Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Thursday, 16 July 2009
My WOrst Nightmare
Fuck. This looks nasty. I think this is my most hated food ever.
http://souvlakiforthesoul.com/caramelised-fennel-relish-with-ouzo
http://souvlakiforthesoul.com/caramelised-fennel-relish-with-ouzo
Vegan Healthy Edamame Dip
I stole this recipe off (http://closetcooking.blogspot.com).
It's sooo good and is without OIL! Amazing.
Amy, this is a great way to eat raw garlic and is something you could eat forever.
Ingredients:
1 cup edamame
1/4 cup onion
1/2 cup cilantro
1 clove garlic
1 lime (juice)
1 tablespoon miso
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon chili sauce
KATELYN'S EDIT--1teaspoon tahini.It's sooo good and is without OIL! Amazing.
Amy, this is a great way to eat raw garlic and is something you could eat forever.
Ingredients:
1 cup edamame
1/4 cup onion
1/2 cup cilantro
1 clove garlic
1 lime (juice)
1 tablespoon miso
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon chili sauce
Directions:
1. Cover the edamame in water and bring to a boil for 5 minutes.
2. Drain the edamame reserving the water.
3. Mix everything in a food processor adding some of the reserved water to thin the dip to the desired consistency.
1. Cover the edamame in water and bring to a boil for 5 minutes.
2. Drain the edamame reserving the water.
3. Mix everything in a food processor adding some of the reserved water to thin the dip to the desired consistency.
Fishy Pasta Salad (Dairy Free)
I made this delicious pasta salad yesterday! So healthy!
First I mixed these together in a bowl:
Cucumber, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, tinned fish (in a tomato sauce; add tom. puree otherwise), cilantro, basil, some lemon juice and some soy sauce.
Mixed em all together and added some boiled pasta:
Ta Da!
First I mixed these together in a bowl:
Cucumber, sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, tinned fish (in a tomato sauce; add tom. puree otherwise), cilantro, basil, some lemon juice and some soy sauce.
Mixed em all together and added some boiled pasta:
Ta Da!
Baking Cookies with Holly!
Holly and I made some oatmeal raisin cookies yesterday! She has a crush on the boy down the street and decided to deliver some to him, too.
Here's the recipe we used:
Oatmeal - Best Oatmeal Cookies
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Source: Toronto Star
1 Cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup
packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 2/3 cup flour
3/4 Teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon
baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
dash nutmeg
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
Preheat oven to 350 Cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat until smooth. Add vanilla Combined flour, soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir into butter mixture. Add rolled oats. Roll into small balls (golf ball size) and flatten with glass dipped in sugar. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until bottoms are golden. Cookie should not get brown. Cool on wire rack.
Here's the recipe we used:
Oatmeal - Best Oatmeal Cookies
==============================
Source: Toronto Star
1 Cup butter
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup
packed brown sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 2/3 cup flour
3/4 Teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon
baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
dash nutmeg
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
Preheat oven to 350 Cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat until smooth. Add vanilla Combined flour, soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir into butter mixture. Add rolled oats. Roll into small balls (golf ball size) and flatten with glass dipped in sugar. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until bottoms are golden. Cookie should not get brown. Cool on wire rack.
Friday, 10 July 2009
Thursday, 9 July 2009
Awesome Coats
I found the coolest coats. The yellow one I found in Denver. The black and white one recently here in Cambridge. Fucking awesome.
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
SWINE FLU!
The girls (probably) have it. I'm looking after them all this week so I probably won't put many post up.
Dun Dun Dun!
Dun Dun Dun!
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Florentine Pizza (PHOTO!)
I made this on Monday and it was so good I ate the whole thing! Naughty me. It was just too good. I used a cream cheese base because I didn't want to open a can of tomatoes just to use a tiny bit. I didn't actually use black olives, but If I had had them, you know I would have, so I included them in the recipe here.
Ingredients:
Rolled pastry
baby Spinach
1 lightly fried egg
Cheese (I used cheddar and parm.)
Mushroom
Tomato
Cream cheese
tomato puree
Black olives
Garlic cloves
Place pastry on greased cookie sheet.
Mix cream cheese and tomato puree to make enough sauce to cover base.(save 1-2 inches of edge). Slice tom. mushroom. garlic. Tear up spinach leaves.
Spread cream cheese mixture. Add thin layer of cheese. Layer of spinach, then layer or tomato, mushroom, olives, garlic. Place egg in middle. Add another layer of cheese. Bake at 190 C until crust is browning.
I ate mine with chili flakes. Yummy!
Ingredients:
Rolled pastry
baby Spinach
1 lightly fried egg
Cheese (I used cheddar and parm.)
Mushroom
Tomato
Cream cheese
tomato puree
Black olives
Garlic cloves
Place pastry on greased cookie sheet.
Mix cream cheese and tomato puree to make enough sauce to cover base.(save 1-2 inches of edge). Slice tom. mushroom. garlic. Tear up spinach leaves.
Spread cream cheese mixture. Add thin layer of cheese. Layer of spinach, then layer or tomato, mushroom, olives, garlic. Place egg in middle. Add another layer of cheese. Bake at 190 C until crust is browning.
I ate mine with chili flakes. Yummy!
Thursday, 2 July 2009
My favorite flowers
First look at these:
http://www.notcot.com/archives/2009/04/succulent_frida.php
This is my succulent! I keep it near my window and blow on it sometimes. At first it was just one 'flower', but over time all the long stems have come out with 'flowers' on the ends of em! I can't wait to get LOTS of these when I grow up!
http://www.notcot.com/archives/2009/04/succulent_frida.php
This is my succulent! I keep it near my window and blow on it sometimes. At first it was just one 'flower', but over time all the long stems have come out with 'flowers' on the ends of em! I can't wait to get LOTS of these when I grow up!
THE COIN WAS IN MY SHOE!
Holly and one of her elaborate stories. Note her face when Eleanor calls her out! HA!
Some Recent Thrift Actvity
My cool pillow top box. The top is squishy!
A lovely small water color by jane maday.
a little blue vile with a metal bird on it.
And my FAVORITE earrings ever. Art Deco Birds. I actually found a matching pin, too!
Some Blogs I like:
My everyday Blogs:
www.NotCot.org
A blog about design. Cool products, art, etc. Very visual.
www.foodgawker.com
Got to be my favorite! Food Food Food. Very visual.
Thebloggess.com
Very funny Texan mom with a hilarious outlook on life.
www.inhabitat.com
a blog all about Green living/products.
www.treehugger.com
This is the best green blog out there. Lots of new post everyday.
www.Geekologie.com
Funny gadget blog.
www.Thesuperficial.com
Hilarious blog taking the piss out of celebs.
Postsecret.blogspot.com
Updated every Sunday. If you don't tune in you should.
www.NotCot.org
A blog about design. Cool products, art, etc. Very visual.
www.foodgawker.com
Got to be my favorite! Food Food Food. Very visual.
Thebloggess.com
Very funny Texan mom with a hilarious outlook on life.
www.inhabitat.com
a blog all about Green living/products.
www.treehugger.com
This is the best green blog out there. Lots of new post everyday.
www.Geekologie.com
Funny gadget blog.
www.Thesuperficial.com
Hilarious blog taking the piss out of celebs.
Postsecret.blogspot.com
Updated every Sunday. If you don't tune in you should.
Wednesday, 1 July 2009
Amy's NUTZ updated!
I mix:
Walnut pieces
Sesame seeds
pumpkin seeds
(insert whatever seed/nut)
Raisins!
and then do a bit of honey and/or maple syrup for a sweet taste.
The stickiness allows the tiny sesame seeds to hitch a ride with the big boys. A Great snack. It taste like dessert!
Walnut pieces
Sesame seeds
pumpkin seeds
(insert whatever seed/nut)
Raisins!
and then do a bit of honey and/or maple syrup for a sweet taste.
The stickiness allows the tiny sesame seeds to hitch a ride with the big boys. A Great snack. It taste like dessert!
LOVERLY Raw Broc Salad
Head if broccoli, chopped in small bite size pieces
grated fresh beetroot
Chopped mushrooms
pressed garlic
Cashews
Sesame seeds (any seeds you can find actually)
chili flakes
hemp seed oil (or good olive oil)
dash Soy sauce
dash orange juice/ lemon juice
I made this last week and it was GREAT~! Yummy.
grated fresh beetroot
Chopped mushrooms
pressed garlic
Cashews
Sesame seeds (any seeds you can find actually)
chili flakes
hemp seed oil (or good olive oil)
dash Soy sauce
dash orange juice/ lemon juice
I made this last week and it was GREAT~! Yummy.
Yummy Sweet Potato Soup
And yes, I forgot to take a picture. Recipe is for two people.
1 large sweet potato, cut into small pieces
medium size piece of ginger, chopped
two garlic cloves, whole
Cover sightly with boiling water/stock
Sprinkle some chili flakes
Boil together until potatoes are soft.
Add:
one tbsp miso paste (optional)
one tbsp cream of coconut
two tbsp grated coconut
Blend until desired smoothness. Add more stock if needed.
Serve with Coriander/cilantro. Freshly chopped raw mushrooms and/or cashews. Sprinkle on some chili flakes. I served mine with a big scoop of hummus.
James thinks this recipe would be good with Cumin.
1 large sweet potato, cut into small pieces
medium size piece of ginger, chopped
two garlic cloves, whole
Cover sightly with boiling water/stock
Sprinkle some chili flakes
Boil together until potatoes are soft.
Add:
one tbsp miso paste (optional)
one tbsp cream of coconut
two tbsp grated coconut
Blend until desired smoothness. Add more stock if needed.
Serve with Coriander/cilantro. Freshly chopped raw mushrooms and/or cashews. Sprinkle on some chili flakes. I served mine with a big scoop of hummus.
James thinks this recipe would be good with Cumin.
Holly'S Art
So I look after two children here in England. The eldest, Holly takes after her artist grandmother and produces some pretty cool stuff. Some of it is pretty trippy:
She's 6 by the way.
Robots Everywhere.
That's an ant!
She's 6 by the way.
Pig Monster
Robots Everywhere.
That's an ant!
Only watch this if you are high...
I was busy looking for some of my better thrift store finds when I found this little guy. I found him in a charity shop in March, UK.
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