Hello! I will start off with the winner of the EasyLunchbox giveaway!
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106
Timestamp: 2010-04-09 14:00:00 UTC
The winner is….
Kristen! “I would love love this lunchbox because I work full time as a nanny and have my breakfast and lunch while I’m working. I would use this lunchbox for any concoction I make!! =)”
Congrats! Please e-mail me your address so I can ship out your prize!!
Thursday Eats
Yesterday morning before the gym I was a little hungry so I reached into my bar drawer and found one of these:
It was about to expire at the end of April so good thing I found it! I had half before the gym and then half after. I also had some more Click Espresso!
For lunch I went to Hale and Hearty and made a salad.
It contained cucumbers, carrots, goat cheese, garbanzo beans, and broccoli with low-fat carrot ginger dressing.
After work I had plans to meet a blog reader named Jenna at Core fusion and then have dinner! She is visiting New York from London for the week. She tweeted me a few days ago and told me she tried Core Fusion because of my blog and thought it was the most amazing class! We decided to take the class together before she left for London! Unfortunately she did not make it to the class in time last night. I didn’t know what she looked like so during the whole class I was staring down each girl trying to figure out if it was her! Even though she missed class, she was nice enough to wait for me in the hotel lobby after class so we could still have dinner!!
We decided to try a vegan restaurant called Sacred Chow. It was sad that Jenna knew her way around New York way better than me and she lives in London! I felt better when she told me that she used to live in New York! I loved listening to her talk because of her amazing accent!! She said she discovered my blog from SHAPE Magazine and has been reading ever since! So cool! She is starting her own vegan bakery in London!! I plan to be the first to try out her baked goods 
Jenna was at Sacred Chow once before and recommended the Vegan Caesar salad. I had to get it out of curiosity!
It was delicious! It was even better than a normal fattening Caesar salads! I have no idea what they used for the dressing but it was amazing. The croutons were little bread bites. MMM.
I also got the Hummus Salad Hero * Hummus of the day, shredded beets, carrots, Dijon vinaigrette, and our own blend of mixed greens, Served on toasted whole wheat french baguette* w/Chow slaw, pickle
This was also wonderful! The whole wheat baquette was warm and soft and covered in delicious hummus. I loved the “chow slaw” too! I guess it was shredded carrots and cabbage with a really good seasoning.
Jenna got the Mama’s Soy Meatballs * Meatballs w/ a Sicilian sauce
How good does that look?? Yum! I would definitely go back there! We talked forever and had a great time!
After dinner I got caught up in some drama at Penn Station! I was waiting in line to use the restroom and all of the sudden a gay guy runs into one of the stalls. This woman starts screaming at him saying he needs to get out of the ladies bathroom! The woman runs out to grab a cop!
Meanwhile this woman behind me in line says to me, “You mean to tell me there was a stall open and you didn’t go in??:
I said, “Um I didn’t see one open.”
She said,”Next time I’ll go right in.”
I said,”No one came out so I had no idea it was open. If you saw it, you could have said something to me!!”
She kept fighting me with and next thing you know the cop comes running in and starts yelling at the guy in the stall. I decided it was time to leave the bathroom because it got too scary for me. The guy’s boyfriend was outside of the bathroom telling him to come out. The cop comes out holding the guy in handcuffs. The boyfriend tries to follow them and the cop says, “Where do you think you’re going? Your friend is going to jail. Go home and drink a coke and watch the butterflies.”
Yeah crazy. I guess maybe the guy was doing drugs in the girls bathroom. Never go to Penn Station after 10:00. All of the crazies come out! Other than that it was a great night and I made it home fine! Now I am ready for the weekend! I have a bridal shower, birthday, and blog brunch so it should be fun!
1) Are you doing anything exciting this weekend?
2) Do you want to guest blog for me next week while I’m on vacation? Let me know!
Have a good weekend!
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what the WHAT!?! dude, thats craziness!!!
i def need to go to sacred chow.
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What a cool meetup! Both meals look fabulous.
I love crazies! I need to get myself to Penn Station.
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That is craziness….Penn Station is always nuts though haha.
I’d love to guest post
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That restaurant sounds yummy! The funniest/craziest things happen in NYC! I love it! And this weekend I am running an ultramarathon tomorrow and having a blog meetup sunday (I think you’re coming?)! Happy weekend!
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Missy Reply:
April 9th, 2010 at 12:42 pm
I’ll be there! Can’t wait to meet you!
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Wow there are some interesting people in NYC huh?!! Your weekend sounds like so much fun. I have my friend’s bachelorette party tomorrow – hope to imbibe lots and lots of bubble gum vodka.
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Wow, there are some colorful people in NYC!! haha
I’m going to my first body pump class tonight, then meeting Ms. Crunches for Cupcakes for pizza Sunday!
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I have never been to a vegan restaurant, it looks so good though! That’s so cool that you got to meet up with Jenna from London!
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That is CRAZY… you have some awesome stories chica!
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I can guest blog for you if you like.
that is some crazy penn station drama – Only In NY…
that vegan place must go on the list of places MMM have to visit! Our list is getting LOOOONG! i might need to get another job LMAO
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Congrats the winner!!!! (((((kicking rocks all the way home))))))
OMG that story is nuts! hahahaha
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Oh my gosh! That is scary at first, but then it is just hilarious. Only in NYC.
Next time I am in the city I totally want to hit up Sacred Chow!!!
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Hi Missy! Love your blog. I’m a fairly new blogger (on my personal blog, that is, but I’ve blogged for work for about a year) but if you’re still in need, I’m happy to guest post for you! Let me know and we can discuss some topics I’ve thought of.
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wow, that’s two blocks from my office, I will have to check it out. yum
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hahahaha SO true. nothing good ever happens in penn after 10pm. it’s a shit show there during the day so after hours is insane. i rode the train home in the middle of the day the other afternoon with a serious creep stat conductor.
aww love your dinner date! let’s have one there
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That’s crazy! I can’t believe the cop said go chase some “butterflies”, what an a-hole!
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Ugh homophobic cops make me so angry. Just because you’re in the NYPD does not give you the right to act like an asshole to people who you deem “different”.
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yum! those salads look delicious!
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Hey lady, I’m able to guest post if you like
Wow, that lady was horrible!! I’m glad you just got out of there!
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Gah, crazy story!! I get so shaken up when that sort of thing happens in public. I’m a baby, haha.
Those vegan eats look BOMB! I like how they veganized “normal” food, like caesar salad and meatballs. That’s my kind of food
I’d love to do a guest post if you’d like. Just lemme know
xoxo
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haha, any food place late at night is pretty crazy, I’ve learned. Funny story.
That vegan restaurant sounds fabulous. I want to try that vegan meatball!!! Yum. It does look so good.
I tried the Bear Naked granola for the first time this week, and really liked it. I will now seek out those bars to try!! I will admit though, Nick still likes my granola better. SCORE!! IT’s about time he loves something I made
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Sounds like you and Jenna had an amazing time together!
And, holy YUM! I´m so jealous of your eats at that vegan restaurant! Everything looked SO GOOD..
Have a great Sunday, Missy!
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
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That vegan salad looks so delicious!! I love trying out new restaurants.
I have some crazy subway stories too! Some people are just way too rude!! You just have to laugh it off and be thankful you don’t have a personality like them! Haha
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I LOVE Sacred Chow! We’ve got to go to brunch there sometime!!
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haha wow, thats a crazy storY! I will never be in penn station past 10 pm thats for sure!
thats so nice that a reader got in touch with you and read from SHAPE mag!! that must have felt so amazing for her to reach otu to you!
the dinner looks so delicious…whole wheat baguettes are my weakness, at panera bread I start droolign thinking about the fresh baguettes!!!
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Hello,
I was in New York with my sister visiting my dad. We arrived April 3rd at night and left early April 9th. It was fantastic and my 2nd time in New York. I’d gone 15 years ago so didn’t remember a whole lot. It was great to explore the city of Manhattan and my sister and I just about walked the whole city in the short time we were there.
This restaurant sounds divine and one I’d like to try if I visit again. I found every place I went to New York was divine and there were so many other foods places I wish I’d had time for. I loved it and can’t wait to visit again. Thanks for posting about all your adventures.
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Food Network is my comfort TVany show- any time.
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