As mentioned, most of my food these past few days have been of the boring, carb-y and beige variety, so I’ll spare you all the details and just take you through the greatest hits!
The best jar of oats, period. I finally reached the end of my supply of “flaxy peanut butter” (also known as Trader Joe’s Valencia Peanut Butter with Roasted Flaxseeds).
Instead of crying over my loss, I spooned hot oatmeal with apples into the jar, and it was pure heaven on earth. What is your favorite kind of nut butter?
Ari was home for about 30 hours, and although I only got to see him for a few of them, it was a very sweet visit. We finally branched out from our usual restaurants and took ourselves to Bistro Les Minots, a French restaurant in Astoria. Everything- from the crusty waiter to the small cups of water- were so à la français! I can’t wait to go back to France someday.
We started with soft, salty bread and Pinot Grigio.
The 3-course prix-fixe for $19.95 instantly caught my eye. Ari wanted steak but wasn’t pleased with the cut offered, so I ordered the deal and we split my appetizer and dessert.
We chose the Pissaladière, a warm onion tart with black olives and anchovies (which were gently brushed aside… try as I might, I just can’t get myself to like these guys!).
For my entrée, I ordered the Grilled Salmon with a “confetti” of chickpeas, carrots and peas.
We split an order of crêpes stuffed with caramelized apples and topped with a scoop of ice cream.
It was a nice night of spontaneous romance.
Tonight I made my old college standard: Greens, Grains, Tofu & Sweet Potato. It’s one of my favorite comforting meals.
This plate had steamed broccoli, TJ’s Harvest Blend, Teriyaki-glazed tofu (baked slowly at 300 so I would have time to do 30 minutes of power yoga while it cooked!), and a sweet potato (1/2 with coconut butter and cinnamon, 1/2 with butter and brown sugar).
While I ate, I watched Whatever Works, Woody Allen’s most recent film. I really enjoyed it! It was quite cozy to relax in bed with a good movie. While I was sick, I watched Drag Me To Hell and I Love You, Man while I had the time to relax… what good movies have you seen lately? I’ve been waiting for Inglourious Basterds to become available for almost two months! I have a feeling it’ll be worth the wait, though 
Off to do some work… regular posting will resume tomorrow. In the meantime, check out this blendalicious giveaway!
Have a great night!
I laughed at “nut butter”…
but my answer is definitely macadamia nut aka NUTELLA!
Looks like a great day of eats. Glad to hear you are feeling better.
great day of eats!! those oats look AWESOME!
Glad to hear that you’re feeling better again! That meal looks amazing! (and the oats don’t look too shabby either!)
I know this movie is by no means new, but I think it’s great and just re-watched it on TV this week: Lars & the Real Girl. Fantastic!
Welcome back and so glad you’re feeling better!! I’m a huge fan of Nutzzo…have you had it?
So glad you are feeling better…I guess something is going around yet again! I loved Up in the Air…I also saw The Soloist on HBO and it was really quite good.
I am glad you are feeling better.
Is that peanut butter really that good? I always see it, but put it back in case I don’t like it. Is it sweet? Like Barney Butter or something?
Yay for feeling better
And those crepes look so good!!
I saw Away We Go and The September Issue on the plane trip to and from Paris. I high recommend both!
I feel like everyone’s sick right now. Maybe it’s the post-holiday, no end in sight part of the winter that just makes everyone all sniffly. All I’ve been wanting to do is curl up in bed with a good movie!
I love that your college go-to meal is centered around a sweet potato and tofu. That is comfort food at its best, and is such a far cry from the standard easy mac and ramen meals (if you can even call them that) that so many kids rely on.
In the Loop is a must see, so funny – best sign off EVER!
That food looks amazing and now I’m getting hungry for dinner #2! Hmmm … almond butter is my favorite! I get it at a local grocery co-op and compared to peanut butter, it’s a special treat.
yay, i’m glad you’re feeling better! and hooray for seeing ari, even if it was mighty quick!
fave nut butter is obviously peanut butter. skippy natural is my jar of choice, but i’ve only ever had 1 pb that is didn’t like (archer farms dark chocolate. tastes like plastic.)
i’m in a movie void. no ideas. i didn’t even know what jersey shore was until a week ago. yeah. it’s that bad.
Every time Ari comes home and appears in your posts, I always sing, “Reunited…and it feels so good…”
Yes, I’m that uncool.
Glad you are feeling better!
thanks for the linkback my love! i am glad you are feeling better! i feel like my eats have been of the “beige” variety lately too, so i think the greens, grains and tofu looks like the PERFECT combo! lots of love to you!
Aww nice that you got to see Ari! I’m goin to look up those movies for my netflix queue asap. Inglorious bastards is worth the wait though there are some pretty gory, bloody scenes. I might be worth waiting to see when Ari gets back so you can hide in his shoulder (if you’re squeamish like me around blood!) glad to hear you’re feeling better!
I love almond butter! But I have been dying to try cashew butter
That crepe looks so good. I’m hungry somehow, even though I just ate. I haven’t seen a new-ish movie in some time, but I watched one of my favorites the other night – Matchpoint. It’s a Woody Allen film (and I’ve never been that big a fan of his movies, but this one is totally different) with Scarlett Johannsen. Really good.
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