Well this past week has been very white and fluffy. For the first time in most of our young lives we saw somewhere around 50 inches of snowfall within the same week. That being said, for the first time in… oh, lets say my whole life, I found myself trying to cook. Well, I don’t think that making sandwiches counts as cooking, but it’s a start.

During the time I spent snowed in to my house I came to the understanding that cooking was something that I had to get better at because I cannot make sandwiches for my kids for three meals a day (I do not have any kids, I am just thinking ahead). So I spent time reading about cooking and “helping” my roommates cook. I came up with some very strange creations that held me over and helped me survive. Ever try putting a waffle in the toaster and then topping it off with chunky peanut butter and chocolate syrup? Well, if you have not, try busting that out at your next dinner party. It is a fantastic desert.

Another great, quick, and yummy dish to make would be a grilled cheese. Now, “hold on to your butts” (Samuel L. Jackson- Jurassic Park) because I am going to throw a curve ball. Rather than the usual bread cheese combo, I changed it up a bit. Next time you try to make this college kid classic, add an egg and some form of mild salsa. So the sandwich looks like this: Bread, cheese (your choice I recommend Pepper-Jack), salsa, egg, and other piece of bread. It is a great spin off of the old American classic.

Well, this is the kind of “cooking” I did while being snowed in. But enough about me, let’s talk about you. I want to know what kind of food you chose to cook while being snowed in. You can send me pictures or just give me a little write up about it. Ill collect it all and have it put up onto the website. E-mail me at Bar3@umbc.edu. Enjoy the snow and Happy St. Valentine’s Day!

- Nick