Make your own teabags

I have been on a making my own iced tea kick lately. Tonight I took Andrew's suggestion and mixed some green tea with what we had left over of Teavana's Lemon Twist rooibos tea. The rooibos was loose and I didn't feel like fishing it out so I used these make-your-own-teabag things that we got during our trip to Mitsuwa. That's it floating at the back of the pot (the top of the photograph). They operate like those fold over sandwich bags. I haven't tried the tea yet but I'm sure it's going to be very tasty!!

Yogurt with Honey

I had some vanilla yogurt with some honey along with some dried figs for dessert tonight. It was simply divine, although the figs could have been better. Next time we will have to purchase them at Whole Foods and not the local Korean market... I really love the way that the honey looks in this picture!!

Bell Peppers - Indian style

I'm still on the Indian cooking kick. This evening I made these tasty bell peppers in a yogurt and roast chickpea flour sauce. It was a little spicy from the cayenne pepper but it tasted somewhat nutty and smoky. It has lots of cumin seeds; just wonderfully tasty!!! Andrew also made an amazing dish this evening with black-eyed peas and mushrooms. It was very tasty. He used the real cinnamon that I purchased from our Korean market. I love it!!!

Silkworm Pupa*

EEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean... Sounds appetizing!! NOT!!! This just creeps me out. This is a can of silkworms that are somewhere in between the larval and adult stage. This can was being sold at our local Korean market. What is more, they were on sale!!! Just 99 cents per can!! You can almost taste it, can't you?! I hope not...

*This is my post from Sunday, March 25, 2007. This post is late. Yeah, yeah, yeah...

Grapefruit*

The grapefruit looks kind of gross, don't you think?! It kind of reminds of some tentacled Miyazaki monster creation...

*This is my post from Saturday, March 24, 2007. This post is late. Yeah, yeah, yeah...

Smarties*

Good old Smarties!! Colorful and tasty... Who could ask for more than little sugar cubes in pretty colors?!

*This is my post from Friday, March 23, 2007. This post is late. Yeah, yeah, yeah...

Dried Apricot

So, now we are going to move to the dried fruit mix that one of my coworkers so generously picked up for me!! This is a photo of one of the dried apricots that was part of the mix. It was tasty!!! Yummy! I do like me some dried fruit...

VitaminWater

I bought this VitaminWater at one of the lunch trucks today. I didn't really think that I was going to like it but they didn't have the green tea that I wanted... I was shocked, though. It was actually pretty darn tasty!!! This is the dragonfruit flavor. To be honest, it is sugar water, and I love sugar :-)

3 Musketeers

One of my coworkers offered this 3 Musketeers bar to me after lunch. I said no at first but was persuaded by her constant pleading... ;-) It has "45% less fat" so I guess that it's fine to eat it...

Peanuts*

And the last nut in my mix is not even a nut at all. It's peanuts. Tasty nonetheless...

*This is my post for Monday, March 19, 2007. This post is late. Get used to it...

Indian Food*

I spent most of my day cooking, doing laundry, cleaning the guinea pig cage and shoveling... What fun?! Well actually, the cooking was kind of fun. I made three dishes from my vegetarian Indian cookbook. I made the cauliflower dish (pictured earlier) again but this time with double the spices but too much salt. I also made a split moong dal soup that was quite tasty and, because of the spices, Andrew thinks smells like sausage. Lastly, I made the dish pictured above. It is stew type dish that has chickpeas, eggplant, spinach and tomatoes. Absolutely delicious!! I can't wait to make some more of the recipes from the book!!

*This is my post for Sunday, March 18, 2007. This post is late. Get used to it...

Green Tea Candy*

A little something green for St. Patrick's Day... Tasty Japanese green tea candy. This one has a tasty gooey milk-flavored center!! It's not Irish, but at least it's green...

*This is my post for Saturday, March 17, 2007. This post is late. Get used to it...

Almonds*

Just when you thought you had enough nuts in your life - quintuplets!!! Almonds. Don't they look tasty?!

*This is my post for Friday, March 16, 2007. This post is late. Get used to it...

Walnut*

Yet another nut from my office nut medley!! (No; I am not talking about my coworkers. They're a different story...) The walnut. Very tasty indeed...

*This is my post for Thursday, March 15, 2007. This post is late. Get used to it...

Arizon Green Tea*

All hail the Arizona Green Tea (with ginseng!!)! Come on... You know you want to...

*This is my post for Wednesday, March 14, 2007. This post is late. Get used to it...

Yogurt Pretzels*

This is my new clump o' yogurt pretzels. It is sooooooo hot in the office that it melted the yogurt coating. I then stuck the bag in the fridge and now I have a uniyogurtpretzel!!

*This is my post from Monday, March 13, 2007. This post is late. Get used to it...

Wasabi Peas*

This is photo of some wasabi peas that I have at work. They are very hot (spicy) and tasty but the one in the back with the eye really freaked me out!!! I swear that Photoshop was not involved in this photo. Sadly, I ate the evidence...

*This is my post for Monday, March 12, 2007. This post is late. Get used to it...

Bridal Shower Cake

Erin's bridal shower was today. It was at Andrew's parents' house. The decorations and food were just wonderfully beautiful. This is a photo of the huge heart cake that was at the shower. The cake decorations were great - simple and elegant. I had the opportunity to have some after the shower. The cake part was palatable; the icing, however, was wonderful!! So tasty...

Tuna and Cranberry Sandwich*

Andrew and I bought dinner from Whole Foods tonight. We so rarely go; it's a shame. Anyway, I got this tuna and cranberry salad. I put it on a toasted oat bran bagel with some English cheddar that we got at Trader Joe's. I also had some orzo salad that had spinach, roasted red peppers and roasted pine nuts. Dinner was just divine!!

*This is my post from Saturday, March 10, 2007. This post is a tad bit late. Kathleen and Adair came last night and I got a little bit distracted...

Nut

This is another one of the nuts that is in my mixed nuts. Sadly, I don't know what kind of nut it is. I only know that I like them... Anyone know what this is?

Curried Cauliflower with Potatoes*

I finally tried making something from the wonderful vegetarian Indian cookbook that Andrew's parents gave me for the holidays in 2005. I really enjoyed this recipe. I found it very tasty but Andrew said it needs more spice. I guess that I'll have to try some more spice next time... I can't wait to try some more recipes!!!

*This is my post from Thursday, March 8, 2007. This post is late. What can I say? Life happens...

Squishy Insides*

A photo of the squishy insides of what could be my favorite candy: Cadbury Creme Eggs!! You should all go out and buy yourself some (unless you're allergic to chocolate or something...).

*This is my post from Wednesday, March 7, 2007. This post is late. What can I say? Life happens...

Cadbury Creme Egg*

It just can't be the coming of Spring without Cadbury Creme Eggs. They may just be my favorite candy...

*This is my post from Tuesday, March 6, 2007. This post is late. What can I say? Life happens...

Cashew*

This is a picture of one of the cashews that was in my bag of mixed nuts. They are very tasty!!

*This is my post from Monday, March 5, 2007. This post is late. What can I say? Life happens...

Blueberry Cobbler Thingy*

This is the blueberry cobbler type thing that we had for my birthday. It was my request. It is a recipe that came from the Cake Doctor cookbook. I haven't had it in a very long time and it is so good. It basically consists of blueberry pie filling, crushed pineapple, cake mix and a lot of butter!!! What could be better?!

*This is my post from Sunday, March 4, 2007. This post is late. What can I say? Life happens...

Chocolate Truffle*

Andrew rediscovered this bag of truffles that he received from a holiday party that he went to at work in our cabinet. We ate some and they are still as tasty as they ever were. Mmmmm... Yummy...

*This is my post from Saturday, March 3, 2007. This post is late. What can I say? Life happens...

Japanese Marshmallow Candy*

This is a photo of a very tasty kind of Japanese candy that is made of marshmallow. These candies can have different fillings. In this case, it is chocolate. As you can probably tell from looking at the photo, I took a bite out of this one. Yummy!!

*This is my post from Friday, March 2, 2007. This post is late. What can I say? Life happens...

Coffee Grounds*

Andrew and I have made the leap into grinding our coffee. Our new coffee grinder is very cool but also very, very loud. This is a photograph of some of the grounds that came from our grinder. Don't they look like they will make some tasty coffee?!

*This is my post from Thursday, March 1, 2007. This post is late. What can I say? Life happens...