Food(less) Journey

Perk 1 : Not having Cable at home, being in a hotel provides ample opportunities to catch up on less noxious reality shows like Deadliest Catch and Pickers. Perk 2: And of course it is an absolute treat to have a tricked out in-home gym: creepy blue workout pants from Bebe Perk 3: Plenty of opportunities for creepy photos: exhibit a exhibit b Perk 4: Lovely large dining room and breakfast area: i could fit all my friends in here...if i had any friends that is Perk 5: Beautifully decorated front hall greeting area tricked out with a fireplace: i seriously have a thing for fireplaces Some other of the many perks of living in a hotel: ~ Ice machine ~ Central air and heat ~ Big picture windows ~ Drink bar in front lobby for all day coffee and tea (BUT no dairy alternative sadly) ~ Maid service Inspirational Thoughts: And for our creepy photo of the day/ inspirational message: Take Time to Smell the Flowers Since I liv...

Hotel Breakfast: Instant Oatmeal with craisins and walnuts with a chaser of Bigelow green Tea (Hi Bigelow! Call me!). I brought my own cereal from home but to this morning I was sneaking out of the suite pretty early and my lil bro sleeps in the kitchen (don't ask) so I decided to embibe in the creepy snacks the hotel offers. The selection was actually not bad for omnivores and less picky non-omnivores. Im just not a fan of instant oatmeal. The ingredient lists generally include a few ingredients that the general population could not spell in a life or death spelling bee (I mean non-Americans of course since Americans can't spell anyway. Im not prejudiced! Im honest.) let alone know what they are.. Did everyone survive the materialistic olympics yesterday? I hope so. I did not wake up at a ridiculous time of day, but I still got some awesome deals. It should be noted my sole reason for going shopping is my proximity to the Tanger Outlets this weekend. ...

This week seemed to drag on a bit..... Or was it just me? I didnt have anything special or extra to do this week so i think maybe i had too much free time (aka bored out of my mind time...okay maybe not bored but i actually had to find something to do which is strange). Okay so maybe I had one out of the ordinary thing to do..... On Wednesday I went to the Partylite Preview Party/ Regional Meeting. The preview party was wonderful. The meeting part not so much. These are my favorite two holders. Not sure that the first one is new per ce, but it really caught my eye. This one has a really stupid name. So, I'll just  call it the SIlver Art Deco Lamp Style candle holder. And interior designer had the cleveridea of using 5 of the large ones in a flower design as a centerpiece. It looked really beautiful, but these cost approximately $3,000,000 dollars each so Im not sure who could afford such an extravagance. Last night... Tomorrow... ...

Friday: Here is the yumminess I had for lunch. Seriously tasty new item in Trader Joes. There are 4 in the box with a coconut chutney (for only 1.99!). I had one at work and ate the other 3 when I got home. These were seriously yum. I have to go buy some before Joe stops selling them ( I love you Joe, but you are kind of fickle sometimes..I still havent gotten over the Wonton Chips Incident) Friday evening I went to the Tasting event at Whole Foods. No pics cuz too busy stuffing my face with free samples of cranberry orange relish, tofurkey and stuffing, quinoa wild rice pecan stuffing, and roasted seasonal vegatables.  jewelry for sale  Saturday: lovely morning of service,then to the craft show and directly on to the "Spiritual Goals" program where I was interviewed and "sang" a Kingdom song in sign language   cards for sale awesome tower on fall drive Sunday: Woke up to study Watchtower. Wonderful lesson! To meeting and then on a f...

Ive been a fan of Raw Rev for quite some time now. I discovered them when I was going through a "raw" eating phase.  But unlike my desire to eat Raw all the time (I'm too anemic to avoid a piping hot bowl of soup in the wintertime and my blender stinks but if i had an awesome (i.e. not made in the 1950's) blender I know i could do more "raw") certain "raw" products like this one stayed in my repertoire.  Their bars are seriously decadent, delicious, and chock full of "good for you" things. They are great for an on the go meal or snack. Alas, I had a not too pleasant experience with one of their bars (story withheld to protect the innocent bar) and I wrote to inquire "what the dealy yo?" (did i spell that right?). And guess what happened.... No really. Guess what happened. You give up? Quitter.... Well what happened is that this really awesomely nice guy who works for Raw Rev sent me a box full of lovely good...

This past Sunday after the meeting my family headed over to my dads job to handle some very important family business (code for read his vintage comic books and find questionable ones that need pitching..into the trash goes Thor and Wendy the Witch....). On the way there we stopped at Co-op and I grabbed some snacks.  The Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies from the Sun Flour Baking Company are really something to write home about. I think its the addition of pinto bean flour. Beans add that chewy, naughty texture while actually making a relatively good for you cookie even better for you. Yay protein! Yay hiding healthy coworkers in "naughty" foods! And they really don't taste like they are gluten free. I'd feed these to my friends with no diet restrictions. Wait...No I wouldn't. I don't want to share. Yes. I did have to buy the San Pellegrino. I needed my mineral water fix and this was all the CVS had. So, there. Have...

This is where I worshipped in Italy. In the lower left side of this Quad Kingdom Hall. This is the Olive Tree at my place of worship.... Not ripe yet, but already looking yummy.... A view at the back.. The elegant chandelier in the lobby... A beautiful painting in the lobby.... My favorite act of graffiti in Italy..... A view in one of the markets we preached in.... This market had loads of jewelry making supplies... You know I was drooling over this table.... Fromage! Pepperoncini! This is the view on the way to the kingdom hall.... This is the view from my bed.... This is my favorite Italian snack.... Protein packed and spicy....

Hello Blissmo! But first a major aside about my old frienemy salad.... Im really not a salad person generally.I think I had too many bad salad experiences when i was new to not eating meat. I don't ever crave a "salad" per ce. I do get cravings for things like Sumi Salad which is like cole slaw but without all the heavy dressing, or avocado salad which is also a lettuce-less cousin of salad. But I bought  a load of veggies and some lettuce to make a salad for dinner for the Zone visit last Saturday at Coraopolis.   I never did put lettuce in the salad because after I chopped the veggies there was no room in the lunch container. I had to smash down what was in there to get it to close as it was. Yellow pepper, avocado, cucumber, tomato, chickpeas and carrots (Whole Foods had them labeled as  juicing carrots. they were sweet crisp and yummy). Sprinkle of Italian sea salt and drizzle of olive oil. So, I had lettuce wilting in the fridg...