First Brunch of the Semester!

Hello, all you lovelies! I hope you're having a happy Sunday procrastinating. I know I am.

This morning at brunch, the level of still-drunkenness was at a minimal. I'm sure it will pick up as the semester continues, but I believe many felt the way I did last night: sleep can be better than booze. Especially when still reeling from the first week of the semester.

This morning we had the option of oatmeal, eggs Benedict, waffles, home fries with onions, bagles, banana bread, and ICE CREAM. Oh and melon and salad.

I enjoyed the eggs Benedict, melon, and home fries. And half a bagel, shared with Kati. And two cups of coffee. I'm regretting that last decision right about now.


The eggs were delicious, although I'm partial to less hollandaise sauce on my eggs Benedict, personally. The home fries were wonderful--Jen Krain even scooped some into her cupped palm for the walk home...a little greasy, but I understand. The toaster was at it's prime temperature, so our bagel was toasted beautifully.

I heard the banana bread was quite good, and Vilma developed a delicious concoction with banana bread, ice cream, and, I think but don't quote me, maple syrup.

Okay, quick unrelated question: in Man V. Food, whenever he eats something super spicy, the audience always asks if it's the hottest thing he's ever eaten, but HAVEN'T THEY EVER SEEN THE SHOW? DON'T THEY KNOW HE WILL NEVER ANSWER THAT?! Jeez. Sorry.

Moving on...

I know Mary Kate wished bacon had attended brunch, but I know the ham on the eggs Benedict made her smile. And we always love to see M-K smile.

Nev and Julie reemerged. Finally. Missed them.

Mom and Pops Krain attended...duh. Who could miss their excessive cuteness?

Am I forgetting anything? Probably. This is a shorter post, mainly because I don't want to distract anyone from doing their work for too too long. SO GO DO IT!

(But if you do want a good distraction, http://manbabies.com/popular is so awesome/so weird. Example below)




Morrowz love,

Nom nommmm nomity

The Mystery of Rachel's Meatloaf

Hello, everyone. I am currently watching Iron Chef America, and although I do not ever wish to be on the show because I would only make cookies and cupcakes and no actual food, I thoroughly enjoy their creativity.

Tonight in Morrow was during at-home cookin'. Well, except for my house, because my mother never made me meatloaf because she didn't like it. I think I have mentioned this before. Anyyywayyy...

For dinz tonight, we had Caesar salad, spinach salad, meatloaf with mushroom gravy, lentil patties, (dirty) mashed potatoes, corn, blueberry oatmeal delicious cake, and buttercrunch ice cream. Contrary to what was on the 2eat site, there were no buttermilk biscuits. A disappointment, but we survived.

"Thirty minutes have elapsed"

I was suffering from some stomach issues at dinner time, so I, unfortunately, was not able to partake in all the delicious offerings. I nommed on some salad, corn, and a little mashed potatoes and gravy, and, of course, dessert. All super helpful to my stomach ache. Psh, sure.

From those who ate the meatloaf, it was apparently quite good. Rachel looked down at her plate later in the evening, and discovered a bite taken from her meatloaf that she did not take, and was not there moments earlier. Twas a little scary. The mushroom gravy was quite flavorful, and a very nice touch to the mashed potatoes. I put the term "dirty" in quotes because they were not described as such, but dirty mashed potatoes typically are prepared in the way we had them tonight--with the skins mixed in. Yum.

The corn was, well, corn. It's hard to go wrong there. According to Nina, the lentil patties were very good.

For dessert, Miss Samara and I put some of the ultra delicious blueberry crumble cake in a bowl and placed the buttercrunch ice cream over it. She warmed hers for a little bit, I did not. It might have been the most delicious thing, ever. I wanted to never hit the bottom of the bowl...I might have made a few trips back to the dessert bar to prevent that from happening.

Mary-Kate was responsible for the delightful musical choices.
Julie entertained us with her always smart-driving-in-treacherous-conditions stories. We apparently repeated the same statement a few times, yet I cannot remember it at all.


"Fifteen minutes to go"

Overall, tonight was delicious homecookin', so appropriate since Morrow is our true home. I will be reporting about brunch on Sunday, so have a great and safe weekend, and never forget: nom nom nommmmz nom nomity nomnomnom.

Fry Me Up, Baby

Hello all! Tonight in Morrow, like every Tuesday night, was stir-fry night. I'm going to keep this post short, mainly because I have a ton of homework I still haven't finished, but also because stir-fry night is a classic.

Rice, chicken stir-fry with peppers and onions, as well as a beef option, or the always popular make-your-own stir-fry were our choices tonight. I opted for the make-your-own with my favorite chef, Sarah.

I had some broccoli, bamboo shoots, onions, mushrooms, a little tofu, and shrampy-shramp in mine. Along with spicy oil, plum, and teriyaki sauce. All deliciously placed over rice. Yum yum yum.

Pineapple yet again for dessert. No complaints, here.

I'm told the chicken was excellent, as well.

There you are, folks...I told you it would be short. I won't be around tomorrow night for B4D, since I have to be at the WOZQ GENERAL INTEREST MEETING AT 6PM WHICH YOU ALL SHOULD COME TOOOOOOOO


Lovez you allz. Nomzz nom nom.

Welcome back, Welcome back, Welcome back

Why hello, my lovely blog readers! It's so nice to be with you all again, and I am also so happy for the happening of the greatest event this side of the start of classes: Morrow House Dining Hall is once again open for business.

I know, it's been too long. Dreaming of warm, freshly Sarah made omelets and the sweet, sometimes explosive laughter of surrounding friends all J-Term long has kept us going. But now, we can rejoice in the reopening of our favorite culinary establishment.

Tonight for dinner, we had Hearty Vegetable Soup, roast pork, Hungarian Noodles & Peas, roasted sweet potatoes, sauteed green beans, salad bar, dressings, and Applesauce Cake.

I'm going to be straight with you (that's a first): I did not try the soup, salad bar, sweet potatoes, or cake. And also, instead of green beans, there were green peas. I had those, though.

The roast pork was quite delicious. A little dry in some parts, but that tends to happen with meats such as pork, turkey, and chicken where the natural juices of the meat are difficult to retain while cooking, and the use of the juices after cooking is not common, unless in a gravy. Boy, do I love gravy.

Many, particularly Julie and Rachel, enjoyed the skin of the pork the most. That's pretty expected, as the outer layer is often the crispiest and most buttery.

The Hungarian Noodles and Peas were surprisingly good. A little sour cream, a little pepper, quite nomz. I thoroughly enjoyed them with my pork.

Sweet potatoes have never been my favorite. If I wanted something sweet, I would have ordered dessert. Nevertheless, there are those who are die-hard sweet potato fans (talking about YOU, Lilly). I suggested Rachel to eat hers with a spoon it looked so soft and nom-able. She enjoyed them immensely. As did Samara. I'm glad they did; the sweet potatoes looked delicious, and, as stated by our lovely HVH, when you roast them, the sweetness is enhanced, making them even more succulent. Did I really just use that word?

For dessert, I chose pineapple offered in the salad bar over the cake.

When we got back to our rooms, Rachel came to me with a strange medical condition. She was breaking out in hives. Was it something in her room? Was it random? Or...was it something she ate? I jokingly asked her if she had any citrus earlier in the evening, and she said no. BUT WAIT! Rachel realized she had the MANDARIN dressing on her salad. She wasn't a huge fan of it, but she did eat some of it. So apparently, Mandarin alludes to the mandarin orange extract in the dressing.

Mystery solved. Sherlock Holmes would be stumped on that one, too.

The jukebox raged, nomz were enjoyed, and laughter filled the air. All in all, a great first meal back, and we can't wait to see what the rest of the semester in the Morrow Dining Hall has in store for us.

Ta-ta for nowz,

Nomnomnom nomity nomzzz nomamamam nom.