February 8, 2010 – Foodologie

Dinner tonight was perfect.

Pumpkin Pancakes using Trader Joe’s pumpkin pancake mix that my roommate had from a previous trip to NYC. Breakfast for dinner. What could be better?

I’m not sure if this is seasonal, but next time you see it floating around TJ’s, snatch it up! It’s delicious!

What’s that on my pancakes??? Greek yogurt and….

Wait for it…

BARNEY BUTTER!

Last week, I broke down and bought it online. It arrived today, all 3 creamy delicious jars! (Don’t worry, only two are for me. One is for Rhoda.)

Not gonna lie, I’ve gone and dipped my finger in the jar multiple times today! I need to cool it! The expensive factor should be good enough motivation to make it last!

I’ve sort of over done it this week and today so I’m going to cut back on sugar this week. I feel like when I eat sweets, I crave them more. If I don’t eat them, I don’t really want them as much. Anyone else feel the same?

Now back to homework, reading and randomly distracting myself on the internet! Have a fantastic night!

P.S. You know you’re a food blogger when your boyfriend across the country e-mails you saying: “Costco has Almond Butter!” with this photo attached.

Gotta love him.

Hi all! I hope you enjoyed your weekend!

Remember when I was deciding whether or not to bake for my class… I chose Yes! Mostly because I love to bake but also because my other class was canceled this morning so I could legitimately justify baking while I looked at Decision Trees 🙂

To beat the dreariness that is Ithaca for today, I decided to make something tropical sounding! However, I didn’t have time to go to the store so I made due with what I had. Behold Tropical Oatmeal Cookies!

All the fruitness of the tropics with the warmth and comfort of a cold winter day!

Tropical Oatmeal Cookies

inspired by Smitten Kitchen’s Thick, Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
3/4 cup mixed dried fruit (I used dried mango, papaya, cranberries and raisins)

In one bowl combine dry ingredients except the oats and dried fruit. In another bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add vanilla and egg, blend with a hand mixer until smooth. Add dry ingredients, mix until combined. Fold in oats and dried fruit.

Isn’t it colorful!?

Chill for about an hour. Then bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes or until golden on the bottom.

This made 35 small cookies for me, but I’m guessing maybe 20 average sized cookies.

Pretty tasty! I tried one 🙂

While these baked, I made myself a healthy tropical lunch!

Thai Egg Drop Soup

2 servings of dry lentils
2 cups Thai Culinary Stock
1 tsp cornstarch
handful of Kale, washed and chopped
frozen veggies
1 egg, lightly beaten

Bring the lentils and stock to a boil, simmer for about 15 minutes. Add cornstarch to thicken slightly (first mix with a bit of water in a separate cup). Add veggies and bring to a boil. Turn heat down and drizzle in the egg while stirring.