Late Night Kitchen Experiment Success!

So this was a soup experiment that I think turned out rather well:


Heat your oven to 400 F and put in two potatoes and two sweet potatoes.

Sautee a white onion in coconut oil and curry powder, add water and lentils and quinoa and let those cook. Remember, quinoa expands. A lot.

Take the potatoes and sweet potatoes out of the oven when they're mostly cooked through; cut them into large chunks and add them to the pot.

Either add raw broccoli or in a separate small pot blanch the broccoli so it's bright green, then add it to the pot. For those unfamiliar with blanching, it's when you drop it into already boiling water and then drain the boiling water and run cold water over it immediately.

When the soup is done, stir in some fresh kale and serve!

Long Awaited Reunion and the Best Blondies Ever

I got to spend the day with my wonderful friend Bea Kwan today! It was perfect.
We put on our flour badges so we were ready for anything, turned the volume up on my Abbey Road CD, and made the best Butterscotch Blondies EVER. She also finally got to meet my cat, who loved her immediately. Of course.
I'm sooooo happy that we finally got to hang out again. I hadn't seen her since 10th grade. We won't let that happen again.

Oh, and I'd like to say that even though the recipe was bossy and mandated a 9" square pan and division into 16 squares, we used an 8" round pan and cut it like a pie. HA. It was delicious. We also used the same bowl for the wet and dry ingredients. And it was still awesome. Two bowls for this recipe is just a waste of bowls.







"Where should I put this CD?"
"Oh, just put that on the garlic."
"....You just said that completely seriously!!"
"...Yeah... I guess I did..."
I guess you would have had to be there.

The Awesome Butterscotch Blondie Recipe:

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butterscotch chips
• 1 dash cocoa powder

note: Don't forget to pre-heat the oven! We did, and we had to wait for it! Lame. Pre-heat!!!

1. Combine melted butter and brown sugar; stirring until dissolved. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
2. "In another bowl" (or in the same one!!!) combine flour, baking powder, and salt. "Add to the butter mixture" (unless you already just did!). Spread the batter evenly in a well buttered "9 inch square pan" (unless you want to be a baking rebel. Then you can use an 8 inch round pan like us!). Sprinkle chips over top... Or smother the top. Your choice.
3. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 to 30 minutes or until center is set... unless you are planning on eating it with vanilla ice cream, then you'll want to take it out with the center still slightly gooey. Because it's awesome like that. If you're planning on doing it our way, you won't want to wait for it to cool before cutting, like they say to. What do they know?

They say this makes 16 squares. Squares. HA. Our pie pieces were freaking sweet. Really sweet.
Anyway, try this recipe if you like butterscotch. You'll love it.