a midday realization

week ten.
i could hardly believe it when i logged in to complete an assignment today. time is flying by. it's hard to believe i've been living in this apartment for almost two years. it's hard to believe i'll be moving out at the end of the semester.

funny how attached you can get to places and phases of life, when the whole time you're in it, you've been dreaming and working to make it to the next phase, the next place. the next phase, the next place, is approaching a whole lot quicker than i thought. this phase, this place, is becoming much dearer than i've ever thought.

like today. the middle of the afternoon in the middle of the week. i'm sitting in my quiet apartment, listening to music, eating my lunch. quite enjoying myself. and it hit me. in this next phase, next place, also known as the working, grown-up, adulting world, i may never get moments like this for a very long time. how sad.

there's been a lot of little realizations lately that i've been getting hit by, of how many wonderful moments there really are in this phase of life that is running out all to quick. so i've been savoring these moments all the more. it has been good for the soul. no so good for the motivation or productivity.

but, going back to my lunch, because this after all this is meant to be a blog on food...not a blog on hannah's midday reflections.

i have been lovin' this new creation of a tomato, pesto, mozzarella pita melt. ha! okay, so tomato, pesto, and mozzarella is a far cry from an original creation, but placed inside pita bread and melted...wow, amazing! if you haven't tried a pita melt, do it, do it, do it. and if you have the little bit of extra time like i had today, make it with sweet potato fries.

Tomato, Pesto, Mozzarella Pita Melt
Ingredients:
Olive oil
Pita bread cut in half
1 Tablespoon Pesto
1/2 tomato sliced
Shredded mozzarella cheese

Directions:
1. Heat olive oil in a skillet on medium heat.
2. Spread pesto on inside of Pita bread. Stuff with tomatoes and cheese.
3. Melt the stuffed pita on the heated skillet, about 2-3 minutes on a side.


Sweet Potato Fries
Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 sweet potato
seasonings to taste (salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika)

Directions:
1. Heat olive oil in skillet.
2. Cut sweet potato into thin strips with crinkle cutter.
3. Place sweet potato pieces into hot oil. Cook about 15 minutes or until tender, turning fries occasionally.