Kale, Three Ways - and Other Weekly Goings On

I just realized that I ate kale three times today. That is insane. I never ate kale before, like, ever. I know it's super trendy right now, but consider me on that bandwagon, I guess! Apparently, it has happened. I think a big reason for the kale-centric diet this week is the fact that I bought a giant bag of the stuff from Trader Joe's this weekend... therefore, KALE!

First, I put a giant handful of kale in my green smoothie this morning. I've been obsessed with the Classic Green Monster from Oh She Glows, as I previously mentioned. I make it with chia seeds and a scoop of vanilla protein powder.

Second, I found a recipe for a Kale and Chickpea Salad on the What's Cooking, Good Looking blog (another pinterest find). Since I had raw cashews but no almonds, I used those in my salad, and made the dressing with a little more vinegar and less oil. I brought some with my Taco Shepherd's Pie for lunch today!

(Do you like my cute little dressing doohickie thing that I brought today?)


Third, I brought some homemade kale chips (although the ones I make are never even CLOSE to as good as the premade $6/bag ones at Whole Foods... sigh), as well as some other veggie chips and almonds, for a snack this afternoon.


So, slight kale overload today, but considering it's something I barely touched as of a few months ago, pretty exciting!

EVERYBODY GETS SOME KALE!!!
(hehehehehe... pic from knowyourmeme.com)


Also - Anne! I used my sister's awesome idea of making egg whites into a wrap yesterday to bring to work, since I ran out of time to finish my breakfast at home, oops. Success!

(I put Spinach, Avocado, Turkey Bacon, and a little Pesto inside.)


I also had the pleasure of trying a new restaurant yesterday, and I'm kind of obsessed. After a lovely (hot!) run around the Stanford campus, I used Yelp to figure out where I wanted to eat, and found LYFE Kitchen. Omg.

First of all, I love that it's a restaurant that focuses on healthy but delicious food, and also on sustainability. All of their dishes are 600 calories or less as well - not that it's something I'm focusing right now (at least I'm trying not to), but that's nice for those who are! They also offer tons of gluten-free and vegan options, if that's your cup of tea.

My order was: Thai Red Curry Bowl with eggplant, broccolini, carrots, and other veggies and I opted for chicken breast over tofu, Side Salad, Ginger Mint Chia Water. Check out the full menu! Who wants to go for breakfast with me? (Quinoa blueberry pancakes with maple? YUM.) Or share a flatbread and some roasted veggies?

The LYFE Kitchen experience:

This place is a chain, so perhaps there's one in your hood as well!



As I mentioned earlier, before I went to LYFE Kitchen last night, I took a run around the Stanford campus. It's really pretty cool having such a beautiful college campus so close - although it's not my Alma Mater, still pretty cool. And now, it's that time of year - the kiddos are getting in to college! The campus was full of gangly teenagers and parents with Stanford hats and cameras. So many dads. Cuuuuute. Getting me excited for my OWN SPRING BREAK, which is in two weeks! Part staycation, part trip to Seattle. Entirely perfect. Did I mention how EXCITED I am?!



Look at me with a mid-week post. Well... there may not be one at the end of the week, since we're headed to Baltimore to surprise my lovely great aunt on her 90th! (If she typically used the internet, I wouldn't post this here... but I'm pretty sure she won't find this. Although she is a cool lady, and did go with me to see Magic Mike when it was in theaters...)

In any case, let's hope I keep up this posting streak! Have a great week, all!