Lemonade's 'Avocado and Tomato Salad'

pic from brunch philly

I came across this salad in the Delta terminal at LAX at a place called 'Lemonade'. It's a restaurant in the Los Angeles area but until I tasted their food... I never would've cared. They have an amazing Avocado and Tomato Salad among 15 other choices of delicious salads. Avocado's are so good for your body, skin, and weight loss efforts due to their 'Mono Unsaturated Oils' and Vitamin E content among other things. This is my take on it:

Avocado and Tomato Salad

1 avocado
10-15 grape tomatoes, sliced in half
1/2 Lime or Lemon, Juiced
1 Tbsp. Balsamic Vinegar
1 tsp Olive oil
1/4 cup slivered almonds or pine nuts

Prepare the avocado: Cut the avocado in half and remove the pit (hit the pit with the sharp side of your knife and twist, the pit should come out easily). Use a kitchen spoon and scoop out the flesh. Cut the avocado into large cubes. Add the grape tomatoes to the bowl.

In a small bowl combine the Lime/Lemon juice, balsamic, and olive oil. Whisk with a fork until emulsified. Pour over the avocado mixture, add the nuts, and stir.

Raisinets

Sometimes I throw my inhibitions to the wind and inevitably grab a box of 'Raisinets'. Some may consider this a fail in diet; relapse is normal in 'dieting' right? Well I don't consider my 'diet' as 'dieting'. I consider this my healthy way of life and 80% healthy eating is balanced by 20% 'it's not so bad, eating'.  Did you know that Raisinets not only contain sugar but Bug Remnants? Don't freak out... it's in pretty much every candy that is shiny... aka confectioners glaze. You'd think that would stop me or stop the world but sadly that is the world we live in.

You may remember that I mentioned I was off sugar. I was/I am. But like I said I threw my inhibitions to the wind and indulged my tired mind and body and scooped up a pack at Walgreens. What goes up must come down and I'm off to the gym. To see what I'm doing there you can follow '@modeleats' on twitter. 

The Whiter the Bread the Quicker You're Dead

ya, ya, ya... but look what I made!

 sticky buns, pre second rise and pre oven.

 Cinnamon Swirl Bread... my agents loved this!

Ina Garden. Cinnamon Donuts.

This is primarily a cooking blog and I may have completely forgot to tell you about Ina Garden? I think I did. I met her, she said five words to me. Hip Hip! I made Ryan wait in line with me at Williams Sonoma but it was so worth it (for me); Her new book is wonderful! 

 Here she is uttering those five words.

 Here she is totally ignoring the fact that we were trying to get a picture with her. Rather, I was trying to get a picture with her.