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Late Night For This Old Biddy

David Letterman: Help In HaitiEvening! This is going to be a quickie; it’s already after 10 and I still have to shower, read, and get a decent night’s sleep!  I’ve gotten spoiled with my early bedtime, and it’s hard for me to pass it.

Last night I tried to stay awake and watch a live steam of The Upwelling’s show in Nashville, but I didn’t factor in the time change and fell asleep way before 2 AM.  Sorry lovebug! This morning I woke up, naturally, at 6 AM.  I was still exhausted, but decided to get out of bed and start the day.  I did a light 25 minutes of yoga, then had oatmeal in bed.

  • 1/2 cup oatmeal made with 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tsp chia seeds
  • 1/2 banana
  • pumpkine
  • 2 chopped prunes
  • almond butter
  • cinnamon
  • Stevia

Unfortunately as soon as I turned on CNN, I was bombarded with the news of the earthquake in Haiti.  I had actually learned of the devastation in Port-au-Prince last night, when Jen tweeted about it  (terrible that Twitter is now my primary evening news source).  David Letterman tells you how you can help:

David Letterman- Haiti Aid

It’s strange to move on to a regular food blog post after something like this, but the show must go on, as they say.  We were pretty busy at work today; I snacked on an apple in between projects (and saved the yogurt for lunch).  I think Fuji’s are my new favorite! I’ve always been a Gala girl, but I really like the tartness now.

I packed a nice big salad for lunch. 

In the mix:

  • Trader Joe’s Champs-Elysée blend
  • 1/3 block tempeh
  • 1/3 mango
  • grape tomatoes
  • One Lucky Duck Rosemary Quackers
  • Trader Joe’s Goddess Dressing

I ate lunch with my friend Danielle, who tried her first piece of tempeh!   I think she was won over by the texture.

The rest of the day was sort of a blur, in a go!go!go! kind of way.  I ended up having to stay later than usual and rushing out of the office at 5:45 to make a 6:00 wine-and-cheese appointment with my friend Caitlin at George and Judy’s.  Luckily I’d snacked on an orange beforehand, because my hunger was fierce!

George and Judy had a great selection of cheeses, including Cowgirl Creamery!  I had this the last time I was over, and it was just as good as I remembered.

We also had glasses of delicious red wine.


After our appetizers, Caitlin and I hustled over to The Flea Market Café just in time to make the cut off of their prix fixe deal.  For $16, you get two courses and a glass of wine. Who says you can’t eat cheaply in New York?!  We started with bread and French butter…

… and ordered the exact same thing: red wine (unpictured), mixed greens with shallot vinaigrette…

… and pistachio-crusted salmon with vegetables sautéed in lemon.  It was perfect! I ate every scrap :-)

After dinner, we walked a couple blocks to 16 Handles, my former home away from home.  I loaded up my cup with frozen yogurt and toppings.  Tyra Banks had the same idea and seemed very excited about DIY fro-yo as well.  (She got banana, and expertly pumped the handle while looking as fabulous as ever.)

That’s all for now.  It’s almost the weekend, and you know what that means…

January 13th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Uncategorized

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