Stepping to the Bright Side: MAGIC

Hey guys,

It's Friiiiiday- this is quickly becoming my favorite day of the week...

Good news! I feel MUCH better today... after working last night and leaving early, I felt like death. I mean: the worst of the worst. I was somehow able to FINALLY fall asleep, despite my pounding headache and inability to breathe through my nose.

I (magically?) woke up this morning- at 6:15am for my nutrition exam- feeling A LOT better. The healing power of rest is no joke. I took some Mucinex, ate this bowl of yummy health:

And things (aka germs) seem to be working themselves out.

Best news! I can taste again :)

To celebrate this renewed happy fact, I met Alex in Little Tokyo for lunch at Curry House.

Meeeeh, this isn't my favorite place since much of the menu is deep fried, but they do have good salads + curry, so I can deal.

I opted for this:

Spicy shrimp curry with brown rice, salad, [way too] sweet corn soup + deep fried (fake?) shrimp that I took one bite of and uh... spit into my napkin.

Curry 2 days in a row? Makes me a happy chick.

When I got home, I did a whole bunch of finance organizing + credit score checking- icky icky stuff, I tell ya.

All these gross money issues made my ever present yearn for ice cream sky rocket to "gotta have it" mode, so I decided to make my own healthy version.

The recipe I sort of followed can be found in Eat, Drink and Be Vegan...

I threw some frozen banana into the food processor

Once they were all chopped, I added some pure maple syrup, almond butter, pinch of salt, cinnamon and a dash of vanilla extract

I gave it a little taste (FYI: quality control is the best part of cooking/baking/making food- as if you didn't know THAT already) and decided it was missing something...