Collegiate Cookery

Met up with my girls, Mina and Meliz for what was supposed to be drinks and karaoke in Capitol Hill. We ended up going to Cha Cha’s, where we sat downstairs in the creepily red-lit room, and had strawberry margaritas, fajita burritos and chips and salsa. It was a much better choice than the questionable food and emtpy bar area at the karaoke place

We had a pretty hot (for Seattle) day a weekend ago ish, so I had to do brunch on the deck, and it had to be cool-me-down food. Iced coffee, and blueberry walnut pancakes with raspberry sorbet on top.

Example of my typical luch at the lab: left over purple sweet potato enchilads, carrot, bell pepper and cherry tomatoes, a kiwi, half a poppy seed muffin for breakfast (to go with the coffee I grab on my way through the med center), a plum, and a bag of walnuts, dark chocolate chunks, and raisins for a snack. nom nom nom

Purple sweet potato, black bean and carrot enchiladas, with some onion, red bell pepper, green enchilada sauce, and pepper jack. These were amazing, and re-heated really well at the lab for lunch.

Mango, banana, orange, and almond milk smoothie. By default in a mason jar cup with a bendy straw :)

Tacos from Guanaco’s Tacos

Salmon baked with lemon and a little honey, asparagus and spinach cooked with garlic, and then good crusty bread with olive tapinad on one and with traditional style garlic aioli (in the style of Provence)

Brownies, with peanut butter marbled through, and chocolate chips and walnuts on half, chocolate chips and raisins on the other half.

Homemade veggie pizza: homemade wheat crust, too many vegetables for me to remember which ones, pizza sauce, fresh mozarella, and a balsamic reduction drizzle. Fucking amazing

We thought we were ordering the “little” beer at Shultzy’s, but instead they brought us a massive Hoegaarden. Fruity and crisp, it was totally worth it!

How the single college student spends Valentine’s day: with friends, at a coffee shop with coffee, tea, and personally purchased V-day chocolates, studying for tests.

Emily’s strawberry cake