July 20, 2011

A day on the Upper East Side

First, I must say, this is my new favorite nail polish color O.P.I Mod About You. It's bright, cute, pink and perfect for my day in Central Park.  

Today I wore my red, vintage, seagull-patterned sundress from Buffalo Exchange in Denver. Red is a perfect summer color and it always helps you stand out. 

I am a pescetarian (I don't eat any meat with the exception of occasional fish) and so I am always on the look out for vegetarian or vegan restaurants to fit my diet and taste. My favorite restaurant on the Upper East side, Candle Cafe. It is the first place I came to at the beginning of the summer. They serve all organic and vegan food, with amazing and unique combinations. My favorite thing about Candle Cafe is that even though it is vegan you do not feel like you're only eating soy products - like fake meats. At Candle cafe they pile on the veggies, the real wholesome goodies.   
They serve a variety of smoothies. My friend ordered this one, The Strawberry Splash, (Strawberries, Banana, Soy strawberry Ice Cream and orange juice.) 

Caylee drinking The Strawberry Splash.
Caylee ordered the Tuscan Lasagna (grilled zucchini, peppers and onions, tofu basil ricotta, tapioca cheese and seitan ragout topped with tomato sauce. Served with sauteed greens.)

I ordered one of the daily specials, The Thai Wrap (spicy peanut grilled tofu, black rice, rice beans, steamed greens, sauteed onions, peppers, cabbage and zucchini wrapped in a spinach tortilla served with edamame salad and spicy peanut dressing) I love, love loved the tofu, wrap and beans. I had never tried black rice until today, and it was probably one of my favorite things about the dish. The spicy peanut dressing was also key. I used it all up before I was even half way through my wrap. Though I wasn't too crazy about the consistency of the cabbage within the wrap, the dish was an overall success. It gave me a great amount of protein and I was extremely satisfied after.


A shot of a candle appropriately placed in the front window.

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