Spongebob and a Picnic Feast Part 1: vegetarian

Introducing special guest: SPONGEBOB! 

spongebob is vegetarian. 

The reason why we made the oreo truffle stuffed cupcakes was because we planned to have a picnic the day after. We feel so lucky to have friends that can bring stuff to the table (literally) so in a two-part blog entry, we're going to break down what everyone brought to the table during our picnic feast at Jericho beach/park. 

Paneer. because spongebob is vegetarian... 

To start off, our friend, spongebob decided he would bring Paneer to the bbq. To be honest, we didn't even know what that was until last week. Paneer is type of cheese that originated from India. Spongebob was able to get some at the local supermarket and made his own blend of seasoning by adding some pre-made sauce with some seasoning. He also made some sauce out of plain yogurt, roasted garlic (via propane grill) and cumin as shown below. 

is yummier than it looks! i promise you! 

Next we had a salad appetizer. Credits to Claire for thinking of Asian Coleslaw! Yellow peppers + cabbage + shredded carrots + parsley for the veggies, rice wine + honey + peanut butter for the dressing. 

some asian slaw. we needed some healthy vegetables on top of the rest of the feast... 

Finally, spongebob also made some dessert. Some salted caramel, homemade ice cream went pretty well with oreo truffle stuffed cupcakes. Recipe remains secret though. 

homemade salted caramel ice cream. ya digg? 

But in the world of hammer and potato, one cannot really have a barbeque/picnic without any MEAT. You can now view part 2  of our picnic feast featuring culinary creations that are meat-based. Vegetarians, you have been warned.