Real Domestic Housewife

I have a house in Virginia with my husband, which I reside in when I am not in nursing school. During school days I live with my parents because my school's campus is in Maryland. I am currently in my VA house since spring break is in session. I've been enhancing and expanding my domestic skills ever since I got married. Today's agenda, laundry and dinner. I really should clean more often, but I hate "scrubbing" the counter tops and surfaces with a passion. I am always amazed at how often my house needs cleaning, especially when there is only two of us currently living in it, and occasionally we aren't both always home. I'm actually in Maryland for most of the year during the fall and spring semesters and my husband (who is in the Navy) goes out to sea a lot. Anyways, I don't know how housewives/families keep their house spotless. I think the secret is = cleaning services ;)

Well, since am I still a "poor nursing student" and therefore cannot hire someone to clean up after me, I am left to do it myself or hope my hubby will beat me to it. Actually, I don't mind cleaning, but I hate addressing the toilets and the stove which has a grill top. I wish I had an electric stove-top (easier) to clean, but my husband insisted on the grill/gas stove top.

Sorry for the tangent, back to day's agenda. For today's meal plan I decided to try my hand at homemade chili, corn bread, and potato wedges. I'm finally using the opportunity break in the crock pot and Kitchen Aid professional stand mixer. Everything turned out absolutely yummy! I made the chili with ground turkey, onions, garlic, kidney and pinto beans, green and red bell peppers, a jalapeno, tomato/basil pasta sauce, chili mix, cinnamon, oregano, basil, parsley, and thyme. All into the crock pot everything went after the ground turkey was browned and the beans prepped. The corn bread consisted on cornmeal, flour, salt, sugar, baking powder, melting butter, a can of creamed corn, and one egg. And finally, I sliced two red potatoes into large sticks and mixed them with extra-virgin olive oil, rosemary, and garlic. This was baked in the oven. Yummy yummy yummy! I'm delighted at how yummy everything turned out, but more happy that I have yet to induce any food poisoning *knock on wood*

And the finished product... Voila!