This week was pretty quiet. For school, we had an "all clean day" on Tuesday for an hour. We cleaned the small kitchen, so it's all nice and ready to go for next semester. The feeling when I finished on Tuesday was good. I am so happy with my decision to go to culinary school. I am so proud of how hard I worked and how well I did.

The rest of the week, I just tried to relax as much as I can. I'm not great at it.

I made Vivian Howard's Chicken and Rice, which might be my all-time favorite dish. There are five ingredients, including salt and pepper, and it has so much flavor. It's seriously unbelievable. It lets the ingredients shine. Simple, unfussy food is the best.

I also made white pizzas with a simple spinach salad and Caramel-Coconut Cookie bars. I take food over to my cousin's house every Tuesday night, and we enjoy a meal together. They have two kids and don't have time to cook the food they'd like to eat. Since I love to cook and I love to spend time with them and their kids, it's a perfect way to help them and spend time together. Sometimes, my other cousin joins with her little boy and my sister. Food is love.

Next week I'm catering my first small dinner party. I can't wait to see how it all turns out!