Salads #3

Makenzie's: Makenzie's salad was one of my favorites. It had so many flavors and textures and literally everything worked so well together and all the ingredients complimented one another deliciously! The flavor of the barbecue chicken was brought out beautifully by the garlic herb ranch! I had never had jicama before, but it had a texture similar to an apple but had a subtle earthy flavor instead! The corn, tomatoes, beans, lettuce, and cheese all completed the salad and made every bite so delicious!

Tiffanys': Tiffany's cucumber apple salad was so cool and refreshing! It was also so simple, with very little ingredients. But everything tasted amazing! The sweetness from the cucumber was balanced out by the tart of the apple, and the vinaigrette and lemon juice to top it off tied the whole salad together!

Salads #2

Sierra's: Sierra's salad was a delicious blend of spinach, feta cheese, eggplant, and vinaigrette. This salad particularly had many textures. The crisp spinach and squishy eggplant sprinkled with feta cheese was interesting. I'd never had a salad like this before!

Elizabeth's: Elizabeth's salad was one of my favorites! I loved the noodles, cabbage, vegetables and dressing all with an Asian twist! All the ingredients seemed to compliment each other very nicely and everything tasted so fresh!

Mack's: Mack's bean salad was surprisingly good! I'm not a huge fan of beans and didn't think I would like this one at all but I was pleasantly surprised by this fresh blend of edamame, black beans, corn and much more! Tomatoes and corn sweetened the whole salad, but the beans stayed the main ingredient. All this in a delicious vinaigrette to top it off tasted perfect!

Salads #1

Megan's: Megan's macaroni salad was so delicious! It was just a little tangy and overall very balanced in flavors. I loved the olives mixed in, they were just what the salad needed and gave it a different texture to contrast with the macaroni pasta.

Carolyn's: Carolyn's green bean salad had so many flavors! The sweetness of the tomatoes balanced out the spice from the onions, and the avocado neutralized the entire salad. The green beans of course were the main part of the salad, and they were cooked beautifully and tasted amazing!

Talia's: Talia's salad had some of the best tomatoes I've ever tasted! I normally don't like plain tomatoes by themselves, but Talia's were fresh and homegrown and tasted so sweet and ripe! They really worked well with the peppers and butter lettuce, and the balsamic vinaigrette added a tangy, flavorful taste!

Basil Bomb

Today for lunch I went to one of my favorite food carts, Rockabillies, on southeast Belmont. They make some of the best sandwiches in the city! My favorite is called the Basil Bomb. It's pesto, melty mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, salami and basil on toasted artisan bread. The salami and pesto add just the right amount of spice, while the tomatoes and cheese sweeten and neutralize all the flavors. The result is an amazing sandwich that never fails to satisfy!

Breakfast for Dinner

For dinner tonight I went to a place on Hawthorne blvd called the Waffle Window. They're known for their different types of sweet and savory waffles. I got one of my favorites, the Nutella banana waffle. It's a warm sugary waffle layered in Nutella and sliced bananas, and topped with whipped cream and a drizzle of hot fudge. Not a typical dinner dish, but it fills you up pretty fast! As always it was delicious, but to make up for this special treat I'll have to eat something extra healthy tomorrow!