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Well, my night at work last night was just about the shittiest it could possibly have been. First, I got yelled at for asking someone to cover my shift on Sunday (apparently we're not allowed to ask people to cover for us even if we're dying and bleeding from the eyes, who knew) and we had to finish all the stocking from the night before plus whatever came on the truck last night, and we weren't allowed to leave until it was finished, so we were there until after 9 AM this morning. I stocked 10 skids by myself and had to run around helping people and customers, and I was lifting so much that I tore the new healed skin out of my incisions and started pissing and throwing up blood (not torrents or anything, just small amounts, which they told me would happen if I did too much lifting, but still, it was freaky; since they just use liquid band aid and don't stitch anything the skin is very easy to tear but it's still creepy to have blood coming out of there that you know is from incisions, and of course the pain made me nauseous and made me throw up which in turn made my throat ache and bleed, so that's probably where the blood in my vomit came from, it's happened before) but we had so much fucking stock to do that I didn't want to let them down by saying "hey, I'm throwing up blood, can I stop now?" so I just plowed through it and tried not to cry when people made fun of me for not wanting to lift heavy things. I am in SO MUCH pain right now. Plus, to make the night even more fun, there's this newer guy named Coley who started out good but now sucks ass stocking in any other area other than the one we started him in, ans he fucked around all night when I was in the toy department trying to help him stock, and he kept laughing at me and knocking toys out of my hand while I was trying to stock them like a fucking five year old. I wanted to kill him. Then to top off the wonderful evening, the floor crew (which is made up of all Mexican people who don't speak English) started yelling at me because there was stuff on the floor and they couldn't clean, and they started moving our skids of stock around so they could clean, which they're not supposed to do; they're supposed to clean around our stuff, not move it, and they were driving the pallet jacks around and crashing into things and laughing and I finally had to call the manager over to talk to them because I was too angry and was going to kill them if I tried talking to them myself. All in all it was a really shitty night and we still didn't get everything done, so we have more to look forward to tonight. I'm so tired. And I have to work Sunday too. Maybe I'll get lucky and bleed to death in my sleep so I don't have to go in.
Plus also to add to all that, I got a card from my mom a few days ago and in it she mentioned in passing that my grandmother died a few months ago and no one bothered to tell me about it, so I keep thinking about her and how I never got to say goodbye and crying about it. Bleh. Blubber blubber.
I'm in so much pain and so tired that if I think about all that, I'll cry, so I wish to distract myself. My friend Jenn called me and wants to have a thanksgiving dinner with me sometime before thanksgiving, and since it will be me and her and three guys at least, we want to make a metric fuckton of food, and so now we're talking about what to make. These are the recipes I'd like to make:
Berry Cheesecake
1/5 cup sugar
1 cup Fiber One flakes cereal
2 egg whites
1 envelope powdered gelatin
3 1/2 cups strawberry yogurt
2 8-ounce packages cream cheese
1. Heat oven to 375F.
2. Put cereal into a food processor. Gently pulse to form a coarse mixture. Add sugar.
3. In a small bowl, lightly whip egg whites. Add to cereal mixture and pulse to combine. Transfer this mixture to 8-inch springform pan and spread evenly over bottom of pan. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
4. In a blender, mix together yogurt and gelatin. Add cream cheese and blend until mixture is smooth.
5. Pour yogurt mixture into springform pan and spread evenly over crust.
6. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 12 hours to set.
7. To serve: remove outer ring from pan and cut cheesecake into pieces.
Stuffing Muffins
Prepare 2 large bags stuffing according to package directions, using chicken broth instead of water for a richer flavor. Portion stuffing out into greased muffin tin and place small sliver of margarine on top of each stuffing muffin. Bake at 350 until top of muffins are crisp. Serve with gravy.
Creamy Dreamy Mashed Potatoes
5 lbs. White potatoes, peeled and diced
2-4 cups milk
2 large onions, diced
4 oz. Minced garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
In very large microwave safe bowl, dump in potatoes and add water to cover. Microwave on high for 20 minutes or until potatoes are soft (this will free up your stove for other things and allow you to prepare other things while the potatoes are cooking. No muss, no fuss). Drain the potatoes. Process in batches in food processor until all potatoes are smooth. Stir in other ingredients to desired consistency. Serve alone or with gravy, recipe below. Eat. Die Happy.
It's All Gravy
2 16 oz. Containers chicken broth
6 tbsp. Margarine
1/3-1/2 cup olive oil
½-1 cup flour
¼ cup milk or heavy cream
Salt and pepper to taste
in bottom of large saucepan, slowly melt margarine and stir in olive oil. Add flour and whisk until there are no lumps. Add chicken stock and keep stirring until mixture thickens. Add milk or cream and salt and pepper. Serve with mashed potatoes and stuffing.
Easy Cheesy Pasta Salad
1 16 oz. Jar Cheez Whiz
2 cups mayonnaise
1 small red onion, diced
4 oz. Minced garlic
1 green pepper, diced
1 jar olives, drained (black or green, it's all good, mix the two and make something special)
56 oz. Elbow Macaroni
Salt and pepper to taste
Prepare macaroni according to package directions. Drain and set aside to cool. In very large bowl, combine Cheez Whiz and mayonnaise. Stir in onion, garlic, green pepper, and olives. Season to taste. Add in cooled macaroni, stirring gently to combine. Eat. Die happy.
You should all feel honored that I'm sharing these with you. :-p I'm usually very overprotective of my recipes.
Plus also to add to all that, I got a card from my mom a few days ago and in it she mentioned in passing that my grandmother died a few months ago and no one bothered to tell me about it, so I keep thinking about her and how I never got to say goodbye and crying about it. Bleh. Blubber blubber.
I'm in so much pain and so tired that if I think about all that, I'll cry, so I wish to distract myself. My friend Jenn called me and wants to have a thanksgiving dinner with me sometime before thanksgiving, and since it will be me and her and three guys at least, we want to make a metric fuckton of food, and so now we're talking about what to make. These are the recipes I'd like to make:
Berry Cheesecake
1/5 cup sugar
1 cup Fiber One flakes cereal
2 egg whites
1 envelope powdered gelatin
3 1/2 cups strawberry yogurt
2 8-ounce packages cream cheese
1. Heat oven to 375F.
2. Put cereal into a food processor. Gently pulse to form a coarse mixture. Add sugar.
3. In a small bowl, lightly whip egg whites. Add to cereal mixture and pulse to combine. Transfer this mixture to 8-inch springform pan and spread evenly over bottom of pan. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and cool.
4. In a blender, mix together yogurt and gelatin. Add cream cheese and blend until mixture is smooth.
5. Pour yogurt mixture into springform pan and spread evenly over crust.
6. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for 12 hours to set.
7. To serve: remove outer ring from pan and cut cheesecake into pieces.
Stuffing Muffins
Prepare 2 large bags stuffing according to package directions, using chicken broth instead of water for a richer flavor. Portion stuffing out into greased muffin tin and place small sliver of margarine on top of each stuffing muffin. Bake at 350 until top of muffins are crisp. Serve with gravy.
Creamy Dreamy Mashed Potatoes
5 lbs. White potatoes, peeled and diced
2-4 cups milk
2 large onions, diced
4 oz. Minced garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
In very large microwave safe bowl, dump in potatoes and add water to cover. Microwave on high for 20 minutes or until potatoes are soft (this will free up your stove for other things and allow you to prepare other things while the potatoes are cooking. No muss, no fuss). Drain the potatoes. Process in batches in food processor until all potatoes are smooth. Stir in other ingredients to desired consistency. Serve alone or with gravy, recipe below. Eat. Die Happy.
It's All Gravy
2 16 oz. Containers chicken broth
6 tbsp. Margarine
1/3-1/2 cup olive oil
½-1 cup flour
¼ cup milk or heavy cream
Salt and pepper to taste
in bottom of large saucepan, slowly melt margarine and stir in olive oil. Add flour and whisk until there are no lumps. Add chicken stock and keep stirring until mixture thickens. Add milk or cream and salt and pepper. Serve with mashed potatoes and stuffing.
Easy Cheesy Pasta Salad
1 16 oz. Jar Cheez Whiz
2 cups mayonnaise
1 small red onion, diced
4 oz. Minced garlic
1 green pepper, diced
1 jar olives, drained (black or green, it's all good, mix the two and make something special)
56 oz. Elbow Macaroni
Salt and pepper to taste
Prepare macaroni according to package directions. Drain and set aside to cool. In very large bowl, combine Cheez Whiz and mayonnaise. Stir in onion, garlic, green pepper, and olives. Season to taste. Add in cooled macaroni, stirring gently to combine. Eat. Die happy.
You should all feel honored that I'm sharing these with you. :-p I'm usually very overprotective of my recipes.