Entries from October 2009

October 30, 2009

The Universality of Oats and Sandwiches

As you may have heard, yesterday was National Oatmeal Day. In homage to my dearly beloved, I ate my oats accordingly. And as a very oatriotic individual, I paid tribute on multiple occasions. We’ll get to those oats eats in a bit. Thursday morning started off on a good note. (Yes, I get CNN texts…) [...]

October 29, 2009

First and Foremost, I Must Say…

HAPPY NATIONAL OATMEAL DAY! This, I am sure, is a legitimate holiday because it is currently a trending topic on Twitter. (Cough, follow me, cough.) I had an epic bowl of oats esta mañana. But you’ll have to wait ‘til tomorrow to hear about those. Today, it’s all about my hump day happenings. (Side note: [...]

October 28, 2009

Y El Ganador Es…

Buenos días, my inteligente español scholars. In the event that you need a little ayuda translating this post’s título: “y el ganador es…” means “and the winner is…” ¡Sí! The time has come to reveal the winner of my sopa giveaway! Well, not quite yet. I’m obviously going to make you endure my recap of [...]

October 27, 2009

Overheard in Starbucks…

I almost never wake up hungry. I think this is because I’m not naturally a breakfast person. I suppose my allegiant consumption of oats and/or yogurt messes every morning would suggest otherwise. But, I’m actually an amateur breakfast aficionada. Throughout high school I was an avid breakfast skipper; in college I progressed to a light [...]

October 26, 2009

Weekend Discoveries

¿Qué tal tu fin de semana? translates to: How did your weekend treat you? Mine was perfecto—filled with fun and food As always, new discoveries were accrued On the pumpkin front, I discovered… -Pumpkin Pie Yogurt In the mix: 1/2 cup pumpkin, one container plain Greek yogurt, maple syrup, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice Actually, [...]

October 23, 2009

¿Quieres Sopa? Un Giveaway

There’s no better way to embrace a fall day Than to regroup with a big bowl of soup ¿Estás de acuerdo? If so, you should probably enter my sopa giveaway at the end of this post. You should read about yesterday’s eats first, though . Thursday was warm and sunny—a peculiarity amid standard NYC fall [...]

October 22, 2009

Sol y Café

I feel like you all speak Spanish by now. But, in case you’ve not acquired full fluency, that’s sun and coffee. Both of which—when enjoyed in excess—make me exceptionally happy and hyper. Both yesterday and today have involved mucho sol y café. Today’s 70° weather trumps yesterday’s 65°—and has also made me even more predisposed [...]

October 21, 2009

Lost (Yoga) Puppy

Hola! Sorry for the tarde post, but it is GORGEOUS in NYC today. 65° and sunny—and I don’t feel like I have the swine for the first day in forever! These two more-than-welcome abnormalities have provoked giddy school girl syndrome, which has involved a lot of hyperactivity and a compulsion to spend as much time [...]

October 20, 2009

Tehehehini

I’ll get to that horribly cheesy title in a little—but, in the mean time, I’m sure you can guess what sesame-derived ingredient made its way into my eats yesterday. First, I wanted to thank you for all of the feedback on my first review! I can’t wait to do more because, if it’s not apparent, [...]

October 19, 2009

Review: Nutridel

This weekend I discovered… mixed with necessitates a lot more and a weekend full of So, in lieu of a weekend recap filled with cold meds, soup and junk food, I’ve decided to do my first official review! I’m playing around with the format I’m going to use for my food reviews—so if anyone has [...]