Front case at Butcher (side project “deli” of Couchon) in New Orleans… Amazing!
Raw Cacao Green Smoothie!
This may not be the prettiest smoothie at the ball, but it is totally delicious and packs a nutritional punch!
Find great smoothie recipes and more at Vegan Yack Attack!
I was barely in Asheville for 24 hours and managed to enjoy some of the most amazing meals I’ve had in a long, long time… Brunch was two perfectly poached eggs topped with sautéed wild mushrooms, artichoke hearts, and hollandaise sauce (@ The Southern Kitchen and Bar). Then there was the delicate and pillowy gnocchi with pomegranate seeds, shaved leeks, and a locally made fresh chevre for dinner (@ Zambra). And how could I forget the cup of lavender and honey hot chocolate that was rich and dark and dreamy (@ The French Broad Chocolate Lounge).
It was a fantastically delicious adventure from beginning to end :)
Eggs florentine @ The Southern in Asheville… It was a perfectly poached egg
Grapefruit mimosa and an epic bloody mary!
OMG!!!! I want this… YUM
Happy National Peanut Butter Day! Celebrate with some PB&J cupcakes topped with marshmallow cream buttercream! Here’s the recipe.
Hmmm… interesting thoughts here on socioeconomic class and gender in relation to food/health in our country
Is Paula Deen getting more than her share of flak?
Paula Deen has Type 2 diabetes. (Hands up if you found this revelation shocking. Thaaaaat’s what we thought.) Not surprisingly, there has been a flurry of media coverage, most of it criticizing Deen for continuing to feature/promote less than healthy food for three years before announcing her diagnosis earlier this week—now that she’s a spokesperson for a diabetes program.
But of the media flurry, we think this little snowflake by John Birdsall is worth pondering. Birdsall asks whether social class and gender might not be playing a role in the way some people (particularly Anthony Bourdain) are responding to Deen’s confession:
“Perhaps our notions of health and excess are rooted in class. Deen, we assume, speaks to a down-market audience who need to be lectured about nutrition and willpower. Bourdain speaks to the well-heeled traveler for whom a foie gras hot dog is an occasional indulgence, not a moral failing. Right? Or is it somehow acceptable for men to engage in extreme eating, while women have an obligation to show restraint?”
For more on the connections between gender, class, and food (particularly as they relate to body image), check out Susan Bordo’s Unbearable Weight.
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Post-workout Protein Smoothie: 1 small frozen banana, 1 small banana, 2 tbsp. almond butter, 1 1/2 tbsp Ground Flaxseed, 2 dates, 1/2 cup water (I use soy or almond milk), a pinch of cinnamon, and ice cubes. Mmmm..
#food #vegan #healthy (Taken with instagram)
Supremely Green Smoothie to cheer me up! 1 1/4 cup Green Grapes, 3/4 Cup Kale, 3 Small Satsuma Oranges, 1/2 cup Frozen Mashed Banana, 1 tbsp. Chia Seeds and some ice! (Taken with instagram)
Have Fork Will Travel
For the past several weeks I’ve been spending a day and/or night of my weekend in Atlanta eating and drinking with 2 of my most favorite (and fearless) food loving friends! Our flavor-full excursions have been feeding my mind, body, and soul with just what the doctor ordered… Love, Laughter, and Libations!
I can’t wait to see what delicious adventures we’ll find ourselves in next week :)
