Adventure Begins in the Kitchen
Breakfast: Almond Milk Irish Oats with Bananas and PB2
Lunch: Cornbread and Portobello Chili
Dinner: Matzo Ball Soup with Broccoli Slaw
After spoonfuls of chili and handfuls of cornbread throughout the day, I was barely hungry for dinner. When I finished with work, I packed up the remaining chili in single serving mason jars, stuck it all in the freezer, and forced my full belly to think of something else to make. Matzo ball soup!
Check back tomorrow for the recipe!
Yoga in the park has to top the list of perfect ways to celebrate the arrival of spring. There’s just something about doing sun salutations in the sun that seems oh so right. And thanks to Happy Buddha Yoga Lounge and flawless Tampa weather, I get to experience this kind of right (almost) every Sunday.
A sunshiny, 80 degree practice = A crowd of shiny, happy people.
After practice, we headed across the street to Pizza Fusion to take advantage of my Living Social coupon. At the risk of over-using the word ‘perfect’ in this post, Pizza Fusion was the perfect place for Chrissie, an urban planner, and me, the product of an urban planner, to have our post-yoga meal.
We shared the Farmers Market pizza on multigrain crust with soy cheese. You could have just changed the name of this pizza to the Kristin Special, cause I wouldn’t have done one thing differently.
Besides having beyond clean plate club worthy pizzas, they are also the most socially responsible restaurant I have yet to encounter. Hybrid delivery vehicles, giving customers discounts for bringing back pizza boxes, using either 100% recycled or 100% biodegradable everything? Lucky for me I loved the pizza, but I have to think that even if I didn’t, I’d still return out of principle!
Well hello there fries that I couldn’t seem to get enough of tonight. I don’t even like fries. Maybe a bite here or there or a guilty pleasure McDonalds fry (yeah I said that), but I’m not a fan of potatoes unless they’re smashed, mashed, or scalloped. But holy crow, Fly’s fries are good!
Fly Bar is by far (ha!) one of my favorite spots. When I decided to get a group of girls together to welcome Meghann @ Meals & Miles to Tampa, Fly was the first place that came to mind.
Minus the double order of hummus, everyone ordered something different which made for a colorful table. But the double hummus order was awfully legit – it was so good. Even Val, who just tried hummus for the first time last week, made note of how good it was. So proud of her, by the way!
The spinach and pear salad was good, but would have been so much better if I could have recognized the seasoning that was completely unrecognizable by anyone at our table!! Between the tasty fries and the taste confusion, I was a bit distracted.
Another distraction was having such awesome company. Chrissie and I just recently met and will be attending Bonnaroo 2011 together. Meghann and Val, both Seminoles, had plenty of like college memories to bounce off each other. And Becca, Chrissie’s little sis visiting from DC, had her own adventures to share.
It looks like this crew will be reuniting soon for weekend-o-fun since we all have plans to meet up at Rasa-Lila Fest and Taste of South Tampa!
Breakfast: Black Bean & Daiya Frittata Topped with Salsa
Lunch: Avocado “Cream” Pasta with Green Beans & Almonds
Pre-Run Snack: Spinach Artichoke Hummus with Baked Pita Chips
Dinner: Total Tostacos
Dessert: Theo Spicy Chile Dark Chocolate
Robbie shot me a text this morning saying that he double booked dinner plans – boo! But having a gift certificate doesn’t quite trump a best friends’ birthday, so it was cool in my book. Luckily corn tortillas are sold by the gazillion, leaving plenty of leftovers for my version of Los Frejoles Tacos!
P.S. Meghann of Meals & Miles recently moved to Tampa and is meeting up tomorrow for some cocktails!
P.P.S. The Avocado “Cream”, although pretty delish, needs a few tweaks. I’ll definitely post when it’s post-worthy!