Fiesta breakfast

As you may (or may not) have noticed, my bold resolution to try and attend most of the flow yoga classes at my YMCA has been a total bust.

I just couldn't get myself to go. Usually this lack of follow through would really bother me. I would be awash in guilt and self-criticism.


But I decided to try a different tact. I sat down and thought about what I really wanted. If you are anything like me, this is a fairly novel concept.


I decided what I really wanted was to NOT go to the yoga classes at the Y. Yes, most of them are just fine and a couple of the teachers are OK. But when I walk into a class I always feel like I am practicing yoga in my high school gym.

Anyone else hate their high school gym? [source]

All in all, it is not the yoga experience I have been craving.


I want to walk into the room and get a feeling like this:

Ahhh, nice and calm. [source]

After all that draining brain work I needed sustenance.

I grilled up one chicken and apple sausage and put a bunch of broccoli and green beans into the steamer.


When the sausage and veggies were done, I tossed them into a skillet with 1/2 cup of cooked brown rice, 2 chopped scallions, 2 Tbsp of salsa and 1/2 tsp of taco seasoning.

A great breakfast bowl that was heavy on the veggies, light on the rice and medium on the protein.

I am off to gather up all my yoga clothes and hit the laundry!


Happy Wednesday!

I just couldn't resist

Tacos carnitas

Today I was out doing errands and when noon time rolled around I drove right by what is quickly becoming my favorite food truck.

Cruz Elena Catering Truck

 The food always smells so wonderful I just had to stop.

What did I choose today? Tacos Carnitas.

The tacos were piled high with crispy pork, cilantro and onion. At first, the flavors seemed a bit dull but then I decided that salsa plays such a big roll in the food here - maybe the taco is intended to be eaten with the salsa.

Luckily, this time I grabbed a takeaway container of the red tomato salsa.

When the taco was smothered in the salsa, all of the flavors came together and it tasted wonderful.

Some might have found the pork a little on the dry side, but I found that is was a refreshing change from the usual tacos carnitas that are dripping with fat. 

The chips were just as light and crunchy as I remembered them.

The red tomato salsa was a bit hotter than last time but I suppose that is to be expected when the salsa is made fresh daily.

There was a generous serving of meat in each taco. I ordered three but I should have only ordered 2. They were so big I was stuffed after just 2 tacos. 

I hope everyone is having a great Friday. Mine has been nice and mellow so far. The dogs constant circling for the hour I did my yoga dvd apparently exhausted them and they are snoring on the bed:-) Ahhh, blissful momentary peace.


 

Food truck love

I was intending to go to the store this morning and pick up the necessary ingredients to make my second attempt at dry sauteed string beans but today I could not resist the siren call of this:

Cruz Elena Catering Truck

This is the food truck I have been meaning to try for a long time.

I have been curious about this truck because there always seems to be a big line of people.

Today I decided to try it out.

They have an impressive selection of drinks which I loved.

They even had aloe juice. I really like it when food trucks have healthy drink options. 

The menu is not huge - which I think is a very good sign. From my experience, food trucks that have a huge menu rarely focus on the quality of their food.

I was a bit confused by the choices at first but there was a really nice guy (who acts as the cashier) who was incredibly helpful.

I ended up getting a chicken burrito (hold the sour cream).

Chicken burrito, homemade chips with red salsa and pasta salad.

 
The burrito was huge! I got all of the above plus a drink and the total came to $7 - an amazing deal if you ask me!


When the women asked me if I wanted the pasta salad I said no. But the cashier guy told me, "You should get the pasta salad - it is really delicious!" I decided to go for it.


I was really surprised by the pasta salad. I expected it to be heavy and sweet. Instead it was light and filled with crunchy vegetables - very nice.


The next surprise was the homemade chips and salsa.

Homemade chips (my guess on the homemade part - I am going to ask next time).

Red tomato salsa, green tomato salsa and jalapeno peppers in vinegar.

I tried the red tomato salsa and I can tell you it was a definite winner. You could taste the slight sweetness of very fresh and ripe tomatoes and it had a nice mild heat with a spicy kick at the end.

The chips were not at all greasy and they had a nice corn flavor.


The only downside to the chips and salsa was that I could have eaten a vat of them, seriously, an entire vat. And I wanted to swim in the salsa - with more of the chips:-)


I am kicking myself right now because I said no when the woman asked me if I wanted to take home a small container of the salsa.


Then I dug into the burrito.

This burrito was packed with big chunks of succulent chicken and not just plain old broiled chicken but chicken that looked like it had been marinated in spices. The burrito was light on the cheese which I loved but I think the best part of the burrito was the beans.


The beans were creamy and buttery and incredibly delicious. They really just melted in your mouth.


And instead of relying on chopped tomatoes or more salsa to punch up the flavor, like most burritos, this one had wonderfully seasoned rice and lots of fresh chopped cilantro for a nice herbal bite.

From looking at their business card (they gave me one when I went back to take pictures - of course, this was after I had gobbled down the burrito :-) it doesn't look like they have a website. 


They really need to get one - as soon as possible - this kind of great food should have a huge following.