesauce + splash of lemon juice; mix.

use a few tablespoons to flavor yogurt.

ingredients

• 1 lg. vidalia onion
• 3 T. Kraft grated parmesan cheese
• 2 T. A.1. original steak sauce

directions

• heat grill to med-high heat.
• peel onion; partially cut into 6 wedges, careful not to cut through bottom of onion.
• place on large sheet of foil. gently pull onion wedges apart; sprinkle with cheese. drizzle with steak sauce. wrap tightly with foil.
• grill 40 min./until onion is tender and lightly browned.

• the technique: sweet dough || here

• "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost
  • the first poem I memorized
  • found in "The Outsiders"
• "Sea Fever" by John Masefield
  • amazing read aloud
• "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe
  • remembered from the movie "Holes"
  • lovely rhyming in the last stanza
• "since feeling is first" by e. e. cummings
• "i carry your heart with me" by e. e. cummings
  • overly popular, but still a favorite
• "How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43)" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
  • i can relate to this so well.

• Take daily walks.
• Replace junk food and sugary snacks with healthier alternatives.
• Stop drinking soda.
• Read 20 books.
• Make art journals.

Currently I have:

• JRNAL #0: "Mistaken Identity"
• JRNAL #2: "Living on a Prayer" (COMPLETE! 2 Sept. 2010)
• Write more original work. (poetry, stories, etc.)
• Complete the 10th grade, to move on to 11th grade.
• ✔ Go to public high school for the 2010-2011 school year. (Entered in the 3rd marking period of the 2009-2010 school year)
• Successfully make meringue drops.
  • Bake a shitload!
• Goal Weight: 145 lbs