1. Rishi brand tea- iced tea, adopted one of mint and one of peach when helping a friend move. Highly recommend! Great flavor and quick to make (5 minutes steeping, mix with water and refrigerate.) The box says they source their ingredients using fair trade too. Find your nearest store. Order directly from Rishi or it looks like Amazon carries some flavors.
2. Plumeria Thai-on Park Blvd (San Diego), generous portions with a reasonable amount of protein. All "meats" here are vegetarian and some of them (chicken) are even gluten-free. Not sure about soy free though. I can't report on the taste of the "meats", since Cindy and I stuck with tofu. We had the spicy pumpkin basil at a Level 4 (to which we added our own spice) and Pad See Ew. There were a couple antique/vintage stores that I'm sure my sis would have been able to put together an awesome outfit...I have no knack for such things.
3. Chamorro (Guam) food appears to be similar to Hawaiian. I looked into it as there was a Guam festival this past weekend that I considered attending. Seems like fried and lots of meat mainly, not inherently so great for vegetarian + gluten free combo. If you don't have these restrictions, my coworker shared with me her favorite place for Guam food is Tio Chino's in Point Loma. I am inquiring with them about options that are gluten free-they do have a more Mexican based part of the menu that looks promising.
4. Ariana Produce-small market in Mira Mesa on Camino Ruiz (toward Calle Cristobal). Sells Halal meats and other goodies from various countries, India, Afghanistan just to name a few. I wouldn't say the produce looked the best, despite the name of the store, but I'd try checking it out a second time to make sure. The owner seemed very personable and recommended to me a snack of the dried organic mulberries to be paired with nuts.
5. Not food related but watched my first RiffTrax with Dave for Captain America. Put a nice spin on movie night to hear tongue-in-cheek commentary or voicing over.
It has been distressing to my body sitting for long periods to study on top of sitting a lot of work (even with the ability to stand up at the work station). Constantly having to do something/be somewhere has put my mind in stress mode too and I have been stress eating or eating too much and later than I should.
What kind of stress busting things do you do that are healthy options? I've thought about busting out some push ups but haven't done it so far. Just replacing some desserts after meals with soothing Chai, mint or the Rishi teas that I mentioned above. If I reach back to yoga teacher training, perhaps I should go with some alternate nostril breathing. (Reegan of Yoga80 explains how it's done and the benefits).
It really did calm me down when I was feeling stressed at work last year. I got out of practice.
Being crazy with having Mon and Weds class for the last 8 weeks, I did find an easy weekday meal to enjoy that you might like as a bonus to the salad recipe. Serves 1
Easy Bean and Avocado Tacos
few tbsp salsa of your choice (we had leftover green salsa from Fresh and Easy)
2-3 corn tortillas (optional) or Leafy green
1/2 to 3/4 cup cooked canelli beans (or beans of choice)--if using dried soak overnight and cook 1.5-2 hours...or use canned (rinse first)
1. heat the tortillas on the stove (30 sec-1 min each side) or microwave
2. heat up the beans if you pre-made them or rinse/drain and heat if they are from a can.
3. mix the beans, diced avocado and salsa in a small bowl. Spoon mixture over tortillas and eat. Or try eating them without a tortilla. I bet having it wrapped in something leafy-like lettuce or chard would be good.
Because it's that season where my coworker brings in buckets of lemons, got a salad recipe for you today. The dressing recipe comes adapted from Bon Appetit and the other ingredients inspired by what was in my pantry/fridge.
Caesar Inspired Fennel, Apple and Lentil Salad
Makes 3-4 servings
Salad1 apple-cored and chopped into half inch pieces
1-2 fennel bulbs (about 2 cups, thinly sliced)-can save the fronds for something else(I roasted mine with lemon juice and veg broth)
1 cup sprouted red lentils make your own or purchase (yes you with the keen eyes, my lentils failed to sprout, maybe they got too dry, but they were soft enough to eat raw)
Dressing
3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil
1 garlic glove, pressed
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
*optional 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese (if not Vegan)
1. If making your own sprouted lentils, get started 1-2 days in advance of when you want to make the salad.
2. Do the chopping on the apple and fennel.
3. Add the dressing ingredients to a small bowl and use a whisk
4. Toss your apple, fennel and lentils together with the dressing.
Have you seen any new foods to try? AND/OR What is your stress busting technique?
