trois.

we like each other.

dia de verdad.

cocoa!

huh.

march.

mi familia.

bumped.

blue & green.

hot.

dear mi mac...i love you!

do what the pretty lady tells you to.

YUM! Pan-fried Chickpea Salad Recipe c/o 101cookbooks.com

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/panfried-chickpea-salad-recipe.html

1 tablespoon clarified butter, olive oil, or coconut oil
2 cups cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans), pat them completely dry with clean dish towel
1 cup of chopped leeks
1 medium clove of garlic, minced
zest of one lemon
1/3 cup plain yogurt (I typically use low-fat Greek)
1 1/2 teaspoons Indian-style curry powder (or to taste)
scant 1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
1 or 2 tablespoons warm water
1/2 cup of loosely packed fresh cilantro, chopped
1/2 cup red onion or red spring onions, chopped

Heat the cooking oil in a large skillet and add the chickpeas. Saute over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until they start getting a bit golden in color. Stir in the leeks and cook until the chickpeas are more golden and the leeks have browned a bit as well, roughly 7 - 10 minutes total. At the last minute stir in the garlic and the lemon zest. Remove from heat, and set aside.

While the chickpeas cool (I like to serve this salad at room temperature), make the yogurt dressing by combining the yogurt, curry powder, and salt in a small bowl. If you need to thin it out a bit, particularly if you are using Greek yogurt, whisk in warm water a tablespoon at a time. Taste, adjust, and set aside.

When you are ready to serve the salad, toss the chickpea mixture with most of the cilantro and most of the chopped red onion. Add about 1/2 of the yogurt dressing and toss again. If you like more dressing, keep adding until you are pleased. Serve on a platter sprinkled with the remaining onions and cilantro.

Serves 4 as a side.

photobooth!

mi cocoa.

a year later..

peer pressure.

compromise.

reflect.

roped.

21.

tiled.

sting. or be stung.

sleeps.

im back.. :)

National Geographic: Elephant Seal Pups, South Georgia Island

This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features

Fattened and then abandoned by mothers who leave to mate anew, weaned elephant seal pups stick close together until ready for a first season at sea.

Photograph by Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcott

high time to make a trip back to seattle..

http://www.cupcakeroyale.com/

ohhh i like this one.

Friday, February 27

Are you involved in the kind of work and relationships that allow you to be who you really are? It is important to be your genuine self in every aspect of you life because matching your outsides with your insides is what gives you fulfillment.

Today, take a few steps in the direction you want to go.

sad.

my laptop died. thus the blog has been out of commission. to be continued SOON!!

Andrew Bird: Poetry Of Beauty And Biology

World Cafe, February 13, 2009 - Wielding many instruments and a remarkable whistling ability, Andrew Bird has developed an offbeat marriage of classical and pop music over the course of his decade-long career. The musical polymath has never been one to limit his sound, incorporating traditional folk, swing, zydeco, rock, electronica and indie-pop into his work.

Describing his new album, Noble Beast, as a less electric effort, Bird still finds value in carefully chosen words: His sophisticated lyrics read like brilliant poetry written by a romantic biologist, mathematician or historian. Here, in a session with David Dye, Bird explains how moving from the city to a farm has had a positive effect on his creative process. He also clarifies his particular use of vocabulary, including the scientifically specialized terms that frequent his lyrics.


http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100604030