I just bought four CD's today, more albums than I've bought for myself in the last four years, for sure. I heard Erykah Badu had a new album I hadn't heard (New Amerykah), so I went for that , and then I sorta grabbed some others. I got the new albums by Common (Finding Forever) and Gnarls Barkley (The Odd Couple), plus that Panjabi MC dude (Beware) who mixes Indian music and beats, cause I liked that hot single he had out. So far I think I like the Common best, not surprisingly, but everything's pretty good.
The Odd Couple wins for album art, especially when you open it. It's really nice having real CDs again, with real covers, and I think it'll help me get to know the albums better than when I have just and mp3 or a burned CD. Yay for occasionally paying a lot for music.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Late Winter Medi Salad with Hummus Pitas
This recipe is called Winter because many of the ingredients are jarred or canned, making it an accessible salad for those Tomatoes-Aren't-Worth-Eating, cold months of the year. Medi is short for Mediterranean, which is the vague term that comes to my mind with at least two of the ingredients. Anyway, it's delicious, and that should be the main thing.
Salad Ingredients:
-Romaine Lettuce, washed and chopped into bite sized pieces (pre-washed and cut works)
-5 or so Kalamata olives, pitted and split in half (come in a jar)
-2 hearts of palm, sliced or whole, as desired (come in a can)
-2 dolmas (stuffed grape leaves, come in a a jar or can)
-1 small handful chickpeas (from a can)
-1 very small handful chopped red onion
-1 small handful chopped broccoli
-1 very small handful chopped fresh fennel
-1 very small handful raw pumpkin seeds
-drizzles of olive oil
-splashes of balsamic vinager
-1 pinch dried oregano
-1 pinch or three grinds black pepper
Pita Ingredients:
-1 whole or 1/2 whole wheat pita
-hummus or other bean spread or dip
To assemble:
-Place all salad ingredients except dolmas (and palms if leaving whole) in a deep bowl and toss well to coat with dressing.
-Lay dolmas (/palms) on top of salad.
-Spread inside of pita with hummus or other spread and leave to eat on the side.
Serves one.
After buying what seemed like an extravagant array of preserved and fresh foods items, I ate this salad at least once a day for a whole week and still had many of the things left, so I decided it was quite practical after all. It was also filling, delicious, pretty, and seemed awfully nutritious.
Clearly any number of substitutions, omissions, and augmentations can be made with this salad. I forgot to list that avocado was present on a few of the days. Some days other items were absent, and that was okay too. I did find that eating the palmitos (hearts of palm) as whole sticks was somehow more satisfying than integrating them as slices in the salad, and that a good toss with the oil and vinegar transforms the salad from a bowl of raw veggies into a bowl of juicy bliss. If you have a deep container with a lid, use it, that way you can shake it.
Anyway yeah, I'm sure this would be good with artichoke hearts (another canned/jarred item), fresh or roasted red peppers, tapenade, tabouli, any number of fresh vegetables, different nuts or seeds, or as a sandwich where everything goes in the pita instead of having it on the side.
Get crazy. Eat a dope meal salad. Love late Winter.
Salad Ingredients:
-Romaine Lettuce, washed and chopped into bite sized pieces (pre-washed and cut works)
-5 or so Kalamata olives, pitted and split in half (come in a jar)
-2 hearts of palm, sliced or whole, as desired (come in a can)
-2 dolmas (stuffed grape leaves, come in a a jar or can)
-1 small handful chickpeas (from a can)
-1 very small handful chopped red onion
-1 small handful chopped broccoli
-1 very small handful chopped fresh fennel
-1 very small handful raw pumpkin seeds
-drizzles of olive oil
-splashes of balsamic vinager
-1 pinch dried oregano
-1 pinch or three grinds black pepper
Pita Ingredients:
-1 whole or 1/2 whole wheat pita
-hummus or other bean spread or dip
To assemble:
-Place all salad ingredients except dolmas (and palms if leaving whole) in a deep bowl and toss well to coat with dressing.
-Lay dolmas (/palms) on top of salad.
-Spread inside of pita with hummus or other spread and leave to eat on the side.
Serves one.
After buying what seemed like an extravagant array of preserved and fresh foods items, I ate this salad at least once a day for a whole week and still had many of the things left, so I decided it was quite practical after all. It was also filling, delicious, pretty, and seemed awfully nutritious.
Clearly any number of substitutions, omissions, and augmentations can be made with this salad. I forgot to list that avocado was present on a few of the days. Some days other items were absent, and that was okay too. I did find that eating the palmitos (hearts of palm) as whole sticks was somehow more satisfying than integrating them as slices in the salad, and that a good toss with the oil and vinegar transforms the salad from a bowl of raw veggies into a bowl of juicy bliss. If you have a deep container with a lid, use it, that way you can shake it.
Anyway yeah, I'm sure this would be good with artichoke hearts (another canned/jarred item), fresh or roasted red peppers, tapenade, tabouli, any number of fresh vegetables, different nuts or seeds, or as a sandwich where everything goes in the pita instead of having it on the side.
Get crazy. Eat a dope meal salad. Love late Winter.
Banana Dog
This is an amazing snack or small meal that I'm proud to say I invented myself. I'm sure I'm not the only one that has ever stumbled upon this treasure, but I've never seen anyone else eating it on their way to work in the morning, so I'm calling it my own.
Ingredients:
1 ripe banana
1 Alvarado Street sprouted hot dog bun
Nut butter of your choice (peanut, almond, cashew, sunflower, etc.)
To assemble:
-Split the hot bog bun open and spread the nut butter on both sides.
-Peel the banana and lay it, whole, into the hot dog bun.
Mmmm!! This makes a great breakfast, can be eaten anywhere, and is healthy and filling! Eat with a big glass of tea, coffee, plant milk, juice, or water for a complete breakfast, lunch, or snack. Oh, and don't forget to giggle about the fact that you're eating a BANANA DOG! Giggling is an often-overlooked part of a meal, as is repeatedly naming the silly food you're eating outloud, to whoever is around.
Love and giggles,
Julia
Ingredients:
1 ripe banana
1 Alvarado Street sprouted hot dog bun
Nut butter of your choice (peanut, almond, cashew, sunflower, etc.)
To assemble:
-Split the hot bog bun open and spread the nut butter on both sides.
-Peel the banana and lay it, whole, into the hot dog bun.
Mmmm!! This makes a great breakfast, can be eaten anywhere, and is healthy and filling! Eat with a big glass of tea, coffee, plant milk, juice, or water for a complete breakfast, lunch, or snack. Oh, and don't forget to giggle about the fact that you're eating a BANANA DOG! Giggling is an often-overlooked part of a meal, as is repeatedly naming the silly food you're eating outloud, to whoever is around.
Love and giggles,
Julia
Allow myself to welcome myself
Allllright. I've been talking about it, and now I'm blalking about it. I now have a blog.
Yay!
I like this world we call Modern.
Peace to the lot of you.
xo
Julia
Yay!
I like this world we call Modern.
Peace to the lot of you.
xo
Julia
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