TGIF! I actually didn’t leave work til late today because I got caught up in a few things, which was lame. When I got home I had a snack of 1/2 cup Fiber 1 and 2 oz Almond milk, while catching up on my ’stories’, i.e. the past two weeks of Ugly Betty.
Cereal and milk is kind of my downfall - in my less health-concious days, I’ve been known to plow through entire boxes in a single day. I have to be really careful and only have small portions or I can get carried away. Snack is 69 calories, 25g carbs, 2g fat, 2g protein.
So I did man up and had dinner with my friend Ellen tonight at a Vegan/Organic restaurant in the village called Angelika’s Kitchen. The wait was insanely long, and I was getting a little crabby towards the end, since my snack was so small and I was hungry! But when we finally got seated I perked right up! The menu was huge, but I wanted to focus on the daily specials, because they’re special. 
I had two small plates for dinner. The first was a wheatberry salad with tons of veggies, including carrots, avocados, broccoli, and onion. The menu description was really long, and I don’t remember it all, I’m sorry! But it was amazingly delicious.
I also had the walnut-lentil pate with crudites and crisps. It was also really good.
The wheatberry salad was definitely the winner, but both were amazingly great. I had about 3/4 of the wheatberry salad, and most of the pate and all but 2 of the crisps.
As soon as I walked in, I saw these amazing pieces of cake floating around the restaurant. When I found out they were coconut cake, I knew a slice was going to be mine. Luckily Ellen was willing to split a piece:
The middle layer was a date filling that was really delicious. Unfortunately the cake was very dry, and the frosting and date filling were the best part. I had half, but I shouldn’t have had so much because I didn’t really like the cake part. I’m estimating this dinner at 600 calories.
Tomorrow I’m headed out to Conneticut for a family event. The plan is to wake up early and hit the gym before a 10 AM train out to the country. :P I’m going to try to blog before I leave, but if I’m in too much of a rush, I’ll give you all a recap when I come home. Night!
Haha I think a lot of people feel like they could eat and eat cereal! I know it’s happen to me recently! It’s just one of those comforting foods I guess?
Oh and that wheatberry salad looks fab!
(First time visitor, nice blog!!)
Thanks glidingcalm!! Definitely is a comfort food for me…reminds me of saturday morning cartoons and pajamas and all sorts of warm fuzzies. That wheatberry salad tasted even better than it looks, swoon…. I’m def going to go back!
Thanks so much for your kind word about the blog - hope you keep reading and commenting!
i LOVE angelika kitchen. the walnut lentil pate is one of my favs.
Betsy, I really had fun, but the wait was insane!! I’ll definitely try to make reservations next time I go back.
Hi, You (and betsy and all other new yorkers) should try Josie’s. It is also organic and very delicious. It’s on the UWS.
Hey Melinda,
I’ve been there! You’re right, it is totally awesome. I also love Pure Food and Wine, have you tried that place?
I love love love angelika kitchen! The wait is always super long, though.
Grrr…next time I’m gonna go back I’m going to put down my name, leave and come back. Totally worth the wait.