a day in the life

As I start to edit and get used to the designing of this blog, it may look a bit different from time to time as you're browsing. Bare with me and I will figure this out one day! to the left, you can see I'm adding links to different things I hope to cover... healthy recipes, raising 2 city kitties, and all things San Francisco. Stay tuned. :)

Adam and I had a lovely little Saturday (a couple of weekends ago) exploring the neighborhood of North Beach. We walked about 7 blocks in the sunshine, though China Town and then arrived to the Italian influenced district. It reminded us so much of Italy with the small round tables cramped together and dozens of people eating outside, sipping their wine. We decided to walk off the beaten path of the main Columbus St. and stumbled upon an Italian owned, very quaint, restaurant. Best thing about San Francisco? I can call my friend Chase to meet for a drink and he can get to us in a matter of minutes on his bike. It is such a walkable city and I am in love with it. :)

Notice the Italian flags wrapped around the street poles all over North Beach. It's one of my favorite touches in this small district of SF. Washington Square Park, with view of Coit tower, had people laying out, playing games and enjoying the sun. We finished up with a little beer tasting at Rouge and WOW was it amazing. :) It was a perfect day with my love.

So, what CAN we eat?

The previous post listed a plethora of different ingredients and "foods" that are bad for us. When reading ETNT, I was getting a little depressed to find out that so many things I enjoy eating, or that I thought we're OK for me, we're filled with fat and sodium. (Maybe that explains a few months back when I went through a period of sleeping 10 hours a night and STILL being exhausted). I wasn't pumping my body with energy driven foods. According to ETNT, green tea, plain yogurt, almonds, & chard, are a few of the healthiest foods we can put in our body. So, Adam and I started googling and we found this amazing peach/green tea smoothie. We tried this about a month ago, after we documented our yummy smoothie, I made a few changes that helped the consistency for me. Give it a try!

What you need:

1 large peach, sliced and pitted
1/2 a banana
1 Green Tea tea bag
1/2 cup ice cubes
1 tbsp honey

Directions:

Brew 1/2 cup of green tea and chill with ice cubes or Brew 1 cup of green tea and chill in refrigerator. Next blend (we use our NINJA) the green tea, banana, and peaches until smooth while adding honey for sweetness.


We found the recipe here.






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Happy Adam!

These are photos from the first time we tried it. I altered it a bit the second time. I had twice as much ice and a full banana. This made it a bit more thick and "smoothie like". Enjoy for breakfast, with lunch, or a summer dinner! This truly is a super food, and I'll post more as I get some time. :)