Pumpkin & Pomegranate

I am sitting on the couch right now with the game on, well a game. I am not exactly a football fan, but I keep Matt company for the last couple of hours for college football Saturdays. I tend to be a tad distracting when I show him things from Regretsy ;-)

Tomorrow we are going to be doing our Thanksgiving, but on the actual day my mother and I went out to get Vietnamese food at my favorite Vietnamese place in Town. Actually it’s the best Vietnamese food I’ve ever had. I went off my typical diet (as I do from time to time) and ordered fresh rolls (they have the most flavorful fresh rolls I have EVER tasted), and vegetarian bún.

drool worthy fresh rolls

Right before the hot sauce ;-)

It was SO good! I don’t even worry about the soy, rice, and sugar because I eat healthily more than 80% of the time, so this really doesn’t change a thing. My body will get right back on track.

Friday I met up with Kelly for breakfast. We went to Healeo to get smoothies before she got on a plane to go back to North Carolina. I have only met one other blogger who I hadn’t previously known before, and I get really excited! It was especially nice because Kelly understands my eating habits (and appreciates them), so I don’t have to worry about what she thinks of my healthy food. Not that I care all THAT much, but it is nice to go out with someone who eats similarly. After Kelly left I went to work making new pies to sell at Healeo. I came up with a Chocolate-Maca Tart that was inspired by a raw recipe on The Sunny Raw Kitchen. Unfortunately though I didn’t have all the required ingredients, but it turned out well. VERY sweet, and VERY rich. This is quite a decadent tart. A small slice will be more than enough to appease a sweet tooth. The pies are selling very well, so next weekend I’ll have to come up with yet another! It’s a lot of fun.

I also have to thank my dear friend Tiffany for bringing me back some AMAZING dates from her recent trip to see her mother.

I put half of them in the fridge, and half in the freezer. I also ate about 10 of them while I was putting them away. I have to say the Zahidi are a new favorite. They aren’t super sweet, but they are VERY good. I don’t want to eat these babies too quickly.

Today I got my hair cut, and the hair triangle really isn’t my favorite look. After the beautification I went to Pike Place Market for some holiday festivities. They were setting up for the lighting of the Christmas tree and there were a lot of people milling about. I bought some spices that I desperately needed, and also stocked up on some spice mixtures to give my family for Christmas presents. I hadn’t ever been to World Spice Merchants, but that is definitely a shop I am going to keep on my list. The place has so many amazing smells I didn’t really even know where to start. I ended up getting one mixture for myself and 2 different ones as gifts. After about 15 minutes I settled on Harissa (which is a Moroccan spice mixture) and it is so aromatic I almost wanted to sprinkle it on myself as perfume ;-) I want to try all their blends so don’t be surprised if you start seeing some very spiced food on my blog. I had some coffee, enjoyed the sunset, and headed home to bake pumpkin pie for Sunday dinner. I have to admit, this whole Sunday Thanksgiving is quite nice. There is no grocery store rush, and I have had a few days to relax before the big meal ;-) Might have to make it into a tradition. Ok here are some photos of my day! Hope you all had a fabulous holiday and weekend!

They were singing "Falling Slowly" from the movie "Once" which made me a little teary!

Obligatory self portrait