I was so anxious to sink my teeth into this tasty sandwich it looks like I couldn't hold the iPhone steady enough for a focused picture. Got this snack near the Auckland downtown waterfront. It's layered with lettuce, surimi, avocado, and kumara. The other one I tried had chicken katsu, avocado, cucumber, and kumara. I've still yet to try Sushirrito, the sushi burritos with Asian and Latin flavors.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Sushiwich
I was so anxious to sink my teeth into this tasty sandwich it looks like I couldn't hold the iPhone steady enough for a focused picture. Got this snack near the Auckland downtown waterfront. It's layered with lettuce, surimi, avocado, and kumara. The other one I tried had chicken katsu, avocado, cucumber, and kumara. I've still yet to try Sushirrito, the sushi burritos with Asian and Latin flavors.
Hay Cho Toi..
Translation: Give It To Me.
During my travels in Vietnam I stumbled upon these ironically cute rubbish bins. At one park in Ho Chi Minh City I enjoyed a sense of "camaraderie" between knock-off Mickey and Donald.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Mexican Chocolate Cookies
I've had Mexican hot chocolate and a dessert my best friend made with oatmeal and Ibarra Mexican table chocolate. I started thinking this would be delicious in cookie form. I Googled it and sure enough found a bunch of different recipes. I tested the one posted on the Food Network but made a few adjustments with what I had in the cupboard. I can't wait to make another batch!
6 tbs butter
1/2 c granulated sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 egg whites
1 c wheat flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
*1/2 c Tia Pablo Chocolate Azteca Mix (which was my substitute, but I'd much rather prefer the ingredients below)
1/2 c unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
generous pinch of ground black pepper
generous pinch of cayenne
pinch of nutmeg optional
6 tbs butter
1/2 c granulated sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 egg whites
1 c wheat flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
*1/2 c Tia Pablo Chocolate Azteca Mix (which was my substitute, but I'd much rather prefer the ingredients below)
1/2 c unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
generous pinch of ground black pepper
generous pinch of cayenne
pinch of nutmeg optional
Friday, February 25, 2011
Penguin Crossing
Apparently the penguins migrate here around June. Sometimes they build nests under the houses along Breaker Bay (Wellington, NZ).
San Fran Salad
Went to Strawberry Fare in Wellington for the first time last week to get some dessert. I had the trio of ice creams and choose a few typical NZ flavors - like honey hokey pokey, maple walnut, and cookies 'n toffee. It was massive, pretty mediocre and overpriced. Not going back again, but I did find something of interest on the menu.
In addition to the huge dessert selection, I was also surprised to find this odd concoction under the light meals category.
"A delicious mix of salad greens, smoked chicken, avocado, banana, tomato, kumara and spring onion dressed with our famous basil vinaigrette."
Not sure why it's SO "San Fran," because we don't even have kumara, which is a type of sweet potato. Maybe they think San Franciscans are strange and therefore eat strange salads.
What's the deal?
In addition to the huge dessert selection, I was also surprised to find this odd concoction under the light meals category.
"A delicious mix of salad greens, smoked chicken, avocado, banana, tomato, kumara and spring onion dressed with our famous basil vinaigrette."
Not sure why it's SO "San Fran," because we don't even have kumara, which is a type of sweet potato. Maybe they think San Franciscans are strange and therefore eat strange salads.
What's the deal?
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