A New Day (+deals)

Or perhaps this post should be titled A Day of New. This weekend I tried five new food spots and continuing on that route, yesterday I had two new food experiences.

The first: Native Foods. It's a fast food restaurant of sorts. You order your food and within a matter of minutes it's freshly prepared; but unlike other typical lunch options, it's an all vegan.

When I ordered they asked if it was my first time, to which I replied yes.  I was then offered a free drink and my response was "oh, I'm okay with water. I don't drink pop" DER! Really Hannah?! I kicked myself when she said that don't serve soft drinks but have a few fresh made juices.

I was skeptical about the food itself. I didn't want to order anything "fake" (fake meat or cheese in my mind), so I ordered the azteca salad, with avocado, jicama and cucumber salsa atop quinoa, romaine and mango lime vinaigrette; topped with currants, toasted pumpkin seeds and cilantro. It was really surprisingly delicious, filling and flavorful.

The second "new food" experience was in my kitchen. Over the weekend I tried my sister's caesar kale salad.  I hadn't tried kale, but it seems to be the hot new thing in super food realm. So last night when I had a craving for brie and raspberry, I rounded out the meal with a simple balsamic kale salad. I think I still need some time to adjust to the taste and texture, especially since I love spinach salads in the summer, which is so soft in comparison!

Do you eat kale? What are some of your favorite recipes?

 

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