Polenta

oh.my.lanta. Over the weekend, a friend and I attempted a new recipe and it was a huge success.  That is an understatement.  My stomach is starting to growl as I type this post.  I cannot take credit for the recipe, as the polenta dish was created by my lovely sister, Anne. I have never cooked polenta on my own and I must say that the light yellow roll of squishy matter was a bit freaky. Okay, scratch that, I made polenta once last year, but made the mistake of making it from dry corn grits and it was a disaster.  Do not let the looks of polenta scare you.  Much to our surprise, the polenta cooked up quite nicely and the roasted garlic chicken sausage complemented it very well.  It is topped with Newman's Own marinara sauce, mascarpone cheese, and fresh basil.  Like Anne mentions in her blog post about polenta, this dish is one you can make for someone if you want to "wow" them.  The presentation is beautiful and paired well with a Yellow Tail Merlot wine. Do yourself a favor and make this ASAP.  You won't be disappointed.
Please excuse the picture of the polenta.  Clearly I don't know how to focus a camera these days...

The end of the semester seems to be right around the corner, but there are so many papers that need to written and exams that need to be taken. Thursday marks my last day as an intern at La Crescent High School.  It will be nice to have Tuesday and Thursday afternoons free, however, I am completely depressed about leaving the high school.  My experience has been incredible and I have learned so much about human interactions, as well as many things about myself.  My internship supervisor showed me the letter of recommendation she wrote for me for grad school and it brought me to tears.  My entire experience has been nothing but a blessing.
Today I registered for my last semester as an undergrad student, so bittersweet.  I will only be taking ten credits at UWL so that I can take a photography class at WTC.  I will also be working for the Racquet as a photographer, which I am really excited about.  The future holds so many awesome things!
Here's my song of the week: Breathe In by Frou Frou.  Peace.