Lab Midterm Done... Time to COOK!!

So yesterday was spent studying basically all day and all night. When I got up this morning I went to the gym and brought my book and studied there. At stop lights on the way to class I was reviewing flash cards. In the hall way waiting to enter the lab I was skimming my notes. Biology OWNED my life the past 48 hours. I was SO sure I was going to fail this exam. I have been hung up on my molecular neural classes and neuroethic that I forgotten about bio completely. URGH!!!!!


I mean REALLY who NEEDS to know dilution factors and conversion off the top of their head?? Who NEEDS to know what each kind of bacteria cell looks like? Well yeah, some people do need to know this.... but not me!! haha!!! I am a psych major! I do not caaarreee how to tell different bacterias from each other. I do not want to know the anatomy of a microscope. Why do I need to know what iodine does in starch and sugars? BLAAAAHHHHH.


Well what do you know, I walked away with an 85.76%. Not at all what I want to get. If I do not get an A in this class it will ruin my almost perfect career at RIT. But I guess I can live with a B for now.

SO now that bio is off my mind I can finally get some cooking done!

A bit about the recipe below. I make this all the time when I have leftover meats and veggies laying around. Its my Moms favorite comfort food. I on the other hand wanted a nice beef stir fry. This recipe I came up with last year after playing with some stir fry sauces combos and finally came up with a very good recipe!

Thanksgiving Pie (Left Overs Shepherd's Pie)

4 cups cooked turkey or any other cooked meat
3-4 cups cooked veggies(I use carrots, corn, onions, green beans, and peas)
1-1 1/2 cup gravy (to match meat flavor) or cream of whatever soup
3-4 cups mashed potatoes
1 egg

1. Heat vegetables, meat, and gravy on the stove until warmed then pour into a greased casserole dish.
2. Mix mashed potatoes with egg and spread over the warmed filling.
3. Bake at 400°F for about 25-30 minutes until filling is bubbly.
4. Want a change? Sprinkle cheese on top, or mash ranch dressing mix into the potatoes with 2 TBS sour cream.

Ease of execution: 10/10

Taste: 9/10

Health: 5/10

Fast and Easy Beef Stir Fry
1/2 lb flank steak, sliced
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 teaspoon powdered ginger
oil to coat the pan
cornstarch
cooked rice to serve if you want.
Sauce for beef
1 tablespoon hosin sauce
1/2 tablespoon soy sauce (I use low sodium)

1 tablespoon rice wine
1 teaspoon honey

1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 cup beef broth (I use low sodium)

1. marinade sliced beef in soy sauce, garlic, and ginger in the fridge for at least 1/2 hour.
2. heat oil on a skillet or wok to about med.
3. take beef out of marinade and toss in cornstarch and stir fry until almost cooked all the way thru.
4. Mix together the sauce ingredients and pour into the skillet and simmer with the beef until the sauce is thickened and the beef in cooked all the way thru.
5. You may add any cooked veggies in the the beef if you like, I serve this over rice or on a salad for a great meal.

Ease of execution: 7/10
Taste: 9/10
Health: 7/10