Edibles

In only 24 hours…

by Carol Browne on May 16, 2012 · 1 comment

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I can make frozen treats in only 10 minutes!

A bit of an impulse buy, but who could resist a popsicle making machine? I know. I’ve already got one, and it’s called a freezer, but technically it takes longer than 10 minutes to make chilly treats. I was really looking forward to making them tonight, but first, you have chill the machine in the freezer for at least 24 hours. That means I can make popiscles tomorrow night any time after 10 pm.
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Salads in jars

by Carol Browne on May 9, 2012 · 1 comment

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I got a little bit carried away with the effects and filters on this photo. I couldn’t help myself. The Pixlr-O-matic got a BIG upgrade today with so many new layers and frames and fancy filters, I used one of each. I’m only just beginning to add crazy effects to my photos! Hooray!

I decided this morning that I’d get up a bit early and make our lunches. Rather than having the leftovers from the night before, I actually made peanut butter sandwiches and these salads in canning jars. I had seen this craze on pinterest and decided to see if it’s a good way to liven up our lunches. *YAWN* Blech. A brown bag lunch is a brown bag lunch, but at least it’s something different.

I must say, I felt pretty fancy today sitting at my desk eating a salad out of a glass jar. I layered it properly and the lettuce stayed crispy – you put the salad dressing on the bottom, then a layer of a thicker vegetable (I used some chopped cabbage), then the lettuce, and some cut up carrots on the top. And that’s it. You just screw on the lid and you’re good to go. You just put your fork all the way to the bottom so you get some dressing on your tines and then you dig in as per usual. Yum and yum. I’ll make it again and I’ll add more stuff, like sunflower seeds and bean sprouts. I’ll get more veggies in me somehow. I can also do this with fruit salad, too.

Even though you can do the same thing with a boring old plastic container, something about eating out of the glass jar makes it nicer. Mike and I both carried our salad in a jar with us to work today and there were no mishaps or no broken glass pieces, so as long as you’re careful in transport, the glass shouldn’t be a problem at all.

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Around town

by Carol Browne on March 17, 2012 · 1 comment

in Edibles, Photos

Work on the Port Mann Bridge is going well…from a distance, anyway. I was in New Westminster this afternoon and stopped by the graveyard to take this photo. That’s the Fraser River filled with logs and the bridge’s white cables. I think those cables are permanent. They match the new Golden Ears Bridge to Maple Ridge and The Alex Fraser Bridge. They’ve been working hard on the upgrade to this bridge, along with nearly every square inch of the Number 1 highway. I feel sorry for the commuters who have to use that highway these days. There’s just a of ton starts, stops, and bottle necks to weave around and through.
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Drinking our greens

by Carol Browne on March 5, 2012 · 1 comment

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Mike’s started working the early shift – he STARTS work at 7 am. Oof. Since I’m not getting up at 5:30 to make juice (what am I? A hippy? NO!) I decided to make evening juice. This means mostly green juice because all the alkaline properties found in green fruits and veggies are supposed to be soothing. Is this true? We’re about to find out!

Here’s a pile of veggies I ran through the juicer.


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Trying out the coconut oil

February 12, 2012

I’ve been reading about the health benefits of coconut oil and gave it a try tonight with some roasted veggies. I must admit, I didn’t taste any difference. I was hoping for a coconutty taste here and there…but nothing. I guess we quietly boosted our immune system and aided our digestion tonight. These are all [...]

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Eating more yams

February 8, 2012

I have been reading about the healthy goodness of yams lately. Apparently they are full of Vitamin C and potassium and fibre. It’s also supposed to be one of those foods that makes you feel full and satisfied for a long time after eating it. So, I did a search of the giant online cookbook [...]

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Boiled oranges

January 26, 2012

First, you boil the oranges. Tonight I made some kind of crazy clementine cake. I actually made 2 versions – one with ground almonds and one with regular flour. I had to try this recipe out because I have a little shin dig to bring a cake to next week and wanted to try something [...]

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Chinatown during Chinese New Year

January 25, 2012

Today’s post will mostly revolve around fruit, specifically Chinese fruit. My new buddy, Annie, picked up some frozen durian fruit in her travels. I didn’t take a photo of it because it was just in a package. Besides, the important part of this fruit is not how it looks as much as how it smells. [...]

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Sewing and baking and laughing

January 21, 2012

YES! It was Saturday…I had no plans except to sleep in (check!) make some more blocks (check!) and make some kind of treat. I made some parsnip soup a couple of days ago – I can hear my sister gagging from here – but it was delicious! I made a little rice and soup for [...]

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Chocolate Spaghetti

January 4, 2012

I found this jar of chocolate spaghetti at the fancy gourmet store yesterday. Look! It’s made in Belgium – home of The Farting Pig! I will happily support the country who is responsible for making that little pig and that catchy song. I used the entire jar on the top of the vanilla cake with [...]

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