Mexicana

I've been celebrating my true Latina roots over the past couple of days. Just kidding, I'm not Latina (even though some people think I look like I am) but you would think I grew up in Mexico considering the amount of Mexican food I've been eating over the past couple of days.

Taco Tuesday

Back to the Starbucks, are you really surprised? I doubt it. The Mojo Mountain Mix bar was a new one for me. It was pretty decent, but I'm not a fan of chocolate (i know i'm crazy) and it had lots of dark chocolate chips.

I had to drive up to LA w/ mi madre for a doctor's appointment, which was a good excused to stop by Whole Foods afterwards for an early lunch.

I had the setian sandwich which was super tasty. It had lots of creamy vegenaise, spinach, sliced cucmbers, and grilled seitan. Nom, nom, nom.

When I saw the sign for 'Kombucha on tap' I wasn't expecting it to be literally on tap... this was even better than being at a real bar (maybe that's pushing it).

I had a mix of both (ginger & berry). 20 oz of deliciousness.

The Kombucha almost held off my appetite until the evening, save for a couple of dates that semi resemble cockroaches. Ick!

Later on I met up with Cami at the Balboa Bay Club and had a tea party.

For dinner I met up w/ Dru and Rav and we dined at El Ranchito. Of course this entailed eating a redonkulous amount of chips, guac, & salsa.

Dru made friends w/ the waitress and convinced her to hook me u w/ a $2 veggie taco. It had grilled peppers, shrooms, and onions.

Post dinner we were feeling stuffed but miraculously were able to wobble ourselves next door to enjoy watching the sunset at The Rooftop. This place has the most amazing view of the ocean in Laguna Beach. We tried to get in before dinner but the wait was 45 minutes.

Long island ice tea, mojto, and a diet coke for me because I was the DD- drinking & driving is never cool.

Even though I wasn't drinking I did snag some of the sugar cane off of Raveena's drink. Check out the scowl on Dru's face, she looks a bit upset haha.

Rav & Me

Cinco De Mayo

I started my day off w/ a Starbucks on my way back up to UCLA for another Dr appointment errr. Once again we made a trip to Whole Foods for lunch afterwards; this time I went to the salad bar.

Salad with tomatoes, spinach, kale, onions, corn, edamame, olives. Carbage on the side consisting of Israeli couscous and Indian couscous.

All drenched in a mix of tahini & honey mustard dressing. This was so filling I couldn't eat it all in one sitting & ended up munching on the rest of the greens during the car ride home.

Of course I had some more Kombucha on tap, this time all ginger.

More ice coffee! My second one of the day- I couldn't resist the Starbucks in the grocery store when we were shopping for our Cinco De Mayo dinner.

mmm Cerveza con limon

Look at how pretty our Cinco de Mayo table is...

I had lots of salad, tortilla chips, and a burrito.

This burrito was filled to the brim with meatless ground 'meat', mexican rice, guac, & salsa. It was drenched in hot sauce.

Even though I didn't have any dessert these cupcakes were too cute to not take a pic of them.

Hello cute little monkeys.

Brekkie X 2, Mexican X 2

I woke up early this morning in Ojai and had a lemon zest Luna bar and a cup of coffee which was really gross. It was way too watered down; coffee done w/ a French press is so much richer. Afterwards I went to the hot springs which were really beautiful, I was disappointed to see though that people had littered a bunch there. I got a great picture, but it was accidently deleted : (

By the time I got back my family and I went to go and get breakfast at Eggs & Things. It's a cute little place w/ very traditional breakfast options. This is how I ended up eating breakfast twice, although a burrito w/ beans, avocado, & potatoes w/ a side of fruit really isn't breakfast.

Close up

I also had a few more cups of coffee (much better than my first on of the morning) & some OJ. I love this coffee cup

Pretty flower I saw, had to add it.

On my way home to Malibu, I went and stopped by this sketchy massage place in Thousands Oaks where my mom and aunt had gotten a massage before & they said it was great. I was a little hesitant, but an hour later & only after spending $40 I was super glad that I had went - they were really good. I was feeling so relaxed that I came home & passed out for a few hours.

The burrito from earlier sat in my stomach like a stone and I wasn't hungry until about 9 p.m. tonight. Weirdly enough I was craving Mexican again so I improvised.

Nacho's vegan style! I was going to go and buy tortilla chips but I decided to use some of the left over Terra root chips that I had left over from earlier in the week. On top I melted TJ's Mexican shredded soy cheese, black refried beans, homemade guac (1 small avo, diced onion, salt, & pepper), & diced tomatoes. I doused it in Tapatio before digging in.

It was delicious, I'm in a food comatose now. Perfect for staying in on a Saturday night & catching up on Lost.

Taco Tuesday in Ojai

The best part of my day is waking up and drinking coffee. I am not kidding, It is literally the last thing I think about as I go to sleep. I'll put a coffee tutorial on here soon, but for now this is generally what my coffee routine looks like...

I also had a Lemon Zest Luna Bar which is my favorite flavor of Luna Bar that I have tried yet.

Lunch included this yummy salad below which consisted of Trader Joe's herb salad, 1/4 cup canned corn, 1/4 black beans, 1/4 cup frozen peas, cherry tomatoes, a squirt of BBQ sauce, and a scoop of hummus

(pre mixage)

(post mixage)

I also snacked on some pineapple and a sliced fuji apple throughout the day (sorry the pics are a little over exposed trying to work out my camera)

After I finished class I drove up to Ojai again and went out to dinner with my family at this little Mexican restaurant Antonio's for Taco Tuesday. We snacked on lots of unpictured chips, salsa, and guac, and then my mom and I split this enormous veggie burrito & some margaritas. Note the two bottles of hot sauce, the spicier the better : )

(Close up shot of burrito and pic of me & mom)