Not surprisingly, my cookie breakfast didn’t hold my appetite at bay for very long. When halftime of the first round of football games hit, Kyle and I headed to lunch. I had to show Kyle the menu for this place before he agreed to go because the name of the restaurant really scared him. I’ll admit, Caravan of Dreams is on the moon goddess fairy dream weaver end of the hippie spectrum…but the food makes up for the “out there” nature of the name. They offer a variety of vegan and raw courses, but… Read more >
Elise
September 17, 2011
big salad, hummus, nuts, pizza dough, rawrestaurant review
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Guess what finally opened!!! Tender Greens’ new Santa Monica location! I have been waiting for this for quite some time (remember last week when I tried to go and it wasn’t open yet?). While I was thrilled to learn that it was opening this past weekend, I was sad that it happened while I was away in NYC. Naturally I made a beeline for the place as soon as we got back in town. 🙂 I took Kyle and my girlfriend Lauren with me. Lauren got the Harvest salad with Organic Fruit, Artisan Cheese, Local… Read more >
Elise
September 16, 2011
big salad, enjoy life, hummus, kale, kind bar, nuts, oatmeal, quinoa, tender greens, vegan cookiesrestaurant review
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Soooo, I’m back on night shifts for the week. 🙁 In an effort to get my sleep schedule as off whack as possible, I stayed up ‘til 1 am on Monday night and slept in ‘til 9 am on Tuesday. I had big plans to watch the US Open all day long, but the NYC weather didn’t get the memo. Instead I had tea with almond milk and continued my Ally McBeal marathon. Livin’ large guys. Breakfast: quinoa with strawberries, bananas, cinnamon and peanut butter Since starting out on the low FODMAPS journey, I’ve been… Read more >
Elise
September 8, 2011
almonds, big salad, nutmilk, peanut butter, quinoaFODMAPS
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(Based on the name of this post) you can probably guess where I went to dinner over the weekend… 17th Street Cafe & Bakery! It’s on Montana Ave (and 17th Street – duh) and has been on my to-try list ever since we moved to Santa Monica. I live a few blocks away, so there’s really no reason why I haven’t yet been. Last week Alene emailed saying she had a groupon for the restaurant that was about to expire. There’s nothing like a coupon for food to get a group of friends together (add… Read more >
Elise
September 6, 2011
big saladrestaurant review
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Here’s an odd development that I feel like sharing… I seem to have developed an aversion to coffee. This is frightening to me and I keep waiting for the phase to pass, but it’s been a week and I still can’t finish off my morning cuppa joe. Tea’s been doing the trick. It’s pretty bizarre that I could go from a caffeine worshiper to, well, whatever I am now. Hmmm. I’ve been alternating creamer types (soy, coconut, etc.) but I recently fell in love with Almond Breeze’s Unsweetened Vanilla almond milk. Love! Thanks to… Read more >
Elise
August 26, 2011
big salad, coconut milk, kale, nutmilk, vegan cookies
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