Chocolate Lace Cookies

I had my eye on this cookie recipe ever since the Christmas issue of Sunset came out.

These were time consuming, but kinda fun to make:

Recipe: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-lace-sandwich-cookies.

Here they are sandwiched w/chocolate:

They stick to your teeth when you eat them.

Coconut Avocado Smoothie

Original ingredients for this smoothie:
- coconut milk
- avocado
- asian pear
- vanilla powder

I added:
- kiwi
- vanilla extract instead of powder
- matcha for color

For serving the leftover, I topped it w/blood orange, chia, and pine nuts:

Tahini Kale w/Pickled Beets

Recipe for this kale salad came from this 'magazine':

http://purelyelizabeth.com/wp-content/uploads/Purely-January-Magazine.pdf

The idea was to make use of the various strange ingredients that took residency in our pantry and had no interest in vacating.

Our tahini may be too old to be useful though.

Remade on:
2016-07-10 with newly purchased tahini

Tuna Croquettes

Made  these the other day: http://pamelasalzman.com/tuna-patties-recipe/

They had some trouble with structural integrity.

N. thinks they would be better as a tuna salad.  J. really enjoyed them.

Substitutions of sesame oil & horseradish made for a nice kick.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

Made a last minute decision to whip up this smoothie from one of my Instagram food bloggers:

http://pamelasalzman.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-banana-oatmeal-smoothie-recipe/

I made sure to put it right back on Instagram, although my food photography skills are nowhere as good:

Modifications I made:

- added 2x more liquid: almond milk & pineapple juice we had on hand

- added some frozen mango chunks, b/c they were there, in the fridge, asking to be in a smoothie

- added way less ice, b/c ice sucks

Remade on:

2016-05-27

Grain & Kale

Made this with quinoa instead of kasha tonight:

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/kasha-kale-pancetta

Added chopped ginger to the quinoa pot, which made the dish extra exciting.  Here's a pic of the leftovers portion:

Chinese Leftovers Brunch Hack

We ordered chinese from Win Garden the other night.  The dishes were: fried rice, mapo tofu, green beans.  The leftovers seems a bit lackluster and insufficiently healthy, so I did the following with them:
- added raw chopped lacinato kale into the mix before microwaving them
- topped with a poached egg, made with the help of this Jamie Oliver video

The result was delicious: