Sunny day atop Primrose Hill

Honestly, this is the sloppiest picnic spread I've seen in my life. Shame you can't really make out anything because there was lots of good stuff. We had baguettes, German bread, cheeses, jams, chips, guacamole, spicy sausages, shrimp, sandwiches, hummus, cupcakes, and prosciutto along with lots of beverages. Since making the decision to lower my alcohol consumption; I've discovered a lot of different fruity beverages that I missed out on while drinking lots of..uhm..beer and wine :) I had some sparking elderflower and grape juice. Yum!

It was such a beautiful sunny day on top of Primrose Hill. It was also a bit chilly towards the end. My legs were frreeezing! Grrrr.. I blame my poor circulation for that one!!

A perfect day for a nap as well.

T made Earl Grey cupcakes from the Hummingbird cupcakes cookbook. They turned out delicious albeit a little smooooooshed.

After spending about 4 hours on top of Primrose, we can back home and watched Marley and Me with some delivery pizza

Veggie pizza

w. some garlic bread

and bbq wings..

Whaddu looking at?! I was trying to get a picture of Sonoma intently staring at T patiently waiting for some food.

Breakfast this morning was some toast w. crunchy peanut butter, blackcurrent jam, and seeds w. wheat germ on top.

It's another glorious day out in the L-town hood. I'm going to go enjoy it :)

Bento Cafe

Miso soup- the soup didn't taste like regular miso soup. It had a bit of acidity to it. Weird.

http://www.bentocafe.co.uk/

maki

Octopus fried dough balls

too much dough, not enough octopus!

honey coated chicken wings

Fried chicken strips w. an egg and special sauce on top. 

Shrimp tempura roll

Mushroom, basil, and cheese omelette for Breakfast

Off to Primrose Hill for an afternoon in the park with friends :) It's another lovely day for it too!

Itadaki Zen

We went to a organic vegan Japanese restaurant last night. Who's ever heard of this strange yet very intriguing concept? I love trying new things!! We started off with a vegetable and tofu course. The green beans in the middle were my favorite.

the tofu was a bit hard and tasted bitter so it really wasn't a winner

I'm not sure what the marinade was but it was very delicious!

Zucchini noodles

the freshest tasting apple juice I've had in a very long time- YUM!

Different kinds of vegetable sushi.

http://www.itadakizen.com/zen-menu_04.html

deep fried spring roll.

Wheat soba noodles w. soy dipping sauce.

Tempura

Muffins with vanilla bean puree.

Green tea macha pudding sitting in soy milk. Overall, I really liked the dining experience at Itadaki Zen. The food felt very pure going into my body. I love feeding myself healthy and organic things. :) I would definitely go back again.

I woke up this morning craving something different for breakfast than standard eggs. Sooooo... I made protein balls!

2T almond butter, 2 T protein powder, 1 T maple syrup, 2 T coconut, pinch of sea salt, cinnamon, and a squeeze of agave nectar. I also added in some dark chocolate cherry pieces.

banana oatmeal with ground seeds, wheat germ, and a protein ball on top. YUMMY!!

Lunch:

turkey seasoned w. EVOO, chilli powder, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. The meat turned out very tender!

sauteed veggies in evoo, soy sauce, and siracha.

TGIF

No pain no gain!!

T made us another omelette this morning made of onions, parsley, and cheddar cheese.

Simple yet so delicious!

We went to Pizza Express yesterday for dinner. I met Tarek for a mini dinner break before salsa and he went back to work. These pictures are slightly out of order because I got lazy and didn't want to move around my pictures.

Garlic mozzerella bread as an appetizer. So small but it packed a lot of garlic cheesy flavor!

Dough balls with garlic butter. Yum.

Mine: Fungi di bosco. Mushroom pizza with garlic and parsley oil romana style. The pizza was tasty but the dough was kinda tough. I think it was undercooked :(

His: Quatro formaggi pizza. Lots of different cheeses on his and the dough was actually crispy. Damn!!

I went to Body Pump this morning for a change of pace to my workout routine. Is it just me or did Body Pump get harder? Man.. my muscles were screaming in pain this morning!! I actually had to stop and rest the weighted bar on my shoulders for a part of the set. I guess its true what they say, "no pain, no gain".

Protein smoothie after my workout for a bit of aid in muscle recovery

reheated leftovers for lunch before I met a friend out for a walk around town and some dessert.

I had the green tea and rasberry sorbet with brownie pieces. What a beautiful Thursday we had today. There were so many people out and about enjoying the sun and 70 degree weather. I'm so lucky to be able to be outside mid afternoon to enjoy the sun :)

Song of the day: Travis Tritt "It's a great day to be alive"