I’ve been getting spoiled left and right with delicious meals lately!!
This afternoon, I met up with Yelena, Missy and Mari for lunch at Spring Street Natural. It’s one of my favorite NYC restaurants, so I can’t think of a more fitting place for a blogger meet up!
The bread at this place is some of the best I’ve ever had, hands down.
I had a slice of my favorite dense, chewy and flavorful “orange” bread- I can never determine what flavor it is (carrot? pumpkin? tomato?), but it’s phenomenal.
As my entrée, I ordered the Asian ginger-lime stir fry.
Seitan, baby shiitakes, Chinese dried black beans, snow peas, baby bok choy, onions and basmati rice in a ginger-lime teriyaki sauce.
I haven’t had seitan in awhile, and I forgot how delicious it is. The sauce really made this dish- I even ate most of the rice, which is generally too boring for me to enjoy!
Yelena was super sweet and brought each of us a bag of Ghirardelli chocolate, native to her home city of San Francisco.
How thoughtful is that? Perfect timing, since my chocolate stash is a bit low at the moment. Thanks, Yelena!
| Missy and Mari |
| Yelena and Me |
I’m so glad I got the chance to meet yet more blog friends in person. It’s amazing that I now have foodie friends in all corners of the country (and England)!
And as a sweet ending when I got home, I enjoyed a square of vegan fudge.
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Backtracking this morning, I woke up after a great night’s sleep and had a bowl of Shredded Wheat with a gigantic chopped pear.
Since lunch was a bit later than I’m used to, I also snacked on a whole-wheat tortilla with melted Earth Balance later in the morning.
Time for the usual Sunday afternoon activities- homework, grocery shopping and cleaning. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
25 comments:
Your usual Sunday activities sound quite similar to mine!
I want to to be spoiled with delicious meals! I'm think Tofu Pad Thai from my favorite Thai resturant is in order for dinner. :)
GORGEOUS LADIES! Jealous! The food looks amazing, and sounds amazing too! What a beautiful way to spend your Sunday, topped off with some fudge, naturally!
Enjoy your evening girl!
xox Meg
BEAUTIFUL pics! i met mari and missy last weekend and they were the sweetest!! i want to meet you too in the near future :)
that tortilla with melted earth balance YUM omg looks so good right now lol
have a great sunday my dear!
vegan fudgeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
I've never tried seitan before, I just recently tried tempeh. Guess it's time for a new vegetarian protein substitute adventure!
glad you had a good meetup! The food looks sooo tasty! and mannnn, don't even get me started on that vegan fudge...I NEED some of that asap!
enjoy your sunday girlie!
Your food looks amazing as usual! My Sundays are the same as yours--I always enjoy them :) I love grocery shopping! lol have a good rest of you night!
That stir fry looks so good. And so does the vegan fudge - I must make that soon!
Asian ginger-lime stir fry looks DELISH!!!
Bok choy, one of the best plant based sources of calcium. That and sesame seeds,(or tahini) or blackstrap molasses. That's your food trivia today :)
What a fun meetup!! So cool you have all these girls you're connecting with!
And the fudge. I saw evan re-link that recipe yetserday and if it wasnt halloween week and knowing i will be innundated with candy this week, I would have made it yesterday. I saw you tweet about it...which I NEVER pay attn to twitter and randomly saw that :)
So glad you've had a nice weekend!!
:)
Hi Lovely!!!! It was so great to meet you this afternoon =) I had a really good time and yes the food WAS amazing. I will have dreams of pumpkin ravioli tonight lol
I love the pictures that you took!!!!! I might need to borrow them lol
OMG! I want in--- I went there for brunch on Saturday!! I live right by there--- I LOVE this place--- let me know next time!!
ps it's tomato bread!
What a great meetup! Brunch is my favorite meal. And it seems like there is no shortage of new restaurants to try in NYC. That makes living there as a foodie so fun; you're a lucky gal!
It was great seeing you again!! The food was amazing!!! And that bread...whatever it was lol!
Oh! And have you ever considered doing a grocery post? I think that would be fun!
BEAUTIFUL GIRL!!! I am soo jealous! and brunch rocks!!! my fav. i am so jealous of your NYC restaurants. you got the bomb selection
Your dish looks awesome... it makes me want to try seitan so badly! I am also now craving fudge so thanks for that ;)
hey girlie!!
what a delicious meetup!
Lime-teriyaki glaze sounds delicious, I bet anything would taste yummy with it! I am usually not a big rice fan either, too plain!
your simple but decandent homemade fudge is bookmarked on my things to bake list! :)
I hope you have a great Sunday night!
xoxo!
I had a lovely time out and I'm so glad we were able to meet. Thanks again for meeting up today. We used your recommendation and high tailed it to magnolia. OMG- so good!
btw- I have chocolate radar and I'm glad I was able to add to your stash. Not having chocolate is a crime!
What a perfect way to spend your Sunday! Your dish looks amazing. I've always wanted to try seitan, but I've never seen it on a restaurant menu before. Enjoy the rest of your day girl! xoxo
What a great day! I see you're sporting a cute little sundress - I suppose the weather in NYC is just as beautifula s it is in Chicago!
I want to meet Mari and meet Missy again! And you, of course! :)
Glad you had, fun, as usual. I have been trying lots of West Village restaurants lately because of USB. We went to one this afternoon that was called Kelley's and Ping's noodle shop or something like that? It was delicious! We went to Five Guys the other week, which was fabulous, although I don't think they have any veggie burgers. The fries are really good!
Here's to more delicious eating in NY! If only the upper part of Manhattan could catch up with the lower part, in terms of having good food...*sigh*...
I like this post :D I really really hope I see you again someday soon!!
I must say I am jealous of all your amazing meetups at some amazing restaurants!!! : ) I cannot wait to meet you girl!
that's my fave place in nyc and where i had my first nyc meetup!
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