Sun, March 9, 2008

10.54am - Ritesh's mom's Indian yellow pea stew w/ crunchy snacks and onions, potato pancake and chutney, at home11.38am - mango chili palapa (mexican popsicle), at home

2.21pm - honey sesame pepitas, while hiking in the snow up on Angeles Crest Highway, past Mt. Waterman, an hour northeast of LA

6.10pm - chili and cornbread, at Newcomb Ranch, Angeles Crest Highway

6.10pm - Big Pine burger w/ bacon, cheese and fries, at Newcomb Ranch, Angeles Crest Highway

Sat, March 8, 2008

8.29am - omega 3 raw food bar, before working out by the beach9.29am - fuji by the beach

12.16pm - living raw food wrap and house salad, kukicha, at Real Food Daily, with Anh Chi

3.03pm - wasabi mustard potato chips while running errands

8.18pm - sizzling soy fish w/ lots of greens at Zen Veg Restaurant in Little Saigon (Westminster), O.C., w/ Vijay, Ritesh and Ritesh's mom

8.18pm - rice paper, a bowl of hot water to dip the rice paper in, and rice noodles to make veggie spring rolls w/ the soy fish and greens above, Zen Veg Restaurant

8.21pm - and a finished spring roll, dipped in peanut sauce, at Zen Veg

8.27pm - a different spring roll, this one w/ chinese yucca and cabbage, served already rolled but with the same peanut dip, at Zen Veg

8.30pm - my helping of a big plate of sweet and sour tofu, shared w/ Vijay, Ritesh and the mom

8.55pm - spicy Hue-style soy-beef soup w/ wonton paper, noodles and sprouts, still at Zen Veg, again shared family style

9.11pm - and finally, a sour sop smoothie as a take-out dessert, much appreciated by yours truly but not by anybody else (thanks, Anh Chi, for introducing me to sour sop back in the day!)

Fri, March 7, 2008

7.45am - blueberry flaxseed smoothie, at home1.29pm - disappointing Udon tempura soup w/gyoza from Mr. Hana, outside work

1.58pm - a kind of orangette from Kelly's, by the freshly cleaned fountain on Constellation Blvd.

feeling under the weather, so skipped boot camp in the morning, and dinner at night.

Thurs, March 6, 2008

7.36am - chocolate-chili hemp protein shake, after bootcamp, at home, with Ritesh9.07am - strawberry protein pizazz from Jamba Juice, on the walk (!) to work

10.09am - marcona almonds w/ rosemary and roasted pepitas, at work

1.38pm - Brazilian churrascaria plate (grilled salmon, shrimp and bacon-wrapped chicken) w/ green bean salad, tomato salad, heart-of-palm salad, green chard, beans and farofa, plus a single little fried plantain on the left, at Ummba Grill, outside work

7.39pm - Ritesh's Indian mung bean stew w/ garlic yogurt, at home

Wed, March 5, 2008

5.57am - raw food bar w/ spirulina, by the beach before boot camp, with Ritesh7.59am - Ritesh's turkey avocado sandwich, at home

12.55pm - French onion soup at Little Next Door, with Natasha

1.19pm - lentil salad and grilled salmon sandwich, Little Next Door, with Natasha

1.29pm - blueberry and chocolate macaroons, split with Natasha at Little Next Door

3.59pm - frozen yogurt w/ fresh mango and almonds from BareNaked Yogurt, outside work

and leftovers from lunch for dinner.

Tues, March 4, 2008

8.57am - oatmeal w/ blueberries, bananas, walnuts, after bootcamp, at home1.40pm - salad from Mrs. Winston's, outside work

2.35pm - almond milk w/ raw grain cereal, a pear, at work

7.09pm - tortilla chips, salsa, at Monte Alban Oaxacan Restaurant, with Ritesh

7.22pm - consome de pollo, at Monte Alban, with Ritesh

7.23pm - pollo asado, at Monte Alban, with Ritesh

Mon, March 3, 2008

5.55am - raw omega-3-flax bar, on the way to bootcamp, w/ Ritesh8.02am - sesame wasa w/ almond butter, hemp seeds and grapes, at home

12.20pm - Mabo Ramen at Asahi Ramen, with Nadya

12.13pm - tsukemono, at Asahi Ramen, with Nadya

5.06pm - fuji at work (on the right the Stargate Atlantis lava lamp)

7.09pm - fish taco from Wahoo's, at home

Sun, March 2, 2008

10.28am - oat bran w/ joghurt, flax seeds and walnuts, at home1.46pm - Ritesh's turkey-avocado sandwich, at home

1.49pm - Ritesh's spiced-up plantain chips, at home

5.26pm - a fuji on the way to the OC

6.28pm - Ritesh's mom's Gujrati daal, kachumber, radish leaves, aubergine & potato, chutney and rotlis, at Ritesh's parents' house, Anaheim

7.14pm - belated birthday cake from Suzanne and Prashant (pear-almond tart on left, mixed-fruit custard on right), at Ritesh's parents' house, w/ Suzie, Prashant, Vijay, Ritesh and the in-laws

Sat, March 1, 2008

9.19am - coffee soy milk walking home from dropping the car off at the shop (note the squirrel in the tree)10.31am - Ritesh's French toast, w/ walnuts, bananas, strawberries, at home

3.10pm - crispbread w/ mozzarella, basil, tomato; hummus w/ cucumbers and tomato, at home

3.23pm - sesame crispbread w/ German beetroot syrup and walnuts, at home

7.58pm - vietnamese stir fry at Pho99, with Jemy, Bruce and Ritesh

7.58pm - egg rolls at Pho99, with Jemy, Bruce and Ritesh

...and of course we also had our regular veggie pho - but I forgot to take a picture