holy pic spam update

So I've been really preoccupied with school and work and have been neglecting the food aspect of this blog. I think apart of it, too, is that I've been waging a pretty serious food photo war and there is just too much mediocrity to upload. So here are some of my favorites over the past few weeks.

I love steak salad. Even more when feta cheese is involved.



Juvana and I get lunch almost every Monday and Wednesday. Govinda's is one of our favorite spots. Cauliflower curry.



Joe and I went to Kaka'ako for lunch/coffee/study sesh. We ate at Kua'aina Burgers where I got my favorite avocado burger, then stopped by Mocha Java for lunch.




Then Joe got trapped in a space-age massage chair that had a "zero gravity" setting.



Some days I make myself a fancy breakfast. Homemade yogurt! Really upset that mom ran out of bacteria to culture anymore. Need to find a place here in Hawaii that sells it! Tea press = divine.



Another fancy brunch!



(and I saw Cat Power! with Fred. It was sweet.)



I think that's more than enough for now.

so i broke my digital camera + other ramblings

my digital camera broke. which basically means lack of actual meal related posts... or at least ones with pictures. perhaps a blessing in disguise, since my camera was horrible anyway.

so if you're reading this, dear internetz, what kind of digital camera should i invest in? i realize a point and shoot would be my best option in terms of $$ but i am willing to spend a pretty penny on something that becomes an investment instead of a lemon... y'know.. like my stupid nikon was. i should probably note that i am a huge klutz and it probably broke because i suck at taking caring of things. still accepting suggestions!

anyway i decided to throw proper capitalization out the window unless i really feel like it. i kind of always enjoyed blogging like this anyway. i feel like it's less serious... less in-your-face. UNLESS I'M YELLING. but i won't do that unless i'm super excited about something.

also considering spinning this into a day-to-day blog because i grow tired of livejournal and their "you must wait till this advertisement is done" pop-ups. yuck. hate how ad ridden free websites have become.

anyway back to food. today i ate toast with butter and strawberry preserves. i generally prefer preserves over jams and jellies because i like the chunky bits of fruit! i've been meaning to find some recipes online (since it is summer and i want to be all d.i.y. and stuff). i found one i like that is pectin-free! apparently, according to these jam and jelly snobs, pectin free is the way to go since it keeps the natural fruit flavor. yum!

oh and since it's summer it's obviously iced tea season. i found this website, Adagio Teas, sometime last year that i've been meaning to order from but have been hesitant to do so. i want to try the sampler, but something about that picture of yunnan gold just does something for me.

how could you resist it? it looks fucking amazing. i just want to pop that right into a silk tea bag and let it steep for five minutes. i bet it comes out a nice yellow. maybe like morning pee. i'm joking, i'm joking. really. but when you think about it... okay i'll stop. seriously.

anyway i'm kind of out of things to write about. so here's a picture of me and this leather bag i bought at goodwill for $7. and my xavier: renegade angel season 1&2 DVD on my bed. yeah, i know, i should clean my room. whatevz.

magical acai sundays!! +recent lunches

Not that I'm trying to push drugs onto you but man, my new favorite Sunday routine is a bowl to myself and then an acai bowl. I've been meaning to make a trip out to the Health Bar but it's kind of out of the way. So lately I've been making regular trips to Blue Hawaii Lifestyle. Sure, $8 for an acai bowl is pretty damn steep (considering the economy yadda yadda) but a once-a-week treat, I say it's alright!

How could you resist that? None the less, I kind of want to make it a routine with someone else (instead of uh, randomly calling up people to have them watch me eat, hah). So if you're interested, holla at me! Also side note: the teas there are pretty darn good if I do say so myself.

Unreleated (but totally important!). I have lost weight as I mentioned before, so I've been making it a new habit to eat healthier, with the occasional It's-it sandwich as a treat! But here's a picture of my lunches lately.

I KNOW YOU'RE JEALOUS. So here's the breakdown. Basically I'm in love with spring mix salads (prepackaged because it's a pain to get all those assortment of leaves). Topped with sliced tomatoes, thinly sliced onions, cheese (usually mozzarella/cheddar mix) and dressed in a balsamic vinaigrette. Then on half to 3/4in. slices of baguette bread, I top them with a margarine, diced onions, cheese, and sometimes tomatoes if I have some left over! So so so good. The cheese is a great protein instead of meat which really helps hold off hunger. Love this.