Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Snack Attack!






Whatever you call it: The Snack Bug, Munchies or the straight up craving to indulge-the desire for a serious snack strikes us all from time to time. This Snack Attack happened at 9pm one evening when I came home after work and seriously wanted to stuff my face on something yummy. Well, I hit the JACKPOT with this snack platter which includes my Spicy Sesame Hummus.
I was really hungry and threw this together very fast. You can use whatever veggies or fruits you have hanging around but I dare you to try my green apple, garlic dill pickle and beet combination. Trust my taste buds folks, they'll never lie to you.

Spicy Sesame Hummus
2 cups (or 1 well rinsed can) of chick peas
1-2 cloves of garlic
1 tbsp tahini
1 tbsp dark sesame oil
1-2 tsp Japanese hot chili sauce
pinch of salt to taste
1/2 tsp lemon juice
dash of cayenne pepper
5 tbsp of water (or however much is needed to thin out paste)

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Pasta Date




Mmmm. It's nice to enjoy a later dinner sometimes on a Saturday evening. I've been recovering from a cold, and haven't felt like cooking much lately as I have been eating very lightly. But this evening around 7pm I had a craving for pasta, and made a very lovely and simple dish.

I also enjoyed a nice bottle of white wine with the meal. An Ontario unoaked white wine called Naked Grape. Normally I am a Pino girl, but their Chardonnay hits the spot nicely, and goes well with the asparagus in the dish!







What You'll Need (2 sauce servings, cook pasta accordingly)
1 cup whole wheat fusili
1-1/2 cups tomato sauce
1/2 zucchini
1 carrot
8-10 pieces of asparagus cut into strips
2-5 cloves garlic
1 tsp oregano
1/2-1 tsp red chillies
1/2 tsp salt
black pepper to taste
Nutritional Yeast to garnish.

How To:
Boil pasta.
In frying pan, add all of the ingredients and let simmer while pasta cooks, until carrots are soft and tender.





















Everything in Moderation...


Helllllllllllllllllo out there!!

I wanted to post a wee blurb, to let you know that I have not neglected the blog. I've been pretty sick the past little while (nothing overly serious, feeling much better now:)) and thusly haven't been cooking much. I've been doing the standard peppermint tea and minced ginger hot tea drink everyday-and that is as creative and hardworking I've been in the kitchen.


I've got a great couscous dish lined up, hot off the press! Stay tuned to get the deets on that.

In the meantime..I bring you, cute puppies.