Felice, martedì!
I hope you all had a wonderful Tuesday.
I left work today with a small internal dilemma. I debated between going home to get a snack and then driving to the grocery store or toughing though my grumbling tummy and drive right to the store and not go home for a snack. I chose that later. I was hungry but it was definitely the better decision. Il migliore decisione. The sun was just about to set and the sky was amazing. I am usually tired (from the long workday) and cranky (from the hungry belly) but seeing such a pretty sky made me giddy. I was in such a good mood during rush hour traffic as I drove all the way across town to my favorite grocery co-op. I could sense that the other drivers on the road were in a rush to get home for dinner but I was actually happy when the light was red and traffic slowed.
Red lights and traffic equals taking pictures in the car. This isn’t safe but I couldn’t help it.
The sky was just so darn pretty.
So come on and fly with me,
as we make our great escape.
Indefinitely, not probably, and honestly I'm down like the economy
The pictures don’t really do the sky justice but you get the idea. It was just beautiful.
Now dinner …
Can you say vegetables? I had steamed asparagus, brussel sprouts, and broccoli over quinoa. Tre vegetables for dinner!
Quinoa is definitely my new favorite thing. It cooks in 10 minutes — perfezione!
Last week, I mentioned professed my love for our grocery co-op, Good Foods. If you are looking for a co-op in your state, check out this site. I never thought that I would be that crazy person who drives across town to buy groceries but I just love shopping at that store. I feel like I am at home when I am there. The store is filled with familiar faces since it is a small store with a handful of employees. I also stop in to buy vegetables and fruit at least twice a week so I know most of the employees at this point. I guess in my world, I don’t have a Cheers bar, I have a grocery store. Do you have a favorite grocery store? Where do you like to shop?
Enjoy Biggest Loser!
Glee tomorrow, get ready.
Buona notte, ragazzi.
Hey there! I am twenty something vegetarian with a passion for real food, cooking, and living a healthy, happy life.
Whole Foods is my favorite grocery store! It’s just 2 minutes from home
broccoli looks really good in those pictures
and beautiful pix at the beginning of your posts!
i love whole foods/ trader joes of course but they are a bit pricey so i just go where i can
xoxo
shelley
love the combo you have going here of veggies and quinoa! love it
super tasty and healthy!
love trader joesss & whole foods…i think all us food bloggies will have similar awnsers!!
love your dinner plate…. soooo green soooo good!
I love going to Tj’s. i don’t know why exactly, just feel so local, so fresh everything!
Gorgeous pictures. And yum veggies! I go to Whole Foods or Natures Pantry both I love.
And Down is one of my fave running songs.
My Mum does the main grocery shop and I buy anything I want myself and do tend to go to the same places. I do sometimes like to venture to new stores, but I’m a creature of habbit and end up back at my usual stores. The only shops I love to browse around and explore are vintage shops and charity shops.
BEAUTIFUL pictures! i lvoe when the sky is gorgeous like that
that’s a whole lotta green!
what section of the grocery store is quinoa in? i can’t seem to find it!
mmm, all three of my FAVORITE vegetables, minus mushrooms and cooked carrots
I love grocery shopping, especially at Trader Joe’s! In fact, I’m about to go there right now. Yeah!
Quinoa is usually in the rice/macaroni section. I think it is easier to find seasoned boxed quinoa (near the rice) than it is to find plain, unseasoned quinoa. Hope that helps and you can find it!
What a gorgeous sky!! Seeing pretty nature scenes always puts me in a good mood too :O)
Beautiful pictures! Both the cloudy, colorful sky and the green, green veggies. Lovely post. Also, very impressive Italian!
those pics are GORGEOUS!
i LOVE quinoa too – so fast, nutty and delicious. and i am mildly obsessed with brussel sprouts as of recent. have a wonderful day!
i have a coop two minutes from me…LOVE IT!
That sky is great. I love staring at nature while driving(or rather, being driven, because otherwise it would be dangerous. That bowl looks so nice and green! I love it when a plate just looks healthy
Beautiful photos!
I love to shop at this local Milwaukee grocery store and restaurant, Beans & Barley. It has been around for ages and is so convenient. Their restaurant is casual yet amazing, decadent yet affordable. They have a full-service deli and have lots of vegan / vege options.
The coolest thing is they are so rooted in the community… a few years ago my work put on a surprise parking lot concert there with Perry Farrell (from Jane’s Addiction / Porno for Pyros). It was done at lunchtime and sooo cool to be a part of!
wow those pictures of the sky are so pretty!
I absolutely love Henry’s and Fresh & Easy. Great grocery stores, and what great advice about the co-op. I’m one of those people who will drive out of her way for a great grocery store, too.
That sky is beautiful! Love that gorgy bowl of green goodness!