Taking Off

March 12, 2010

Happy Friday!

I’m gunna have to keep this quick. I have a million things to do today since we’re leaving for vacation tomorrow. I’m planning on posting regularly while I’m there. Mark’s bringing his netbook so I might have to fight for computer time and am not sure how much commenting I’ll be able to do but I’ll try!

I won a Globar giveaway from Jessica at The Process of Healing last week so I’m stocked for the plane ride. I can’t wait to try them. Canadian bars for a Canadian vacation :)

I’m taking Cathay Pacific, an Asian airline, and am super excited about the meal choices. They are the only airline with woks on board! And they had like a million menu options. I chose the oriental vegetarian meal. We’ll see how good it is compared to normal, boring plane food..

Next time I see you all I’ll be in beautiful British Columbia!

Have a great weekend :)

P.S. Check out Olga’s Celestial Seasonings giveaway.

P.S.S. Congratulations to Anne Marie at New Weigh of Life. Her and her hubby just found out they’re having a baby!

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Kokopelli Cookies & Spaghetti Squash Bake

March 11, 2010

Ciao :)

I had SO much fun at the Kokopelli Cookie Company yesterday. It was sort of like living my dream of going to culinary school. First I got to scoop cookie dough onto cookie sheets to make the giant cookies she is known for. We did coconut walnut oatmeal raisin and peanut butter chocolate chip.

I also got to make brownies from scratch for the store. That’s a first for me!

Unfortunately I didn’t get to see them finished and out of the oven. I hope they came out good! And I got to do all this while watching the Food Network. Yeah, it was great :)

Lastly, I helped package up the cookies since she delivers them to stores all over the area.

After a day of baking, I had promised my Mom I’d cook dinner if she would help me pack for vacay.

Spaghetti Squash Bake

Ingredients:

  • One spaghetti squash
  • Tbsp olive oil
  • One bunch asparagus, cut into inch size pieces
  • One can diced tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup diced onions
  • mozzarella cheese
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Sea salt, to taste
  • Garlic pepper, to taste

Directions:

  1. Cut spaghetti squash in half and scoop out seeds. Microwave cut side up in 1/4 cup water for 10-12 minutes or bake cut side up in 1/4 cup water for 1 hour.
  2. Heat up saucepan over medium heat and add tbsp of olive oil. Saute onion for 3 minutes. Add diced tomatoes and asparagus and cook for 15 minutes. Add in sea salt and garlic pepper to taste.
  3. Scoop out spaghetti squash with fork. Place in large bowl and mix together with tomatoes, onions, and asparagus.
  4. Put half of squash mixture in 13×9 baking dish. Top with mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Follow with other half of squash mixture and top with remaining cheeses.
  5. Bake at 375 for 25 minutes.

It was the first time my Mom tried spaghetti squash and she really liked it. I, myself, forgot how good it was too. Not that I’m surprised because I love all squash, from butternut to zucchini.

On the side we had garlic-oregano bread in a flower pot. Yeah, my Mom always comes home with weird stuff for me to make!

Question: What’s your favorite squash and how do you usually prepare it?

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Super Sleuthing Peanut Cheese

March 10, 2010

Happy Hump Day!

This week is dragging on for me. That always happens when you’re looking forward to something on the weekend!

In honor of my upcoming foreign travel, I opened up a new jar of PB that my parents had brought back for me from the Caribbean island of St. Maarten.

With my super sleuthing skills, I discovered that Calve is a Dutch brand. St. Maarten/St. Martin is half Dutch and half French but I had also seen this brand on Aruba, which is all Dutch.

After trying it, I thought it’d be a good idea to know what is in it. I went to World Lingo – a free online translator – and typed in a whole bunch of stuff that was on the jar. I’m a little skeptical with this translator though. The front of the jar apparently says:

“PEANUT CHEESE, Smooth to on the floor.”

I’m gunna use my own Christina Translator and say it means “Smooth from top to bottom.”

I translated a whole bunch of other stuff but I think you really need to read Dutch to translate stuff like this. According to World Lingo, Calve peanut butter’s little slogan says:

“CALVE PEANUT CHEESE, There worries about more than you think.”

Hm. I hope I don’t have to worry when eating this stuff. The Dutch have some good peanut butter :)

For breakfast I made a “strawberry shortcake” by mixing 1/2 cup of heart smart bisquick with 2/3 of a tbsp of agave nectar and about 3 tbsp of almond milk.

I rolled the mix into two balls and put them in the toaster until cooked. When done, I took out one of the balls and cut it in half. I topped each half with mashed banana and then some Calve pb on top with flax.

Walah – the Banana PB (or PC?) Shortcake is born.

Today I’m spending the day helping my Aunt out at her bakery. She is known for the “feel good” cookie and I believe a lot of cookie making will be happening so it should be a feelin’ good kinda day, depending of course, on how many cookies I actually eat.

Have a great day!

Question: What’s your favorite thing to order at a bakery? Mine would have to be cupcakes!

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