by Jen
on February 25, 2012
I think I need an intervention.
Look what I had for lunch yesterday. An open-faced sandwich with a veggie burger.
And look what I had for lunch today…an open faced sandwich but this time with an egg. I think I had this for lunch or dinner every single day this week.
I feel like some bloggers have signature foods that they repeat over and over. I would have to say that the open faced sandwich is my calling card. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it! 😉
It’s been a nice Saturday. I kicked off the morning a couple of glorious hours of super sweaty hot yoga before hitting up the Atherton Mill Market.
I was so ready for coffee and headed straight to the coffee vendor where I tried Monk’s Groovy Beans for the first time. I had an amazing dark roast. I think coffee is one of those things where you really get what you pay for. I love to splurge on good whole beans from time to time.
One of the things that I love about the Atherton Mill Market is that there is a combination of farmers with produce and specialty vendors. I picked up some things for the week and sampled everything from cheese to brioche to focaccia bread to homemade pickles. There was also a cooking demonstration going on where the chef was using ingredients from the various vendors so I got to sample this polenta cake topped with shrimp and tomato sauce. So good!
I came home with butternut squash, sweet potatoes, collards, a muffin, pepperjack cheese and eggs. I also bought Sullie the cutest little mini-dog cake that she promptly inhaled when I got home.
The rest of the afternoon was spent getting settled in my new office at Metro and then camped out in a coffee shop working. I am now off to figure out dinner. I am all over the place with what I want.
Is there a food that you repeat all the time? Do you have a signature/go-to meal?
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