Hello everybody! Let me start off this post with a review. Awhile ago I was contacted by the kind people over at Farm Rich to try out some of their frozen snacks. Taking a look at their site, I was excited about the choices so I happily accepted! Not to mention I love snacking. I went to the store to redeem my coupon and I chose the mozzarella bites. I was sad to not see as many choices as I had seen on the website. Another thing to note is the price. I noticed that these were expensive, and I really couldn’t imagine myself shelling out that much for snacks. There is a bright side though! I did like these little bites! They’re even better if you serve them with an awesome marinara sauce or in my case, artichoke scarpetta. Look at how ooey-gooey the mozzarella is–yum!
- Mozzarella bites!
- What are these egg-shaped balls?
Delicious Armenian red lentil patties. Here I served them with tamarind-date chutney, diced onion, and flat-leaf parsley. The recipe is easy and doesn’t take much time to make.
- I had this Amy’s tamale pie as a yummy nighttime snack while baking…
- Baklava!
It was one of my best friend’s birthday recently so I made her one of her favorite desserts. This lady has great taste. I have never made anything with puff pastry before so this was definitely fun. Since she’s quite picky about what makes good baklava I was a bit nervous. I’m the same way when it comes to my two favorites: tiramisu and carrot cake.
- Delicious and birthday girl approved!
- We went to a local sushi place to celebrate.
- Best miso soup ever and mine had lots of tofu.
Bean Curd Roll
Oshinko Roll
I learned a neat trick from my friend’s boyfriend: mix a bit of wasabi into the soy sauce for dipping. I also announced to everyone at the table that if someone didn’t like pickled ginger they could pass them over to me!
Group shot--sans birthday girl!
Afterwards we headed to a bar/restaurant that happened to be having “Psychedelic Night” with really awesome color oil projections. I was being a social butterfly that night since I ended up knowing a ton of people at the place.
The leftover chopped pecans + honey sauce from the baklava baking extravaganza was perfect for topping a bowl of oats.
Busy lady = boxed meals!
I prepared a box of Annie’s Shells and White Cheddar. I added some cooked chopped spinach, pine nuts, garlic salt, and black pepper.
Now I’m going to fill out a survey that the hottie boombalottie, Ayla, passed on to me!
Favorite cookie?
Okay… I have a few.. Bountiful Vegan’s lemon snickerdoodle, Samoas, Immaculate Baking Co.’s pumpkin gingerlies, and freshly baked chewy and moist spiced oatmeal cookies
Favorite way to eat oatmeal?
In a jar!
Favorite snack?
Lately I’ve been loving snacking on these apple-banana muffins I made (put some of my hemp protein powder to good use) with maple syrup, apples and bananas + peanut butter
Favorite sandwich combo?
Tricky tricky! I’ll just say mango chutney and sharp cheddar grilled on pumpernickel bread. Oh gosh I also love banana + Nutella sandwiches.
Are you a vegetarian?
Indeed I am
Favorite vegetarian product?
Favorite yogurt?
Greek and Danonino (one of my favorites since childhood)
Favorite fruit?
I can’t just pick one you know… mango, bananas, dark sweet cherries, papaya, gala apples, and dates
Favorite dried fruit?
Cranberries, pineapple, and bananas
Favorite veggie?
Romaine, carrots, butternut squash
Favorite comfort food meal?
Mom’s secret red lentil recipe
Favorite restaurant?
I don’t believe I have one… I have favorites depending on the cuisine, but my favorite cuisines are Indian, Thai, and Mediterranean
Favorite beverage?
Hmm… I don’t really have one but I really enjoyed a nice refreshing pack of coconut water today!
Favorite way to take your coffee at home?
I don’t usually drink coffee, but I like it black
Favorite cracker?
Animal crackers!
Favorite dessert?
Tiramisu and carrot cake
Favorite condiment?
Bone Suckin’ BBQ Sauce–thick style baby!
Favorite way to eat tortilla chips?
With guacamole, black bean salsa, cheese, and sour cream
Favorite fast food restaurant?
There’s this fast food place in Florida called Pollo Tropical and they make really great yuca fries!
Do you watch food network?
Not really… I rarely watch television
Favorite food network show?
I’ve seen Ina Garten’s show and I liked it!
Favorite salad combo?
Romaine for sure, some great cheese, onions, tomato, pears, and a slightly sweet vinaigrette
Do you like Panera?
Sure, I like their bread bowl soups actually.
Favorite bagel?
Cinnamon and sugar bagel with cream cheese please
Do you like cream cheese or peanut butter on your bagel?
Cream cheese!!!
Favorite bar?
Granola bar = 18 Rabbits, etc. = Boomi Bar
Favorite peanut butter?
Whole Food’s 365 crunchy peanut butter (and it’s cheap!)
Favorite almond butter?
Blue Diamond crunchy
Favorite cereal?
I love Kashi Go-Lean Crunch!
What milk product do you use on your cereal?
It depends… either soy milk or almond milk
Favorite nut?
Pistachios
Favorite candy?
Watermelon Jolly Ranchers and Werther’s Originals
Favorite ethnic food?
Indian!
Favorite tea?
Coconut Almond and Richmond Blend
Favorite indulgence?
German chocolate
Do you like margaritas?
I don’t care for them
Favorite margarita?
I don’t have one
Do you like pickles?
Why yes I do!
Are you into spicy food?
Not really spicy
Do you like banana peppers?
Yes! I love them.
Favorite way to eat a banana?
With chocolate hazelnut butter or peanut butter
Favorite way to eat an apple?
With peanut butter!
Favorite apple variety?
Gala!
Are you good at eating with chopsticks?
Indeed, I don’t have to ask for a fork.
Favorite fruit juice?
I love peach nectar
Favorite alcoholic beverage?
Root beer + Stoli vanilla
Favorite tropical fruit?
I love so many of them! My dad is flying up this weekend and packing a delicious papaya from their own tree!
Hands down favorite food ever?
My dad’s latkes… actually I’m torn between his potato pancakes and this German restaurant’s (with apple sauce and sour cream of course).
This was a lot of fun! I am going to tag some lovely people: Lauren, Sophia, Mitri, and Gillian!
So it’s a new week and I started it out by walking around feeling like a zombie all day. But today was a hectic day in terms of my academics and I’m glad it’s behind me. Stay tuned in my next post to see my piece for my final critique of the semester! Hope all is well my dear friends.
HOOOOLY baklava looks delicious!!
No favorite restaurant?! Come on, you KNOW it’s Moxie – broccolini……..
Hang in there with the school stress, girl – it’s almost over!! And then you can relax
Love that you love pickled ginger as much as I do!!!!!!!
Love the yummy treat you made for your friend for her birthday!!!!!!! U are so sweet!!
I love the answers to your questions!! So fun to do those questions, i might have to do that!
Yay for your dad coming and bringing a papaya from their tree! How cool your parents have a papay tree!!!!!!!!
love you girl!!!!!!!!!! xoxo
Katharina!! Hi love– you are just too adorable. I’m so glad you’ve been having such an amazing time with friends lately
That baklava sounds straight-up gourmet! And the mozarella bites have me craving something warm and cheesy right about now!!
Love that you learned the little soy sauce + wasabi trick–i’ve been doing that for years! Obviously I’m up for whatever makes the dish spicier
I haven’t tried amy’s tamale pie but i have tried her other pot pies and they’re amazingg–filled with lots of tofu chunks and veggies. My mom especially loves them and they are always stocked in our freezer.
Hope you’re having a great week!! Let’s catch up soon xoxox
That baklava looks amazing, I love that stuff and it’s been way way too long! Ah, I also love adding the wasabi to my soy sauce…yum, sushi!
What a fun lil quiz too!
could u be anymore adorable when ur typing out the answers lol! haha
mozza bites! ohEmGee ahhh delishhh
and i love ur bowl of oats.. doesnt it look like its exploading… u crammed a lot of love into it my dear<3
xoxo have a good night lovie
Let me start at the beginning….
The mozzarella bites look awesome! I need to find some asap!
Sushi nights are the best and I too recently discovered the wonders of wasabi and soy. Duh! Now it all makes sense!
I loved this survey and I loved all of your answers! Probably because I love you so much though.
I can’t wait to fill this out and pass it on. Fun!
Hope you are well sweet girl.
if we went for sushi together, we’d have to ask for an extra plate of pickled ginger! and an extra plate of that baklava. yummmm.
yes! let’s have tea when you’re in town. my mini-chefs will be done with official classes for the year by then btw. do you still have my cellie #?
I love the survey…I am going to do it too!
Those mozz. bites look yummy! hmm, I have never had Baklava..I have always wanted to try it though. I once thought it was like meat pie..I didn’t understand that it was a sweet dessert. I think I have a recipe for it. Maybe sometime I will decide to cook a full-course ethnic meal.
Those mozzarella bites look awesome! And your meet-up looked like fun… love the survey too!
Awww – lovely pics, Katharina!
Great recap
Delicious eats and pics, as usual!
I absolutely loved to read all your answers… Thanks for sharing!
Have a great week, love
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
i love the ginger too! my bf hates it. perfect!
and wasabi and soy sauce is really good. mine is more of paste because i like it pretty hot.
Love all the food, but specially sushi! It looks awesome.
So cute that danonino is your favorite
Mmm…those mozzarella bites look perfect with that cheese melting!
And sushi…always a hit:)
xxx Julia (Taste of Living)
Annnd now I’m searching tamarind-date chutney recipes! I’ve been trying to think of a chutney to make and there we have it! Is yours homemade? If so, recipe por favor?!
Mmm one of my friends loves baklava, too, and requests me to make it for her birthday! I’m used to making it with phyllo dough, which is hard to work with as it’s so thin, but it sounds very tasty with puff pastry, too! Hope your finals went well and that summer begins for you soon!
Loved the survey answers!
That sushi looks delicious, especially since I’ve never tried either of those rolls. The bean curd one sounds oddly appealing.
I’ve never had Baklava so I don’t know what it’s supposed to look like but yours appears to be quite professional looking. Then again, the majority of your food looks professional.. and tasty.
You made apple-banana muffins? Maybe YOU can help me with my baking dilemma!
Bean curd and oshinko roll? I’ve never seen these at a sushi restaurant, but they sound so good..