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May 23, 2010

katherine

May 23, 2010 - katherine. Tags: Uncategorized

breakfast: Nature’s Path organic flax plus multibran cereal and Joe’s toasted O’s oat cereal with soymilk; coffee

lunch: burritos on toasted flour tortillas with refried chipotle black beans (click for the recipe), fresh cilantro, fresh cherry tomatoes with slivered green and black olives, and spinach sauteed with garlic and olive oil

1/2 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 canned chipotle pepper, minced
1-3 tsp. adobo sauce from canned chipotle peppers
about 1 T canola oil
1 can black beans
about 2 T water
sea salt to taste
black pepper to taste
cumin to taste (about 1 tsp)
dill to taste (about 1/2 tsp)
fresh cilantro for garnish

Saute the onion in canola oil on medium-high heat. After a couple minutes, add garlic, chipotle, and adobo sauce. After a couple more minutes, add the beans. Stir for a couple minutes, then mash the beans with a potato masher. Add the salt, pepper, cumin, and dill. Continue to fry, mixing in the water, for several minutes. Serve with fresh cilantro on top.

pieces of Elite bittersweet chocolate from Israel; chocolate chips

takeout dinner from The Standard: half a French Dip sandwich and half a Banh Mi sandwich

more snacks for Lost finale: peanut butter pillows (the recipe had been posted on the postpunkkitchen website, but I think it is no longer up… basically a firm peanut butter dough wrapped in a chocolate dough, then baked) along with dough; Brooklyn Brewery pilsner; whiskey and ginger

Marcy and Emily… we’re missing our last chance for a Lost reunion!

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marcy's comment:
May 24, 2010 at 9:26 am

dude peanut butter pillows are such a big part of me and emily’s life! they’re my favorite cookie i’ve tried out of that book.

i am a little sad that we couldn’t all watch the finale together, even though i hate lost now. i hope all of your questions got answered!!

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emily's comment:
May 27, 2010 at 12:26 am

did all of your questions get answered?

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katherine's reply:
May 27th, 2010 at 6:04 am

nope!

I think you guys quit while you were ahead.

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