Good-bye, dear one.

I did it.

This current blog has no more space, thanks to my neurotic compulsion to document everything I ingest. I attempted to go three weeks without posting, but obviously failed because trying to not think of updating, means that you are thinking about updating.

So I bit the bullet (aka unloaded all my cash) and got myself a webpage.

I've gone dot com and am now five years behind in posts due to exporting, importing and re-formatting each post from Blogspot.

When I finally finish, you won't see this site anymore.

But for the time being,  should any of you feel compelled, click here for the new diary.

25 January 2015

Breakfast:

Banana w/almond butter
(Wow, I eat the same thing everyday when the weather gets cold.)

24 January 2015

Breakfast:

Banana w/almond butter

Day of Dialogue

Breakfast:

Apple w/almond butter

Happy birthday Tia, Rebecka and Brianda!!!

Whew, what a mouthful. It's also the first day of classes!

Breakfast:

Assorted cereal w/almond butter, almond milk & banana

21 January 2015

The last day of winter break has interestingly been a happy one. 

Breakfast:

Apple w/almond butter

Happy birthday, Megan and Stevani!

Brunch:

Steamed zuchinni, Andrew's tomatoes, roasted beets, sweet potato chips, brown rice w/hemp seeds
(I love beets.)

Happy birthday, Kelly and Sophia!!!

Breakfast:

Quinoa porridge w/banana chunks, pb, spinach, hemp seeds & cinnamon

Sushi Sunday

Lunch Buffet at Yamato Japanese Restaurant - Brighton, Boston, MA:

First round!

17 January 2015

Brunch:

Steamed collard greens, butternut squash, onion rings, vegan sesame nuggets, veggie chili (x2 for all except nuggets)

Happy birthday Jenny!!!

Baby's all grown up :')

Brunch:

Baked sweet potato w/cinnamon & pb, steamed veggies, marinara sauce, quinoa w/hemp seeds, tomato salad (didn't eat)

Chili Chowdown

Breakfast:

Rice cake w/almond butter, cinnamon & apple chips

14 January 2015

I ended up sleeping for about eighteen hours and spent about twenty-two hours in bed. What a day.

Lunch:

Lentil stew, cauliflower, baked sweet potato w/cinnamon, pb, brown rice w/hemp seeds

Good-bye, Monica!

Dropping my sister off at the airport and then being a hermit for my personal last day of break.

Breakfast:

Quinoa porridge w/spinach, cinnamon, mango chunks, blueberries & hemp seeds

Monica Visits, Day 6

Today is Monica's last day in Amherst and also the first day Pita Pockets is open - what a lucky break for Monica.

Lunch:

Roasted beets & goat cheese sandwich, carnival cookie, sweet potato chips, sweet potato chunks, cherry tomatoes, carrots, broccoli
(Too little filling, too much bread. The ratio could have definitely been improved.)

Day Trip to Boston with Monica

Coffee at 1369 Coffee House - Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA:

Mexican hot cocoa + shot of espresso
(Woke up at an ungodly hour to drive to Boston and desperately needed some caffeine. I could not decide between my favourite cortado or this house-made Mexican hot cocoa so I compromised. Not sweet, slight fiery kick and mildly bitter - exactly what I needed. It was a bit overpriced, but still on par with Amherst cafes, so it was still worth it.)

Monica Visits, Day 4

Brunch at The Roost, Northhampton, MA:

Sweet and savoury nibbles.

Snowed In

I had elaborate plans in Northhampton today, but it snowed last night and the roads were still blanketed.

Breakfast at The Lone Wolf, Amherst, MA:

Vegan Florentine (w/vegan hollandaise on the side)
(The vegan hollandaise was awful! It tasted like horchata gone bad. Everything else was mediocre, except for the homefries - which were delicious as usual.)

Monica Visits, Day 2

Brunch at The People's Pint, Greenfield, MA:

Special ploughman's platter: apple, apple thyme applesauce, cheddar cheese, salted almonds, leek & onion cinnamon scone (shared w/sister)
(The platter was a bit polarised; the apples, cheese and nuts naturally complemented each other, and the cheese and scone were a great pairing as well. The applesauce was like an outsider, only really pairing nicely with the scone although I thought its flavour overpowered the herbs. I prefer my apples crisp, this was rather soft. The scone also tasted like a leek and onion cheese scone, not cinnamon.)

Monica Visits, Day 1

Breakfast at The Green Bean, Northhampton, MA:

EM^2z brunch!