what an honor!

Nikki: "Hey, how come you don't blog on my blog, Kels? You can ya know :) I'd love the help!"

I figured I should take advantage of this opportunity as soon as possible. Hello Nikki, roommates, Jen, and Mrs. Wilson :)

Let's see... Nikki has been talking about wanting to cook more often so I'll tell you an inspiring story. Last night my roommate Bethany and her boyfriend came home with bags of groceries, ready to make meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and vegetables. This obviously presented a wonderful opportunity for the potential of my eating well that night. I sidled into the kitchen and suggested that I cut up my pineapple and maybe we could all have it for dessert. Luckily, I had, unconsciously, been displaying a whole, beautiful, uncut pineapple in our kitchen, just waiting for the right moment for eating. And although I knew that Bethany loves pineapple too (we once had amazing pineapple gelato served in the "shell" of half of a pineapple together in Rome), I hadn't consciously planned on bribing her with this particular pineapple. But the plan worked! I was fed meatloaf and mashed potatoes for volunteering my pineapple for her dessert (and volunteering to cut up an onion).

The moral of this story, Nikki, is that you need to learn what foods you can bribe your roommates with, stock up on those, and then slowly influence them into cooking your favorite foods for you. :) Or, just plan to all add one ingredient into becoming a meal. That happens in my house often too. If someone is cooking chicken in your kitchen, wander in and offer them the can of green beans that you forgot was sitting on your shelf for two months. And for this random act of kindness, you will most likely be rewarded with some chicken! Hopefully these plans will still work even if your roommates read this blog...

Good luck!

Love ya,
Kelsey