Quick, light lunch (I didn't even burn down the kitchen!)

Hello, and happy Internet blackout day!

I appreciate the statement many sites are making against SOPA and PIPA, but Wikipedia, I really need you right now. Please come back to me.

ALSO:

This year, I've decided to attempt cooking. Not just baking, but like...cooking. With the stove and things.

I like to pay attention to how food makes my body feel, because I really don't have time to feel sick. So yesterday, I made this delicious salad thing that I'm quite proud of! It's healthy, cheap, quick and yummy.

I found the recipe here, but I added my own touches. Yum!

Quinoa, pear & pomegranate salad

-2 pears, chopped

-Seeds from 1 pomegranate

-1/4 cup chives

-14 oz. can chicken broth

-1 cup quinoa

-1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

-2 tbsp canola or vegetable oil (or any kind you've got, really)

1. Boil the chicken broth.

2. Add quinoa; bring to a simmer and cover for 15 minutes.

4. Drain quinoa, pour into a bowl.

3. Add chives, pomegranate, pears, vinegar and oil. Combine.

4. Refrigerate for 15 minutes before eating.

That's it! It's even better the next day, and I think I got five or six servings out of that. Definitely New Year's Resolution-approved.

Also...it's the first day of classes. Um? What? Here's to another semester, even if began way too soon!