Sunday, May 15, 2011
tea and coffee
o.k. it can be hard finding places that serve good high quality tea. There's nothing worse than going into a coffee house of cafe that has tea just to find out that they serve Lipton or generic no name brand. Well i a new place just ( JAHO, jaho.com )opened up in the south end right off of mass ave. i was pleasantly surprised when i walked in and discovered a wall of loose teas to choose from that's right i said WALL of teas. They also have mighty leaf tea which is very yummy too. I didn't get anything to eat but the food looked interesting too. I think i will be making another trip there at some point in the future.
Monday, February 21, 2011
mmmmm Sweets
I have a very pushy sweet tooth, so, to go along with the cooking i have been doing lately i decided to make some sweets too. I have a recipe for Candy Corn that i have been wanting to try for a while now so i decided to make it last Sunday afternoon.
It was time consuming but easy to make. Instead of using the traditional orange white and yellow i used pink and white for valentines day and gave them out to friends. I wanted to put the recipe on here but i can't seem to find it at the moment :( I am sure it is around somewhere so when i find it i will post it.
last night i made "Chewy Nutty Granola Bars" it calls for almond butter and almonds i did not have almond butter so used peanut butter and peanuts. this recipe has a lot of versatility. These bars would be great with almond butter cranberries and coconut or sunflower seed butter, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and cranberries. Or oh this one just came to me now, almond butter, dried pineapple and coconut. You could also use maple syrup instead of honey and add walnuts with dries apricots......
Well enough of that here is the recipe:
1/2 cup honey
2 tbsp unsalted butter
3 cups OLD FASHIONED ROLLED OATS
1 1/3 cups slivered almonds
1 cup raisins
1/3 cup almond butter
1/4 cup Brown sugar
- pre- heat oven 325
- melt butter an 1/4 cup honey in small pot
- pour butter and honey over oats and nuts mix well
- spread oats on baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes stirring half way
- let cool add raisins
- butter 8 inch square pan
- combine 1/2 cup honey, almond butter, and brown sugar in a small pot. cook stirring occasionally until it comes to a boil and sugar is dissolved
- pour over oat mixture mix well and transfer to baking dish, firmly press into dish
- place in refrigerator for 1 hour then cut into squares
It was time consuming but easy to make. Instead of using the traditional orange white and yellow i used pink and white for valentines day and gave them out to friends. I wanted to put the recipe on here but i can't seem to find it at the moment :( I am sure it is around somewhere so when i find it i will post it.
last night i made "Chewy Nutty Granola Bars" it calls for almond butter and almonds i did not have almond butter so used peanut butter and peanuts. this recipe has a lot of versatility. These bars would be great with almond butter cranberries and coconut or sunflower seed butter, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and cranberries. Or oh this one just came to me now, almond butter, dried pineapple and coconut. You could also use maple syrup instead of honey and add walnuts with dries apricots......
Well enough of that here is the recipe:
1/2 cup honey
2 tbsp unsalted butter
3 cups OLD FASHIONED ROLLED OATS
1 1/3 cups slivered almonds
1 cup raisins
1/3 cup almond butter
1/4 cup Brown sugar
- pre- heat oven 325
- melt butter an 1/4 cup honey in small pot
- pour butter and honey over oats and nuts mix well
- spread oats on baking sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes stirring half way
- let cool add raisins
- butter 8 inch square pan
- combine 1/2 cup honey, almond butter, and brown sugar in a small pot. cook stirring occasionally until it comes to a boil and sugar is dissolved
- pour over oat mixture mix well and transfer to baking dish, firmly press into dish
- place in refrigerator for 1 hour then cut into squares
Sunday, February 20, 2011
comfort food
as we all know it has been a looooong and cooooold winter. I myself have been feeling a bit cabin feverish. So i have been seeking out things to do to keep my mood up, my mind busy, and my belly full.
I have been doing some cooking, baking, and candy making. ( hey that rhymed lol) Last Saturday i made pasta fagioli and it was easy to make and very very yummy.
The recipe made eight servings there was only three of us eating so i split it in half.
Pasta Fagioli
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 diced onion
1 bunch fresh kale (i used baby spinach)
2 chopped garlic cloves
1 can diced tomato
2 cans white beans
2 cans chicken broth
1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper
2 cups small shell pasta
Grated Parmesan for serving
1- heat oil in a large pot, cook onion for 5 minutes add garlic cook 1 minutes.
2- stir in broth tomatoes 3 cups water. bring to simmer. add pasta and Italian seasoning. cook, stirring, 5 minutes.
3- stir in beans, salt and pepper and baby spinach. heat through and serve.
260 calories; 5g fat; 13g protein; 48g carb; 8g fiber
I served it with Italian bread.
I have been doing some cooking, baking, and candy making. ( hey that rhymed lol) Last Saturday i made pasta fagioli and it was easy to make and very very yummy.
The recipe made eight servings there was only three of us eating so i split it in half.
Pasta Fagioli
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 diced onion
1 bunch fresh kale (i used baby spinach)
2 chopped garlic cloves
1 can diced tomato
2 cans white beans
2 cans chicken broth
1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper
2 cups small shell pasta
Grated Parmesan for serving
1- heat oil in a large pot, cook onion for 5 minutes add garlic cook 1 minutes.
2- stir in broth tomatoes 3 cups water. bring to simmer. add pasta and Italian seasoning. cook, stirring, 5 minutes.
3- stir in beans, salt and pepper and baby spinach. heat through and serve.
260 calories; 5g fat; 13g protein; 48g carb; 8g fiber
I served it with Italian bread.
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