Saturday, December 6, 2008

Food and Finals


Since I only started cooking this quarter, I did not really know how crunch time would affect my eating habits. I figured that cooking would be a great way to procrastinate. Unfortunately, studying got the better of me, and my kitchen has been neglected. I've been surviving on left overs stretched with free food from clubs and parties... (If you have facebook, here's ridiculous proof.)

This morning's farmer's market was a reminder that I've been neglecting my diet. I'm making up for it by cooking two servings of swordfish smothered in a home made onion-tomato spread. One for dinner, one for later on this week.

I feel like left-overs have a negative stigma - and when you're not cooking for yourself, its obvious why: its redundant, not as fresh, and non-uniformly heated by a microwave that infuses the smell of whatever was reheated previously. If we keep in mind the satisfaction equilibrium, though, the time saved makes left-overs invaluable. So when finals are around the corner, double the recipe, and refer to parents for expiration dates.