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Delicious Accidents

August 25, 2009 | Filed in: Uncategorized

Today is flying by! Yikes!

Last night I got my confirmation that I am pre-registered for the Foodbuzz Festival in November!!!!! I am so excited, I really truly hope everything works out! I was also super excited to see (via Twitter of course) that I recognized so many of the people who tweeted that they were going as well!!!!!

Nothing like staring your week with a healthy dose of Spicy Oats (if I ever go MIA – it’s because I’ve run off and left Mike for Frank)

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Thanks to my shopping trips on Saturday (and Chandra’s generosity with her garden “extras”) – I had one BEAUTIFUL looking salad for lunch:

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Fresh tomatoes, cucumber, garden pepper, and canned banana peppers:

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Topped with garlic hummus and balsamic vinegar and eaten “picnic” style outside!

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Thanks to the Clean Life Challenge a few months ago – the combo of hummus and balsamic vinegar is officially my FAVORITE way to top a salad!

Afternoon snack: Pink Lady, Naturally More & some stolen “community” pretzels:

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For dinner, I had picked up all the ingredients for this recipe (and of course, had my own twist in mind). Elbow Garlic White Bean “Dinner”

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This turned out so beautifully, I just couldn’t stop taking pictures!

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Love!

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My modifications were the following:

I didn’t cook the tomatoes (Mike and I both don’t like the consistency after they have been cooked)
Added green onions on top
Omitted S&P
Added LOTS of red pepper flakes
Used “elbows” instead of penne

Honestly – this was very tasty (although – Mike does prefer pasta sauce on pasta dishes) and super easy to make. Everything was completely ready in less than 15 minutes.

(Okay – well maybe a little more than 15 minutes because when I was trying to cook the garlic in the pan – I burned it the first time around. But if you don’t screw up like I did – you could definitely be done in 15 minutes!)

I cleaned up the whole kitchen, because I thought I was done for the evening, but as soon as I sat down and started to Google Read – I came across this moment of Tina’s pure brilliance – and literally hopped up off the couch and went straight to the kitchen!

Here’s what I used:

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Tropical Traditions Coconut Flour
Organic Raw Blue Agave
Naturally More PB
Quaker Oats

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Why do the cookies look brown, you may ask? Ahh – do let me explain. That’s where my delicious accident comes in. Or should I say “delicious clumsiness”. I’m not crazy about cinnamon, which Tina had suggested as an option to sprinkle on top of the cookies – but I thought – “HMMMMM – Maybe a sprinkle of cocoa powder might be nice?!”.

A sprinkle turned into about 1/8 of the cocoa container accidentally dumping into the bowl.

I dumped out as much as I could so there was a SEMI-APPROPRIATE amount of cocoa powder left – and the end result – OH-MY-YUM!!!!!!!!!!

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Check out the recipe on Tina’s site yourself! Super easy – and uber delicious!

Happy Tuesday!

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I got the confirmation e-mail too! I’m going to San Fran!!

Oopsie to the cocoa – sounds tasty though! Ahhh spicy oats! I owe you some vino for introducing me to that fantastic combination

I’m so excited to go to the festival! Maybe I’ll meet you there?

hahaha, I love those accidents! Sometimes those are the best, no?

As for Foodbuzz, I really, really want to go SO BAD. I am balancing my funds and praying for a sponsor so I can.

I love spicy oats!!

Oh boy, that pasta/bean recipe looks tasty!! I don’t like to cook the tomatoes for pasta topping either…this is going in the rotation next week!!! Thanks for the idea!!!
Courtney
Adventures in Tri-ing

I saw Tina’s recipe last night too and wanted to makes, but didn’t want to go back to the store, but its in my recipe archives for the future! Funny accident, but still good I’m sure!

[...] of Breks…I want this girl to make me some of her Spicy Oats, like, really bad. They always look SO dang [...]

Oh my gosh your DINNER! It’s rockin it for me lady, totally. Love that you added some red pepper kick to it. Right up my alley.

So exciting about San Fran! I am dying to go…though I think it’s about 7000 miles from me so not this year! hee

I love beans and pasta together- that dish sounds great! Have you ever tried pasta e fagiole soup? SO good.

Mmmm spicy oats!
I wanted to go to the Food Buzz festival but it’s so expensive for flight AND hotel! Maybe next time

What a delicious post! Both your dinner and those cookies look out of control good. When you noted you may leave your husband for Frank, I thought you meant my puppers at first hahahahha. That is SO exciting that you’re going to Food Buzz!

Don’t even know if this is good but I thought of you, Sweet Potato Burrito.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Addictive-Sweet-Potato-Burritos/Detail.aspx

Also I am forbidding myself to look at your blog before going to the grocery store ever again…you are making me change my list!

ia m not a tweeter but i preregistered. i wanted to see who else was going to determine if i should actually spend the $ on a flight but i am thinking YES to the fest. those balls look so freaking delicious (TWSS).

That is an awwwesome accident I need to check out the fb fest…that sounds fun!!?

I love accidents that end up working on in my favor! Those cookies sound great, and they look good too, almost like no-bake cookies (my favorite). I had no idea balsamic and hummus was a good combo, I’ll have to give it a try! Oh, and I might have to fight you for Frank, I’m in love with him too

That looks good but what is coconut flour. I mean I’m assuming it’s a flour made of coconuts but I’ve never heard of it.

Cocoa + peanut butter = love! That’s some serendipity right there.

I love oats and I love spicy but somehow I have never combined the two. Think I will have to try that!

My accidents are usually NOT delicious. Those cookies look awesome though!!!

Let’s go PB and apples toooooooo! Can I get a WHOO RAAAAAA!

You had me at spicy oats!

Congrats on the foodbuzz festival!

Wow those cookies look amazing. I eat Naturally More PB almost everyday and I do so love my cocoa powder with PB !!

I had to laugh because when I make my Hugh Jass salads (daily lately), I have to eat them in a Tupperware bowl like the one your lunch was in, as I don’t own a bowl big enough to contain the deliciousness…yes, even at home.

Thanks for commenting on my blog! Those PB cookies look amazing! I feel like I’m always having baking accidents like that – at least they still turned out amazing…bonus!
Love the savory oats too!

that recipe does sound like a keeper, i was totally eye-ing them when she made them

I really want to make Tina’s cookies. Your version looks great. I bet the coconut flour was interesting.

Hi!! thanks for commenting on my blog! I can’t wait to read and get in to yours, i love dogs and running so i think we have a lot in common! your spicy oats look so tasty, i must try those soon. And Tina’s cookies also look delicious, hope your having a great week!

Haha! I made Tina’s peanut buttery bars (different recipe, similar concept) the same night! They were tasty.

Yess!! I have delicious accidents all the time and they always turn out to be awesome!!! I’ve never seen coconut flour around, but this is intruiging. I love learning new things about food and I always seem to get educated on Green dog wine!! hehehe

P.s. We have those communal pretzels at work too!! Costco ROCKS!

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