Weekend Eats & Peanuts! March 5th - 7th

I've been feeling a bit better, although I had another migraine last night, but it's been more manageable. Peanut's first birthday is this coming Saturday if you can believe it! I have lots of pics of him that I'll post below, but first, the eats...

For lunch on Friday I had my usual at Qi Asian Eatery... spring rolls & pineapple fried rice.

For dinner I had pasta with veggies and a new great find, Alexia's french rolls! These are amazing and you can heat them up in only 10 minutes in the oven!

My dinner last night was one of my favorites, eggplant parmesan and spaghetti.

This morning I woke up early and made some cinnamon buns-- nothing fancy, just the Pillsbury kind. They look good though, don't they? :)

I had a late lunch/brunch at a place I'd been wanting to try in Chelsea, called East of Eighth (which is on West 23rd St. just off 8th Ave.).

They gave me a nice bread basket, and while the picture is of a muffin with jam, I actually ended up eating the Italian bread with butter instead because it was much fresher and nicer quality.

I decided to get their three egg omelette. It came with hash browns and choice of 2 fillings. I chose mushrooms and cheddar cheese. It also came with a complimentary drink, and I opted for orange juice instead of the alcoholic ones they were offering. Overall, I thought this place was very good.

Like I said, Peanut is almost a year old already, and he's growing up to be such a handsome boy! Here he is in the bathroom (which is really his play room, because he's in there all the time!).

Sleeping in his carrier... he used to be SO tiny in this carrier (see here!).

In every kitties favorite, the laundry!

And my favorite pic, Peanut kissing mummy! :)

Is anyone watching the Oscars tonight? I guess I'm the only person left who hasn't seen Avatar and doesn't care to. lol Still, Steve Martin is co-hosting this year, and that is worth seeing!

Blog Award & Questions ~ March 2nd

I'd like to thank the lovely Gabriela at the Une Vie Saine blog for passing on the Honest Scrap Award to me!! :)

Here are the questions that Gabriela has tagged me to answer!

Best Meal Ever: This is so hard! I've had so many amazing vegetarian meals here in Manhattan, but I'd have to say that the most incredible meal I've ever had was in Disney World!

Best Sleep Ever: When I was little on a camping trip and I was the only one to sleep through a GIGANTIC storm. I only wish I could sleep that well now!

Best Cup of Coffee: I don't drink it, if you can believe it!

Best Romantic Moment: When my boyfriend was giving me a tour of his neighborhood... It was a full moon, a beautiful night, and he was using a straw as his "pointer" that he had picked up at the restaurant we were at! lol It was adorable, actually. It's a toss up between that, and our first kiss.

Best Childhood Memory: Getting my then kitten, Cloudy (you can see more about Cloudy here).

Best Moment of Life: I'd like to think it hasn't happened yet, and the best is yet to come! (I can't believe I'm being positive for once! lol)

Best Moment of Revenge: Ha! This is a good one. Our upstairs neighbors last year were REAL pains in the asses! They had the nerve to complain they could hear us "talking," when it sounded like a heard of elephants above us! So one day when they were being really loud I called the management company and got one of the building's managers on the phone. I held the phone up to the ceiling and got those b******s in big trouble!! LOL!

Best Thing You Have Ever Done for Someone: I can't put my finger on one particular thing, but I love to help people who are struggling with eating disorders. I know how hard it is to go at it on your own, so I like to help when I can!

Best Life Changing Moment: Adopting little Peanut last year! :)

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In other news... I've been having the same old, same old when it comes to my eats (which is why I didn't bother posting pictures). I've been getting a lot of migraines lately too which have put me off food, and I went to the doctor yesterday to get my old migraine medicine prescription re-filled (since I haven't needed my meds in so long!). I have a physical coming up at the end of the month though, so hopefully they will figure out what's wrong. But I wouldn't hold my breath-- doctors are SO clueless when it comes to stuff. I know, because I have a history of migraines on and off over the years and no one has been able to figure out why I get headaches when I do! But my hormones have been totally out of whack ever since I went on, then came off the birth control pill, so I think that's what triggered my migraines again. :(

Can anyone relate?

More Snow, More Brunch ~ February 27th

After a false alarm with a "blizzard warning" a week or two ago, NY got hit with a real snow storm this time! (And as usual, the weather forecasters didn't predict any of it until it was already coming down! lol) Peanut really enjoyed watching the snow out the window. It was so cute because he actually tried to "catch" the snow flakes!

Here are some of my eats over the past few days...

Pizza at Famous Ray's Pizza in Greenwich Village.

I made myself a "belated" birthday cake this weekend. It's funny that I didn't care for one last weekend (when I had my actual birthday). I guess I just felt like baking with the snow and all! This is the good stuff too... Duncan Hines yellow cake with their milk chocolate frosting... cheap and awesome! :)

Mom made linguini & clam sauce one night for dinner. This is the closest I come to eating meat. lol

Crossiant with harvati cheese & some red grapes. This is an amazing combination and I used to get this lunch all the time back when I went to Hofstra University (which was my very brief stint at college-- it was not for me!).

Today I had brunch at Counter, a vegetarian/vegan restaurant in the East Village (on 1st Ave. b/w 6th & 7th St.). I went with my friend Maggie (from Say Yes to Salad), and her fiancee Bobby.

I had only been to Counter once, and it was a couple of years ago now. I remembered they had really tasty mini muffins with their own housemade nutella, so I ordered their "housemade baked goodies" for the table before Maggie & Bobby even got there!

For my entree I got the "farmers plate," which consisted of scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, roasted tomatoes, and a baguette.

(I should've removed the leafy garnish before I took the pic because it takes up the whole plate! lol The portions weren't huge, but we found that everything was quite filling regardless.)

After brunch we walked over towards Trader Joe's because Maggie wanted to go and it was on my way home. However, I parted ways with Maggie and Bobby when we got there, because I truly fear Trader Joe's on the weekend! lol But we had a good time!

I'll leave you with some more of Peanut's hijinks!

On the prowl. lol

Shopping in Mom's purse!

I'll be doing a post next time about a blog award that I received, so please check back! :)