breakfast on the barbi

saw this breakfast in Sunset magazine. we made it when my mom was in town. and that smoothie is yum too.
french toast kababs. Brilliant!

dinner remix

orowheat sandwhich thins + tomato + avocado + lettuce + turkey bacon

with a side of

Amy's Organic Chunky Tomato Bisque Soup

=

dope dinner

cookies and quilts

my sister jen is having baby #5 in a matter of weeks. yeeesh! i'm so excited to meet the lil beauty. annie and i got together and busted out this quilt for the babe. fastest quilt i've ever made. we really love how it turned out.

in other news...

i made The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie the other day. Found at Oh Happy Day
And wow! they are Good. Try this recipe. You'll like it.

pudding love

valentines day dessert for my valentines

+brownie(no pudge fudge)

+chocolate pudding (trader joes)

+raspberries

i'm gonna make you a bento bowl

Egan made us bento bowls. I'd never had one before. I loved it! So fresh and so yum. 

so typical. egan and i do all the work. and jane talks on the phone and looks through jcrew. real cool.

You want to make one? Click here

chocolate+prune+almonds+oats

I love these somewhat healthy, very tasty cookies. My mom made up the recipe years ago and we love it. This recipe makes a ton of cookies. So I freeze most of them and they last so much longer. :) enjoy

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

In a medium bowl combine the following:

1/4 cup Cocoa

1 3/4 cups Oats

1 1/2 cups Whole Wheat Flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. groung cinnamon

1/2 tsp. nutmeg

In a large bowl combine to form a grainy paste:

1 cup brown sugar packed

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil

Add and blend until smooth:

1 large egg

3/4 cup applesause

Add the flower mixture to the above. Then add:

1 cup chocolate chips

1 cup ground or finely chopped prunes

1 cup chopped almonds

Blend at low speed just until mixed, do not overmix. Drop by the rounded tablespoonfuls onto a parchment or lightly greased cookie sheet. Dampen fingers and flatten cookies slightly. Bake for about 10 min. then transfer to a whire rack to cool.

pear + carrot

2 eggs
2/3 cup applesauce
1 cup peeled, cored, and chopped pear
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup grated carrot
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1/4 tsp. ginger
1/4 tsp. salt

Directions:
Beat eggs, oil, and sugar. Add pears and carrots. Stir together dry ingredients. Add to pear-egg mixture. Stir just until mixed. Bake 400. 18-20 mins.

munch crunch

Our friend Grant brought us a bag of apples from his parents apple orchard this week. The guy knows the way to our hearts.

A tasty treat I like to make with apples (and it takes less then 5 min) is to steam them.
I take 2 smallish applies, peel the skins off, core, and then chop them into little pieces. Next put them in a pot with just a little bit of water and boil the apples til they're soft (I like mine a tad crunchy). Drain the water. Then sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar. Heaven!

morning plate

I have a recipe for you. My sister Egan gave it to us a few years ago. It's a supppper healthy waffle recipe. And it might scare you...but don't be scared, because it's as healthy as it is tasty. Promise.

Very Healthy Waffles
1/3 cup raw almonds
1 1/2 cups quick oats
2 1/4 cups water
1/4 to 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. maple flavor

Put ingredients in a blender in the order listed. Allow to set while the waffle iron is heating (the batter will be a little watery). It takes about 8 to 10 minutes for these to cook, and they don't get golden, but they are tasty. Serve with fruit or syrup. They can be frozen and toasted!

And on the side...an omelet scramble of sorts. Egg, onion, red green and yellow peppers, and tomatoes with a side of avocado. Delish.

eggplant

I have this cousin Katie who is really good at cooking.

So good, that she has a blog all about it.

I often try her recipies and love them everytime.

Last week I got eggplant in my CSA box and decided to try Katie's eggplant pizza.

I added some tomatoes since I had them.

And I loved every bite!

Try the Curry in a Hurry! I added canned chicken to mine (canned chicken from costco). Yum!

3 dollar fun

Saturday we headed to Midway for Apple picking.
$3 a bag.

I have this dream/goal to become a really good pie maker. I've got a bag Full of apples ready for baking. Now is my chance.

Better get started.

Here are some other recipes I want to try.

Apple Turnovers

Pretty Carmel Apples

Baked Apple Wedges

Broccoli and Bow Ties

I love this dish. So yum! I like to make a batch of it for dinner and then there is enough for lunch the next day. It's good cold or hot.

Broccoli and Bow Ties
Barefoot Contessa

Kosher salt
8 cups Broccoli Florets (4 heads)
1/2 pound farfalle (bow tie pasta)
2 tbls unsalted butter
2 tbls olive oil
1 tsp minced garlic
zest of 1 lemon
1/2 tsp. freshly ground pepper
1 tbls freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 c toasted pignoli (pine) nuts
Freshly grated Parmesan cheese, optional

Cook broccoli for 3 minutes in a larg pot of boiling salted water. Remove broccoli from the water with a slotted spoon or sieve. Place in a large bowl and set aside.

In the same water, cook the bow-tie pasta accourding to the package directions, about 12 minutes. Drain well and add to the broccoli.

Meanwhile, in a small saute pan, heat the butter and oil and cook the garlic and lemon zest over med-low heat for 1 minute. Off the heat, add 2 tsp, salt, the pepper, and lemon juice and pour this over the broccoli and pasta. Toss well. Season to taste, sprinkle with pine nuts and cheese, and serve.

Chicken Curry

Tonight for dinner I had this...

Oh boy it was good......and easy.

Chicken Curry + Brown Rice

1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup celery
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup flour
2 cups chicken stock
1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
4 cups cooked chicken, diced
1 cup tomato juice
1 tsp. curry powder
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper

Saute onion and celery in butter. Blend in flour then stir in chicken stock and Worcestershire sause. Add chicken, tomato juice, curry powder, salt, pepper. Serve over hot rice.