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You are here: Home / Lifestyle / Hara Hachi Bu

January 3, 2009

Hara Hachi Bu

We had a great time at the movie with Karen. Valkyrie was actually really good (and I don’t like action/war movies). Well, it was really good until the end – and if you know how WWII ended then you know what happens. It was such a downer! But in the first 80% of the 2 hours, a really good movie.

We took some snacks to the movie – some trail mix and a Z-bar for me if I needed them and a bag of spicy popcorn that we got last Christmas for the husband. I had about 1.5 cups of the popcorn and about 2 tbsp of the trail mix –

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We came home and pittered around on our computers this afternoon. If you see some changes on the blog – wacky themes or layouts – don’t panic!! I am playing around a bit with themes, but I promise I won’t do anything extreme or too busy and if I do end up sticking with a theme, I’ll make it as familiar as possible with fonts, colors, etc. as soon as I can. My hope is to eventually find a new layout that would allow me to built a more user friendly recipe section and use more of my photos on the homepage – rather than hiding them in the Tribute To Oats page! It might end up a little busier, but I hope also more beautiful and user friendly. Feedback (nicely stated!) is always welcome.

I was hungry for lunch around 4:30 so I had a small hummus + red pepper sandwich –

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Along with a bowl of green yogurt + pumpkin butter + crumbled egg nog scuffin

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And tea

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Michelle + Ben arrived around 7:15 and we all headed up town to Pewter Rose for a feast. Thank you so much guys for treating us with the gift certificate! We decided the best way to approach dinner was to get a bunch of small plates to share. They were all fantastic!!

I started with a glass of Petit Syrah –

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We started with appetizers: calamari (with amazing lemon tarter sauce and olive pesto) and the hummus plate, which I forgot to take a photo of but it looks like the one I had this day: Look Ma, No Fuel!

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My appetizer plate:

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Then we had our “main courses”: Mussels in garlic white wine herb broth, eggplant cigars (fried), and shrimp quesadillas.

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My plate (shared bread and eggplant with husband) – plus 1 quesadilla triangle. I also shared a few big gulps of this Red Oak with him, one of my favorite beers!

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Then came our cheese course – honey + nut baked brie with homemade crackers!! The husband and I shared about a third of this – I had 2-3 big bites of brie on cracker.

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And before we could pass it up, there were two desserts to finish off our meal – Quatro Leches Cake and a Chococlate Truffle.

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Our shares – plus a bite more of the leches, which was exceptional! The icing was marshmallow!!

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After all of that, I am as the Okinawans say: Hara hachi bu – “80% full.” Today was a perfect example of intuitive eating for me. I felt like I ate everything I wanted in portions that satisfied without overdoing it. (Well, the brie was a bit much 😉 )

What a fun day filled with friends!!

Tomorrow we have zero plans. Well actually I have some plans, but nothing obligatory:

  • Sleeping in
  • Morning yoga
  • Oatmeal + coffee
  • Fun times
  • CardioFunk in the evening

See y’all then!

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  1. Mel says

    January 3, 2009 at 10:42 pm

    Your dinner looks amazing, especially the desserts!

    Enjoy your day of relaxing tomorrow. 🙂

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  2. Molly says

    January 3, 2009 at 10:48 pm

    haha, I always bring my own snacks to the movies too!

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  3. Marianne says

    January 3, 2009 at 11:03 pm

    Mmmm…marshmallow icing! Yum!

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  4. Shelby says

    January 3, 2009 at 11:20 pm

    Fabulous lunch, Kath!

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  5. andrea andrea's eats says

    January 3, 2009 at 11:27 pm

    Hey. Glad you enjoyed your sat and had fun at the movies. Your dinner looks good. My fiance and I went out to dinner with friends too tonight.

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  6. Lisa says

    January 3, 2009 at 11:31 pm

    Baked brie is delicious – and super-easy to make. Just put a round on a big sheet of puff pastry, top with some fruit preserves, dried fruit, nuts, etc, and bake until golden. If I hadn’t been there, my boyfriend probably would have picked this up and eaten it like a big cheesy burger.

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  7. Oh She Glows says

    January 4, 2009 at 12:08 am

    Marshmellow icing….WOW

    Have fun with yoga tomorrow morning!

    Angela
    www.ohsheglows.com

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  8. Heather McD (Heather Eats Almond Butter) says

    January 4, 2009 at 12:34 am

    Tres leches cake is one of my favorites, but I’ve never had quatro leches – I bet it was so moist and good! Honey + nut baked brie – yum. What a great day of eats. Enjoy your day of zero plans tomorrow!

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  9. Sarah (lovINmytummy) says

    January 4, 2009 at 2:07 am

    I love that you put “fun times” on your todo list!

    Have you read the book, “Intuitive Eating?” I do think your day was a great example!

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  10. justjen says

    January 4, 2009 at 8:04 am

    I’m glad you said you liked the movie…I’ve been reluctant to see it but my boyfriend wants to. I hate movie with downer endings, though!

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  11. VeggieGirl says

    January 4, 2009 at 8:13 am

    Ooooh, Quatro Leches Cake & a Chocolate Truffle?? Yes, please!!

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  12. K says

    January 4, 2009 at 8:54 am

    Wow – what a great Saturday night!!

    Enjoy your Sunday 🙂

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  13. Bridget says

    January 4, 2009 at 8:56 am

    I like that you have “fun times” on your list for Sunday 🙂 Have a good one!

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  14. Meg says

    January 4, 2009 at 9:52 am

    What a wonderful day! Marshmallow icing sounds so yummy!

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  15. Mariposa says

    January 4, 2009 at 10:37 am

    that lunch and dinner looks amazing!! glad to hear you liked the movie, i’ve been wondering if i should go and see that!

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  16. Sami says

    January 4, 2009 at 10:48 am

    Kath,
    These last two posts have been good ones! I’ve become a stranger on your comments, but I’m still reading daily. I was just reminded of how much I do enjoy reading. Plus, I’ve ben dying to try those spooky kids Cliff Bars. Are they still selling them in stores? Have a happy new year!

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  17. Lee says

    January 4, 2009 at 10:53 am

    Yummy. I love mussels.

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  18. Kath says

    January 4, 2009 at 11:00 am

    Sarah (lovINmytummy),
    I own it and have read parts of it, but I do think I need to re-read it soon.

    Hi Sami !,
    I don’t know about the Z-bars these days, but I saw the Spooky ones at Trader Joe’s in the fall.

    K

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  19. Mara says

    January 4, 2009 at 11:33 am

    Gorgeous food… I want baked brie NOW!

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  20. Bree says

    January 4, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    That baked brie sounds so good, I have done the preserves thing as well as a roasted garlic one, but honey & nuts, I think I will have to try that!

    Reply

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