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‘Cause I’m done with chem lab 👿 !!!! WHOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!!

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My professor took that photo :mrgreen:

Actually, today’s lab was the coolest we’ve done – probably intentionally. We made soap! But it was still too corrosive to use as such…

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I had an empty hollow in my stomach after lunch. I swear when I don’t have whole grains at lunch I have that feeling (and I don’t think the little bit of wheatberries was enough). You’d think the protein and fat from the salmon + cottage cheese and the fiber from the veggies + apple would be good enough, but something was just missing to completely take away my noontime hunger.

So when I got home at 4:30, I pulled out a frozen Homemade Oatmeal Snack Bar to have for a snack (so as to try to use stuff up instead of open the box cereal that I was craving.) Unfortunately a semester in the freezer gave this touches of freezer burn, but luckily the Honey Cinnamon Peanut Butter covered that up pretty well.

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With tea –

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We ate dinner a little earlier tonight around 6:30. On the menu were Mushroom + Havarti Omelets!

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The husband brought home some almost-bad mushrooms (he’s been rolling in the damaged food items this week – he also brought home a badly dented gallon of milk that was in the “throw out pile.” EF donates what food it can to the local food pantry, but sometimes they can’t get there in time and things get thrown out.) The mushrooms made a perfect complement to the omelets I had planned. Each omelet had 2 eggs, about an oz of shredded havarti and shrooms. Plus a dollop of Fage Total, which was so rich it went perfectly.

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Extra shrooms on the side –

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Plus a slice of GH Dakota toast with homemade pumpkin butter –

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I’m off to make some Organic flash cards. The lab is over, but the worst is yet to come in the class: Test IV and the Final Exam.

I hope I can squeeze in a little reading in bed too 😉

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  1. BethT says

    Congrats on being done!! I hate labs. And when I think of people making soap, I always think of Fight Club…

    Yummy omelet too!

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  6. Maggie says

    I LOVE that you are getting to use so much free food. Have you heard of the dumpster divers? It’s people that actually go through the dumpsters outside of grocery stores and salvage food that’s still good. Kind of gross, but your way is much more sanitary, hehe. I think it’s awesome and majorly environmentally friendly. Can’t wait to hear about the next thing the husband brings home! (Plus, you probably get to try all sorts of things you might not otherwise, like Fage Total – and if you don’t like it you don’t feel bad about throwing it out!)

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  12. Laura says

    Kath – Your omelet looks fabulous! What an amazing dinner. Make sure to take a study break tonite and enjoy your reading.

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  17. Halie says

    Congratulations on finishing Chem Lab!

    Yummy mushrooms! My favorite! I think I’m part Hobbit, I love mushrooms so much 🙂

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  18. Kerry says

    Congrats on being done with chem lab. I did that soap lab last spring, and it was kind of neat. Hang in there with the rest of orgo!

    I am looking forward to trying out your pumpkin butter recipe, it looks so good.

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  20. lexi says

    congratulations on finishing chem lab! i am very happy for you! the dinner looks really good! have a great night!

    p.s thanks for letting me know, i cant fix what i dont realise! and i just wanted to say i am getting proffesional help. the blog is just a little extra healing place.

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  25. Rose says

    Ha! That’s hysterical that your prof took the photo of you – did he ask what it was for? And did you reply – for memories of your most favorite class? 🙂

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  28. K says

    I am very jealous of your goggles for chem. Haha – we have the WORST ones ever. They strap on your head but half the time they fall off and the other half (when they actually stay on) you get a crease on your face.

    In food news….I love the sound of that omelet! Congrats on being done with Chem!! Must be a relief!

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  29. Biz319 says

    So glad that part of your life is over!

    Good luck on the final part of the test. Because you are EXACTLY like my daughter will be in 10 years, I know you’ll do great!

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  31. melissa says

    This is a question for all mushroom lovers. I have never liked mushrooms. I think because of the texture; however, I was wondering if there was a very palatable kind or way of preparing them that makes them less squishy and earthy? If kath or anyone has thoughts on shrooms for beginners, please let me know!

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  32. Justy2003 says

    Yay for being done with chem lab! I remember being soooo glad to be done with chemistry FOREVER.
    Oh, and about the earlier post, I’m not a huge bumper sticker person, but I LOVE t-shirts 😀

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  34. Kath says

    Rachel ,
    There’s no onion chopping in this house!

    HangryPants ,
    I think the High 5 Fiber is my favorite (the one with big flax seeds in it) but I also love the Honey Wheat.

    lexi ,
    🙂

    Rose ,
    I told him it was for my food blog – and that I wanted to show how FUN chemistry is to my readers!

    daphna ,
    I know – I do feel lucky about only one semester. But we crammed a year’s worth of material in (this was for nutrition peeps to squeeze it in)!! Just not in quite the detail of 2 semesters.

    amber ,
    Circulon. Love it!

    melissa ,
    Try them IN things before you try them by themselves. That’s how I learned. In sauces and such.

    Kath

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  36. Kate Mc says

    Kath, have you ever tried dill havarti, its a block of havarti with the herb dill in it. I’m not sure how they get the dill in there , but it is really yummy. I say score on the EF free goods. I worked in restaurants and delis and was always disturbed by how much is wasted. I am always bringing home leftovers that otherwise would have gone to waste.

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  38. runjess says

    I love your baked oatmeal snack bars. Thinking of making more tonight because I’m all out.

    My last day of organic lab was one of the happiest of my life. Congratulations. Celebrate.

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  39. Kristina says

    MMM that omlet looks so delicous with those mushrooms. Really sounds good. So what exactly is fage, i hav seen it around your blog before, but have no idea what it is.

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