Friday, July 29, 2011

Five Things

I loved seeing the beaches of LA adorned with umbrellas, bikinis, and surfers - just like you would expect.  If I had watched Baywatch, maybe I could make some appropriate jokes here.  

I had a great weekend in LA, and I'm about to head out to another weekend away.  Weeks just fly by, don't they?  And every week - a new five things!

I don't eat sandwiches often, but when I do, I want them to be pretty great.  At the French Market in Chicago Anika insisted I got a banh mi from Saigon Sisters.  I got one made with pork belly, and it was definitely the best banh mi of my life.  These delicious Vietnamese sandwiches are trendy now for a reason - because they are incredible!

I picked up these alphabet stamps on our way to Mendocino earlier this month and have been having fun using them on all my correspondence.  John gave me a serious eye-roll when I showed my purchase to him, but I am still enthused about them!

I am a demanding house guest.  "Teach me how to change a diaper!"  "Take me to a fancy restaurant!"  "We must go to Garrett Popcorn!"  That's pretty much what I told Anika before I visited, and all my wishes came true.  Changing a diaper wasn't as bad as I thought, and Garrett Popcorn was the best popcorn I've ever had.  Win-win.  I got the "Chicago Mix," which is caramel corn mixed with cheese popcorn.  Sounds gross, but it's actually delicious if you love a sweet-salty combination (as I, obviously, am fond of).

I finally got my act together and started eating a healthy lunch at work.  Not that my peanut butter on toast was unhealthy in a burger-n-fries kind of way, but it wasn't exactly nutrient-laden.  For about a week now I've been bringing salad to work in what I consider to be my big "green bowl."  Loads of arugula are topped with veggies and fruit at home - cucumber, tomatoes, strawberries, etc. - and when it's time to chow down, I top it with avocado, walnuts, and dressing.  Cutting an avocado at work is as messy as it sounds, but fortunately my office isn't too far from a sink.  Has anyone tried those avocado slicers?  Do they work?

3 comments:

  1. Do you cut the avocado at work because you're worried about it browning through the morning? If so, you should try Fruit Fresh--it's a powder in a shaker that you just sprinkle on fresh cut produce and it preserves it. I think it's just powdered citric acid, so it's the same idea as squeezing a lemon over your apple slices.

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  2. Thanks for the tip! Yes, I cut it at work so it isn't brown by the time I eat it for lunch. I will check this stuff out!

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  3. i have an avocado slicer and i do think it's pretty great. tho it doesn't help with wrestling the pit out of the one half.

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