Saturday, October 31, 2009

Legend of Fall(Squash)--My ahamoments

Buttercup Squash, bacon Spinach Kizza with sage garlic cream (uncharacteristic)

"What is an aha moment? It's a moment of clarity, a defining moment where you gain real wisdom - wisdom you can use to change your life. Whether big or small, funny or sad, they can be surprising and inspiring."
----www.ahamoment.com

--Just give it a kickoff, you would find out how much you love it
I have so many things going one, I cook, I draw, I carve, I run.. I never expected my life is so colorful and enjoyfully busy. Actually they all started from some momentary ideas, it was just I didn't let them go but gave them a try. A little try is much easier than you thought, it doesn't need your a lot of time and work for the commitment. It is just a try. You never know how much you would  enjoy it , how much surprise you would give to yourself.

--The  magic of encouragement
I get to used to hear completments from my friends, and I even started to assume it as gratuitous, didn't feel too much special about that. But one thing that happened recently changed my thought. It was about my 'Green day' pumpkin carving. My friend( the Supporter) appeared avery amazed and kept saying it was so impressive after seeing my first draft, I was super  happy with the endorsement. And then I showed them to some other friends, very unexpectedly, they said it was an ugly and scary pumpkin. I was almost crushed at that moment, felt like losing all the energy keep working on it , then I turned to my supporter, and got some amusing words that suddenly lift up my head( 'it is a halloween pumpkin, it is supposed to be ugly and scary') so that I was able to finish it and make my idea come true.
Now I almost finished the second carved pumpkin, and I realized how important those encouraging words are, which made me be able to work confidently so that I could get my inspiration flowing. This is the magic of encouragement, some simple little words( like 'good job', 'impressive'...) could bring others so much pleasure as well as helped them make their dream come true.
I should do that... and you , keep doing that , please :)

This is a very uncharacteristic kizza, using pita instead of nannbread, with squash, and spinach no mozzarella.
But I just like buttercup squash, especially the green skin round one. People that love squash all have a kind of concern that would we turn orange??

Cream sauce:
minced fresh sage, cream, sugar or maple syrup( if the cream is unsweetened), garlice(minced), chicken broth.
Saute garlic with butter --> add chicken broth and cream--> add sage,sugar-->let it boil-->add starch to make it thick
Topping:
Roasted buttercup squash, bacon, spinach
Kizza:
it's better to be direcly on the rack, 400F 5min .( I used toaster oven)
Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and sping onion

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