Great Pasta Alternative

Zucchini noodles seem to be all the rage, so I tried a couple of different recipes.  My first attempt was horrible and left me with a pan full of soggy strips of veggies.  I overcooked the zucchini.  The second attempt was slightly better, but still didn't yield anything delicious.  I had almost completely given up on the pasta alternative when I found this website with this recipe.

Asian Peanut Zucchini Noodles

You have to click all the way down to the bottom of the page.  The recipe looks a little intimidating, but it is well worth the effort.  I didn't use any chicken and added more peanuts and cilantro.

I'll post pictures soon.

Updated Granola Recipe

I bought some granola the other day and the raisins were too tough and burnt.  This lead me to make my own granola.  Here's the recipe I based it on:

Basic Granola on CHOW

This recipe calls for 1/3 cup of honey.  I didn't realize I only had 1 tsp. of honey left, so I substituted the rest of the honey with Raw Organic Agave Nectar.  If you want this to be vegan granola, skip the honey.

For the fruit, I chopped up 1/2 cup of pitted dates
For the nuts, I mixed in 1/2 cup chopped raw almonds and 1/3 cup walnuts

I also happened to have some ground vanilla (a dear friend from Hamburg brought it back for me).

My granola is gluten-free because I used gluten-free oats.  If you (or the people you share this with) don't have issues with gluten, you can use regular old fashioned oats.

Here's the finished product:

Infused Water

I've been on the quest to find ways to make water more tasty and I finally found an infuser that I like. Here it is:

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AMAZON.COM

Click on the image and it will take you to Amazon.  The great this about this product is that it is easy to use and their customer service is amazing.  They even follow up with recipes for you to try.

This is a great gift for the holidays and so much healthier than buying juice.

Pop-Up Shop

We are seriously thinking about creating a little pop-up shop.  Let us know what type of gifts you would be interested in.

We are all ears!

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Excellent Japchae recipe

If you are vegan or vegetarian, just omit the beef:

Authentic Japchae recipe

Vegetarian Dinner Menu

Hello, fellow gourmands.

I am having some friends over for dinner tomorrow night.  Here's our menu:

Heirloom tomato salad with basil ribbons
(this is basically a caprese without the mozzarella)

Spiced cilantro peas with curry

Saffron rice

Mushroom medley

Roasted peppers

For dessert, we will have stone fruits with sorbet

If you have other suggestions, please feel free to email me: bettyclementine@gmail.com