Like a carry-out

*Post’s title courtesy of my lover, JT (and due to the fact that I ate several meals out this weekend).

Apparently I just can’t get my blogging self together on the weekends (or when the weather is nice).  Sooo, Happy (belated) Easter!  And now for a quickie recap of the last couple of days…

Saturday

The AM can be summarized pretty briefly:  Starbucks, shopping, more shopping, and (finally) lunch at home.

So far all the Gardein products I have tried have been fresh (not frozen) ones, so making the meat-free buffalo wings was my first time with the thawing process.

On the left: frozen.  On the right: after some micro nuking.  Below: salad-ified.

Holy hell.  I’m not a wuss, but hot damn these were spicy!  There were times I was chugging water to wash down (what I’m assuming were) pepper flakes.  Since I’ve never had real buffalo wings, answer me this…is this what they are like?  Thank the lord I had them mixed with a ton of veggies (spinach, brocc, corn, edamame, & carrots) otherwise my tongue may have lost the ability to taste.  It was good, but definitely FAR spicier than I was expecting.  Wow.

Prepare for a small shock here.  There was no snacking between lunch and dinner for me, aside from this trilogy Kombucha.

It was soooo amazingly sunny outside that Kyle and I went for a stroll and ended up having dinner out.

Hummus bar?  Yes, please   It had been far too long since I last dined at Nanoosh, so I was long overdue. 

How amaze-balls does this look.  I can’t help but say Nanoooooosh while dipping each fluffy pita in creamy chickpea bliss.  It’s a fun restaurant name to say.

I know I say it each time I write about this restaurant, but these pitas are freakin’ legit – Earth shattering, warm, doughy, fluffy, whole wheat carby deliciousness.  I got a side of raw veg to get in extra fiberrrr, but barely touched the celery.

Kyle got the Chicken wrap with hummus, tahini, and greens, and a quinoa salad on the side.  He was practically moaning.  I swear.  I was trying not to crack up because he was starting to sound pretty inapprope.

Back at the casa, Kyle and I watched Away We Go and I had some carob/almond dessert-ables.  The movie was goodish, but I wouldn’t have minded a bit more of a conclusion.  I’m all for open endings and leaving it to the audience to discuss, but there’s also nothing wrong with some closure.  There were a ton of fun actors in it though, and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s role was hilarious. 

Sunday

Not a very typical Easter since we didn’t go to church, get baskets, or hunt for eggs, but there was coffee, so I’m not complaining (and they spelled my name right, too!!).

Starbucks’ soy misto = my perfect Easter

After we de-groggy-eyed, we headed out for more shopping (spring cleaning + a change in weather = new wardrobe).  Kyle was (again) way more successful.  Is it just me, or are this season’s trends hideous?  Or maybe the problem is that the clothes aren’t following the latest trends at all, and the lines are just downright fug.  I found seriously next to nothing I even wanted to try on!  Apparently, if you don’t want to look like a prostitute trapped in clothes sized for a 15 year old, you are S.O.L.  Frrrrustrating. 

We hit up the Chelsea WF for lunch.  The kale/avo salad on the left totally made me think of you Gena (hello, is that not your dream meal to a “t”).  Otherwise the hot bar action was fairly similar to what I always go for…falafel and a tofu dish (so original).  The falafel was actually too hard and without any hummus to dip it in, I was kinda annoyed.  The balsamic grilled tofu dish was great though, so I was happy in the end.  Plus we ate outside, so that made everything 800 times better. 

Kyle got these…and whatever else was in his salad bar box.

After getting enough Vitamin D, we went home and changed into running gear and went for a walk/jog in the park.  It was pretty pathetic as far as work-outs go, and that was all my fault.  My knees have been hurting (I need new runnign shoes) and I was completely unable to get pumped up enough to get going.  As a result I ended up channeling my inner Maggie and just enjoying the sun while walking a few miles.  I liked it. 

Dinner was a big salad with Health is Wealth brand soy (chik’n) nuggets as the central ingred.

Other goodies included leftover celery from Saturday’s dinner, carrots, and corn on a bed of spinach. 

With my two fave condiments on top

And a pita & hummus plate a la mode.

Banana soft serve for dessert.  Sometimes I think frozen bananas deserve their own dedication page…right after hummus.  So good.

Pretty perfect weekend if you ask me, although, I am definitely looking forward to next year when I will be with family for the holidays. 

How old were you when you last received a basket from the Easter bunny?  As the oldest child, I was lucky enough to get it for quite some time (younger sisters are good for something…). 

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