Calling all Soup Lovers! If you love soup as much as I do than this just might be the thing for you. I am looking for 15-17 people to participate in testing recipes for my new Soup Recipe E-Book. If you would like to learn more about being a tester please e-mail me at lindsay [at] cookingforaveganlover [dot] com.
Friday after work I headed downtown to meet the Hubz and grab a bite to eat before we headed to our spa appointment. I decided that I we should try a place we had never been, New Moon Cafe, at first glance I thought the place was super tiny but when we got in a little further we realized the place was huge! We have decided that with the free wi-fi we probably will be spending a lot more time here, except strangely they are not open on Saturday’s.
The Hubz and I shared the grilled veggie sandwich (sundried tomato pesto is vegan!), a Gus soda and a bag of Zapp’s Spicy Cajun Crawtators chips. Everything was delicious!
After our bite to eat we went for a walk to kill some time before our spa appointment.
Finally it was time to enjoy our spa treatment! Since there were no cameras or cellphones allowed I didn’t get any shots but let me tell you it was amazing! Here are some photos from the Jivana website:
Entrance
Entry and Massage Room
The Sugar Scrub Table
After the amazing Balinese massage I had a sugar scrub and left the spa feeling refreshed, renewed and so relaxed. I decided to go with the lemongrass massage oil and body scrub and it really did smell wonderful.
After our spa appointment it was getting pretty late so we decided to go out for some yummy Asian Food. We got the avocado roll to share and then I got a big bowl of tom kar soup with tofu, veggies and udon noodles. The Hubz got this great dish which was almost like a deconstructed sushi roll both amazing and ridiculously filling.
Q: What are you treating yourself to this year?
The Hubz and I are starting my birthday weekend out right and going to enjoy an ancient spa treatment at Jivana Spa. We are both getting the Jivana Journey which just sounds amazing. I am debating between the Thai Lemongrass and the Ginger Spice- I’ll let you know it goes. So excited for tomorrow!
As I see it a good start the morning can usually result in a good start to the day and what better way to start the day than with toast and tofu scramble?
We have to improvise a bit lately since we no longer have a toaster but it can be fun using our $2 camping toaster for fun. We had left over cheezy tofu scramble with lots of broccoli which was delicious before our crazy days started.
After a getting a cracked tooth filled and crazy day at work and prepping for another crazy day tomorrow I met up with my mom for a drink and a snack.
After we finished our drinks we met up with this guy:
Then we did a little shopping and headed to A Single Pebble for dinner.
Double Garlic Broccoli
Dry Fried Green Beans
Vegetarian Pot Sticker
Vegan Ants Climbing a Tree
Buddha's Sesame Beef
Also if you heckle the food blogger for photographing the food you suffer the consequences. Welcome to the blog post hall of shame:
Meet C.V.L. Mom who on the evening of August 25, 2010 who knowing the consequences decided to heckle the food blogger regarding her photographing the meal. Welcome to the hall of shame. XO MAMA just j/k all in good fun.
Meet the Hubz who decided to join in the heckling fun. love you lots but welcome to the hall of shame.
Disclaimer: the blog post hall of shame is all in good fun don’t worry.
The other night the Hubz and I decided that we wanted to have a date night out on the town with drinks and a fun meal at a restaurant neither of us had been to, Daily Planet. We have walked past here a number of times and have always wanted to stop in so we decided to branch out and try something new. We inquired first to find out if there were going to be any vegan options for us and they had a few so we decided to try.
Maura’s Salad $9 with baby greens, roasted garlic, red grapes, toasted pecans, balsamic and grilled tofu
Summer Vegetable Crepe $16 with grilled tofu, baby arugula and balsamic
Dirty Martini
Overall the Hubz and I weren’t too impressed with things although the Hubz just kept telling me how much he loved the pancake. That’s right pancake! The “crepe” was this big fluffy pancake and it really changed the dish completely. The best part of the “crepe” dish was the massive amount of chanterelles that were on top of it the “crepe”; however it was otherwise expensive for what it was. As for the salad it was pretty blah. I really didn’t enjoy that the greens had become super wilted and it was small for the $10 it cost me. Neil had a beer which was great and I had a dirty martini which was pretty awful. We haven’t totally written the place off because we did enjoy the atmosphere but it is a one more chance type of place.
This Charming Couple Joined Us Friday Night
Sauteed Veggies
Fire Up the Grill Fajitas
Gucacamole
Tortillas
Delicious Organic and Vegan Beer
Nicobella Truffles - So delicious
The Best Coffee Of Your LIfe
The boys getting things working
Rise and Shine!
Morning!
Morning walk on Stowe Mountain Ski Resort before the rain and heading home a night early
Until then for your entertainment:
The Name Says It All
After a Few Wackos we all felt like this
