This is gonna be pretty short. My oldest brother is 34 years old. He had my niece when he was about 22 years old. She is now I think 13 years old. She is my parents first (and only) grandchild. My mother is about 53 so she never really seemed like the typical grandmother and people always seemed shocked when she said she was one. My dad on the other hand, is 63 years old so he wasn't necessarily that young a grandfather. Now, my dad is one of the coolest people you will ever meet and he was always able to connect with the young people better and easier than most. I always loved talking on the phone with my dad. I remember in 6th grade I use to have 4 way phone conversations with my dad and my friends and they all thought he was awesome. Now he's acknowledging the fact that he's older and he really does seem like a "typical" grandfather. My mom gave him my number so he calls me everyday. Everyday at the same time. Sometimes the way he talks to me on the phone just seems like one of those "Lonely grandfather calling to check up on his kids who left him alone to die" moments. It's so...odd. I don't mind him calling me everyday, I love talking to my dad, but it's so odd to realize that he really is getting old. It just makes me realize that he won't be here that much longer, especially since he has Cancer. I hope he lives long enough to see me get married and have children (who knows how long that will be). I don't know how many more days I have left with my dad but I want to cherish every moment.

  I think what started this whole thing was the cake I made for Thanksgiving It gave me the idea to make some type of guide for the person who can't cook or doesn't have time to make elaborate meal plans and the really pretty, skill needed recipes I've seen on other websites and whatnot.So can't cook? That's okay, these don't require much skill...barely any, and it doesn't take long to make them. These are meals for the busy person, the college student and the person who is just too lazy to look up and try something more complicated. The last two take a little more time but still only take under an hour to make.

This first one is the easiest you will ever make. This is like, one of the ultimate teenager, college student, and young bachelor meals: French Toast and Eggs. I'd like to think Pancakes are number one but I could be wrong. Actually I take that back, instant Ramen is, then cup 'o noodles..or is it the other way around?

Ingredients (French Toast):

Bread (as many as you like. I used wheat bread.)

Eggs (usually two but it increases depending on how much you will be making. I used organic eggs)

Milk (optional but I like to add at least a cup or half a cup. I used soy milk.)

Vanilla Extract (also optional but I think it adds more flavor eh)

Cinnamon or Cinnamon Powder

What to do:

Crack the eggs and beat them in a medium sized bowl with a whisk

Add in the milk and vanilla extract (If you chose to use them) and whisk

Then pour in a bit of cinnamon or cinnamon powder and whisk again

Set stove on high heat and cover skillet with non-stick spray or butter.

Put a slice of bread in the mixture and do both sides until it is completely covered but not dripping too much and put in skillet. Do this with as many pieces will fit in the skillet (I can fit 3 at a time). Once you do this, turn the heat down half way and then cook until both sides are golden brown or until you think it is fully cooked (You don’t want to bite into it and still taste the mixture).

Ingredients (Eggs):

2 Eggs (for one person. I use organic eggs)

Cheese (optional. In this case I used vegetarian cheese).

Seasoning (I used pepper and Adobo)

Butter or non stick spray

What to do:

Get out cheese and rip into little pieces. Crack the eggs into a medium sized bowl and whisk until all the little chunks are smoothed. Add in your seasoning of choice and whisk again. Heat skillet alittle over medium heat and add in butter or non stick spray. Pour in the eggs and add in the cheese pieces if you choose. Wait until the edges start to cook and then scrape and lift and begin to “fold” the eggs over each other and repeat until they look the way you desire. Then turn of skillet and add them to plate. What I like to do when it’s still really hot is put them on a plate and add a piece of cheese to the top and let it melt into the eggs (like the above picture.)

 Here's something even more simple. Hot Apple Tea and a Crescent. The Crescent Part is the easiest because all you have to do is buy it from the store! You could make it yourself but that would defeat the purpose of this post. Now on to the tea!

Ingredients:

 1 tea bag (black tea)

 1 apple or apple juice

 Honey

 Cinnamon Stick

 Orange Juice (optional)

Ginger Ale (optional)

What to do:

There are two ways you can do make this. One of them is little more complicated (yet more fulfilling) so I’ll tell you the easiest way to make this. You can read about the other way here. Heat up the water and fill a mug with it. Place the tea bag inside and then pour the apple juice in it (make sure the water is really hot). I like to add in a little bit of orange juice and ginger ale. Stir. Add in honey (just a little bit, maybe one tsp.) and then place a cinnamon stick inside the mug. Stir.

If you ignore the muffin this is really easy. My mom made that muffin, It's just in the picture because I was gonna eat it lol. I'll also tell you how to make the juice in the picture (also extremely simple).

Ingredients:

English Muffin

Sausge ( I used the morning star imitation sausage. I hate using that stuff but it adds to the meal -_-)

1 egg

Seasoning (I used Pepper and Adobo)

Butter (I used a vegetable oil spread. Who cares about the difference?)

What to do:

Get out one English muffin and open it up. Get out skillet and add either non-stick spray or butter or whatever it is you use. Crack egg onto skillet and quickly add seasoning of choice. While this is happening, but English Muffin in Toaster for 3 minutes. Turn heat down half way and wait until the edges are cooked and lift with a spatula and flip it over. Keep flipping until you feel that both sides are equally cooked. This takes a good judgment call because you have to make sure the yolk in the middle is cooked. You can get away with it not being completely cooked but you don’t want a whole bunch of yellow bursting out of your sandwich.  So the English Muffins should be done, if not a little before the egg is finished. Take them out and quickly butter them. Put the sausage in the oven for as long as you feel and when finished put the egg on the bottom muffin, the sausage on top (you can even add cheese if you want…what’s with me and cheese?) and there you go.

As for the juice, all I did was mix Orange Juice, Apple Juice, Ginger Ale and Black Berry Juice (you can buy all of this from the store, and if you don’t want blackberry, you can use grape, cranberry, etc).

This is simply the easiest tea you'll ever make. Just get a tea bag (black) put it in a mug with hot water and Then put a scoop of vanilla icecream in it. You're done. I put chocolate and vanilla in the picture above. You can either eat/drink it like that or let the vanilla disolve so it looks like the second picture. You don't need to add anything else, the icecream is the sweetener.

This one is a  omelete with toast

Ingredients:

Toast

2 eggs

Cheese (optional. I used veggie cheese.)

Tomatoes (optional)

Seasoning (I used pepper and Adobo)

Some Type of Jelly or Spread (I used Apple Butter)

Bananas (optional)

Milk (optional)

What to do:

Crack the eggs in a medium sized bowl and whisk completely. Add in a few tablespoons if you want, it make it fluffier. Add the seasoning and whisk again. Use non stick spray or butter in skillet and set it to a little over medium heat. Pour in mixture in make sure it covers the whole area of the skillet. Wait until the edges are set (it takes under a minute for it to set). Using a spatula, lift the edges and push them towards the center and allow the uncooked mixture to flow. When it’s almost fully cooked, add what ever you want to one side of the omelet in a half moon shape (I used tomatoes and cheese). Put the toast in the toaster. Once the eggs are cooked, gently lift the edges with a fork or spatula and begin to fold the empty side and cover the full side. Let it sit for under a minute and lift the bottom to make sure it hasn’t stuck and serve on a plate. The toast should be done by then if not before and butter it and put jelly on it. You can get a banana and cut it into pieces to decorate the plate. I used the excess of the tomato I used. And you’re done. 

This is an improvised macaroni Pasta because I was hungry and had a lack of ingredients and time.

Ingredients:

Macaroni Noodles

Can of Diced tomatoes or tomato sauce or pasta sauce which ever. (I used the diced tomatoes)

Seasoning (I used garlic, Adobo, Pepper, Basil and Oregano)

Onion

Green and/or red Peppers

Can of Tuna

Cheese (optional)

What to do:

Like I said before, this isn’t any traditional pasta so what to do is pretty simple. Boil the macaroni in a pot for about 10 minutes then drain and rinse. Pour just a small amount of vegetable oil into skillet on a little over high heat. Open up can of tomatoes or whatever you chose and pour it into skillet. Pour macaroni over it. Use spatula to cook. Open up can of tuna, chop and pour in then stir Spatula. Turn heat down a little. Get out the pepper and onions and chop them up while that’s cooking. Pour them into the skillet and turn the heat up higher. Make sure every thing is spread around and covered. I’m a cheese freak so if you want you can add in cheese and continue to cook. Then serve.

The juice is just grape juice and ginger ale mixed.

So this is lo mein (we're gonna cut corners with this one) and a tuna fish sandwich.

Ingredients (Lo mein)

You actually don’t have to use actual lo mein noodles. You can use angel hair or something similar (I’m surprised my mom had lo mein noodles in the back of our cabinet -_-)

Onion

Shredded Carrot

Soy Sauce

Sesame Oil

Red or green peppers

Garlic

Mushrooms (optional)

Ingredients (Tuna Sandwich):

2 slices of bread

Canned tuna

Mayonnaise

Relish

Mustard (optional)

Honey (optional)

Sugar (optional)

Seasoning (once again Pepper and Adobo)

What to do (Lo mein):

Boil the noodles as long as the package says. Drain and rinse with cold water.

Heat skillet on medium high  with nonstick spray  and add 1tsp of sesame oil. Saute garlic until brown. Chop peppers and add them along with the other vegetables until crispy and add the noodles. Toss gently. Add a little soy sauce and toss more. Serve.

What to do (Tuna Sandwich):

 Open up can of tuna and empty out in small bowl. Cut it into smaller pieces with fork and scoop one spoonful of mayonnaise and if you want a small dosage of mustard. Add a bit of relish and then mix together. Add in seasoning of choice. I like to put honey and a tsp of sugar in mine but you don’t have to, I think it adds more to the flavor. Mix. You can toast the bread if you want, and add butter. Put the tuna mixture on the bread, cut and serve.

These are Fried Rice Balls. I wanted to do something the loads of white rice I have in my home and found this on the internet, I found it here. They should come out a little lighter than mine, I just got too happy with the cinnamon -_-.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 c. water
2/3 c. rice
1 1/2 c. flour
1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. salt
2 eggs
2 tbsp. sugar
Vegetable oil for deep frying

What to Do:

Cool rice to room temperature. Meanwhile, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Sift together and set aside.

In deep bowl, beat eggs and sugar for 2 to 3 minutes with whisk. Add rice, mixing well until separated and evenly coated. Add flour mixture 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well between. Use wet hands to shape 2 1/2-inch balls; set aside. Fry at 350 degrees in 3 inches oil until golden. Roll in cinnamon and sugar or powdered sugar. Serve hot.

So my friend Chris posted up a status on Facebook saying that he doesn't want to be single anymore. As usual, some of us (his friends) replied and here is how the conversation went:

Oh, when Jaye says she's with Nicholas, she meant she was agreeing with what my friend Nick said but I didn't copy his comment.

I'm quite used to these moments he has. He doesn't have much experience in relationships and has been hurt by girls a lot of times so I can see why he would want to be in a relationship but like Matthew said, being in a relationship is not going to solve all of your problems, it's not going to solve any depression you may have. Yeah it feels good but in the long it's not everything. Relationships come with pain too so the idea of not wanting to be single anymore is not enough to make a relationship work because you'll feel worse than you did when you were single wishing you were in one. With me, the times that I've gotten into relationships, my mind wasn't in the "I want a boyfriend" mode. I meet someone, I usually become friends with them and at first I don't see it coming but before I know it, this friendship that was randomly started progressess into something more. It's so much more worthwhile when you let yourself grow truly fond of someone without the initial thought of  "I want them to be my next boyfriend or girlfriend" before even getting to know them. I wish I could fully, more intelligibly elaborate on this but I have an argumentative essay to write that's due tomorrow -_-.