Walnut Hummingbird Cake of Wonder

In my theme for Oscar viewing food I chose Indian to back my pick, Slumdog Millionaire (yay, it won!). I wanted to make a non-Indian dessert but something keeping with the South Asian palate so I was thinking banana cake. In looking at Chow.com for inspiration I found this recipe which ups the ante on the basic banana cake:http://www.chow.com/recipes/11361. However, as I almost never do anything according to directions/instructions/logic my version is an interpretation of the above, yet it came out spectacularly. I also highly recommend a brown sugar icing on a cake with nuts in it. Tonight Matt & Laura came over and helped me finish it off. In appreciation for saving me from gaining any more weight I gave them my modernist side table.

Towering Oreos

Saw this picture on This is Why You're Fat and had to save it. Someone went to a lot of effort here. Need to stop looking at it as it's making me crave sugar.

Coleslaw

I was at White Spot a while back with Mel & Laura, and ordered the veggie burger as I had that starvation type hunger that comes from not eating for 7 hours when one's body is used to calories every 3-4. The short version of this tedious story is that I really liked White Spot's coleslaw - it's got sunflower seeds. Given that winter is not lettuce season, coleslaw fills the raw veggie side dish void.

My version was probably of a healthier ilk: shredded cabbage & carrot, cottage cheese, lemon, horseradish, & dried cranberries as well as sunflower seeds. I'm a sucker for a pretty colour combo.

Which reminds me that I haven't eaten anything in a while...

Call Me Fickle

As much as I admire some food blogs out there I just can't keep up the pace. And, admittedly it's also a bit limiting for me: too many interests to just write about food despite having been accused of being obsessed with it. Problem is I have trouble even capturing all the things that catch my eye. Lots has been in my sights these days & I want to share. So, I will endeavor to keep a on-line account. See you all soon.