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Weekend Recap – Three Days Three Places!

written by Parita 14 Comments

I’M HOME!  And it feels sooo good!

While Panama was amazing and a lot of fun, I was so ready to come home.  I missed my husband, I missed my bed, I missed my routine!

In true weekend recap style, here’s a little breakdown of my Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

FRIDAY (still in Panama)

I woke up around 6:45, changed into my workout gear, and headed to the gym.  After not exercising for four days, I was ready to move!

My team met at 9 am to debrief, discuss next steps, etc.  It was great to hear everyone’s perspectives.  Debriefs should really be baked into everything – work events, life events, everything!

We had a little bit of time between the meeting and dinner, so I hung out with a few of my colleagues in the open air.  We were in conference rooms all week, so it was nice to sit outside!

Around 6 pm, a small group of us met at Ruth’s Chris for drinks and dinner.  It always amazes me that steak houses have delicious vegetarian options.  I had a chopped salad, the asparagus and leek soup, and a few bites of broccoli gratin.  Oh and a Moscow Mule.  Oh and a few bites of the banana cream pie. YUM!

Elephant Piggy Banks

A couple of people on the team gifted me and my colleague Toni these little elephant piggy banks to say thanks for all of our work during the week

I pretty much crashed the second my head hit the pillow (the hotel beds were SO comfy!).

SATURDAY (airports)

My flight wasn’t scheduled to depart until 4:45 pm, so a colleague and I decided to explore the rainforest in the city (Parque Natural Metropolitano).  Well, our plan didn’t go quite the way we anticipated.  Apparently, Panama City was shutting down the water supply between 8 am – 5 pm.  We didn’t want to go hiking, get all sweaty, and not be able to shower before our flights.  So instead we enjoyed a leisurely breakfast and some time by the pool.

Even though my flight wasn’t until later, I headed to the airport with my colleague…at 11:30!  This was early, even for me!  But I (eventually) made it to Miami in one piece.  After clearing customs and all that, I still had another two hours until my next flight to Tampa.  SUCH A LONG DAY!

But I made it to Tampa just fine and eventually made it home.  It was so good to see Vishnu (who was half asleep by the time I made it back)!

And yet again, I crashed hard.

SUNDAY (home!)

Vishnu and I were in no hurry to start our day.  In fact, we stayed in bed and talked for a good hour before even attempting to be productive.  And productive in this case meant making a light breakfast, unpacking, and going to a late brunch/lunch.  Ha!

Mochas at Kahwa coffee

Later in the evening, we got ready and headed to a friend’s place to watch the Super Bowl.  The game wasn’t particularly exciting until the 4th quarter, but it was still fun to watch (mainly because of Fantasy Football and knowing what the heck was going on).

Vishnu made his “Doc Guac” for a little guac off with our friend Cara.  There was no conclusive winner but I thought both of them did a great job!

We were exhausted by the time we got home and crashed pretty hard (big surprise)!

Now that I’m back and not travelling again for another six weeks, I’m ready to get back into my routine – regular exercise, healthier foods, and more time with Vishnu!

Happy Monday!

Written on February 8, 2016 Related:Travel, Weekend, Work

Boiling Tempeh

written by Parita 14 Comments

Approximately forty-eight hours from now, I will be on a flight headed to Atlanta!  Smile  I’m so excited about this trip home… 

1. I get to see Vishnu after two months!
2. I get to see my parents!
3. I get to see all of my best friends, since we’ll all be home for a friend’s wedding!  REUNION!
4. I get to see Wicked!
5. I get to see one of my good friend’s marry her soul mate (another friend)! Red heart

So excited, I just can’t hide it! 

And because of this four day trip home, I’m trying to eat all of the perishable foods in my fridge so I don’t have to throw them away. 

When I opened my fridge tonight, my eyes automatically landed on the half used package of tempeh. I’m not the biggest fan of this protein, but because I HATE wasting food, I decided to suck it up and make it a part of my dinner.  I remembered Laura’s tip on boiling tempeh to remove the bitterness, so I looked up her method and got to work.

I broke the tempeh into small pieces and placed it all in a small saucepan that was set over medium heat.  I added 3/4 cups of water and one tablespoon of soy sauce and mixed everything together.  I then talked to my mom while the mixture boiled away.  I knew it was done cooking when most of the water had evaporated.

tempeh 002

Of course, curious little me had to taste test and see if the bitterness disappeared.  I must say, Laura’s tip really worked – it was 98% gone.  I happily tossed the tempeh into my salad.

tempeh 004

Tonight’s salad beast included spinach, avocado, tomato, tempeh, cheese curds (more on this later…I promise), and a drizzle of Annie’s Goddess dressing.  I. Am. Stuffed!

Off I go to do my most hated chore…fold laundry.  Bleh! 

Have a great night!

What are your thoughts on tempeh?  Love it, hate it, or somewhere in between?

Written on September 19, 2011 Related:Family, Food, Friends, Recipe, Uncategorized

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