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Roasted Veggie Sandwich: Old Town Cafe

Today my friend, Mike, and I went to lunch at Bellingham's Old Town Cafe. I ordered the Roasted Veggie Sandwich with olive tapenade, red bell peppers, zucchini, lettuce, mushrooms, and tomato. The side dish I ordered was a potato salad, however, I found it slightly underwhelming; but the sandwich, on the other hand, was delicious. Another thumbs up from me, Old Town.

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GRANOLA

Granola is soo delicious but unfortunately it's soo expensive in stores. SOLUTION! Make it yourself. It's quick, easy, and best of all, it makes your house smell delicious while it's cooking. The best thing about granola is you can really put what ever you like in it. Rummage through your cupboards, see what you have, throw it in the oven, and ta-da, granola!

Here's what's in this batch:

-Rolled Oat

-Honey

-Apricot Molasses (my first try making apricot jam I decided to replace the sugar with sucanat and I ended up with a dark, rich, molasses like substance. Rather than throwing it out I use it in my granola instead of real molasses)

-Apricot Jam (a mess up trial batch that didn't solidify, but again, finding another use for it)

-Shredded Coconut

-Walnuts

-Almonds

-Chopped Dates

-Currents

*Other liquid that many people use are maple syrup, agave syrup, and canola oil.

First place all the liquid in a pot over heat until thouroughly combine, then stirred in the oats. Place mixed oats on a baking sheet and put in oven around 350 F and stir every 5 to 10 minutes or so. *Be extra careful to stir your granola, it burns easily! Once nice and golden brown take out oats, and mix in other remaining ingredients (coconut, nuts, dried fruit, etc.). Let cool, then place in container--like this cool floral one I found at Value Village for $2.

Follow Up

Yesterday I only made a dent in my list at Good Will. Even though I didn't find everything on my list it just means, Cameron, my thrifting partner in crime, have more scavenging to do. Here's what I found:

Colorful Rain Jacket: CHECK --Pink rain jacket.

Canning jars: CHECK --I really like these small wide-mouth ones

Printed Button Up: CHECK --Short sleeve plaid button up with hearts (might I add this is the first plaid item of clothing I've boughten)

Sweaters: CHECK --Grey llama sweater & green over sized sweater (I like the buttons)

I also got two sizes of knitting needles, but no picture, cause knitting needles are pretty boring to photograph...

Going to Good Will (Bellingham) on Friday and I'm keeping my eyes peeled for:

-Chunky Sweaters

-Oxford Boots

-A Leather Book Bag/Bowling Bag

-Knitting Needles

-Pyrex Bowls

-Slouchy Beanies

-Good Yarn and Fabric

-Canning Jars

-Printed Button Ups

-Colorful Rain Jacket
-A Basket

--there's probably more, however, my brain is a puddle right now. more to come.

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FAVO(U)RITES

So for anyone who knows me for more than five minutes would know that I'm completely obsessed with Australia, and all in this week I am in possession of two of my favorite things that I ate down under.

First of all the greatest cereal known to man, which oddly, I don't think is Australian, but I ate it down there...Weetabix. They are packaged as cereal bars that when you poor milk over fall apart in the most deliciously, slighty soggy but still crunchy way. *Apparently these are very common in U.S. grocery stores, but I am cereal blind and have only just noticed them in the Bellingham Co-op.

Also, the most amazing cookie ever to be produced, the Tim Tam. That's right, Arnott's Tim Tams. This cookie, however, has a trick to it, which only locals...or very savvy individuals know. The best way to eat this cookies is with tea, by biting off the two opposite corners and dipping one end into the tea, and using it as a straw to drink the tea. This effect melts the cookie from the inside out leaving you with melted chocolatey goodness.

NOM NOM NOM.

This weekend my friend, Jenna, and I went home to Whidbey Island to get away from the hustle and bustle of Bellingham...(this is a joke). We woke up early this morning and ventured out into the woods with my Uncle Craig, aka mushroom hunter extraordinaire. We found some nice lookin' shrooms, especially these chanterelles.