Stacy's Pita Chips

I bought Stacy's Pita Chips at Costco a couple of weeks ago. The flavour I got (the only one they had) was Simply Naked (just a bit of sea salt).

Yummmmmm! I love these chips. I like them plain, but they're also great with a bruschetta-type (chopped tomatoes, basil, garlic) topping.

Blog-worthy Lettuce

Can a lettuce be so good it's worth writing about? Yes! I purchased Earthbound Farm Organic Baby Romaine lettuce last week and it's wonderful! Triple washed. No preservatives. Just open the package and use it. The package is reclosable too, so I didn't even have to get out a Ziplock bag or container!

I find the business of washing and spinning/drying lettuce rather annoying, so I choose to believe that I don't have to wash lettuce that has already been triple washed. Plus, with all those small dark green and reddish green leaves, this lettuce has to be good for you!

Saskatoon Berry Crisp

I made Saskatoon Berry Crisp again last evening using berries that Neil picked at the farm. (We had Todd, Karla, Aly, and Zach over for supper, so it was nice to make something special--and very easy--for dessert. Derek W and Ali C also popped in after their ultimate flying disc game and enjoyed some dessert too.)

I modified the recipe a little (doubled the berries and omitted the white sugar), so here it is again in its revised form:

Saskatoon Berry Crisp

• 4 cups Saskatoon berries
  
• 1/2 cup flour
  
• 1 cup rolled oats
  
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
  
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
  
• 1/2 tsp. salt
  
• 1/2 cup butter
  

Put the berries in a baking dish. Blend remaining ingredients (a food processor works well) and distribute evenly on top of the berries. Bake at 400° for 25-35 minutes.

Ethiopian Food

I went to the Selam Ethiopian Restaurant (2115 Broad Street, Regina, Saskatchewan) for lunch on Wednesday with a group of coworkers. It was wonderful! Great atmosphere and food!

I had a beef Sambosa (a crunchy triangular pocket stuffed with a spicy beef mixture) with a fresh salsa-type dip to start, which was fantastic; I could eat an entire meal of Sambosas. Then I had a vegetable Wot (a stew of potatoes, green beans, carrots, and onions), collard greens, and a mild lentil Wot, with Ingera (large steamed pancakes made from Tef). We were also served Ethiopian coffee and buttered popcorn after our main course!

I can't wait to go back!

Rice Bowl

Three of my coworkers and I went to the 13th Avenue Coffee House for a break Friday afternoon--a very rare event (or perhaps just for rare for me as I rarely work on Fridays!). Anywho, Stacy must have skipped lunch because she ordered a rice bowl in the middle of the afternoon. I want to remember to try this at home:

• warm brown rice,
  
• slivered raw carrot,
  
• diced cucumber,
  
• bean sprouts, and
  
• peanut sauce (perhaps a peanut satay).