Two Special Meals
Hey all!
Hope you’re enjoying great weekends. I’m here with a quick post to report on two lovely memorial day meals. The first was an NYC blogger lunch yesterday afternoon. Gina, aka the Fitnessista, was here in NYC for a visit, and I was lucky enough to meet her and a few other bloggers for lunch at Caravan of Dreams.
Other bloggers present were Ashley, Melissa, Brooke, Megan, and Katie. It was great meeting these fellow NYC girls (and seeing Melissa) and getting to know Gina, who is every bit as warm, beautiful, and enthusiastic as she is on her blog! It was also great to meet her friend Megan, who’s a fellow raw gal.
Here’s a shot of my lunch, which is my favorite Caravan dish: the Thai Avocado Salad:
And a group shot: Melissa, Ashley, Megan, Gina, Me, Brooke, Megan, and Katie:
Tonight, I celebrated my new promotion with Melissa, who was sweet and generous enough to treat me to dinner at Pure! Melissa and I have both been a bit deluged in work and life lately, so it was really delightful to celebrate the end of her finals, my new title, and her upcoming trip to South Africa with a relaxed and delicious meal. To start, we split the sushi rolls, which we both forgot to photograph. Then we each had a salad. I had the S&M salad, which I’ve blogged about before, and Melissa tried this salad, which is a new addition to the summer menu:
An assembly of heirloom tomatoes, watermelon, and a balsamic reduction, it looked and tasted amazing.
Here’s a photo of the two of us:
It was a great meal and a great night. I am very, very fortunate to have Melissa as a friend.
Speaking of Melissa, she’s hosting a great giveaway on her blog: a sampling of the popular Blueprint cleanse! Check it out! Also be sure to check out Zesty’s amazing blog makeover giveaway!
And now it’s home for some work before I hit the sack. I’ll be back with a recipe or two later this weekend. In the meantime, thank you all for your great feedback on my last post. I’m so glad that I’ve inspired some of you to feel confident about your food choices, and I hope I’ll continue to encourage your confidence! Keep it up, everyone.
xo
Testimonials
–Lyn D., MarylandBefore I started working with Gena, I wasn’t sure whether it would be worth it, since I knew what I “should” be doing. Her counseling, however, turned out to be a key factor in my success.
Not only does she have great advice when I am struggling, but her realistic approach helped me make major changes despite having no time and limited funds. Her recipes and ideas are for real people with lives beyond their diets, and they are great. Gena is down to earth and non-judgmental. She strikes a great balance between encouraging me to go a little father but to keep things in perspective and have fun with the process.
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FAQ
So where do you get your protein?Ah, the million dollar question. I know that my fellow raw foodists are uttering a collective sigh of frustration with me. But it’s inevitable, so here goes:
I get my protein from a wide array of vegetables, sea vegetables, nuts, seeds, grains, and legumes. The notion that we need to supplement our diet with large amounts of protein, especially in the form of animal products, is mistaken: our bodies are capable of assembling amino acids from all of the foods we eat and building the “complete proteins” that we’ve all been told we need to get in a single sitting.
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Recommendations
Juicer (average $50.00 - $500.00)If you’re like me, and juicing is a crucial part of your lifestyle, then the cost of a juicer will absolutely be worth it! It will buy itself back again and again and again. The juicer I recommend is the Breville Two-Speed Juice Fountain Plus. It’s the only juicer I’ve ever owned, and it has never let me down. I recommend you invest in a juicer that has at least this level of performance in order to juice leafy greens.
Some of you have asked me whether it’s wiser to buy a juicer or a Vitamix.
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Wow, Congrats on your promotion Gena!!! What a bunch of amazing looking gals you all are…..seems like you all had a great time together too. It must be amazing to be able to meet up with fellow rawbies like that – lucky yoos ;0)
Enjoying your site as ever!!!
A bientot
Loulou x
It was SO lovely! Thanks, Loulou. I am always grateful to read yours!
Gena,
Congratulations on your new title!
I really must slip in a visit to NYC in the next year or so to visit Pure. I am excited for Sarma’s new book already
You look great – it’s so nice to see you all, since here I know of no one who is trying to eat more raw, much less there be raw places to eat at. I think my trainee at work might be interested though, post seeing my random colored juices every morning!
Enjoy the rest of your weekend ~ I shall look forward to your recipes this week.
As always, thank you for the inspiration, Emily.
Thanks so much, Emily! I hope you DO come visit soon, so that we can sup together
You are so pretty! Where is your top from in the first picture?
I have to say that I am so impressed by your blog, it’s so motivational/inspiring and fun to look at! It’s definitely become one of my favorites.
Congrats on the promotion
Ohmygosh, thank you, Justine! That is so lovely of you to say.
The top is Marc by Marc Jacobs.
Congratulations again Gena. It was great to catch up. I have to get my hands on some of those tomatoes…and watermelon with salt and pepper, genius!
How much fun!!! Gotta love good food with good friends. Hope the rest of your weekend is great!
Same to you, Courtney!
What a fun blogger dinner! I’ve never been to NYC but now I’m itching to go – such a great city!!
what delicious meals and beautiful girls!
Very beautiful girls!
congrats on th promo. what a fun dinner. ive gotta make it to pure.
Great job on your promotion!
SO FUN! I love the ladies! I bet you had a blast together!
awesome
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