My fingers smell like chocolate…

Yessss!!! More SQUASH!!!! Plans of going to Met Bar tonite fell thru due to my lack of sleep & sudden return of bad anemia symptoms.. time to up the iron again I suppose….. :[

Meet the Kabocha Squash!!! aka Japanese Pumpkin!!!

After two weeks sitting in my kitchen I finally got to eat him!!! I've been SO excited about it and today I was planning on the Acorn Squash but he looked like he was going "eat me!! eat me!!" so... I DID :]

The outer skin was kinda thick but once it got split in half it was a lot easier to cut into chunks.

btw, if I can I’ll always choose to eat skins!!! The kabocha’s skin cooked up nicely!!!! I love the chewiness of it :] And some parts were toasted and slightly had a crunch to the chew. YUM!!!

I was between halfs and quarters… and decided on quarters… just to switch it up a little!!!

Ready for Bake-off ;D

After 40 min in a 400degree oven :D

Muy delicioso!!!! I had 1/2 of one :] I was gonna sprinkle cinnamon or hot peppers but it was so good as is…

It’s like a cross between a pumpkin and butternut squash, def. sweeter than the butternut but with the texture of a sweet potato. It’s a bit dry but I could totally see this as a creamy soup :] I hear ppl use it in desserts and stuff too so next time!!! It’d work GREAT as a fry!!

I also had some sort of chinese greens.. I forgot to take a pic :D haha…

I had some homemade 醬油雞 soy sauce chicken!!!

1 and a half of them to be exact :] I wasn’t planning on having meat tonite but it was so juicy and tender… (made 滷蛋(soy eggs) afterwards with the leftover sauce)

Had some honey balls with my Hemp milk!!!

The ball absorbed the liquid so fast and kind of broke down and it was sooo good and made the milk EVEN creamier. Hemp > Almond. It’s thicker and sooo delicious!!!!

Then I decided to eat another favorite of mine:
GRADUATES FINGER FOODS!!!

I actually went and bought them in BULK at Costco last wkend… hahaha… so I have a variety of flavors. LOVE the banana one tho ♥

These didn’t break down as much but they were light and fluffy!!!

I finally opened up a bag of my candy corns, the pumpkin ones, and nibbled on a few before I hopped in the shower :]

Watched The Wishing Stairs and nibbled on some fresh mango!!! The movie was really good, creepy :] I like it, not your typical BOO asian horror movie!!! SUPER CREEPY :] Altho slightly predictable but I’m a scary-movie-holic :D

Then nibbled on some chocolate covered dried fruits!!!

First a candied orange slice!!!

LiLo *LOVES*

And then two chocolate covered peaches :]

 

For once it’s like the middle of the night and I’m not starved :] Hopefully I’ll get to bed before 430am this time around ;] No more hot tamales to munch on (boo!).. my stomach feels off tho. 

1o*15 Daily Munch

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I didn’t sleep til 430am or so… I was STARVED so I ate the rest of my hot tamales (29…) at like two in the morning… I realized all I craved was a YOGURT… but I didn’t feel like rolling out of bed HEE HEE… so BREAKFAST is so happy for me right now…. (munching away at my cereal & yogurt)

Oh Fage, how I’ve missed you so. It feels like it’s been forever…… and you taste better than I remember. Creamy and rich :] I love you so.

The usual :]
1 tbs Chia Seeds, FAGE ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥, 1c GoLean, Black Coffee!!! (Today’s is Rain Forest Nut!!!)

Today’s snacks include:

The other half of my uuber large pomelo from yesterday, peach, plum, strawberries, pineapple & GUAVA!!!

*sigh* Got lots of work to do so and I need my caffeine to start kicking in… (I’m strangely EXHAUSTED and HYPER at the same time!!!)

edit @ 1146am

It feels later than it is… ANYHOO!!!! Around 1030ish I got an itching for something juicy to get rid of my coffee mouth. SOOO my beloved Pomelo!!!

Strangely, I just don’t like drinking as much as I used to. I used to drink like several large cups of coffee and espressos, etc.. a day and now I can usually finish my large cup in the morning. ALSO, I only drink it when I come into work or have brunch on wkends. Welps, at least coffee is a good habit to break :]

Also strange, is it because I haven’t had my yogurt & cereal in so long that I’m still super full from it?!?!… I still have 1/4 left of my pomelo which I’m nibbling on now. NOT cuz I’m hungry but I’m thirsty ;] ahha

& my Tazo tea :] I got AWAKE today :] I’m usually a ZEN girl… but today def. needed the AWAKE!!!

edit @ 228pm
I don’t feel well still :[ In fact I feel feverish and I think my anemia is starting to hit me pretty bad again.. probably from lack of sleep.

Earlier I started munching on guava, purely cuz I love them.

& then a peach, once again, purely out of love, not hunger, but it was kinda mushy. And then it got REALLY mushy in some parts so I only had like 3/4 of it.

I ain't down with mushy fruit :P Esp things like peaches... I like them crisp :D I hate it when it gets mushy and stringy :P and even worse when you bite down and it's dry and bland, ewww.

& currently munching on strawberries!!!! (there's like 14 of them) Yum yum yum!!! I'm gonna miss yummie strawberries... sighhh... I want it to be summer and in season strawberries again.. hehe

Bounce* bounce* bounce*

edit @ 310pm

munching on of boredom...

at least it's not candy... i guess :] hahaha… at least i never have to worry about not eating enough fruit!!!! and getting enough of those vitamins!!!! :] key to good skin, lots of fruits + water :D

Mena Suvari with Cornrows and Chocolate Covered Peaches…

Phew. Just got done helping my mom paint her license plates. They were faded and needed touching up. My hands are sticky :] But it was fun hehehe.

I was starved when I got home so I started dinner earlier than usual…

btw, when I cook I’m all flavor and not so much on fat. I made this with NO oil and salt…

Chinese (Garlic) Chives w/ Curried Shrimp and Lobster & Maitake Mushrooms

Maitake Mushrooms (14.99$/lb)

Lobster Mushrooms (freaking 12.99$/lb)

These mushrooms are SOOO freaking delicious.. and dense!!! They look gross but they were sooo good and meaty :]

Final Result:

Just had curry powder, coarse ground black pepper & paprika :D DELISH!!!!

A nice chunk of Lobster ‘shroom ♥

Nom nom nom!!!

& then Yellow Yellow Chives w/ Beef

Yellow chives are sooooo delicious!!

Yellow Chives (Gau Wong) – Yellow chives are garlic chives that have been grown under cover, without any exposure to direct sunlight. This prevents the leaves from turning green, as the plant’s chlorophyll-absorbing molecules never kick into action.
Yellow chives have thick flat leaves, a yellow color, and a mild, “oniony” flavor. Like flowering chives, they are considered to be a delicacy, and often served alone or paired with another vegetable in a stir-fry. Use them in soups, with noodles, or whenever you want to add chives with a milder flavor than either garlic or flowering chives. – Source

& some quick stirfried Chinese Spinach

Nothing fancy but extremely yummieeee!!!

Rice Krispy Treat…..

….. & a slice of my Bread :D (I ended up warming it up in the microwave so it was steamy, piping hot and OOOOOZING banana/cinnamon smells :] NOMMMMMM!!!!!

w/ nope not Almond Milk BUTTTT…. Living Harvest HEMP MILK!!!!! SOOO gooood!!! Now I know what the hype is all about :D

My little fart ♥

Watched STUCK (which wasn’t as good as I’d hoped it would be… didn’t get intense til the end really… I think I had too high expectations cuz of the Netflix ratings buttt…. still enjoyed it, had cringeworthy moments and of course ‘turn down the volume’ moments cuz my dad was around ;] IF you know what I mean) …. and had the remaining half glass of my Pinot Noir from Sunday… it wasn’t as tasty but not bad :] Crap I forgot to take a picture again of the bottle….

& had a chocolate covered Candied Orange (yep Mena Suvari with cornrows…)

& a chocolate covered dried Peach :D My two favs (the peach > orange now…) Actually bananas and strawberries are up there too, but they’re fresh fruits.. so they don’t count.. Dried Pears are really yummy too :D!!!

 

I’m STARVING.. and it’s 1245am now :[ UGH…. what to eat?!?!?!

BTW, I’M SO EXCITED FOR HALLOWEEN!!! Do you guys know what you wanna be yet?!?!?!?!….