What's for Breakfast : Vegetarian Burritos

mmmm made some super tasty veggie burritos yesterday! One of my new Years resolutions was to cook more and eat more fruits and veggies. So this fit the bill for both. I found the recipe on The Sisters Cafe Blog. They have so  many great, wholesome REAL recipes plus they are all sisters which makes it way too cute! You can find the exact recipe I used here. Happy cooking!

xoxox -Amy

browning the wraps slightly in the skillet before filling them was key

We used Rice Milk instead of regular milk and it turned out fine

Fresh ripe tomatoes have less sodium than roasting the canned version

We overfilled these guys a bit :)

Great start to a weekend morning! Will be making these again.

Mmmmm!

Lime tilapia fish tacos for dinner tonight! Fresh beans from the garden! Yummmmm!

Early Start

Ah! I got up so early today. Feeling pretty energetic after doing all that cleaning! You could say that my oosouji was a great success :) I got my run in this morning and made this delicious and nutrient packed egg white and spinach pepper omelet. A great start to a great day! Now I'm off to donate clothing since I had a closet Zen moment yesterday haha. Since I'm still feeling quite minimalist today I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes from, Tales from the Tao:

"In the world of knowledge,

 Everyday something new is added, 

In the pursuit of Tao, 

Every day something is let go" - Lao Tzu

Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe

Made chicken soup from scratch for the second time this year! Kirk was sick last week when I first attempted making it and it came out pretty darn good. (at least thats what he told me since I'm a vegetarian) This second time around I have mended my mistakes and hopefully tonight it will be really darn good :) Thought I'd share the recipe I've been toying around with:

Ingredients

• 4 cups chopped, cooked chicken meat
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1/4 cup chopped carrots
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup butter
• 8 ounces egg noodles
• 12 cups water
• 9 cubes chicken bouillon
• 1/2 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley

Directions

1. In a large stock pot, saute celery and onion in butter or margarine.
2. Add chicken, carrots, water, bouillon cubes, marjoram, black pepper, bay leaf, and parsley. Simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Add noodles, and simmer for 10 more minutes.

photo courtesy of the eclectic cook

Halloween Treats!

This cake is spooktacular! 

WOW I saw these incredible treats on Martha Stewart's website today and they are nothing short of amazing!

Get the recipe for this haunting cake here!

(images from marthastewart.com)

These bones are edible! Wouldn't they be the perfect Halloween party sweet? And with only two ingredients, these are pretty sweet for your wallet as well :)

• YieldMakes about 18

Ingredients:

6 Large egg whites

1 1/2 Cups sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Put egg whites and sugar in the heatproof bowl of an electric mixer. Set bowl over a pan of simmering water; whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved and mixture feels warm to the touch, about 5 minutes.
2. Return bowl to mixer, and fit mixer with the whisk attachment. Beat on high speed until very stiff peaks form, about 8 minutes.
3. Transfer meringue to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch plain round tip, such as a Wilton #1A. Pipe bone shapes, each 5 to 6 inches long, onto two baking sheets lined with parchment paper (as shown below). Bake until crisp throughout, about 1 hour. Let cool completely on a wire rack.

Food I'm loving

I've been busy in the kitchen the last few days, thought I'd share some of my favorite creations. I've been trying really hard to like salad (what kind of vegetarian doesn't love salad...? me...) so I've been spicing up those boring green leaves with more lovable ingredients like the one pictured above. My mom gave me some Chia seeds which are supposedly all the health food rage right now. I've been sprinkling them on salads and in my oatmeal. They're actually pretty tasty if you can get over the tapioca like texture.

The other thing I've been trying really hard to do is make my own hand rolled sushi/maki rolls. The ones pictured are just a plain seasoned rice roll and they were 美味しい  (delicious)!  

The last photo is not something I made but Jacques Torres chocolates my Mom got me when we were in NY a few days ago and I'm so in love with the "wicked fun" flavor which is a ganache with  ancho and chipotle chiles! 

What foods are you all loving right now? 

Productive day!

Today was another gorgeous day! Got out in the morning and went hiking and got nice and muddy. Then came back and aired out the whole house and baked some delicious dairy free oatmeal cookies.  Also did some funny recycling with some old socks. I made a cute collar for my little white kitty and a pair of cuffs for myself :) Also in business news, my website is almost finished! hooray! It's very simple, but at least it will be up. 

You can visit it right now in it's unfinished state here:

 www.sunahjewelry.com

The gallery is up with one set of photos so far. I hope to have more up tomorrow or the next day. Let's all enjoy this great weather the rest of the week!

dizzy spells and Dessert

 
 

So yesterday I was soldering some new earrings and pendants, and very soon after I began to feel very dizzy and light headed. I'm not sure what brought it on, I've been using the same ventilation system for a long time now and have never experienced that reaction before. SO for the next few days I am going to stick to cold connections... 

  This morning I decided to take a photo of the prettiest sweet potato I have growing in my kitchen. I didn't know that sweet potatoes grew purple stalks! So interesting.  And while I am on the subject of food, I wanted to share what I am cooking today!

 

After going to the farmers market in Towson, I am going to make leek, onion, and potato soup. We'll see how it turns out, but the picture sure looks delicious! And finally, for any of you who follow my Cake Box line of jewelry, I am working on a lolita collection of delicate cakes and confections to wear! 

Hopefully now that the whole house business is  filed away and settled I will finally get around to setting up the etsy shops I had wanted to start! A lot of good things are happening for Appus Design this season! 

So stay tuned and don't forget to come visit us at the Fall Home Show on Sunday November 9th  from 11am - 4pm!