The Lincoln Lawyer

healthy snacking of cottage cheese, dried fruits, and cashews.

Lunch was tomato basil soup with a turkey pita sandwich and roasted potatoes on the side with lots n lots of ketchup :-D

We went out to dinner last night at a cute little French restaurant. The ambience was dimly lit and romantic.
http://www.petiteauberge.co.uk/aboutus.html

We started the dinner w. some bread and butter. I know the butter was packaged but it was salty and delicious!

My grilled calamari appetizer with rocket leaves and tomatoes. Simple and very tasty!

T's fried Camembert cheese with sweet jelly

I was craving a good steak w. peppercorn sauce. The steak was very tender and flavorful. Of course the chips were crispy and amaaaazing!

T had the ribeye and roasted potatoes.

Dinner wouldn't be complete without a crepe with chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream. The crepe was a bit too stringy and doughy but we still ate it all up :-D

After dinner we saw The Lincoln Lawyer:

Marisa Tomei, Matthew McConaughy, Ryan Phillippe, John Leguizamo, and Josh Lucas. I couldn't have asked for a better thriller with an all star cast. MMM mmm!!

Breakfast fuel this morning:

Citrus fruits=vitamin C

Shallots and mushrooms omelette on top of half a whole grain bagel.

I also tried crumpets for the first time EVER! I didn't actually realize the phrase "tea and crumpets" actually referred to an actual crumpet. I thought it just meant a biscuit or something! Crumpets are like doughier versions of an english muffin and a lot tastier. It takes on the flavor of what you put on it so we put on butter and strawberry jam. Yummy!

Afternoon agenda: some family time and relaxation. Happy Saturday!!

Hummus

My rando lunch of pita bread smeared in red pepper hummus with chicken strips, cottage cheese, crisps, and some leftover spinach.

My pita was overflowing with spinach! Leafy greens=antioxidants=vitamins+minerals :)

Mexican steak bowl for dinner

lots of pinto, black beans, shredded steak, lettuce, rice, tomatoes, salsa, and lots of yumminess!!
After dinner we caught up on some Top Chef DC and Modern Family. Modern family is such a funny show. So glad we got the recommendation to watch it. I forgot how much I miss comedy television!
We've run out of bread at the house so I had some pita w. hummus and scrambeled eggs for breakfast.

Song of the day: "Blessed"- Martina McBride

Back to Business

We met a friend for dinner that was in town on business from Japan.

Yum! I haven't had fresh baguettes w. butter in a while :)

it also came with some black olive tapenade that was delicious.

I ordered the french onion soup as my starter. They sort of overdid it on the cheese but the broth and onions were tasty!

T's calamari w. tartar dipping sauce.

My main was duck confit on a bed of lentils and mushrooms. The duck was nicely cooked and very tender.

T's lamb shank with carrot mash.

I figured since we were in the Covent Garden area that it was only appropriate to pick up some gelato. pistachio and strawberry flavor. Mmmm!

T picked me up some Korean food for lunch yesterday @ Seoul Garden

seafood pajun

Kimbap- korean version of sushi without the raw fish.

vegetarian bibimbap

It's a piggy creme filled pastry. Cute!!

Last night's random dinner of veggies, salmon, and spaghetti

I know my breakfast does NOT look appetizing but at least it tasted good :) Scrambled eggs with sauteed mushrooms and a wholegrain pita on the side.

Agenda: YMCA business plan and relax!

Life as I know it

Another breakfast egg bagel sandwich with hot sauce and ketchup :-D :-D

I surprised myself and went to the gym to do some weights. I haven't been to the gym in maybe 2 months? I'm not sure if I should be calling myself a PT. ha! It felt good to be back :) 

Workout today was a focus on chest and back. I did 3 sets of 8-10 reps for each exercise

• two arm row
• incline chest press
• straight arm pulldown
• flat bench barbell press
• one arm row
• incline dumbbell fly

Lunch was @ Tohbang, a Korean restaurant near T's work on Clerkenwell.

Everything we ordered was suprisingly very good. Nothing hits the comfort food spot like some tasty Korean food.

Time to relax :)

Happy Monday!

I'm not quite sure what ailment I suffered from yesterday but I felt awful. It was a mix between food poisoning, the flu, and a stomach bug. I've now been left with a slight cold and stomach pain.

I haven't really been eating very well lately so I decided to get my dose of nutrients and minerals with a smoothie.

• 1 cup skim milk

• handful of frozen berries 

• 1 scoop each of nature's green powder and whey powder

• 1 banana

• 4 ice cubes 

• agave nector for sweetness

I was craving more comfort food so T made us spaghetti and garlic bread

Lots of cheesy-ness on the garlic bread.

Back on the healthy eating track this week. 

 

Multigrain egg bagel sandwhich with bananas and peanut butter.

Workout: Zin 31 cd

Lunch was sauteed bok choy, mushrooms, wholewheat pasta and oven baked salmon. I tried to make the veggies the biggest portion on the plate. The veggies were sauteed in minced garlic, light soy sauce, sesame oil, siracha, salt and pepper. They turned out so lovely! The salmon was just EVOO, salt pepper, garlic, and cayenne pepper. Delicious and filling :)

Back to work on my business/marking plan!

Back to Lahore Part Deux

New reading material from the library. I got the recommendation for the book on the left from the YMCA instructor who covered our 3 days of nutrition. It's a hefty book but I find the topic of healthy eating very interesting (even though I haven't really been practicing what I'm reading lately!)

We went out last night to Lahore Kabob House. 

 

I love BYOB restaurants :)

 Mixed grill appetizer plate-lots of tender chicken and beef

kebabs

 the lamb chops are probably my favorite dish at Lahore. So tender and juicy. Yum!

King prawn curry

Okra

We also ordered the lamb biriyani, chicken tikka masala, fish curry, and of course garlic naan. We were definitely steered in the wrong direction of ordering too much fun. We had SO much left over.

Drunkey Monkey time!
http://www.thedrunkenmonkey.co.uk/

 

Singapore sling cocktail..

We spotted another space invader!! :-D

So.. I'm not sure what exactly I ate (might have been the cranberries on top of singapore sling drink I ordered at the Drunken Monkey) but when I got home, I immediately started having cold shivers and intense flu/stomach bug symptoms. Crazy how my night can go from pleasantly fine to dramatically ill in a matter of a few hours. Needless to say, it hasn't really been my finest month in terms of my health and physical well being. I finally started to feel alright by late afternoon today but I'm assuming its the hot tea flu medicine that Tarek has been feeding me. He also made me udon soup earlier this morning which was just what my shivering body needed. :(

Time for more recovery and dinner!