Noelle likes Good Food

It is that time of year again. Summer is drawing to a close, and another school year is beginning. I thought I would sit down and write an update about what is going on in the school department for me. For starters, it is going really well! This spring I graduated from community college with an Associates in Science! I have successfully transferred and will be starting classes at the University of Georgia this fall. I have two years left and will graduate in Spring 2015. Classes start next Tuesday! I am a little nervous about my class load. I am taking 16 credit hours with only Tuesday/Thursday classes which means I will leave my house at 6:40AM, my first class starts at 8AM then I will have 6 classes back to back with only 15 minutes in between until 4:45PM. I know those days will feel like marathons, but I am excited to start this new challenge. It is completely worth it to have only 2 days of classes each week, which means I can keep working on the days I am not at school....

Normally my husband does not have a lot of input when it comes to menu planning. He is not picky and will eat most everything that I make. Because of that, when he does ask for something specific I do my best to make it happen. It just so happens that he recently asked for sloppy joes, so I made it for dinner the next day. Fortunately, I had everything I needed in the pantry so I didn't even have to go to the store!  Dinner consisted of sloppy joes on homemade sourdough english muffins, sautéed zucchini, and green beans topped with nutritional yeast. It was a great meal that both of us really enjoyed! Homemade Sloppy Joes 1 lb. ground beef, browned 1 T olive oil 1 large onion, finely chopped 1 jalapeño, finely chopped 1 tsp dried garlic powder (or about 3 cloves fresh garlic) 14.5 oz can of crushed tomatoes 1 T tomato paste 2 T brown sugar (I have also used honey) 1 T Apple Cider Vinegar 2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce Cook ground beef and set aside. Hea...