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Mosque slash Cathedral

A little background for this photo…   Mom: Stop walking and look like you’re having fun. Having less than 24 hours in Cordoba made for an exhaustingly packed schedule, so that’s why our enthusiasm doesn’t completely leap off the page.    After lunch, we headed to the Cathedral (Great Mosque), which is basically the reason people go to Cordoba.   This is the Patio de los Naranjos, a courtyard of orange trees inside the mosque.  [For the rest of this post, I’m going to use the terms Cathedral and Mosque interchangeably because it has been… Read more >

September 30, 2011 spain, tortilla espanola Read more >

By the letters

I’ve seen this game going around, and since I’m a fan of such activities, I’m going to give it a go too! A is for Apple, what’s your favorite variety? Galaaaaa.  Can’t you tell by their unwavering presence in my daily eats?  I have two a day minimum.  My record is over a dozen in one day.  Just as between meal snacks, mind you.  Yes, I like apples.  A.  Lot. B is for Bread, regardless of nutrition, calories, or whole grains what is your favorite type to have a nice big piece of? Well, whole… Read more >

June 3, 2011 Alvarado Street bread, big salad, bob's red mill, cereal, greek yogurt, hummus, peanut butter, pretzels, pumpkin, sabra, tortilla espanola Read more >

Santa Barbara

After spending time relaxing in Monterey, we packed back up and headed down south…off to Santa Barbara! I was driving so my personal hand model Kyle snapped this picture for me. I thought we could forge ahead without any detours, but we hit some serious traffic so a stop in San Luis Obispo for lunch was very necessary.  As good as it is, Strawberry Serenity Kombucha does not a meal make. What is Mondeo?  I’m still not quite sure… As far as I could tell the restaurant had meal concepts (for lack of a better… Read more >

June 18, 2010 avocado, big salad, chickpeas, Indian food, Kombucha, mexican food, naan, tofu, tortilla espanola Read more >

the pink month

Welcome to October, my favorite month. No work today, woohoo! But, my stomach was unhappy for some unknown reason, so my day off was not so fun. I spent most of it on the couch, and the rest of it in bed. I did manage to crawl to starbucks for a soy latte, which (surprisingly) settled my stomach momentarily. Later I had some oatmeal. Arrowhead Mills has good stuff. I especially love their oatmeal. I mixed one of the original packets with flax with a maple apple spice packet. Then I added in a hunk… Read more >

October 2, 2008 dates, oatmeal, popcorn, soy latte, tortilla espanola, yogurt covered raisins Read more >