sun-dried tomato basil hummus

Homemade hummus is so fast and easy, and so, so good.

One can makes a pretty whopping batch, so whenever I make hummus I split it in 2 and freeze half of it (hummus freezes really well!), especially since when using fresh herbs and no preservatives, I don't want to leave it hanging around in the fridge for too long...but really, I ate this so fast that there was no danger! Yum!

Ingredients:
1 15 oz can of chick peas
2 tbsp tahini
the juice of one lemon
10 sun-dried tomato halves
about 15 fresh, large basil leaves
1/2 tsp of salt
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper

Mix with a food processor or immersion blender until smooth, adding water if necessary to thin it out a little bit.

playlist: teenage dreams

Feeling nostalgic lately and as a result, a playlist containing the songs that were on heavy rotation during my formative years was created.


 

Teenage Dreams from l.doan on 8tracks Radio.

Tracks:
1. The Strokes - Someday
2. Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Y Control
4. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
5. Belle & Sebastian - Step Into My Office, Baby
6. Broken Social Scene - Almost Crimes
7. Interpol - Evil
8. Metric - Combat Baby
9. The Von Bondies - C'mon C'mon
10. The White Stripes - The Air Near My Fingers
11. Cat Power - He War
12. Modest Mouse - Float On
13. Wolf Parade - Grounds For Divorce
14. The Shins - Caring Is Creepy

[vegan, gluten-free] pizza

I've been making this pizza pretty much every night for dinner because it's delicious, quick, and nutritious.

Ingredients:

gluten-free tortilla

pesto (I made my own using basil, pine nuts, garlic, & olive oil)

kale

mushrooms

tofu

banana peppers

nutritional yeast

Directions:

1. Spread pesto onto tortilla

2. Put on ingredients (pretty much anything you want)

3. Bake for 5 mins, broil for 5 mins

4. Eat with knife & fork

my interview with lena kroeker

1. Describe yourself in one sentence.

I'm a clothing designer, I do a bit of painting and music too.

2. Use an image to describe your inspiration.

This is a shop near my house that seems to sell used sporting goods and other miscellany. They've got bold colourful things, worn leather things, and probably something really surprising in there somewhere, and it's all wrapped-up in this spooky looking storefront. It looks so intriguing to me, I want to make it into a dress or something.

3. What is your favourite piece you have designed? 

I'm pretty happy with this coat from a few years ago. I like to recycle materials, but I find I really have to figure out if I'm going to use them in a more efficient and useful way before I go hacking into something. These old wool blankets tend to rip down the middle or get a hole in them (after 50 years) and turn up at thrift stores. It's better quality wool than you could get at a fabric store, and I like that you can see what it used to be. It's a classic Canadian style, and I'm still working on my interpretation.

4. What's your favourite thing on the internet right now? 

Watching old episodes of 'Cops'.

5. What's your favorite song of the moment? 

I like the concept of 'electronic music', so I've been listening to old video game music. You know, getting back to the roots of the genre. I also like Link Wray.

6. What's next?

Well I'm finally getting into this idea of selling things online... and I'm working on a music project that might be real enough for the internet sometime soon. Other than that just making things, coming up with ideas, looking forward to the summer.

Visit her online store & or follow her on Tumblr to see what she's up to.

simplest curtain d.i.y.

Moving into my apartment, I needed curtains, and needed them to be easy, cheap, and involve as few holes in the wall as possible. This is what I ended up with in my office:

Read what I did after the jump.