Breakfast: Cup of Chocovivo hot chocolate
Lunch: Tomato sauce ingredients included tomatoes, eggplant, Kalamata olives, purple onion, veggie sausage, garlic, and herbs served over quinoa topped with goat cheese
Dinner: same as lunch
Monday, December 7, 2009
Day 7 of 27: December 5, 2009
Brunch: Boiled egg, sheep cheese, purple potato hash browns, glazed purple and yellow carrots
Dinner: Tomato sauce ingredients included tomatoes, eggplant, Kalamata olives, purple onion, veggie sausage, garlic, and herbs served over quinoa topped with goat cheese
Dinner: Tomato sauce ingredients included tomatoes, eggplant, Kalamata olives, purple onion, veggie sausage, garlic, and herbs served over quinoa topped with goat cheese
Day 6 of 27: December 4, 2009
Lunch: Grass feed beef salad with oil and balsamic vinegar from Bloom Café
Dinner: Glass of white wine and grilled artichoke from Home Restaurant
Friday, December 4, 2009
Day 5 of 27: December 3, 2009
Lunch: Quinoa boiled with dash of olive oil, two cloves garlic, and two pinches Provencal seasoning topped with sautéed eggplant, Arugula, garlic, Kalamate Olives, and corn- free veggie sausage topped with thinly shaved sheep Gouda.
I ate dinner with a friend at Bacaro LA. a lovely wine bar near the USC campus. http://www.bacarola.com/ The chief and wait staff were amazing and modified many of their tappas style entrees to fit my corn free diet.
Dinner: A grass feed beef patty topped with grilled onions on a bed of arugula, slices of apples, house cured olives, and yellow heirloom tomatoes drizzled with balsamic & olive oil, basil, and a glass of wine
Day 4 of 27: December 2, 2009
Breakfast: Fried egg, Heirloom Baby Tomatoes, and scoop of fresh goat cheese
Lunch: Salad dressed with Tarragon Vinaigrette from Royal/T Culver City, CA
Dinner: Quinoa boiled with dash of Olive Oil, two cloves Garlic, and two pinches Provencal seasoning topped with sautéed eggplant, Arugula, garlic, Kalamate Olives, and corn- free veggie sausage topped with thinly shaved sheep Gouda.
I stopped by the Curious Palate Market and Kitchen (www.thecuriouspalate.com) today after a business meeting on the Westside. I wanted to stock up on my Carmela sorbets. I was pleased to discover a fabulous new sheep Gouda which was used in the aforementioned dinner entrée. I was also intrigued to learn, when discussing casually with one of the owners my food challenge and pending blog, that all their drinks are free of corn syrup. He explained that they are devoted to only carrying drinks that are naturally sweeten pointing to the lower shelf where there were rows of Coke a Cola in glass bottles “these are imported from Mexico because there they use cane sugar not corn syrup.” I purchased two drinks for fun but upon later inspection found a couple ingredients that might be made from trace amounts of corn byproducts. I have contact both companies for further information and will keep you posted on my discoveries.
What truly blew me away at the Curious Palate was Chocovivo, (www.iLIVEchocolate.com) a local Chocolatier whose process of creating near raw chocolate, creates what can only be described as elegant subtlety in various shades of ebony. If this chocolate could speak, she would be the woman sipping her carefully crafted cocktail at one of Gatsby famous fêtes. At first glance, she might appear vintage by today’s standards of modernity yet further inspection would reveal someone worldly, sophisticated, complicated, and decadent with her back exposed and a long strand of pearls gingerly hugging the revealed skin. Prior to this discovery and sampling the Chocovivo Coffee Vanilla Bean Bar, I was struggling with how to live 27 days without chocolate. As a self-proclaimed addict, this seemed beyond cruel! So today’s discovery of Chocovivo’s luscious treats gives me renewed faith that I can and will succeed with my goal. I fear the Curious Palate will see much more of my business over the coming weeks.
Lunch: Salad dressed with Tarragon Vinaigrette from Royal/T Culver City, CA
Dinner: Quinoa boiled with dash of Olive Oil, two cloves Garlic, and two pinches Provencal seasoning topped with sautéed eggplant, Arugula, garlic, Kalamate Olives, and corn- free veggie sausage topped with thinly shaved sheep Gouda.
I stopped by the Curious Palate Market and Kitchen (www.thecuriouspalate.com) today after a business meeting on the Westside. I wanted to stock up on my Carmela sorbets. I was pleased to discover a fabulous new sheep Gouda which was used in the aforementioned dinner entrée. I was also intrigued to learn, when discussing casually with one of the owners my food challenge and pending blog, that all their drinks are free of corn syrup. He explained that they are devoted to only carrying drinks that are naturally sweeten pointing to the lower shelf where there were rows of Coke a Cola in glass bottles “these are imported from Mexico because there they use cane sugar not corn syrup.” I purchased two drinks for fun but upon later inspection found a couple ingredients that might be made from trace amounts of corn byproducts. I have contact both companies for further information and will keep you posted on my discoveries.
What truly blew me away at the Curious Palate was Chocovivo, (www.iLIVEchocolate.com) a local Chocolatier whose process of creating near raw chocolate, creates what can only be described as elegant subtlety in various shades of ebony. If this chocolate could speak, she would be the woman sipping her carefully crafted cocktail at one of Gatsby famous fêtes. At first glance, she might appear vintage by today’s standards of modernity yet further inspection would reveal someone worldly, sophisticated, complicated, and decadent with her back exposed and a long strand of pearls gingerly hugging the revealed skin. Prior to this discovery and sampling the Chocovivo Coffee Vanilla Bean Bar, I was struggling with how to live 27 days without chocolate. As a self-proclaimed addict, this seemed beyond cruel! So today’s discovery of Chocovivo’s luscious treats gives me renewed faith that I can and will succeed with my goal. I fear the Curious Palate will see much more of my business over the coming weeks.
Day 3 of 27: December 1, 2009
Breakfast: Fried egg, Heirloom Baby Tomatoes, scoop of fresh goat cheeses, Green Tea with fresh mint
Lunch: Periwinkle Soup garnished with pomegranate seeds and side salad tossed with Balsamic Vinaigrette and oil
Dinner: Fresh Arugula salad with Cornish Game Hen dressed with Lemon Vinaigrette. The salad included avocado, carrots, heirloom tomatoes, radishes, and leftover green beans.
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