I spent this past weekend with my prettie/vegan best friend, Erin. Every year we try to see each other at *least* twice. She came down to visit this past weekend and we had loads of fun trying some vegan treats in the Bay Area! Of course we’re both really into food- so we did some damage at a few places…..
I started off by making Penne with Pesto, Asparagus & Roasted Pine-nuts (all vegan) for dinner on Thursday:
JUICE! I bought a juicer a few weeks ago- remember? I’ve juiced every day since! Honestly! I love it. There’s actually been several days where I’ve juiced in the morning & in the evening. It’s the perfect toy for me to play with in the kitchen, as I am the type of person who likes to experiment! (sometimes a little too much)
On Saturday morning I made a tangerine, beet, celery, ginger & carrot juice. Tasty! Refreshing!
SOYRIZO! I love soyrizo. I’m pretty sure you will too. It has wonderful flavors and it’s especially good when you burn it in a skillet. (at least I think so)
the weekend started off with a BANG!
Drinks & fries with friends on Friday:
My new juicer was waiting for me the second I got home on friday night! Of course I tried it the second busted it free of the box! Nothing like making Apple, Carrot, Ginger & Celery Juice. *mmmmm*
I woke up the Saturday morning and made this lovely concoction of cucumbers, beets, carrots & celery:
We went out to Sushi with a group of people for my friend Becky’s birthday on Saturday night. Happy B-day BDogg!
Sunday we went and saw Freaks & Geeks Speak! (in the city).
Good times…Good times…
And then on the way home we went to Bittersweet Chocolate Cafe on Fillmore. I crave their hot chocolate like you wouldn’t BELIEVE!
Here’s Casey’s Spicy Hot Chocolate (nice and thick with such a good kick!)
I got a Chai hot chocolate with a homemade marshmallow on top:
And then we walked around briefly because it was SOOO cold.
The sky was gorgeous last night:
and then I saw Ryan’s name. Hope you are doing well Ryan.
And today, it’s Monday. I didn’t have to work today. So I’ve been running errands and catching up on all the stuff I have to do.
Happy Monday!
the past week in photo form:
lunch with the family at greens:
dinner with my family at zuni:
finishing decorative touches around the house…..
over-extending myself in the kitchen…..
last minute wrapping…
-Christmas Eve dinner at my parents (too busy to take pics! sooo sad!)
-Christmas Day with the hubbie’s family
-Day after Christmas–family portraits taken at the beach…..
- dinner at my house with husband’s family (made two soups)
-made it to 100 posts on this blog!!! (thank you for all your kind words & support! It’s been fun!)
and……a lot of other stuff happened too…but we finally have some down time….and I have three new magazines to devour.
more soon….
Started off this past weekend with a bang (food wise).
I had a long Lunch at Slanted Door with co-workers:
hello! On Saturday August 18th, I turned a year older. Whooppeeee. Another year closer to 30!
Casey took me to Jack Falstaff in San Francisco for my birthday dinner! It was SOOOO GOOOD! We decided to get the Farmer’s Market Menu- Tomato was the theme. Get ‘em while you can!
Followed by Happy Birthday Donuts at Krispy Kreme in Daly City:
oh YUM. Do they not give free donuts out when you go to Krispy Kreme anymore? The past 3 times they didn’t hand me one while in line. I’m just wondering….It’s not like I NEED that extra donut…. My camera ran out of juice when we sat down. Hence-No pictures of the donuts we ate. This is probably a good thing.
this weekend was busy! Lots of stuff to do…and I randomly got a case of the lazies and spent a few hours doing ABSOLUTELY nothing (well, laying on my bed staring at my backyard is SOMETHING- I suppose).
the productive activities included:
-trip to Daiso (found EXCELLENT hair thinner comb) Here’s part of my loot:
-spent the early part of saturday on a caffiene high- i drank an iced coffee after downing this one:
-container store trip (containers for craft room/travel) I made it out of there in record time!
-trip to hillsdale mall to meet up with a friend (got a cellphone dangle from the Sanrio store)
-i finally found a pair of shoes @ DSW to match my dress-it only took 3 months!:
-had lunch at Falafel’s Drive-In (gyros salad=yum!)
-made my special popcorn & had neighbors over to watch Uncle Buck. (i love that movie!)
-setup my tripod and took a picture of our dining room in progress:
-went out to breakfast at Stacks & had a *somewhat* healthy meal:
-dreamt of getting a new camera for my birthday….
-grilled veggies, while Casey DESTROYED two wasps nests in our backyard
-started the whole laundry process….
-watched John from Cincinnati (what the heck is going on with that show???!!!)
-the end.
the week started off with a bang! I was given these wonderful See’s Candies- Apricot Delights from our neighbor. *thank you!* They were sweet, tart, soft & chewy. I’ll have to get some next time I cave and find myself in a See’s Candies shop.
then on wednesday day i hung out with a good friend. we had some Indian Food @ Naan N’ Curry in San Francisco. It’s the best Indian food ever. I’ve yet to find a place in the pennisula that is as good-but we’re always trying….
my favorites at naan n’ curry:
-chicken tikka masala
-palak paneer
-benghan bharta
-potato naan
-aloo ghobi
The Indian food coma set in- I walked around and saw some cool things:
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