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Day 10 – January 10 2012 Texturize me

allison — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:26:33 +0000

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Random Thoughts

allison — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:15:57 +0000

I find it very interesting that being raised in a family where we ate dinner together pretty much every night, and still do when I am at home I have a hard time eating alone. I know that many families don’t eat together constantly, and those that do typically have younger children, or school age children who have stricter time schedules. Since my boyfriend and I often eat together, one or the other cooks, I have noticed my self waiting till he gets home, or seeing when he will get home before making dinner or deciding on dinner. It sometimes makes it hard since he’s at the gym till late some nights or we both are indecisive and tired by the time we get home. I know my sister and mom will say it’s that I don’t like to cook or whatever, but I really think it has a lot to do with how I was raised.

Day 4 – January 4 2010 – Food day 95 – Cynthia’s Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake

allison — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 12:43:26 +0000

Cynthia’s Blueberry Streusel Coffee Cake

Recipe type: Breakfast, Bread

Author: Prevention Magazine

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 55 mins

Total time: 1 hour 5 mins

Serves: 16

Ingredients

Streusel
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp ground cinnamon
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
2 cups blueberries
Cake
2 1/4 cups light spelt or unbleached flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 pkg (12 oz) soft silken tofu
3 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup canola oil
2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Mix brown sugar, walnuts, and cinnamon in small bowl. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Grease and flour 10″ angel food cake pan.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl. Set aside.
Beat tofu in large bowl until smooth. Add eggs, sugar, oil, and vanilla. Combine thoroughly. Add reserved flour mixture and mix to combine.
Spread a little more than half the batter into prepared pan.
Combine 3 to 4 tablespoons of reserved streusel with blueberries, then sprinkle mixture on top of batter in pan.
Top with remaining batter and remaining streusel.
Bake for 55 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool on rack for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from pan and serve warm.

Calories: 300 Fat: 15 grams Saturated fat: 1 gram : 39 grams Protein: 5 grams Cholesterol: 40 mg

Notes

Per serving: 247 mg sodium exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 meat, 2 1/2 fat

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Day 2 – January 2 2010 – Food day 93 – Cheesecake at BD’s Mongolian BBQ

allison — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:46:10 +0000

I think this turned out ok, none of us had dessert but I asked the Waitress if she could bring over the samples so that I could take a picture, she didn’t seem as miffed as I expected her to! This was the cheesecake, no idea how it was but I do know that I dont like BD’s Mongolian BBQ as much as I like Hu Hot or Flat Top Grill. I went to the BD’s in Burnsville MN. Which isn’t far from the Mall of America. The selection of meats, and veggies were okay, not amazing, but nothing looked bad. But the sauces just didn’t meet my expectations! They also burned my noodles and other stir-fry veggies, which really made me sad! I might try the BD’s in madison sometime but when Hu Hot and Flat top are on my side of town it wouldn’t be my first choice in Mongolian BBQ!

Day 175 June 25 A perfect Summer night

allison — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:46:17 +0000

Day 175 June 25 A perfect Summer night, originally uploaded by Allie Oop Photography.

When you think of summer.. What do you think of???

When I think of summer I think grilling out, fireworks, getting hot and sweaty playing outside with friends, hiking, and camping. All of these activities lead to one thing: Grilling/Cooking out. Whether it be burgers and brats on the grill or a more elegant dinner of portabella mushrooms and zucchini’s grilled to summer perfection. It doesn’t matter to me which one it is, since both are amazing and can put a smile on my face!
Tonight I came home from a kickball game, delayed because apparently we don’t reserve the park that our league meets at and there was a 4 and 5 year old soccer practice going on. As we sat and waited for almost an hour till the field freed up another team used the time to grill. I realized my team needs to get it together and bring on the grilling for games. Maybe I will mention it to them!
All in all, whats more perfect than a ninety degree day, a rousing round of kickball, some brats and hot dogs and burgers on the grill and a cold beer in your hand?

I can’t think of anything better… Can you?