只想玩 - backpack camping dream

最近发现一个组里的同事是个很有趣的家伙，和他们夫妻一起玩了几次，玩心越来越重了。听听人家的装备吧，两个人用的哦：4个kayak（2个play boat，2个creek boat），2全套水靠，4个自行车（2个山地车，2个城市车），car camping设备，backpack camping设备，滑雪板2套。。。

佩服，羡慕，眼红啊，觉得自己真是不止一点的弱啊。上周和劳工一起到人家家里去玩，心里自叹不如。现在满心的就是怎么攒齐这些设备，尤其是backpack camping的东西，真想感受野外奔走的感觉。

最好吃的水果 - best strawberries

开始素食4, 5个月了, 没有感觉失去了什么, 每次想做点好吃的时候, 还是有很多很多的选择( 所以也没有瘦下来...伤心). 最近买了基本素食菜谱, 开始尝试很多新的菜式, 会一一上来汇报的.

昨天去了附近的market买菜. 贵阿, 心痛得很. 回来尝了, 好吃极了. 特别是草莓, local农场种的, 口感和其他盒装的不一样: 软, 香, 甜. 想想也是, 盒装的草莓千里迢迢从加州过来, 估计半青不熟的时候就得摘下来, 味道怎么可能好呢.

早上来一碗plain low-fat yogurt, 加上草莓和rasberry, 新鲜水果的清香让头脑马上清醒起来. 觉得吃素以后, 越来越能感觉蔬菜水果的芳香了. :) local farm的水果贵一点, 而且存放的时间比较短, 不过真是很值得的, 尝试一下吧.

Finale of the Sopranos

最喜欢的电视连续剧居然结束了。。。我哭。。。找到了主题歌的歌词，抄过来纪念一下。Tony Sopranos 是我心中最强的男性形象啊。：）下次一定要把余下没看的Sopranos全借来看看。

"Woke Up This Morning" Lyrics
by Alabama 3

You woke up this morning
Got yourself a gun,
Mama always said you'd be
The Chosen One.

She said: You're one in a million
You've got to burn to shine,
But you were born under a bad sign,
With a blue moon in your eyes.

You woke up this morning
All the love has gone,
Your Papa never told you
About right and wrong.

But you're looking good,
baby,I believe you're feeling fine, (shame about it),
Born under a bad sign
With a blue moon in your eyes.

You woke up this morning
The world turned upside down,
Thing's ain't been the same
Since the Blues walked into town.

But you're one in a million
You've got that shotgun shine.
Born under a bad sign,
With a blue moon in your eyes.

When you woke up this morning
everything you had wasgone.
By half past ten your head was going ding-dong.

Ringing like a bell from your head down to your toes,
like a voice telling you there was something you should know.

Last night you were flying but today you're so low
- ain't it times like these that make you wonder
if you'll ever know the meaning of things as
they appear tothe others;
wives, mothers, fathers, sisters andbrothers.

Don't you wish you didn't function,
wish you didn't think beyond the next paycheck
and the next little drink'

Well you do so make up your mind to go on,
'cos when you woke up this morning everything you had was gone.

When you woke up this morning,
When you woke up this morning,
When you woke up this morning,

Mama said you'd be the Chosen One.
When you woke up this morning,
When you woke up this morning,
When you woke up this morning,
You got yourself a gun.

Thai Tofu and Winter Squash Stew - 泰式南瓜汤

新买了一本vegetarian cooking的书，里面有很多很棒的菜式。昨天作了这个Thai Tofu and Winter Sqash Stew，很开胃的哦。作者的一句评论很对，"this is anything but dull"。

原料是这些：

- 2-3 medium leeks, white parts only (我用了一些绿叶部分，结果觉得有损汤的smooth感觉，下次还是全用白的部分吧)

- 2 tbs roasted peanut oil (我用了一般的菜油)

- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

- 2 serrano chiles, minced (用了一点辣酱代替)

- 1 tbs finely chopped ginger

- 1tbs currypowder (用了咖喱块代替)

- 1tps light brown suger

- 3 tbs mushroom soy sauce (我用了一般的酱油)

- 1 15 ounce can unsweetened coconut milk

- 1 1/2 pounds butternut squash, peeled and diced into 1/2 inch cubes

- salt

- 1 10-ounce package silken firm tofu, cut into 1/2 inch cubes (可以先炸一下, 或者不炸也可以)

- juice of 1 lime (不能缺哦)

- 1/3 cup raw peanuts (没有)

- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro

做法：

1. leek 按长度切半洗净。然后切成小块，大约1/4 inch长。

2. 高温热油锅，加leek, 炒大约3分钟直到leek变软。加garlic, chiles and ginger，再加curry, sugar and soy sauce，改中火焖烧。

3. 加3杯水，coconut milk, squash和salt。煮开后改小火加盖焖烧，大约15分钟。

4. 加豆腐，加盐到入味，熄火。加lime juice。

5. 上桌前表面可以撒一些炸好的花生，撒cilantro。

这个汤的特点是味道十足：coconut的香味中带点辣味和lime的清香，很泰国风哦。汤入口香滑smooth。而且做起来很方便，很多原料是中式厨房的必备品，其余的很容易买到。

搭配这个汤其实最好是香喷喷的白米饭，一勺饭一勺汤，一定很开胃。不要学我，没有饭了还懒得做，就用了乌东冷面代替。

两个很棒的recipe: lemon pudding cake and african peanut soup

天热了，从costco买了一大袋lemon来用糖腌着，用了两个多余的柠檬做了这个lemon pudding cake:

Lemon Pudding Cake

INGREDIENTS
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1/2 cup sifted all-purpose flour （我用了cake flour）
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups milk

DIRECTIONS
1。Beat together egg yolks, lemon juice, lemon rind, and butter or margarine until thick and lemon colored. Combine sugar, flour, and salt; add alternately with milk to the yolk mixture, beating well after each addition.
2。Beat egg whites until stiff. Blend egg whites into batter on low speed of electric mixer. Pour into 8 inch square baking dish.
3。Place a pan of hot water in the oven, and set the baking dish into the pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes.

很light的蛋糕体+pudding 层，清香的柠檬味，夏天甜品的好选择。 如果能在做好以后，放冰箱一阵子，估计更好。

我是很爱喝汤的人，现在正在探索各种蔬菜汤的做法。这个汤有点特别，很hearty，适合冬天喝。

West African Peanut Soup (这个是10人份的, 我做了一半的量)

INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium onions, very finely diced
2 large bell peppers, (any color) finely chopped
6 large cloves garlic, minced
1 (28 ounce) can chopped tomatoes with juice
8 cups vegetable broth
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 cup uncooked rice
1 (18 ounce) jar creamy peanut butter （可以少加一点）
chopped roasted peanuts (optional)

DIRECTIONS
- Heat olive oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Cook onion, bell pepper, and garlic until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes with their juice, vegetable broth, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
- Add rice to soup and stir. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 25 minutes, or until rice is tender.
When rice is cooked, whisk in peanut butter and return to a simmer, and serve. Garnish with chopped roasted peanuts, if desired.

菜谱都是从www.allrecipes.com里找来的.