This week has been nuts.  N-U-T-S.  I’ve had some sort of engagement every night this week.  On top of that, I’m in full-blown HIRE ME mode.  The landlord helped me revamp my cover letter last week and since then it’s been job site after job site after job site.  I’m going cross-eyed.  And slightly batty.  On top of the zillion applications I’ve submitted, I’m in the process of wrapping up one project and launching headfirst into another.  There aren’t enough hours in the day.  When I’m not pitching my resume or working on a project I’m stressing over getting it all done in time.  And I’m UNEMPLOYED.  The landlord is baffled.  That makes two of us.

Which means very little cooking has been done this week.  I finally drew the line at 5pm yesterday and baked something.  Because I had to.  Because if I didn’t, my head would explode.  It helped.  Temporarily.  Today has been spent daydreaming about all the things I’d rather be cooking/baking.  And realizing somewhere around 3pm that I hadn’t eaten yet.  Wherein this salad was born.

Fresh kale, ends removed, torn into manageable pieces.  Doused with a few tablespoons of good green olive oil and then massaged into the leaves (the massaging is key).  Sprinkled with sea salt, chili flakes, sesame seeds, lemon juice, and parmesan.  Light, tangy, crunchy, yet rich and satisfying from the olive oil and cheese.  Lunch in mere minutes.

I’m ready for my superpowers to kick in any minute now.