Food Interlude

At some point I'll resume regular blogging. Maybe I'll even update you on the awesomeness that has been my life for the last few weeks. However, I'm too busy at the moment livin' like the rockstar that I am, so you'll have to accept this meager post for the time being...

I present to you my dinner... a bacon & avocado grilled portobello burger.

Be jealous

Avacodo Update

It's time to announce some sad, sad news... Ready? ... The avocado is dead. Well, maybe not completely dead yet, but dead enough that I feel it's time to put him (or her) out of his (or her) misery. He cracked in half & has made no attempt to recover...

Doesn't look too bad, but has made no progress since the incident

Oh, and did I mention that the root cracked off while I was taking these pictures? That can't be good!

Farewell friend

It was fun while it lasted.

Until we meet again...

Avocado Update

6 weeks into it & still progressing!

An Avocado Update

As many of you know, I've been trying to grow an avocado. My husband has little hope I can succeed. I, however am confident I can attain this goal.

When we last left the avocado saga I was starting round 2. Well, my friends, it's one month later & progress has been made!

This first picture doesn't look like much, but continue on down to see the new life that has emerged!

My little avocado setup

Is that a crack I see?!

Why, that is a crack in my seed!

Closer inspection

Roots?!

It's alive!!!

Thursday Night Yumminess

Today is my day off from work. I love my days off. I know most people would agree that days off are awesome to do things that you normally don't have time for. I just love being productive. Today I...


#1. finished my vacation blogging (finally),
#2. got 1 hour of live CE credit (my registration expires at the end of May),
#3. ran 5 miles at a 9:44 pace with NO knee pain,
#4. got my haircut at a new salon (my normal stylist cancelled at the last second 'cause she's sick),
#4.5. found a new stylist to go to when my regular stylist starts maternity leave in July,
#5. went to Wegmans for some groceries,
#6. made 4 dozen cookies, and
#7. made myself a BLAT for dinner.


Allow me to elaborate on some of that. I really love baking. I'm not great at it (ie guava empanadas), but I love doing it. Normally I don't have enough time during the week to do it though. Also, I'm not a fan of having baked goods in the house. So, today seemed like a perfect day to bake. Why? Well, I'll tell you...


#1. It's my day off (see above if you need more elaboration).
#2. I have a cookie recipe I wanted to try (from Food Network Magazine, of course).
#3. Peter & I are going to poker night tonight, so I can bring cookies to share!


So, after my hair appointment at Scott Miller I headed across the street to Wegmans to buy a few things on my grocery list & stuff for my cookies.

Do you think the lady checking me out thought I had a problem?

The big bags of M&Ms, toffee, chocolate chips & peanut butter chips are all for my Kids Candy Cookies recipe. The Jelly Bellys are for me & the Cadbury Creme Eggs are for Peter.... we have a problem with Easter candy.

Cookie Ingredients

This cookie dough was phenomenal! Baking them didn't seem necessary.

Cookie drops made with my handy scooper from my mom!

It said it would make 25 cookies... it made 4 dozen normal sized cookies!

Excellent!

Since my husband didn't know if he'd be home for dinner, I decided to make something easy I've been wanting for a while... a BLAT. I learned about these in New Zealand, but never got a chance to order one. The BLAT is Bacon, Lettuce, Avocado, and Tomato. I love BLTs (hold the mayo, of course) and I love avocado. This just seemed like a match made in heaven. I bought a fresh loaf of sourdough bread at Wegmans & made a pretty awesome sandwich.

Yummy BLAT!

So pretty!

I took this as my opportunity to attempt avocado growing again. We'll see how it goes this time! Fingers crossed!

My avocado plant (take 2)

ADDENDUM: My super sweet cookies were a big hit at poker night. The boys (& Pooja) must've been distracted by their supreme yumminess 'cause I kicked their butts at poker! Girl power!

Avocado?

Long, long ago, I was excited to learn that you can grow an avocado plant by using the seed from an avocado. I had forgotten about this, and then my idol Alton Brown demonstrated it on Good Eats. Wonderful! Time to get my avocado on!

So, I bought an avocado (or 3) and ate them. I submerged a seed in water as was instructed, and.....

Nothing!

Even Bruce Willis in RED got more growth out of his avocado.

Absolutely nothing!

No life emerged from this seed!

Boo!

It's been almost 2 months now & I think it's time to call it quits.

On the bright side I now feel justified in purchasing lots of avocados & putting them all into water. I'm sure 1 out of 10 would HAVE to grow!