Are you ready for the basics? I’m exhausted to a bare bones post is all I’ve got in me :(
Breakfast: Fruit & caf
Snack: Cinnamon raisin bagel submerged in Earth Balance
And a mug of tea and crossword a la mode…
Lunch: Everything-in-the-fridge salad
- spinach
- edamame
- shitake mushrooms
- matchstick carrots
- cherry tomatoes
- corn
- roasted red peppers
- dried cranz
- Bragg’s liquid aminos (A LOT!)
Snack: carrots & noochy hummus
Ok, for some random reason, this batch of Cedar’s hummus doesn’t have much going on in the flavor department…which is odd considering it’s my #1 brand (at the moment). To fix this itty bitty problem, I added half a pound of nutritional yeast to the hummus, stirred it all up, and voila! Lemons –> lemonade.
New product: High Country Goji Berry Kombucha
I first saw this brand the other day on Jessie’s blog, and then just happened to stumble upon it in Whole Foods…divine intervention? Sure. I’ll take anything as a sign if it means I get to try Kombucha. You all know how utterly obsessed I am with the Synergy brand, but I’ve never tried any others. This one was on sale (2 for $5) so I figured why not? The only flavors available were Original, Goji Berry, and Aloe (uh, weird?). I’m a wuss and I have yet to try any OG flavors (I’m scurrrred), so I went with the Goji Berry. It seemed like the safest way to go.
It was good. Not as sweet as the Synergy flavors, but the subtle berry flavors were well balanced with the ginger/vinegar notes.
Dinner: Land Thai Wok Vegetable Medley With Tofu
Napa cabbage, snow pea, broccoli, tomato and tofu with a ginger-garlic sauce.
Nothing to write home about. It was good, but the portion was tiny, and I left the restaurant still hungry.
Dinner (#2): Whole wheat noodles with yuba
Since Kyle and I were both not satisfied with our meals at Land Thai, we stopped on the way home for our “second course”. I wanted to keep with the Thai theme, so I grabbed the (above) box and bulked it up with the (below) kale.
I love these Macro & Vegan prepared eats. I hope this brand exists in CA, because they are so great in a pinch. They sell bento boxes, noodles, dumplings, and a whole other variety of options and they are all vegan and macro…and delicious.
I lightly steamed the kale first, then added in the noodles and stirred it all together.
This was also my first time with yuba. I had no idea what it was until I did a bit of research (it’s tofu skin). The dish was a bit heavy on BOTH the oil and vinegar, but the kale helped even it out.
Dessert: One Lucky Duck raw oatmeal raisin cookies
I was full, already, but there is ALWAYS room for dessert when O.L.D. goodies are present.
I started out with 2 cookies, then immediately went back for 2 more…
I. Could. Die. One Lucky Duck desserts = happiness in my mouth
It was light and flavorful, not too sweet, and basically the perfect end to the day.
Sorry about my sporadic posting. I’ll be back to a more regular blogging routine soon.
Your eats never fail to amaze! You have put me out of house and home, i must find these O.L.D. cookies, STAT! I am finally going to be within walking distance of a decent grocery store come wednesday so i will make a HHH list and hunt some grub down!
oh those cookies look so good!
and that salad is amazing for cleaning out the fridge!
You are so smart to nooch up that hummus. I hope life slows down for you soon. Breathe!!!!
They do have that brand in Cali! I’ve seen it in WF but I haven’t tried anything of theirs before, looks like I will have to.
Those cookies and noodles both look awesome. So much delicious food in this post!
Question for ya – what do liquid aminos taste like??? I’ve thought about just buying a bottle, but I don’t want to invest in it not knowing what it tastes lik… is it like vinegar? Do you add anything else, or just the liquid aminos to your salad? Thanks for your help with this I’ve been perplexed for a while about this topic 😉
thanks for posting! 🙂 🙂 🙂 I know i’ve said this before but i LOVE YOUR BLOG. what an epic salad. you inspire me girl
Back when I worked at VegNews, I was in charge of writing a kombucha taste test. Let me just say there are some heinous kombuchas. High Country, however, is pretty good. Synergy is still my fave, but that may be because I can find it regularly.
Duuuude, I need to try One Lucky Duck goodies! I never have!
Thanks for the link love – I’m glad you didn’t try the Aloe flavor, that sounds absolutely horrid. I will say that the original flavor of Synergy is pretty good, it tasted just like the gingerade one without the strong ginger taste – it’s still pretty sweet.
You intrigue me with your macrobiotic purchases, I don’t think I’ve ever delved into that kind of eating before.
Mmm. I had thai food on Friday night. Loves. Tofu Pad Thai and kabocha squash red curry. Amazing…and definitely filling. Hate leaving a restaurant still hungry!
thanks SOOO much annie!!!! always makes me smile 🙂
ok, its kinda hard to describe. its a bit like soy sauce, but not entirely. its salty. not vinegary though. i use Bragg’s alone on my salads. i am not huge on dressings to be honest, so if i use anything it is bragg’s, but most of the time they are dressing-less. its worth the $ – you can use it in so much stuff.
you can order them online! otherwise you will have to wait til you visit NYC. when you do, make sure you hit up pure food & wine and one lucky duck. its worth the $$
I’ve been dying to try One Lucky Ducks desserts. The cookies always look so tasty. I love the heart shape too!
heart shaped cookies! i love cookie cutters.
i love thai food, but my wallet doesn’t. i’m atryin’ to only eat out once a week these days… hopefully i have self restraint!
When you come to Portland, you HAVE to try the local kombucha here from Townsends. You can get it bottled or they have it on tap at local Whole Foods. I’ve tried that brand you had before, but it was hibiscus & elderberry flavor. It was gross.
I hope you’re feeling better!
oooo, cant wait!! im in a major kombucha rut. too bad for my wallet. feeling MUCH better now, thanks. not sure if i’d recommend it to friends though (i suspect i didnt have the typical experience, but still).
you can order them online…not that you need to know that. sorry!
synergy kombucha is my one and only i think, but ive never tried fresh brewed kinds either…
im macro curious too…
synergy is still my fave. aloe just sounds wrong.
well phew!