Spaghetti and Meatballs

This meal was made before I left for my week-vacay in Maryland and I figured that I might as well finish off the vodka marinara sauce. I included some sliced portabello mushrooms (I had way too many), green beans (probably boiled a little bit too long; they weren't as crunchy as I would've liked, and meatballs.

These meatballs need a paragraph for themselves. They are SO GOOD. Aidell's sausages and other products are all very delicious in general, but sometimes they can be a little expensive. I bought the meatballs in a double-pack at Costco and I've made many meals with the meatballs so it was well worth the price. The teriyaki and pineapple meatballs are sweet and savory and they compliment many different types of meals. You can freeze them if you can't finish all of them and defrost them when you're ready to eat them. They are, so good.

I've had a lot of delicious meals since I've come back home in Maryland...and it has made me realize that I really need to start working out on a regular basis. sigh.

Omaha Steak Burger

My roommate Nicky's sister sent us a huge package of Omaha Steak products, including some apple tartlets, various seasoned chicken, mashed and baked potatoes, and burger meat. It takes her a while to eat all of the food so I help out, hehe! I grilled my burger on my tiny Foreman Grill (which is a pain to clean but a perfect size for a single patty) while slightly caramelizing my onions and mushrooms on a pan. I had also made some guacamole earlier today (to bring to the last class of psych testing, yay!) and spread some on my bun. Top it off with some cheddar cheese (the muenster cheese looked...bubbly...I didn't know cheese could go bad...?) and a slice of tomato and deliciouuus!

Since I infrequently make/grill burgers by myself, I had no idea how long to cook the patty for. I kept spearing it with my knife and blood kept spilling out. It came out pretty well-done so I guess next time I don't have to worry about it so much. Apparently I also cooked too much onions/mushrooms that could fit on top of my burger so I piled them next to it and ate it before taking this picture, hehe!!

Proctoring for the AP's are almost over, as well as the one last class for BU. It doesn't feel like it should be summer yet (mostly just spring) but I guess I'll really start to feel it when I go home!

Update: I made the burger again today (as a main course to the sweet potato fries above) and this time I only changed it from guac to Sweet Ray's BBQ.

The buns also aren't as sqooshed as the picture above haha!