February 22, 2011 by justgathering
I’m not gonna lie, this meal was a little weird. Very thrown-together. It did its job, though.
Into the bowl I threw the following:
I’ve got some vanilla cinnamon chia pudding chilling in the fridge, and I am very excited.
In other news, I’m pretty sure I have strep throat. But no bacterial infection will keep this lady down. Onward.
Category write. | Tags: avocado dressing,detoxing,salad,supping,tofu,zucchini noodles | 1 Comment
August 23, 2010 by justgathering
I just had quite a fun Brooklyn weekend. I stuck close to home and visited some local sites, made a ton of good food with friends, continued my hunt for the perfect neighborhood bar, and managed a six mile run. I say ‘managed’ because a weekend of nights out is not exactly conducive to a Sunday morning long run, but I made it nonetheless. It wasn’t the best run of my life, but it wasn’t the worst. Although it was the worst in quite a while. Totally worth it.
First, some food!
This dish is a take on one of my all-time favorite meals at one of my all-time favorite restaurants, Cornucopia in Dublin. The rainy weather we’ve been having has been giving me hunger/memory pangs for their food, so last night I pulled out my Cornucopia cookbook. I had to venture out into the rain for an eggplant, but, once again, totally worth it.
The original recipe calls for either feta or haloumi cheese, but I already had half a batch of tofu ricotta from Vegan with a Vengeance. (The other half went on a delicious pizza that my friend Julia from Victual Culture made on Friday.) So I threw that in there instead, and it definitely worked. The oregano from the tofu paired nicely with the sun-dried tomato dressing, all the flavors being, I suppose, ‘Mediterranean.’ (The writers of the cookbook joke about this vaguely named dish, saying that it was added to their menu back in the day when the two kinds of food in Ireland were ‘Irish food’ and ‘foreign food.’ They say if they were to rename it, it would become ‘chickpea salad with fusion influences from Greece, North Africa, and Italy,’ but that really won’t fit on their menu board.)
The major components of the dressing for this salad are sun-dried tomatoes, cumin, a red chili, and, of course, olive oil and lemon juice. Add this to chickpeas, creamy tofu ricotta, spinach, and roasted eggplant, and you’ve got a pretty delicious (and ridiculously easy) dish.
It’s also a very warming dish, which is nice in weather like this.
Before the weather turned nasty, though, I spent a lovely few hours at the Brooklyn Museum. Somehow, I had never made it to this museum, despite the fact that I pass it on my commute and while running almost every day. Right now they’ve got a Warhol exhibit…
… and an awesome Kiki Smith exhibit.
And I couldn’t help but take a picture with this work. She’s looking at me! The viewer has become the art/sideshow/viewed! Crazy!
All in all, I’d say it was a success of a weekend, torturous run included. Sometimes a tough run means you’re having fun in life, meeting people who make you want to stay up late and talk some more. I’m starting to figure out that this isn’t such a bad thing. It’s all about balance, right? That said, I think the next few days hold in store for me early bedtimes, plenty of water, and some restorative yoga. And leftover chickpea salad.
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June 23, 2010 by justgathering
Otherwise known as the I Now Have a Stove but am Seriously Lacking Groceries Breakfast of Champions.
Sometimes these mornings bring about the happiest of accidents, though. Into the cast iron skillet went:
1/4 block of extra firm tofu, crumbled
3 cherry tomatoes, chopped
1/4 red bell pepper, chopped
1 tsp dried dill
1/2 tsp dried garlic
1 T nutritional yeast
2 tsp tahini
1/8 cup cashew pieces
pinch of salt
It’s been awhile since I’ve strayed away from oats for breakfast, but this was a refreshing change. Plenty of protein.
Last night, I attempted to go to Yoga at the Great Lawn, but it got rained out. This means I have no awesome pictures of 10,000 people doing downward dog to share with you, but I do have some other cool fitness-related things coming up. Saturday, I’m heading to Central Park to do a boot camp led by Fit Chick in the City, about which I am super pumped. I’m also scheming about my next race (and training plan)… What will it be? Go for another long distance feat, or strive toward a 5K PR? Thoughts?
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