My greatest salad creation to date.
Field greens, dandelion greens, sunflower sprouts, sprouted lentils, shredded beets, cucumber, avocado, cherry tomatoes, and pepitas in my home made cilantro-lime dressing. I love how the beets turn the cucumber pink and make it look like dragon fruit!
3 cups of coffee pumping through my veins and I’m craving something delicious. Considered left over green curry but I thought that my special order of “super thai spicy” would not be so kind to an empty stomach. I needed the perfect combination of carbs, spreads, and veggies to satisfy the grumbles and give me the energy to hit the treadmill later.
Marinated eggplant and sundried tomatoes as the flavour base. Pickles, cucumber, and lettuce for the crunch factor. Veganaise and dijon for the added kick.
Perfectly layered and assembled. I am a sandwich artist.
Nearly ruined it by forgetting the avocado! Stuffed the buttery smooth goodness in and voila. Now I have to go run it off.
Thank you to all the wonderful people in my life who made this one of the best birthdays ever. Love you xox
(photo cred @laurenonizzle)
I was planning on having a low key weekend. Movies, wine, P90X, and some healthy eats. I was doing well until 6 pm hit on Saturday night.
Little did I know that one of my favourite Toronto bloggers, Raymi the Minx, was turning 29 and celebrating down the street. So I put on my party pants (dress) and slipped into my glass slippers (Frye boots) and headed out. Since I was already out on the town Ravi and I decided to meet up with a friend at Hrvati Bar, a cute little Croatian bar just off of Bloor Street. Kitchen was closed so we sipped on strange brews and headed back out. Stomachs growling we scoured the city begging bartenders to feed us. Dude at the Victory told me I shouldn’t be eating so late at night. Seriously? After giving him a scowl we hopped into a cab to Toronto’s most famous 24 hour diner, The Lakeview. $3 mimosas, $4 pints, and veggie poutine. Booya.
Looks like vomit but tastes like slop.
Just shy of last call I jumped into a cab to meet up with Casie and Lauren at the Cadillac Lounge for one last drink before heading to Raymi’s birthday at Salvador Darling.
Great tunes, old friends, new friends, balloons, toy scooters, disco balls, rocking horses, and a million cell phone pics (not one of me).
Raymi you are a snowflake, beautiful and unique. Happy 29th Birthday beautiful.
Was handed a $5 off to Panego pizza down the street. Ordered the meat free pepperoni. Veggie bliss? YES!
Sometimes I like to dress up when I play guitar. It inspires me.
Friday night fun with sparklers and a long exposure.
“What is this Kony thing that’s going around the Internet?” I asked Ravi earlier today.
I’ve been away from the Internet for over a week and have been catching up all day. Browsed Facebook, flipped through Twitter, glanced at the dailys for a bit. But it wasn’t until I settled into the Tumblr dashboard did I begin to see a trend.
The word “Kony” was plastered on every other tumblr blog post. So I finally watched the video.
KONY 2012 from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo.
If you don’t have 30 minutes to spare watching it right now then here’s a quick synopsis:
Joseph Kony is a war criminal. He abducts children, puts a gun in their hands, and turns them into child soldiers – after he forces them to kill their families. The girls, after they are raped, are turned into sex slaves. Over 30 000 children have been abducted. The US is currently looking for him but he is difficult to find as he is invisible – no ones knows about him. We have the power to make him visible. Help Kony be the most famous name and face of 2012.
Home made Thai coffee with skull and cross bones ice cubes! My pre-yoga fuel
Woke up to birds chirping and hearing splashes from the hotel pool. Jumped out of bed and ran downstairs after I realized I was 2 minutes late for the free hotel coffee and breakfast. Loaded my arms with coffee, juice, and Key West baked goods and made my way back up to the room to surprise Ravi and Colin with tasty delights. This was enough to kill off the residue from the previous night’s escapades.
We decided to hit Duval Street, one of the most popular and famous streets of Key West. In addition to Ernest Hemingway, Jimmy Buffet, and Tennessee Williams, Key West is known for its New Orleans-type culture. Not that I’ve been to New Orleans but it appeared to have the same sort of architecture as many pictures of buildings and houses I’ve seen in New Orleans.
Duval and surroundings streets are lined with shops, restaurants, and cafes. It was easy to spend the entire day and night walking around this quaint town. After resting up in the hotel and catching a bite to eat we were ready to hit the town again.
Unfortunately it appeared that everyone in town was staying in that night. Somewhat relieved after the previous night and long day of walking we made our way back to the hotel and crashed early.
Moko Universe 