Whew, what a long day of work, running errands, appointments and running. This short week isn’t feeling so short! Even Leela is looking a little worse for wear.
I swear she can tell when I’m a little stressed and gets a little stressed herself, usually getting a little more clingy following me around the house. And today begging for a new snack I snagged from Trader Joe’s, Roasted Seaweed, while I was munching it after a run. This 2-serving package was $1.50 and felt as light as air, but I still impulsed bought it.
I mean, it’s only 60 calories for the entire package – why not? :-)
The seaweed chips were very light, flaky, crispy and a little awkward to eat because they’re kind of bendy. But they had a satisfying salty flavor and would be great for a salty snack craving or crumpled on a salad.
Since the package didn’t last long for me, not sure I’d buy it again for the price.
After my long day and cramming in a 3 mile run while we still had some sunlight after work, I was feeling pretty mellow about dinner not sure what to do. That usually means a monster salad with a new dressing recipe to try. I threw together Gena’s Balsamic Tahini Dressing, but I mixed the ingredients in a bowl since I was too relaxed to dirty and wash the food processor, which seemed to work okay. I poured it over a salad of spinach, zucchini, red cabbage, avocado and sprouted lentils. Yeah, I’m getting low on fresh veggies, but purposely since I have a farm box delivery tomorrow.
The salad paired well with steamed spaghetti squash leftovers from last light for a fast dinner. Not exactly a glamorous meal, but fast and healthy. And the dressing was fantastic, but loving balsamic vinegar and tahini, I knew it would be. It’s tangy, rich, savory, and slightly sweet.
On my last Whole Foods trip, I discovered a new vegan wine for about $10 a bottle that I adore, Stephen Vincent Crimson. It’s has a slight tannin flavor that’s rich and not fruity. I’m not a huge wine snob, but I’m not a fan of bitter reds and this one was a great balance.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I think I’ll take a glass with my latest VegNews issue to a bubble bath.
see if you can find an asian market that sells nori in the small snack packs. so much cheaper that way. when i was a kid we just used to take the big sheets to school all broken up. the kids hated our breath after that. haha!
Thanks, there’s an Asian store near TJ’s, I’ll check it out. Hehe, your breath couldn’t have been as bad as mine after the garlic fries served in our cafeteria. :-P
I’ve been passing over those seaweed snacks for the same reason– high price, and it feels like NOTHING is in there!!
I am alwalys on the hunt for a good wine! I’m easy to please with whites but when it comes to red i’m a snob too! <3 why not right? life is too short to drink shitty wine =)
thanks for the heads up dahhhling! <3
Vegan wine, nice!
Thanks for the seaweed review. I JUST told my friend Katie in my comments section of my current post that the reason i dont like dulse flakes (or nori) is that the salt content is huge and me and salt dont mix well.
It sounds like these arent THAT salty. Or that even if they taste salty, they dont actually have that much sodium. I dont process sodium well at all and am uber careful!
These weren’t as salty as dulse flakes. I totally agree on too much salt and hate that so many canned and processed foods are packed with it. One of the biggest things that surprised me about Cherie Soria’s speech was how much she avoids salt and thinks that’s an important part of staying youthful. Being how amazing she looks at her age, I’ll take her advice!