We have lots of granola orders to fulfill!
This time we’re shipping the boxes directly from Great Harvest (so you can smell the bakery when you open each one!) It’s a LOT of work – more than we realized – but there’s also satisfaction in processing orders too. Assembly line style!
In other foodie news, SAY Media [who I am working with for BERF!] just published this Eat This Map of the foodie world! Such a cool concept! I’m excited to see KERF included : ) Looks to me like I’m coming out of a pile of oats!
Where’s Waldo!?
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Dinner tonight was fab!!
Hillary brought over this cold sesame noodles recipe made with chicken and red pepper and it was incredible!!! Best cold noodles I’ve ever had. She adapted the recipe to suit her taste (which included leaving out the scallions for me : ) ) and gave me permission to share the recipe. It makes a ton, so be forewarned!
Hillary’s Cold Sesame Noodles
(serves 10)
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- 1 (16 ounce) package linguine or fettuccine
- 1/3 cup peanut oil (or canola or vegetable)
- 1/3 cup soy sauce
- 1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons lime juice (or the juice of half a lime)
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon garlic salt
- Red pepper flakes to taste
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 3 cooked chicken breasts (about 1.5 pounds), cubed or shredded
- 1 finely chopped red pepper
Directions
- Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add sesame seeds, and cook stirring frequently until lightly toasted. Remove from heat, and set aside.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente. Drain pasta, and rinse under cold water until cool. Transfer to a large bowl. Add a drizzle of peanut oil to keep the noodles from sticking together.
- In a jar with a tight-fitting lid, combine peanut oil, soy sauce, vinegar, sesame oil, brown sugar, toasted sesame seeds, ginger, garlic, lime juice, red pepper and black pepper. Shake well.
- Pour sesame dressing over pasta, and toss to coat evenly. Gently mix in chicken and red pepper. If chilling overnight, use half the dressing the day you make it, and stir in the second half of the dressing right before serving. The pasta soaks up a lot of the dressing overnight, so this way your pasta won’t be too dry.
- Right before serving, add an extra squeeze of lime and stir.
We added some parsley for green garnish. I loved that the noodles were chopped and therefore really easy to chomp!
And we took our bowls down to the tele to watch some LOST! We have 3 episodes left in season 3 – and the plot keeps on thickening!!!
My contribution to the potluck (other than some extra bell pepper) was some Jeni’s Ice Cream!
Brown Butter Almond Brickle. The brickle part was incredible! I still love Salted Caramel the best ; ) The three of us doing pretty well working off a pint.
Cute mug was a Christmas gift from Faith! I believe her mom made it and I love the shape and color! It held a paperwhite bulb that I grew for a while and it has just now turned into a serving dish.
It’s 10:26, so I’m ready for bed!
Kaila @healthyhelperblog! says
That map is SO cool! What an ingenious idea!! And I am loving those cold noodles…nothing beats sesame!!
The Mrs @ Success Along the Weigh says
Have you had Jeni’s Gooey Butter Cake? Also a winner. I hear there’s a whole cake line being released next month! Yeah baby!
Dinner looks awesome! Yum!
KathEats says
Oh man, no I haven’t seen that one, but I bet it’s incredible!
Molly @ RDexposed says
I get so annoyed when pasta noodles are too long or you have to cut shrimp tales within pasta!!
KathEats says
Agreed. Shrimp tales are the worst. Karen would agree – it’s one of her biggest pet peeves!
Molly@RDexposed says
For reeeeal! What purpose do the tails serve? Glad to know this enrages other people.
Kelly says
Though I get your point, all of the shrimp tail is edible and a good source of calcium! 🙂
Molly @ RDexposed says
Wow, I didn’t know that. Those tails will still drive me crazy though! Ha!
Christena says
OMG! And here people have been implying that I was crazy my entire life when there are no tails left on my plate after a shrimp meal. They are my favorite part of the shrimp – I like the crunch. I have never known another person who eats shrimp tails, so I assumed it was a weird personal preference. 🙂
Christena says
Clarify: when I say “and here people…” I don’t mean on this blog. Just in general.
Laura Jane @ Recovering Chocoholic says
Love the map! The noodles look delicious, and you can’t go wrong with ice cream. 🙂
Becca says
Om nom nom…totally making this recipe on the weekend. Thank you, Hillary!
The Healthy Hipster says
Those noodles look fab…but that polka dot spoon just stole the show for me! I want! 🙂
KathEats says
I brought it back from Kenya! It’s my fav. tiny spoon
Kerry @ Totes My Oats says
Those noodle bowls look amazing! I bet the taste was refreshing and clean, especially being cold!
Stephanie @ Legally Blinde says
Ooh, the recipe for cold sesame noodles sounds really delicious! And I’m always very excited when I already have all of the ingredients for a new recipe on hand – so convenient. PS You must have pretty good self-control if you haven’t already polished off the Jeni’s – those are pretty small containers and seem to disappear quite fast when I’ve got one in my freezer, haha 🙂
KathEats says
Well I was out of town eating mom and dad’s ice cream for 3 nights 🙂
Kelly @ Vegolosophy says
I am definitely going to write down this recipe,it looks so good. I think so yummy tofu would be a great addition too! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Jenny@vegetarianhatesvegetables says
Sesame noodles are the best!
Katie @ Peace Love & Oats says
those noodles look so delicious! And I love the smell of fresh bakery, I bet that granola makes it even better!
Emily @ The Swallow Flies says
The mug is absolutely beautiful! I’ve always said that when I have my own house, I will own a kick wheel and get back into pottery. Can’t wait to make a replica! 🙂
Kavi @ Lab to Fab! says
I can’t wait to try that noodle recipe! It would make a great lunch to pack for work!
Katie @ Talk Less, Say More says
Wow those noodles look delicious! Noted for an upcoming dinner. 😉
J3nn(Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
I love Asian flavored noodles. Yum! Leftovers are going to rock.
Averie @ Love Veggies and Yoga says
“Looks to me like I’m coming out of a pile of oats!” <— Lol. Congrats on being featured..that's a fun feature.
And the noodles look great..I made noodles last night. Still have to edit them.
What a gorgeous mug! I love that shade of teal/turquoise.
Stacy @ Say It With Sprinkles says
Brown butter almond brickle ice cream?! Sign me up, yummy!
khushboo says
I love sesame noodles…they taste even better as leftovers once the flavors have gotten acquainted.
Robyn @ Blueberries and Oats says
What a cute foodie map! And what an honor that you’re on it! Congrats!
I actually can’t stand any time of Asian noodles. >.< I don't know why since I don't mind Italian!
Kasey says
Kath,
I’m wondering about BERF. When will it be up in action? Can’t wait to hear about your journey.. 🙂
KathEats says
HOPEFULLY tomorrow!! Assuming our u/s goes well today.
Caroline says
YUM those noodles look amazing!! I have to try the recipe ASAP.
Emilia says
That map of the “foodie world” is so cool! Nice to be included on it 😉
The cold sesame noodles look fantastic. My dad loves noodle dishes like that, I’m definitely making them for him when I go home!
Michelle (Better with Berries) says
What a cool map! So cool that you’re on there!
Ana says
I am glad Hillary shared the recipe, because as soon as I saw the bowls and read you saying it was great I already wanted to ask for that! My son likes all kinds of Asian flavors and he likes pasta, so this looks like something he would totally enjoy!
I love the blue mug, it is beautiful!
Kath, is there a way I could order just 1 bag of granola instead of the 3 that comes in open sky? I would love to try it, and even though we love granola around here (me in particular!) I am afraid three bags would be too much for just the three of us (and mostly only me and my 9 year old son consume it).
Thanks!
Ana
KathEats says
Unfortunately no. It just isn’t profitable for us to send out one bag at a time. But you could give your other two as gifts if you felt it was too much?
Ana says
You are so right, don’t know why I didn’t think of that. I am sure my sister will love the granola too. It looks so good on the open sky page, I truly want to try it 🙂
Thanks Kath!
Ana
Lauren @ What Lauren Likes says
This recipe rocks! Looks great 🙂
Abby Hughes says
I love a make-ahead recipe! I imagine this would be great with soba noodles (gluten-free!), fresh ginger and cilantro. I can’t wait to try it out!
Simply Life says
I just saved the recipe- looks great!
Susan H. @ The Food Allergy Chronicles says
Cool map! Noodles look delish…I love cold noodle salads, especially the next day! Great quick go to meal and when it makes lots…great for parties!
Cait's Plate says
I love cold noodles and it’s not something I think to do often enough. Thanks for the recipe (and for letting Kath share it Hillary!)
And oh my – I didn’t realize you guys were shipping all the boxes yourselves! I should have made life easier on you (and great for me!) and just bought all 300 🙂
Cait's Plate says
oh and ps – I loved the map!! how exciting to make it on!!
KathEats says
Hahahahah. That would have been MUCH easier! We could have just put all the granola in one big bag and one big box!
Cait's Plate says
That would’ve been the happiest box ever to arrive on my front doorstep 🙂
Hope @ With A Side Of Hope says
Those noodles look amazing!! I love eating cold noodles. I am definitely going to have to try making this one night for dinner! 🙂
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
That map is so neat! And it’s given me so many new blogs and sites to check out. Although that might be a bad thing because I really have to crack down on writing a paper today…
Lauren says
I’m so excited about the granola! I ordered mine the second I saw it yesterday morning. I was wondering if you’ve ever tried to freeze any of it. While I certainly could eat three entire bags of it myself in a short period of time, I probably shouldn’t. 🙂 I’m wondering what the best way is to keep it fresh as long as possible.
KathEats says
I haven’t personally, but I think others have and I don’t see why it wouldn’t freeze well
Elisabeth says
Can’t wait to get some granola! I ordered the last time you had it on Open Sky and mine was gone so fast 😉
Catalina @ Cake with Love says
When I first saw the photo of ur dinner I thought that that is cheese not noodles! LOL
britt says
those noodles look so good! trying this recipe VERY soon.
Katie says
I think you may have me convinced that I need to order some of your granola. I have been making my own and just made 3 batches Sunday to fill orders from my kids, family and friends. Something about granola just makes me happy, both making it and eating it. Thanks for the noodle recipe, adding it to the make soon (like maybe today) list. Love the map, it certainly would be fun to jump into a big pile of oats or maybe a big pile of granola!
Fran@ Broken Cookies Don't Count says
The noodles look so tasty…I’ll leave out the chicken of course, but I can come up with a good substitute!
Sarah says
this looks heavenly!
Nicole says
That noodle recipe looks DELISH! Cannot wait to try it!
Angel7 says
The noodles look really good!
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Andrea @FrSeed2Stomach says
LOVE that MAP!
Leatitia @ The Sweetest Year says
Can you ship your granola to Canada? I tried ordering a bag through Open Sky but they ship only to the US. Is there any other way I can order? Thanks! 🙂
KathEats says
Unfortunately not at this time. I think there are just issues with food going over borders? I might be wrong, but I think it involves a lot of paperwork to sell internationally.
KathEats says
[If you have a US friend, she/he could buy it for you and then ship it over?]
Erin says
I live in Japan and ship food internationally all the time. You do have to fill out a customs form. I just write “snacks” and haven’t had any trouble. I have a US military overseas address, but I don’t think it makes a difference. I ship snacks to my brother (a missionary near the Ukraine) and haven’t had any trouble either. But maybe since you are a business there is more red tape? Who knows. The government doesn’t make anything easy. 🙂
Amelia says
Woohoo can’t wait for my granola! So yummy.
Jasper Naomi @ crunchylittlebites says
did you know that Jeni’s icecream was featured in Country Living last fall? 🙂 her story is so cool!
Jennifer says
Do you think I could substitue tofu instead of chicken and have it still turn out good? B/c these noodles look delish!
KathEats says
Absolutely!
~Christy @ wonderofallthings says
Thanks for the recipe! Looks awesome and I can’t wait to give it a go 🙂
Maureen says
What a cool map! 🙂
Sonia the Mexigarian says
I remember being so enthralled with watching Lost as well. Eric and I rushed through 3 fulls seasons in 1.5 weeks since we were sick at home. I can now perfectly imitate “Bad Robot”. It drove me batty by the end of season 3.
KathEats says
Ha Haha bad robot!
dee says
The Say Daily piece is awesome. 🙂
Amanda says
I made the noodle bowl with ingredients I had on hand not five minutes after reading this post. It was fantastic today for lunch in my cube at work. Thank you as always for the simple and delicious food!
Janice says
Hi, Kath 🙂 How much is it for one bag of granola? I clicked on the link and it said $24… and I thought it was too much for one bag 🙁 Unless im wrong? Hope to hear from you 🙂 And I love your blog 🙂
KathEats says
It’s $24 for three bags!