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A Gift for Me + You

by Eating Bird Food on February 15, 2011

Thank you to everyone for all the sweet birthday wishes. I was definitely feeling the love yesterday!

And, last night turned out to be lovely…

I went to the gym for a quick b-day sweat sess after work while Isaac fixed up a delicious feast. As soon as I walked in the door, dinner was served!

Spring mix with blue cheese and Annie’s raspberry vinaigrette.

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Roast salmon with Thai red curry sauce and the biggest stalks of asparagus ever.

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He followed this recipe from Fitness Magazine for the salmon and just used a little olive oil, garlic and balsamic for the asparagus. The salmon was some of the best I’ve had in quite a long time. I’m sure it had something to do with the fact that it came from Whole Food’s (they always have a good selection of quality seafood) but the sauce was amazing as well. We have plenty of it left over so I’m sure it will be making a reappearance soon.

And for dessert…

a belly full of berries! He knows me well.

In addition to all this, I received really nice presents, including some fun kitchen items I’ll be putting to good use asap- a pressure cooker, cutting board and a shiitake mushroom growing kit!!

A fun package also arrived in the mail, just in time for my birthday breakfast, me & goji custom cereal.

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The company offered to let me create a cereal of my choice and send it to me free of charge. I had a blast making my own mix – there were so many amazing add-ins, it was impossible to choose. But after trying out several different combinations I ended up with my own SuperFruit Blend that has a base of the artisanal cereal (multigrain oat bran, rye, spelt, barley, amaranth, wheat germ), quinoa, mulberry, goji, bluberry, chia, and sliced almond.

I love mulberries and goji berries so this cereal makes me very happy! It’s not super sweet but has a nice fruity taste from all the super fruits! The coolest part about me and goji (besides the all-natural and organic ingredients) is that each tube of cereal is hand=mixed by the owner’s Adam & Alexander. My SuperFruit blend was signed by Adam!

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Do you spy the chia seeds?

Since I’ve been showered with gifts lately I thought it would only be appropriate to share the love with a fun giveaway. Adam and Alexander over at me and goji are offering one lucky Eating Bird Food reader the chance to make a mix of their own. Simply visit the me and goji website and leave a comment with what ingredients you’d include in your mix and I’ll pick the winner this Friday.

Enjoy your Tuesday my friends.

EDITED: COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED- I WILL RANDOMLY SELECT A WINNER AND POST IT THIS AFTERNOON, FRIDAY, FEB. 18.

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Dinner, Delish

by Eating Bird Food on January 11, 2010

Sunday I woke up ready and raring to take on the day. I hit up the gym for a quick treadmill session and to WMM, stopped by the Asian market and came home for breakfast. There was also a visit to Starbucks in there for a Green Tea Soy Latte with no syrup.

I finished off the green foam from the latte while gobbling up a bowl of Kashi go lean, unsweetened vanilla almond milk and banana slices. I putzed around the house for the remainder of the morning and then contemplated what to have for lunch. I should have prepared something but I was itching to try one of the new Amy’s meals I snagged on sale from Kroger so I tried the Thai Stir-Fry.

I love Thai food so I had high hopes for this meal, but I hate to say it but this is probably my least favorite Amy’s product (and you all know I love Amy). First, I was a little put off by the white rice- I just wonder why they couldn’t have used brown instead? The veggies were too mushy and the sauce didn’t have a great flavor either. Plus, it wasn’t spicy. I can’t really complain about the spicy part because they don’t advertise it as spicy, but it’s Thai food so I just assumed there would be a little kick. Nope, not so much.

I added some sriracha and ate most of the meal leaving behind a third of the rice. I think I’ll just stick with my fav Amy’s Indian meals- no more Amy’s Thai for me.

After a fun trip to Home Goods, Whole Food’s, and Trader Joe’s I came home and Isaac I headed off for our dinner date with one of Isaac’s friend’s father and his girlfriend. She had prepared a lovely meal for us to enjoy and it was fun to catch up with them over dinner.

Isaac’s turtle napkin holder caught my eye. It looks like he’s (very slowly) running away with the napkin.

Although unintentional, I received the bird napkin holder. Appropriate no?

Here you’ll spy my glass of red wine behind the bird.

To start: a red lentil soup with fennel and other aromatic spices.

And the main course: wild caught salmon, baked sweet potato, and simmered kale.

Frances is a wonderful cook and everything was so delicious. Her kale was prepared in a way that I’d never had before and I absolutely loved it! I excited to have gotten the recipe. I’ll definitely be recreating that sometime very soon.

After having both of my dinners prepared for me this weekend I’m ready to get back in the kitchen and make a little something, somthing. I have another recipe for EDBV (no surprise there) ready to try out tonight.

Put on a smile today and have a happy Monday!!

- Brittany

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Enjoying the Tropical Fruits, Cayman Islands Recap Part I

August 11, 2009

I am one lucky lady to have my friend, Angie, invite me to travel with her to her extended family’s house on a tropical island. The whole experience was amazing! Since I have so many pictures to share (including a few food photos), I’m going to try to keep my commentary to a minimum. Enjoy [...]

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Another Weekend, Another Wedding

August 2, 2009

Until this year I hadn’t been to a wedding in quite some time, but now it seems like every weekend someone else is either having their wedding, getting engaged, hosting a shower/bachelorette, or talking about their wedding. Saturday Isaac’s cousins got hitched in Norfolk on the water. We decided to head up early to get [...]

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SSS

April 15, 2009

Today was a bit crazy because I had to wake up early and drive a little over an hour to a nearby city for an online marketing seminar. It lasted from 9am-12pm so I thought they might provide breakfast or maybe even lunch. They didn’t, so it’s a good think I had this monster wrap [...]

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Ain't No Sunshine

March 17, 2009

when it rains… for 4 days straight. Really the rain isn’t THAT bad, but what is bad is that my socks got wet on the way to work because my Sperrys are old, worn in and tend to leak. All I can say is that I am ready for some warm and dry weather. Along [...]