Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Fourth of July Weekend

Hey All! I hope you had a great weekend and a wonderful 4th of July to those in the U.S! Sorry for the lack of posts, I've been slacking! I promise to make this one worth it..


On Friday, T and I went to Osteria, the restaurant in our Whole Foods, for dinner. I had a large salad that had red onion, roasted red peppers, olives, tomatoes and artichoke hearts.
I also had a side of broccoli rabe, sauteed in garlic and olive oil.
On Saturday, we hit up Whole Foods again for some lunch. I had kale salad with avocado and red onion with scoop of brown rice with raw veggies and one Greek Dolma.
On Sunday, my sister had her annual 3rd of July party. She lives with her boyfriend and his Dad in a house on the river. The town sets off fireworks from the water and her yard has the perfect view. I made a raw vegan fruit tart from the book Going Raw. I used blackberries, blueberries and strawberries to be festive. This was a hit!
Yummy organic blackberries!
Here is Baby A and Ginger all ready to party!
This is the view I just mentioned..
And fireworks! Baby A wasn't scared at all. T held her and she just watched in awe!
On the actual 4th, we just hung out at home. But we did go out for a light lunch, later on in the day. I had a mixed green salad with strawberries, pears, pinenuts and craisins on it. A perfect, refreshing salad.
And of course no 4th of July would be complete without WATERMELON! :) Those of you that have been reading for awhile know all about my love for the pink stuff!
How was your 4th? Did you watch fireworks?
Have a great day all!

10 comments:

Nikki said...

Fun! Your salads inspire me. I always think of your photos when I'm picking up ingredients :)

Twins said...

love that pic of baby A and ginger!!

we have been enjoying watermelon, so good ;)

Pure2raw twins

shannonmarie said...

I always get hungry after seeing your salads. Delicious!

The pic of your babies (human and doggie) is adorable :-)

foodfeud said...

Ooh, I always think pear in salads sounds so good. I'll have to find some good ones and give it a try. And yup, my bf and I went up on our roof to watch the fireworks last night. It was pretty nice!

bitt said...

Baby A is almost Ginger's size! Love that outfit.

I need to eat some watermelon. I haven't wanted to lug it around not having a car. I think I need to put it in a cart. Or just eat it at the store.

Happy (belated) 4th!

colorwheelmeals.com said...

Nice salads!!! Watermelon is a must on the 4th isn't it??? LOL

Jess - The Domestic Vegan said...

Oh, my gosh! Baby A & Ginger are soooooo cute!!! I can't stand it.

Your salads make me hungry!

dreaminitvegan said...

I love your salads and it's because of this that I through all kinds of stuff in mine now..oh except for pickles. lol!

Lovin baby A...she's getting so big!

HiHoRosie said...

Baby A is so stinkin cute! And mmm...watermelon...glad you had a great 4th!

Sweet Moments in Thyme said...

I just love your fruit tart! And your daughter is precious!!!!! I was absent for awhile during "garden season" but now since it's too hot to go outside I'll have much more blogging time on my hands!!! :-)