Friday, February 4, 2011
Tender Greens
I had a lunch date today with my Shannon and my work attorney. We went to Tender greens on Sunset. I haven't been there since my new eating change.
I got:
The Happy Vegan
Farro Wheat with cranberry & hazelnuts Quinoa with cucumbers & Beets, Green Hummus Tabbouleh, tender greens.
It was AMAZING. Especially the Farro with cranberry & hazelnuts. I want to learn to make that at home!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Happy Feet!
For a few months now, I've had my eye on these really cute Petunia brown pumps, but sadly... they didn't have my size.
Last night, a friend had the most adorable boots inspired by Carlos Santana, and the fabric, like, draped around the whole boot... just kinda sorta like my shoes.
Well... I checked on my shoes, and VOILA! ! 7.5! I hope that is my size. I hate buying stuff and not really have the ability to EASILY return... But I'm super excited for them! I found a coupon for free shipping too!
Last night, a friend had the most adorable boots inspired by Carlos Santana, and the fabric, like, draped around the whole boot... just kinda sorta like my shoes.
Well... I checked on my shoes, and VOILA! ! 7.5! I hope that is my size. I hate buying stuff and not really have the ability to EASILY return... But I'm super excited for them! I found a coupon for free shipping too!
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Chai Latte
Ever since my birthday when I had a cup of Chai Latte with my amazing Nutella and bananas brioche French Toast, I wanted try making the Chai at home. It was QUITE sugary...
I found this recipe rather quickly just doing a google search, but it sounds really easy. And I have ALL these ingredients at home. I'm so excited, I think i'm gonna try tonight!
http://www.instructables.com/id/Home-Made-Chai-Latte/
Gosh, I wish I could drink it right now!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Letter to Self #1
Dear Petunia,
It must feel terribly frustrating to want sugar when you are consciously deciding to eliminate it from your diet. And when people in the office can sense your need/want, and offer up delicious Dove Dark Chocolate bites...
And when your mind starts to justify why you "deserve" to have some... that's the real killer. Because, YES, you are great, and deserve all you want for your hard efforts at home and work.
But let me remind you, now that I have validated your feelings, that you DID have 1/2 Trader Joe's Peppermint Oreo last night. And that spoonful of your homemade Nutella this morning (proof by the scoop mark in the container in below's post) was quite sugary...
And let me just put it out there, to help you shift your perception (this is probably not gonna go over well with you, but I must say it...) Its not what you are denying yourself, but what you are rewarding yourself with... good health, happy insides, and clearer skin, and eventually soon... size 4 jeans (just saying).
So, the decision is yours.
Love,
Self
It must feel terribly frustrating to want sugar when you are consciously deciding to eliminate it from your diet. And when people in the office can sense your need/want, and offer up delicious Dove Dark Chocolate bites...
And when your mind starts to justify why you "deserve" to have some... that's the real killer. Because, YES, you are great, and deserve all you want for your hard efforts at home and work.
But let me remind you, now that I have validated your feelings, that you DID have 1/2 Trader Joe's Peppermint Oreo last night. And that spoonful of your homemade Nutella this morning (proof by the scoop mark in the container in below's post) was quite sugary...
And let me just put it out there, to help you shift your perception (this is probably not gonna go over well with you, but I must say it...) Its not what you are denying yourself, but what you are rewarding yourself with... good health, happy insides, and clearer skin, and eventually soon... size 4 jeans (just saying).
So, the decision is yours.
Love,
Self
Oh Nutella...
The other night, I finally found hazelnuts and attempted this recipe off of this nice lady's blog... In Jenny's Kitchen.
I made some changes...
I wanted to replace the white sugar with coconut sugar that I got.
I used 60% Bittersweet Chocolate bar from Ghirardelli
I used some hazelnut oil that I had instead of the vegetable oil
I was gonna reduce the amount of sugar actually added since, 1/2 cup seemed crazy!
So when I made it, after thinking that I had done something wrong cause the hazelnuts where NOT becoming the consistency of peanut butter... but between 1 minute to the next, it did!
Then I added the melted chocolate bar.
And the vanilla extract.
I kept processing and finally, VUALA! Nutella! I then added the hazelnut oil. When I tasted it, I found NO NEED to add ANY more sugar! And I never even added the cocoa powder.
But after licking the bowl, and the spoons... I found that it was simply tooooo sweet to eat without a terrible guilty conscious. I'm trying to eliminate sugar from my diet, and there was simply too much sugar in that 4 oz of bittersweet chocolate for me to think this was a viable alternative to Nutella, which is what I was going for.
So, back to the drawering board! I gave this tub of hazelnutty goodness to my coworker Sean, and will be going back to the kitchen to try again.
Ghirardelli has a 100% unsweetened chocolate baking bar which I'll try. Along with cocoa powder. And then I'll add my coconut sugar or stivia at the end for optimum sweetness.
Stay tuned!
I made some changes...
I wanted to replace the white sugar with coconut sugar that I got.
I used 60% Bittersweet Chocolate bar from Ghirardelli
I used some hazelnut oil that I had instead of the vegetable oil
I was gonna reduce the amount of sugar actually added since, 1/2 cup seemed crazy!
So when I made it, after thinking that I had done something wrong cause the hazelnuts where NOT becoming the consistency of peanut butter... but between 1 minute to the next, it did!
Then I added the melted chocolate bar.
And the vanilla extract.
I kept processing and finally, VUALA! Nutella! I then added the hazelnut oil. When I tasted it, I found NO NEED to add ANY more sugar! And I never even added the cocoa powder.
But after licking the bowl, and the spoons... I found that it was simply tooooo sweet to eat without a terrible guilty conscious. I'm trying to eliminate sugar from my diet, and there was simply too much sugar in that 4 oz of bittersweet chocolate for me to think this was a viable alternative to Nutella, which is what I was going for.
So, back to the drawering board! I gave this tub of hazelnutty goodness to my coworker Sean, and will be going back to the kitchen to try again.
Ghirardelli has a 100% unsweetened chocolate baking bar which I'll try. Along with cocoa powder. And then I'll add my coconut sugar or stivia at the end for optimum sweetness.
Stay tuned!
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