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Birthday Gifteroos

Maty — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:37:09 +0000

Normally wouldn’t say anything, but they are so awesome I had to share. Had a small getogethor with my parents, brother & girlfriend, and grandma and grandpa for my birthday. Not techincally today, but whatever. We went to Northern Thai in Kitchener (awesomest thai in town) then back to my parents place. My mum had baked me a vegan vanilla cake with pink rasberry frosting. Was good. Anyways, two of the awesome gifts I received were …well awesome.

Swatch “Morning Glow” GZ205S. This is a special edition of which I was given No. 09274/11111. Very colourful

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The other item I received was a new Pen I have been lusting over the past few months. The Lamy Logo (in brushed). :D:D:D:D:D

And all together now!

George Cleaning

Maty — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:39:05 +0000

I decided to strap a camera to George as he cleaned my condo. It isn;t a very good camera, and it got stuck a few times (since the camera double the height of the vaccum). Anyways, I just threw it togethor with whatever song was in my head at the moment, which in this case, was Above & Beyonds club mix of Miracle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y__P4HiPB4

Vegetable Pilau /New Dishware

Maty — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:40:24 +0000

Today was a pretty busy day, well, at least I wasn’t really home until 4:30. I also picked up a new set of dishware, so i had to wash those before I used them. I didn’t get around to actually cooking dinner until 18:30, but it needed to be in the oven for 30 minutes, so I didn’t get to actually eat until around 19:15. Anyways, today I made vegetable Pilau, it consisted of steamed carrots and beans and peas, along with sauteed onions w/ ginger and garlic. Then I put a layer of tumeric rice in a baking dish, added the vegetables, then another layer of rice. Bake for 30 mins and yum yum.

As always, click images for bigger versions.

The new dishes.

Pilau fresh out of the oven.

And on my plate

Cooking w/ Maty - Millet Pilaf

Maty — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:14:18 +0000

This is definitly a favourite of mine,nice an nutty with a bit of peppery goodness.

Click on the images for clearer, larger versions.

What You Need:

Hardware:

Medium Saucepan (pot works too)

Wok or frying pan

Spoon

Baking Tray

Software:

1 onion, chopped

55g millet

1 leek, sliced

1 zucchini, sliced

40g almond slices

140ml water with a bit of salt in it

ground pepper

1/4 tsp cinnamon

Start by preheating the broiler to 200 degrees, and sautee the onions for 3 minutes in a bit of vegetable oil.

Take your millet

Add it to the onions and cook for another 3 minutes

Add the water salt mixture to the onions and millet and bring to a simmer, cover, and cook for 20 minutes.

By now your almonds should be done.

when you have approx 5 minutes left of the millet cooking, stir fry the leeks, and zucchini until tender

Tenderoo

Now mix the vegetables, cinnamon, and pepper, into the millet onion mix and cook for another 2 minutes.

Serve and enjoy I think the almonds are what really make this meal.

Curried Mushrooms over CousCous

Maty — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:28:35 +0000

This was one good meal. It consisted of mushroom and onions in a curry sauce made of flour, soy yoghurt, tumeric, cumin, coriander, ginger, and chili powder. I probably should have put it on top of something healthier, but i only had cous cous at the time. Delicious.

Spaghetti w/ Bean & Caper Sauce

Maty — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:45:36 +0000

Today for dinner I made spaghetti with a bean and caper sauce. The sauce consisted of black beans, tomato paste, onions, garlic, red peppers, oregano, and capers. It could have used a bit more capers as it was a little bland, but it served as a pretty good spaghetti sauce, lots of protein.

Smoked Tofu a la King

Maty — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:37:40 +0000

Today for dinner I made smoked tofu a la king. It is basically sauteed mushrooms, red peppers, and smoked tofu, in a pepper, flour, and soy milk sauce (basically mixed togethor after cooking both seperatly) on top of toast. Was a little messy to eat, but definitly good. The only thing was the tofu was a bit bland, but that is probably due to the fact that it isn’t actually smoked, but is marinated in liquid smoke for a few minutes. I wish i could find a local store to source some of these out there ingredients

Smoky Beans & Mashed Potatos

Maty — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:56:45 +0000

Todays meal consosted of Smoked Tofu with onions, garlic, and black beans (with tomato paste and apple juice) on Mashed potatos with pepper and rosemary.

Different Meal A Day

Maty — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:16:24 +0000

So i got a new recipe book, its pretty damn sweet since it gives you a grocery list and then uses everything on it for meals for the entire week. So I just started week one, and I think it should be fun as I will be cooking something new that i likely have not had every day. The book is called “Vegan Cooking For One” by Lean Leneman ( http://tinyurl.com/vegan-cooking-for-one ). Today meal was a Potato Lentil bake, which is basically lentils, onions, mushrooms, basil in a soy milk/tomato paste/flour sauce, which is then baked over boiled potatoes. I served it with a side of steamed collards. Only took 40 mins or so, and it was good

A Few Quick Pics From Today

Maty — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:17:07 +0000

Decided to snap a few quick pics today while at work. Not that unusual in itself, but I suppose the fact that I am actually sharing them is. Click for larger versions.

The main entrance.

Computoar room

A random tool. Not sure what it does.

Tooling