In Defense of Food

One of my blog followers from California sent me this awesome book in the mail.

How do I know it's awesome? Can you see what the dark leafy greens are saying?

Eat Food. Not too much. Mostly plants.
So simple and you know how I love simple. I read the first couple chapters on set yesterday and I am already really liking how it is DE-complicating something that has been made complicated over the years.
I am very interested to continue reading as to expand my knowledge of food processing and manufacturing in this country. Thank you so much Howard for sending it my way and I so look forward to sharing what I learn!

Suggestions

This "suggestion" blog post will be divided into two sections. NYC and...the world.

NYC

Rock of Ages!! LOVED this show. LOVED IT. I reverted back to my youth...but this "youth" being the time that was post Muppets, but pre Vanilla Ice and Paula Abdul.

It was perfect going with Miles so we could see his friend Dan play the leading role in his last week with the production. And drink wine coolers. WICKED. (as in the 80's slang terminology for "fabulous". Not a reference to that other musical playing down the street.)


We went out with the whole cast after the show and we got to chill with Constantine Maroulis who was a finalist in American Idol. He is one uber talented dude. Rock and roll.

Silence the Musical!

Crazy hilarious parody of Silence of the Lambs playing in an old run down elementary school in the East village. Only in New York...

Chelsea Market. Forgot how fabulous this place was until I had yet another five hour date with my girl Jen here the other day! Love my long conversations with her.

The World

This super, Super salad.


I am on a superfoods kick and this salad kicks a skinny rear.

Spinach, raspberries, feta, almonds, cucumbers, dill, mozerella cheese, baked chicken, and no calorie raspberry vinaigrette dressing.
Other Superfoods to suggest: kiwi, sweet potatoes, greek yogurt and blueberries. Just put them in your grocery shopping thoughts and you will not be disappointed you did.

Hunger games.

Oh my gosh. So good!!!! Read the first book in two days and the only good thing about it being over is that the movie is out! Can't wait!

Anne of Green Gables

I don't know about you, but I was raised reading Anne of Green Gables. Unique, intelligent, spunky, full of a vivid imagination, and on a eternal quest for kindred spirits, Anne evokes so many wonderful attributes I do not see often portrayed in young girls on television and the internet today. She was quite literally the "brainchild" of Lucy Maud Montgomery who would say that even though Anne was a work of fiction she felt like Anne was a real girl who walked the island. We who love Anne feel the same, so coming to the inspirational place for all of Ms. Mongomery's books was, as Jason liked to call it, my "coming to Oz" moment.

If you weren't raised with "Anne" the following pictures will be of very little interest. So go read the books and come back! (the Canadian TV mini series is amazing too so check it out!)

The schoolhouse where L.M.Mongomery taught with Anne's slate

The chair where she wrote. The chair where I blog.

Anne's bedroom!

Happy stance at Green Gables where it is so...so... GREEN!

Her house isn't there anymore...but this is right where L.M.Montgomery wrote Anne of Green Gables.

This is the farmhouse that inspired the book.

This is exactly where Miss M got married so Jason and I had to take our anniversary pic for good luck

The "Lake of Shining Waters"