food (after)

brussel sprouts sauteed with bacon and onions

organic chicken stuffed with meyer lemons, onions, and herbs 

the art of simple food by alice waters.... great book.

(thanks, leif) 

the salt suite

i kept hearing about the salt suite through word of mouth and figured i'd check out the website and see about it for myself. the first session is free and so of course as soon as i knew that i called and made an appointment for matt and i to go. it's typically $45 for 45 minutes.

i told christalyn about it and she also decided to go with us. (BY THE WAY.... i'm going to be an aunt! i'm ecstatic. christalyn and iam are pregnant and due in august! figured i'd finally break the news out. can't wait to hang out with a baaaaabbbbyyyy.)

so anyhow, on friday we headed over for the last spot at 5:30. the 3 of us shared the salt suite with one other guy( who comes 3x a week.)there are 7 chairs inside. the owner came in the room and explained the deal to us. they shipped over 24,000 lbs of salt from the dead sea to create the salt room. the walls are covered and so are the floors. it felt like sand. very very dry sand. they make sure to keep the room as dry as possible and say it's more sanitary than a hospital.  you have to wear socks and you can sit or lay in your comfy chair for 45 minutes reading, relaxing, or napping.

halotherapy helps you breathe better and it can help with ailments such as; asthma, bronchitis, cold/flu, cough, allergies, sinusitis and skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis.

i felt extremely relaxed during our session. the lights were dimmed, music was playing, and i just read and practiced some breathing exercises through my nose(holding one nostril closed while inhaling through the open nostril 6 times and vice versa)

they also have a kids salt room which is super cute, yoga classes that also have dry salt air blowing throughout the room, and they hold workshops often.



















i definitely recommend checking it out, especially if you have any conditions you want help with. there's not much to be skeptic about :) considering the first time is free and all....

TEA TIME

food porn, atleast for me

(before)

they should date

south florida is standing with open arms

emily(who we met abroad in prague) came to visit her friend in north palm beach this weekend and decided why not stay with us for a few days as well...on saturday nite drew, matt, and i met up with her and her friend quinn at little munich in lake worth to drink some czech beer, catch up, and play a game of pool. was nice!

on monday emily took the tri-rail down to delray. i picked her up and we went and had some lunch outside since it was an absolutely beautiful day. then i headed to work. i got home around 8 and grabbed emily so we could go eat some dinner. food is life. i want to take her somewhere that had great food, so sweet water it was. then we went home and waited for matt and drew to get off their double shifts and hung out there for the rest of the nite. earlier in the day while i was at work, emily walked around atlantic ave. and ended up at coffee district where she bought 3 big beers for us all to share that nite.

on tuesday we went to brooklyn bagels for brunch(which is pretty awesome!) and then spent a couple of hours at a park reading some mags, playing some frisbee, and best of all.... relaxing. later on we ate some cheese fondue with drew and then proceeded to dada for some more food and drinks. another gorgeous weather nite in florida.... i hope it continues. after dada we went back home and drew and emily drew some silly things and we chilled drinking the last of the beer that emily got at coffee district for everyone.

this morning i dropped emily off at the train station. we made some breakfast, went to get my car tinted and whole foods for groceries, then came home to prep dinner. we marinated some wild sockeye salmon in maple syrup and soy sauce with garlic and ginger. and made a big salad with a homemade miso lemon dressing.  now we're at coffee district. matt is applying for grad school and i'm updating this thing. soon we're off to go play tennis and sprint and then it's dinner time.

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lunch

brooklyn bagels serve iced coffee cubes.... best. 

delicious bagel 

potato pancake

coffee kegs?

park day

game nite... emily and drew are cwazy. 

frittata

egg frittata recipe

• 1 large shallot
• 1 small zucchini
• 4 thin spears of asparagus
• half a green bell pepper
• feta, crumbled
• raw sharp cheddar, chopped or grated
• fresh dill and chives
• jalapeno hot sauce 
• butter/coconut oil 
• 6 large organic eggs
• salt/pepper

1. preheat oven to '450f. 
2. sautee veggies in butter and coconut oil for 5 minutes and then set aside on a plate.
3. add whisked eggs into the same pan with some more butter and make sure to tilt the pan while using a spatula to take up the sides and getting rid of most of the liquid egg on top, about 5 minutes.
4. put the veggies back on top off the egg and  some dashes of hot sauce
5. put in the oven for about 5 minutes, then add the cheese and put back in for 1 minute or until puffy 
6. sprinkle with fresh herbs
7. slice up and enjoy with more jalapeno hot sauce!