Cafe Amalia

Like a lot of establishments this time of year, Meson Amalia had been closed for several weeks for vacation. Finally reopened last week and our lunch there yesterday was wonderful as ever. I ordered a half a carafe of Sangria for myself, which somehow was interpreted as a full carafe. Oh well, gotta stay hydrated...

had to do the Gazpacho...

fresh Bread...

my Ensalada Catalana...

afterwards, we admired a gorgeous tree next to the restaurant...

below are a couple pics from diving on Friday. Banded Butterfly Fish...

and a Flamingo Tongue Snail on some Fan Coral...

I am hoping the upcoming three day weekend will provide new blog fodder. Bye for now.

Love Livin

I havent mentioned Love Livin in a long time, so here are some nutritious meals I recently enjoyed from them...

Kale, Eggplant (they know how to make it not taste like Eggplant so it is good), 'chicken' in Tomato Sauce and Quinoa...

BBQ Tofu, Bulgur, Broccoli and Curried Cauliflower...

their Pumpkin Fritters are $1/per and make a great breakfast with Field Roast Sausages...

tried this Coconut Creme Filled Dark Chocolate Bar this week...

not as great as I was hoping. Probably wont get again...

some new-to-me vegan Mayo for sale at Fruit Bowl. If it is still around when I run out of my current supply of vegan Mayo, I will try it...

also spotted at Fruit Bowl: Raw Cocoa. Dont know what one would do with it...

Lizard eggs! A repairman took apart the downstairs air conditioning unit to try to figure out why it wasnt working. These werent the culprit, but they were found inside. I put them outside in hopes they will hatch. Lots more to come. Bye for now.

A Hummus Themed Post

My Hummus and Chips at Kokopelli Cafe yesterday. Best Hummus I have had on the Island. Lots of Lemon Juice...

also got a feta-less Greek Salad, it was not as great as the Hummus...

Doesnt look or feel like a Caribbean restaurant when inside...

another great Hummus Appetizer was enjoyed at Fresh Bistro. A satisfying meal in itself...

yet more ways to do it at Cruzan Beach Club (feta went home to the chicks)...

was sadly not a fan of this 'Hummus Among Us' Sandwich from Frenchtown Deli...

nor was I a fan of the Hummus Sandwich at Pita Express (too messy and too much Tahini, although they do know how to make a great Greek Salad)...

below is a Salad with Hummus, Baba Ghanoush and Muhammara from Dorene's Garden of Eating..

the Chickens loved the Tzatziki Sauce that came with it...

went diving on Friday afternoon and saw a cute little crab...

and a baby fish...and a few other things...

and below is 'Calvin'. Thinks he lives here so, as not to confuse him, I will sign the adoption papers this week...

Lots more to come. Bye for now.

Sunday Spoils

The Mr. returned today after three weeks in Virginia and with him came lots of Chocolates. We had parted on a sour note, so this sweetened the reunion...

he also gifted me a bottle of Salad Dressing from the flight. I will have to toss some micro greens with this...

not only that, a friend of his in Virginia sent me down this cookbook! Very unexpected!

In other news, I began fostering this little guy four days ago. He is five months old with a broken leg and in need of constant stimulation. Yesterday, I was sitting on the sofa with one of those fancy toothpicks in my mouth that have the colored celophane on the end (yup, life is good). This fella came right up to my face and pulled the toothpick straight out of my mouth. I believe that clever move was the deal sealer that will result in an offical name and adoption.

and finally, a delicious meal on the agenda for tonight: three big Artichokes off the Salad bar at Fruit Bowl...

Lots more to come. Bye for now.

Rained In

Must have gotten about ten inches of rain today, so I didnt go out. Breakfast was an Ezekiel Cinnamon Raisin English Muffin with Tofutti Cream Cheese...

tapped the freezer again for lunch...

the Verisoy Chicken Nuggets with Ranch Dressing was really great as well....

dinner took a turn for the worse...

my childhood memories of Spaghettios has not served me well as a vegan...

I havent had dessert yet, but it will probably be more Larry & Luna's Mocha Matcha. Wont buy it again, the cocoa nibs are too little and too hard for ice cream IMO, but the pint survived the trip down here well, so kudos for that.

Lots more to come. Bye for now.