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Adventure Begins in the Kitchen

Supermarket Sweep

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Why I’m soooo lazy this weekend, I haven’t a clue.  I wanted to stay in bed longer, much longer, but the thought of browsing through the cookbooks I swooped up from the library yesterday was motivation enough to start my day.

My finds?  The Vegan Table, The Voluptuous Vegan, and The Conscious Cook.

The Conscious Cook instantly grabbed my attention.  I settled on a recipe, created a list, and headed to Whole Foods.

Notice the completely botched spelling of bouillon? I have an insanely difficult time spelling/typing that word.  I suppose the important thing is that I knew what I meant…

And then someone (I guess that would be me) let me loose in Whole foods, alone in a browsing mood, with no time limit.  Eek!  $113 later…  I had a TON of “cool” finds, but not so sure a week’s worth of food is hiding in these sacks.

The first item in my cart?  Abita Strawberry Harvest Lager.  It was on display as I entered the store and I couldn’t help myself.  I’m a big Purple Haze fan, so I have big hopes for these bottles.  Big, hoppy hopes!

My second group of finds came from the international aisle, which a fellow food blogger referred to as the racist aisle (made me laugh, a lot): Black Pearl Sticky Rice, Toasted Coconut Fortune Cookies, and Roasted Seaweed.

Next?  CHOCOLATE!!  Occasionally I find myself in a super chocolatey mood, the weirder the better.  I just can’t get enough.  I tossed Dark Chocolate Quinoa and Spicy Chile Dark Chocolate in my cart.

And lastly, a glimpse of some of the only legit purchases of the entire trip.  Shiitake Mushrooms for the Conscious Cook recipe I plan on making tonight and a side of Brussels Sprouts.  As happy as I am that it’s about free yoga time, I’m even more excited to cook when I return!

Today, I felt like a contestant on Supermarket Sweep, in slow motion, but I had to foot the bill.  So really nothing like Supermarket Sweep, I just love the show and felt the need to reference it somehow.

Hope you all had a fantastic weekend!!

Get This Chocolate Out Of My House, In Pictures

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Breakfast:  Sliver of Yesterday’s Chocolate Tart (that I may or may not have dreamt about last night) and…

An Apple (to justify eating chocolate tart for breakfast)

Lunch: Chopped Spinach, Green Pepper, Red Onion and “Feta” Salad

More Lunch: Amy’s Vegetable Barley Soup

Dinner:  Yellow Miso Quinoa with Wilted Spinach and More “Feta”

Not pictured?  A bowl of peas with a dab of yellow miso that I ate about an hour before fitting in a little cardio.  Why peas?  Because also not pictured are the additional slivers of chocolate tart that I helped myself to after each meal and I felt the need to balance the abundance of sweet with a little green.

I sent my mom home with a  hearty portion of the remaining chocolate tart, but honestly…  The tart needs to go!  I can’t stop, won’t stop.

Awesomest, Make It A Word

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Sunday was especially great, and I’m about to tell you why.  As I was drifting off to sleep at an obscenely early hour on Saturday night, my friend Lindsey shot me a text asking what I was up to that evening.  In order to offset the embarrassment of being fully bed clothed and under covers before 9 PM, I suggested we hit the beach on Sunday for a walk.

I had also suggested we try one of the raw restaurants in St. Pete for lunch, but I understood the lack of appeal to a starving non-veggie.  When Lindsey mentioned that her boyfriend, Dave, wanted to try a Vietnamese sandwich shop, my day took a turn from good to better.  He ordered the Vietnamese specialty, she ordered the grilled pork, and I ordered the tofoagie.  They all came loaded with pickled carrots, diakon, cucumber, fresh jalapeno, and cilantro.  We mounged the simple, but amazing, sandwiches to the tune of Dave’s yummy noises.  We joked about ordering seconds.  We didn’t.

Then Lindsey and I hit the beach.

This was the first (of many) deceased horseshoe crabs and HUGE mollusks we’d come across during our adventure.  It was sad… But the artful sand humor that someone graciously left behind lightened the mood.

We had a, presumably Canadian, tourist take our picture.  Notice the short sleeves and exposed ankles?  Beach season is around the corner kids!

We parted ways and I met Jennie for free yoga in the park, she’s addicted too!  After yoga, I headed to Cafe Hey, solo, for the best vegan dinner in town.  I ordered the daily grain salad (quinoa with apples, spinach, walnuts, and pinto beans) and the soup of the day (catalina vegetable with tomatoes, chick peas, onions, and black olives).

My day started off good, quickly went to better, jumped to amazing, and skyrocketed to…?  The awesome-est day ever.  I’d like to propose that awesomest become a word.  How does one do that?

Missing Mass Transit, In Pictures

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Breakfast: Van’s Gluten-Free Waffle Topped with a Fried Egg

Lunch: Amy’s Enchiladas

Pre-Dinner: Carob Covered Raisins

Dinner: Acorn Squash with Quinoa, Apricot & Sage Stuffing

I’ve been hooked on Amy’s Organic Meals for a solid three years.  They’re delish and, equally as important, they keep me full.  When I looked at my scrolling list of chores tonight, I strongly considered enchilada meal part two.  But with an acorn squash staring me in the face, begging to be stuffed, that idea quickly turned into an impossibility.

Check back tomorrow for the squash recipe!