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Play Days and Curry Apple Dressing

May 4, 2013 by christine

Happy Saturday. We’re nice and relaxed here, Leela has not been wanting to get out of bed the last few mornings.

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I took yesterday off work and hubby and I have basically been playing and relaxing the last two days and it’s been wonderful after a strange and stressful work week. I took Friday off because we went to Amy Schumer’s Show at the Crest Theatre Thursday night in Sacramento.  But first we stopped for dinner at Tequila Museo Mayahuel, a fun Mexican restaurant in walking distance from the theater. I picked this place for the lively selection on margaritas and vegan options on the menu.

menu

I started with a spicy mango margarita because that’s what the waiter recommended and he didn’t steer me wrong.

margarita

It was a unique flavor blend of sweet mango, dark chocolate, and spicy chili powder salt – very fun.

While I was impressed at the vegan options on the menu, they weren’t very hearty, but also not pricey. I ended up getting the pineapple jicama salad with almonds and raspberry vinaigrette and it was fresh and tasty, but not super filling.

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It did leave plenty of room for the house-made chips and salsa which were great, the salsa was nice and spicy while the chips were very thick and crunchy, not like store bought at all.

chips

After we headed to the Crest Theatre a few minutes early to grab our seats and I was reminded that I love this place for the crazy old-style ornate decorations that have been beautifully restored. What a fun ceiling in the theatre.

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The theatre was practically empty when we arrived, but filled up fast for the sold out show.

theater

The show was great, Amy’s material it hilarious with great delivery, perfect comic relief after stressing through the week. And it was very cool seeing her live the same week her new show, Inside Amy Schumer, debuted on Comedy Central.

After a late night, I slept in a little bit yesterday – as much as the cats and dogs would allow. :-) Then checked off some tasks that I’ve needed to get to like scheduling vet appointments for the dogs and running errands that are otherwise tough with my work schedule. And I created a new salad dressing for a simple lunch salad.

Curry Apple Dressing

  • 1 apple, chopped
  • 1 tsp. curry powder
  • 1 pitted medjool date
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 2 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp. coconut oil
  • 1/2 tsp. powdered ginger
  • 1/4 cup water

Place all ingredients into a high speed blender and blend to a smooth and creamy texture. Makes 4 servings.

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I coated a spinach salad with peppers, sprouts, tomatoes, hemp seeds, and dried apple chips in the dressing.

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And the dressing added a nicely strong sweet and spicy flavor to the salad with a nice curry flavor that wasn’t too heavy and a strong garlic kick which I liked. But you can use half a garlic clove or no garlic in the dressing if raw garlic is too strong.

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After lunch, we caught an early afternoon showing of Iron Man 3 like two giddy teenagers and it was perfect timing because the theater was not packed at all, we shared the theater with a cute group of older ladies and what looked like business guys ditching work to see the movie, too funny. It was an awesome movie loaded with action, special effects, and surprising plot twists.

Filed Under: Blender, Dressings & Sauces, Recipes Tagged With: apple, dining out, eating out, hemp seeds, salad, spinach, sprouts

Comments

  1. Ali says

    May 5, 2013 at 8:25 am

    Looks like a really fun weekend! I can’t wait to see IronMan 3.
    We’re having beautiful weather here so spending lots of time outside.

    • christine says

      May 6, 2013 at 5:14 am

      Gotta enjoy nice weather when you get it! It’s actually been a little hot here and dusty from all the wind and dry weather. You will love Iron Man 3, so much better than the last one!

  2. Natalie says

    May 5, 2013 at 8:06 pm

    I’m SO jealous you got to see Amy. I didn’t even know she was coming to Sacramento! She’s hilarious!

    • christine says

      May 6, 2013 at 5:17 am

      She was hilarious and I think she’s been to Sacramento a few times now, so she’ll probably be coming back soon.

  3. Jennifer says

    May 6, 2013 at 4:36 am

    I watched her new show – the first episode. She kind of cracks me up because she’s so pretty but then when she does her act she can be pretty nasty! LOL

    Our pups were pretty lazy, too! WOW! I have quite the post for later today! I’m finally starting to feel human with the weather getting nice, here! I’m so on a Jicama kick right now, too! :)

    • christine says

      May 6, 2013 at 5:20 am

      Glad you’re feeling better, nice weather helps out a lot! It’s rainy and weird here the next two days, but we really need the rain.

      I adore jicama and always grab it when at Whole Foods, supposedly it’s very hydrating and burns more calories to digest than it actually has according to Any Phyo – sounds good to me! :-)

Hello! I'm Christine, an IT Professional in Northern California. I'm also passionate about a healthy, plant based lifestyle, running, fitness, and being eco-friendly. 40 (ack!), married, with furkids. Read More…

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