A Mitvzah in a Quiche form

Wow I know what you guys are thinking....another quiche from Cori, well this one is extra special.

It was a completely selfish act for another nice person.

On Monday night Russ came to visit me for my documentary's broadcast debut on Oregon Lens on OPB. We were having a lot of guests over and I was pretty stressed and excited about the impending TV watching. We went out to diner for a quick bite because I didn't know if he had eaten diner and I had already started to prepare some left over's from the weekend's meals. I was just cooking some frozen spinach in garlic and pepper when he decided we should just go out to eat instead. I put everything in Tupperware and we went to Glenwood restaurant on Willamette. I enjoy this place for everything and I have a particular favorite wait staff member named Bill. Gretchen and I always seem to go there and he waits on us with a big smile and we always have lovely conversations with him. He considers us some what regular patrons and is always happy to see us.

So Russ had the chicken parmigiana which is very good there, made in a slightly healthier manner then say Olive Garden and with a twist is portobello mushrooms are added in with the chicken and sauce all served on top of some zitti. I got the lemon herb chicken which is so tasty. Its served with a creamy garlic and buttery sauce and a lemon wedge. I got mashed potatoes as a side and vegetables instead of salad or soup because I wasn't in the mood for salad or soup.

Well after this lovely quick bite and interesting conversation we checked out only to come across a small problem. Russ forgot his wallet and I had nothing with me. Well Bill was really kind and did a little like hail Mary type thing, and said it was on him tonight. I thought that was really nice of him to do, so I knew I had to return the favor some how. I thought it would be rude just to go in there and give him some money, so I thought what better way to return the nice honest gesture then with something home made. First I thought maybe some art...but then I thought I could cook him something. So I had some extra ingredients lying around and an extra pie crust and pie pan. I got some half and half down at Sundance and some eggs and whipped up a nice little Green quiche.

I thought it would be a good idea to keep it vegetarian because I wasn't sure of Bill's dietary needs. So it consisted of some broccoli, green onions, spinach, and pesto. I also added some Parmesan cheese, pepper jack cheese, and some aged cheddar. I baked it on 350 for about 47 minutes. I broiled it at the end just to get a nice browning on the top. It came out and smelt so good.

I then wrote Bill out a nice note and delivered it to his place of work. He was so thankful for my kind and warm gesture. He said "bless your heart" it was really nice. I felt so good after. He even gave me a little zen bow of generosity.

So I was just making quiches, doin mitzvah's and takin names.

WAFFLES!!!

So yesterday I ventured to 7th and Van Buren in eugene, OR for an Off the Waffle experience, I had only heard from word of mouth from some jews about these other crazy jews opening this waffle place where they have a book exchange and you can barter.

yes, I said barter.

they have a wall of barter needs and offerings.

their waffles are fucking amazing! they have these pockets of carmel sugar and it is devine!!!! its a must go.

the sons are also taking part in this neighborhood initiative to encorporate bartering on a small scale to create a community based on bartering similiar to a kibbutz in Israel or a co-op community.

Hypocritical Meal?

So tonight I had kinda a strange dinner. I made chicken fettuccine Alfredo and spinach and then I had some morning star veggie soy bullshit nuggets as well as REAL chicken, I was thinking its just some more protein...but it almost had the texture of real chicken nuggets. the strange thing was I really didn't HATE them....

Thank You...GREEN EUGENE.

a healthy cookie?

I was at the Erb Memorial Union aka the Student Union or we call it the EMU for short, I have written once before about this mystical place in the center of campus, at the University of Oregon at their quick stop convenient store where I often get recognized for my campus tv show appearance on the beloved RA Deal. So I was really hankering for a cookie, the packages Chips Ahoy! did nothing for the pirate in me, and the ones in plastic wrap never seem to be that fresh.
So I picked up this WOW cookie with NO Gluten, No Wheat and No transfat. Some of the ingredients are brown rice, and coconut. It was better then any cookie that could come out of a package. It was as moist as a turned on college student inside and crumbly on the outside.

I have never been one for healthfood but being in Eugene,OR really pushed it on hard. This cookie was enjoyable and somewhat healthy. Although still containing sugar, it had other all natural ingredients to keep you going for the day and have a sweet treat to lift you up.