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hk to rome

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Why, hello there! 
Long time no talk. I need to fix that.

Last time I posted, I was still in San Francisco waiting for my flight to Hong Kong.

san fran

I arrived in HK without a hitch (minus some turbulence over Japan – which I feel has been getting worse over the years..) and pretty much have been crazy busy during the day and then when I finally make it home at night I’m too jet-lagged to blog because I’m so incredibly sleepy and cannot stay up past 11pm. Two nights ago I finally stayed up past midnight, but it was because I didn’t get home until a little past 11pm. Otherwise I’m sure I would’ve been in bed by 10pm.

I arrived to a gorgeous evening in Hong Kong, around 6:30pm just before the sun began to set.

hong kong

Busy times means breakfasts and lunches have been quick and easy. The first morning I was here I was craving something warm and made oatmeal with whatever else was in the kitchen.

apple oats

I ended up finding and apple, chopped and cooked in a small pot with a tiny bit of water and generous sprinkling of cinnamon until softened. Then I cooked up my oats in some almond milk, topped it with the apples and added some drizzly roasted almond butter. It’s been so long since I’ve had oats and it hit the spot!

Another morning I had some almond butter over a baguette that I picked up from L’atelier de Joël Robuchon which was preeeetty delicious.

baguette and almond butter

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if baguettes had the same nutritional value as broccoli? But its doesn’t. Womp womp.

And lunches have looked very much like this.

pret salad

Tuna and/or veggie salads from Pret. Both because it’s quick to eat and because lately it has seemed harder to eat a balanced diet. Lunch seems to be my best bet in sneaking in veggies.

Last night I left this scene behind and headed back to the airport for a midnight flight.

hk

And now I’m over half way to Rome (7 hours down – 6.5 more to go!) where I’ll be spending a night before taking the train over to Civitavecchia - the port for Rome – tomorrow to embark on our cruise. I’ll be publishing this once I touch down and find internet.

 I’m looking forward to some good italian food at one of my favorite restaurants here tonight and of course, gelato! I just hope I can stay up late enough for dinner since Hong Kong is 6 hours ahead of Rome and I can’t seem to settle on a timezone yet. Our plane lands a little after 7am so I still have a full day ahead of me. Must find some caffeine today!

I’ll try my best to continue to update, but I’m not sure how the whole internet situation is yet. So hopefully I’ll see ya sooner than later!

Do you get freaked out by turbulence?
What have you been eating for breakfast or lunch lately?

omelette and a trip

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Hey there! And a Happy Friday to you!

I feel like this week absolutely flew by, but it may just be the amount of stuff I’ve been having to take care of recently. And maybe the fact that Monday was a holiday.

Eats have been pretty random lately with a lot of dinners out, but I did manage to put together a lunch that reminded me how much I love eggs and how I can add just about anything to it and it still tastes awesome.

omelette

Leftover grilled corn, smoked turkey, and avocado with a couple dashes of cayenne makes for a heck of an omelette.

Anyways, I just wanted to pop in to say ‘hi!‘ before I officially leave the states for the majority of the summer. I’m heading to Hong Kong to work and I spent all day yesterday running errands and packing. Packing is one of my least favorite activities. That and unpacking. Fun stuff.

packing

I finally finished packing, along with all other last minute things that seem to pop up before a trip, around 2:30am and before I knew it, it was already time to get up. My first alarm went off way too soon this morning, but that tends to happen when you only get an hour of sleep, huh?  But it’s okay, because thats what long plane rides are for!

alarm

It was a little harder packing and fitting everything into my suitcase than I had anticipated because I have another trip scheduled that requires some different attire and threw off my packing a bit. A couple days after arriving in Hong Kong I’ll be heading off to Rome for a Mediterranean cruise through Italy, Turkey, and Greece. I can’t wait! 

aa

Thanks to my minimal sleep, I knocked out before my flight even took off and the next thing I knew the pilot was already announcing our arrival into San Francisco. I have a little more time to spare here before my connecting flight to Hong Kong this afternoon and I think a quick nap my just need to happen.

Cya from HK! 

What are your favorite omelette add ins?
Any summer plans?

bright breakfast + rice salad

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TGIF!

It was still dark out when I made breakfast this morning so I took the opportunity to add a little brightness to my day with something fruity.

breakfast 1

I doctored up the usual two ingredient pancake and used 1 mashed banana +  a little over 1/3 cup egg whites (about the equivalent of two whole eggs) + 1 tsp cinnamon + fresh blueberries and raspberries. Mixed and cooked it all in a greased pan on medium heat for about 5 minutes each side. I love it when the juices start to leak out of the fruit onto the pan and sizzle/caramelize yielding extra sweet flavors. I made sure to pick out the juiciest/plumpest berries out of the pint to use.

I wouldn’t exactly call this a pancake with the amount of egg that goes into it as it affects the texture. I’d say 30% pancake, 70% omelette.

fruit pancake

Spread with coconut oil, I ate half before heading to the gym for a group circuit workout and placed the remainder in the refrigerator to finish once I returned home.
I may have also made a drive by at Starbucks for an iced latte enroute home. Mmm.

breakfast 3 + coffee

I wasn’t sure what the pancake would taste like straight out of the fridge and cold, but I might actually like it more than the warm version. Which makes it perfect because then I can make it the night before and place it in the fridge for a easy breakfast/snack on the go. And now that it’s nearing summer, my coconut oil is getting to the liquified stage even at room temp so I can easily just drizzle it all over.

I’ve been using a ton of coconut oil lately because it’s at my favorite stage where it’s soft and spreadable at room temperature. Give or take a week and I’m sure it’ll be in a complete liquid state. It’s getting hot down here in Texas!

My morning was fairly busy so lunch came around quicker than expected.  My stomach alerted me that it needed food stat, so I came up with the quickest possible solution. Leftovers.

fried rice salad

I mixed my leftover salad bar box from last night’s trip to Whole Foods with heated up leftover fried rice and added in some freshly cubed avocado.

It might sound or look strange, but I actually really enjoyed it. The warm fried rice melted the avocado and wilted the greens a bit, bringing it all together for one awesome lunch.

Also enjoyed this afternoon was a Kate Bakes bar.

kate bakes bar

More about them next week, but let me tell ya, they’re delicious!

Wayy more so than the herbal meds I drank gagged down this morning. Holy blech. It’s getting harder and harder to drink them each day. I actually “forgot” to drink them yesterday so I need to make sure I get in that 2nd dose today for sure.

Guess I should go do that now…

Have an awesome weekend!

What did you have for breakfast this morning?
Do you enjoy your leftovers or would you rather have fresh food?