I’m in Atlanta for a conference so while I’m away I thought I’d share a few raw meals I enjoyed earlier this week.
Before I get to that, though, I wanted to toss out an idea. I am attending the BlogHer conference in August. Yesterday there was a call for “Room Of Your Own” sessions—topics that aren’t necessarily covered in the formal program.
I proposed the following:
I could be your mother
As a new blogger, turning 46 this year, I have found myself in a community of 20- and 30-something food, health and fitness bloogers. I would love to bring together the “older” bloggers to talk about our role in the food, health and fitness blogging community.
Related, within a month or two of starting my blog I wrote a piece on BlogHer about this: The 45 year old in the middle of the (virtual) room
If you’re curious, I really could be Keri or Andrea’s mom (they know this)!
If you are attending BlogHer and are interested in this topic, please go to my submission and indicate “I would attend this session” and/or indicate if you are interested in presenting. Please share this with any of your blogger friends who might be interested. Thanks!
Now, to those raw eats…
Sunday, after a six-month hiatus, I took a yoga class. Why do I tell myself I don’t have time for yoga?! Nutty. It was wonderful. When I returned from the yoga studio I logged on to catch up on a few blogs and came across a fabulous salad dressing recipe from Kristen’s Raw. I was hungry. I made the dressing.
Kale & Sprouted Azuki Bean Salad
INGREDIENTS
*2 cups of kale
*Kristen’s 4-Ingredient Magic Dressing (for one)
*1/2 cup sprouted Azuki beans, rinsed and drained
*Half an avocado
*3 raw crackers, crumbled
METHOD
I whipped together Kristen’s dressing, using almond butter instead of cashew butter and added kale, torn into pieces, into the bowl. I then mashed the avocado into the salad mix and stirred in the azuki beans. I topped it off with crumbled crackers.
The dressing is fantastic and I can’t wait to try it with cashew butter.
Tuesday was a mostly-raw-‘til-dinner day. Green juice in the morning (apple, romaine, celery, cucumber, fennel, ginger and lime juice), a green smoothie mid-morning (hemp seed, water, spinach, blueberries, frozen banana and 2T uncooked rolled oats) and, for lunch,
sprouted Asian-Azuki Bean Humus and avocado wrapped up in a huge Swiss Chard leaf (let me count the “yums”). I rounded out my high raw day with a pear later in the afternoon and raw carrots and celery with Spicy Red Humus.
Two questions today:
- What raw / high raw goodies have you been eating this week?
- Are you a 40+ food/health/fitness blogger? Any thoughts on my BlogHer session proposal?
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Happy Friday, JL! This week I’ve been making different creations and feasting on yummy flaxseed crackers/flatbread. Sandwiches, mini pizza snacks, etc. My recent batch of sprouts (alfalfa & buckwheat) were ready for harvest, they starred in salads, smoothies, sandwiches and even went for a solo performance with a yummy homemade dressing! As for your Blogger session proposal … that alone has given me the extra push I need to attend the conference! I LOVE it! Hoping to attend and finally meet up with my blogger twin (another JL) 🙂 Enjoy your time in Atlanta and safe travels.
Happy Friday! Oh, you should definitely come to BlogHer. It will be my first and I cannot wait! I’m also going to Vida Vegan Con — the vegan blog conference — at the end of August. A fun month for vegan bloggers!
Great idea for BlogHer! I’ve been toying with the idea of going, but getting the time off might be an issue for me.
True on yoga, my half training and work schedules have been too intense for classes. I have a 30-day yoga gift card I got for Christmas that I won’t start using until after the half!
The dressing looks wonderful, I need to try that one next! I’ve been having lots of smoothies and salads this week, not too exciting. But I did try and loved Gena’s Balsamic Tahini dressing.
Nope, 30-something, but I would support a topic like that because it’s another important perspective in the blogosphere.
Thanks, Christine! I’m really looking forward to the BlogHer. I decided to make it a mini-vacation with Dave. We’ll stay with friends and tack on a few days.
Hehe. Does that make Andrea and I virtual blog world sisters?! 😀
I hope you have a great weekend!
Yes, you’re sisters! 🙂
If you could be their mom then I guess at 55 I could be their (grand) father.
If you’re still in Atlanta you might want to try the Cafe Sunflower. I think they have two locations last time I was there.
Marty — LOL! Only if you have me at 10 😉
I did make it to Cafe Sunflower. Awesome.
I’m totally in Atlanta too! not conferencing though. sorry there is so much traffic this weekend but the weather has been great. I’m going to look up those hummus recipes right now!
Katherine, the weather was marvelous while I was there. Miss it — it was cold in NY today!
Well, you couldn’t be MY mother (I’m 36), but I did follow the link and indicate that I would be interested in your session. 🙂 Nice job on the yoga, by the way.
Thank, Carrie! You’re the best! 🙂
I am not going to BlogHer, but I would totally sign up for that session. I’m turning 41 this year. I also have read around your blog a bit – love the gray hair and I really liked the “It’s January and I bought bigger clothes”. I have the same tendency to try to diet back to my “happy weight” every two years or so. Late last summer injury put an end to my 1/2 marathon/ triathlon days too, which doesn’t help. But if it’s THAT hard to get there, should I be there? I am still within the healthy weight range for my height.
Marcia, thanks so much for stopping by! I’m sorry about your injury — have you found a new outlet? I’m not sure if I have a half-marathon in me this year but still hope to eek out a sprint triathlon this summer.
I’m just dabbling now…swimming, biking, walking, yoga, and P90X. I think I have exercise ADD.
I hear ya! I’m doing a little dabbling myself–and I can’t blame it on injury! It’s mostly the winter blues!
I love your topic proposal, it’s exactly how I feel. Just registered for BlogHer and I placed my “vote” for your topic submission. Can’t wait to meet you and hear you talk.
Elizabeth, that is great! I can’t wait to meet you!