Sick as a (sausage) Dog

One of the pitfalls (besides the cringe-inducing salary) of being a teacher is the sheer number of germs we battle in a single day. Between my three classes and 20 hormone-raging cheerleaders I face about 110 different hygiene-challenged high schoolers and whichever bodily fluids they decide to leave on my desks, lab tables, door knobs, and bathrooms. It seems that the onset of cold weather has brought an onslaught of some sort of barrage of respiratory infecting bacteria. With a slight fever, intense headache and nasal passage so clogged that I resemble Pee-Wee Herman, the last thing I wanted to do was spend 60 exhausting minutes cooking dinner. Usually in my disease-infected state wouldn't cook at all and would be content to enter to a codeine-spiked cough syrup slumber but I do have 220 lbs of husband to feed on a daily basis. Ergo - a few of the world's easiest and FASTEST recipes of all time.







Shelly's Polish Kielbasa

1 package turkey polish kielbasa, cut into 3-4inch pieces, split almost in two (see above)
1/2 cup barbeque sauce
Non Stick Spray

1. Heat pan over medium -heat heat. Spray with nonstick spray.
2. Place sausage cut side down in pan. Cook 3-4 minutes turning once browned.
3. Turn heat down to medium-low. Add barbeque sauce and stir, turning sausages to coat. Cook for 5 additional minutes.

Lemon Pepper Broccoli

2 small heads broccoli, stems removed and florets separated
1/2 tsp lemon pepper seasoning
1 lemon, zested and juiced
dash salt
drizzle of olive oil

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Toss all ingredients together in a bowl. Spread on a metal sheet pan.
3. Bake for 15 minutes turning once.

Serves 2.