Daydreaming Of Yesterday : Food Fight Friday
Happy Friday my food flicking friends. I know I’m only posting once a week right now but it seems that Fridays are happening every other day. I swear time flies here and I know, I’m repeating myself weekly 🤷🏼♀️
How’s the clan today? Food Fight Friday is such a cool group of people. Apparently, I don’t get on Steemit for anyone else so you know they are Captain Super Cool.
Dandays and I are chillen in our Air B and B because our new location is huuuueee midddd. Hot is cool and all (you like what I did there) but this is sticky icky icky. I’m giving us a week to adjust and then we have to head on over to Panama. Maybe that climate will offer a small reprieve but we aren’t counting on it.
For the past two weeks I’ve lifted my dietary restrictions and have consumed whatever I wanted. It was a delicious two weeks. Now I’m back on the health train watching everything I eat with the comforting notion that I’ll take a day off here and there a couple times a month. Do you know how exhausting it is to watch every single ingredient you consume? I have to read Ingredients in Spanish and deduce weather (because it’s so frikken hot) I can eat it. Usually, if I’m not 100% certain I put the item back and walk away.
Last week, however, I was on a glorious junk food tour mixed with a few healthy options 😉. Check it out…
Night one, landing in Golfito, Costa Rica and walking all of our stuff up several flights of stairs had us sticky sweaty and famished. We headed across the street from our pad to watch the sunset and eat something that I didn’t have to cook. My salad was perfect with just the right amount of papaya and pineapple but my French fries (that I’m trying to blur into the background) was where it was at for me. I dipped them in buffalo sauce and ketchup, not at the same time of course. Probably an every other fry type of rotation. 😋
Doesn’t that water look refreshing? I think it was sweating as much as we were. My God, my sweat sweats here but the view is always killer. We are still actively looking for a part of the coast where we can see the sun drop over the water without obstruction. Hard life, I know.
Earlier that day we stopped at a joint in Jaco for lunch/breakfast. By the time we got there I was beyond hungry. This Italian veggie Sammie looked good to me. We both got the same thing but I quickly added an açai bowl for us to share because why not 🤷🏼♀️? These things are my kryptonite.
I mean, look at that beaut… the only thing left after lunch was that flower and I’m not certain that @dandays didn’t sneak a bite before we left. Lunch was perfect plus it broke up our 5 hour drive.
I meant to get back on my diet the day after we got here but then I saw a sign…
It basically told me to go and have that falafel lunch from the only place you found within miles, at the restaurant that seemed to be the most fancy joint in Golfito. You read it that way too, right?! 🤷🏼♀️
At first, our server tried telling me they were out of falafel. I literally did one of these 🤦🏼♀️ and let out a defeated “nooooo”… but after a minute and a quick decision to only have French fries then, our server came to our table wearing a cape; like a hero he said I can have the falafel but it’ll take a few more minutes. No sweat (or maybe a little) I was in.
Dandays got his fish and chips while I occupied myself with water and Cajun spiced French fries. Not such a bad wait.
The plate looked gorgeous, and they came with a side of warm pita triangles. Dandays grabbed for some pita and made a quick hummus swipe before I could get a respectable fork full ready for the landing. I built a mini pita pizza bite with the triangles, hummus, half a falafel and some of that cucumber/tomato salad. It was good because I was anticipating it but not the best falafel I’ve had. In fact, it was much prettier than it was tasty but it did the trick.
We decided to hang for awhile because the breeze coming off of the water made being outside tolerable. Around 3:30 is when the sweat beads resisted the cool breeze, and decided to run down my neck anyway. It was time…
… blueberry, pineapple, smoothie time. I don’t think I’ve ever downed a smoothie faster. I must admit, it was even slightly embarrassing the way I slurped that ish gone in 2.5 seconds. It cooled me down for a second but then it was time to skedaddle.
Today, I write from day 2 of my stupid diet. Can you tell I’m thrilled about it? It’s probably more of a carb withdrawal attitude I have or maybe it’s the sugar talking but whatever it is, it has me feining for more than this…
I desperately tried to make fathead dough by suggestion of @birdsinparadise, so I could make toast and spread avocado on it, but it turned out more like cheese discs than bread. It was the last of my coconut flour too and I can’t get any of that all the way down here… big booooo ! I’m going to go sip my water and think about all of the yummy foods I can’t eat now.
Happy @foodfightfriday friends and I’ll be over at your page checking everything out shortly. Thanks for going on a food tour with me today.
Pura Vida ✌️
Hey, @puravidaville.
More roughing it I see. I feel for you both. Well, for you, I do, because of the diet. I probably should do some carb withdrawals of my own, though. As soon as I can take a photo of a tall glass of water sitting in front of a warm ocean, I will lower the carbs, too. :) How's that? :)
I do really actually enjoy these food tours. The food and the views all look great to me. You should show off where you are as much as you can. Costa Rica looks like a great place to be, heat and humidity perhaps aside.
Costa Rica: Where even your sweat sweats. :)
I totally caved last night and made some nice cream from frozen banana, frozen pineapple, and coconut milk cream 😋. It was delightful- I think I need fruits back in my life so for now I’m eating whatever I want. Hopefully I’m not crying about it in another week or two 🤦🏼♀️
Haha, the sweat does sweat here. I take pics and would like to show off where we are more by it’s tough to sit stationary and actually put together a post. I also don’t know if my foodie friends might get slightly annoyed about all of the adventure posts- it sometimes feels like “paradise pie” over killl. Maybe I’ll try and get a little more out there. I’m glad you don’t mind the food tours. They are fun for me as well. Always nice chatting with you @glenalbrethsen 😉
Wow. All that looked sooooo good. The view wasn't too bad either I bet.
This summoned a belly laugh as I do this to my wife on just about everything she orders and she hates it. But I just can't resist.
Hahaha… he knows I hate it too. I think I hate sharing my food in general. Haha… he does it when I’m queuing up a picture too. It’s his only opportunity to get a bite in I suppose 🤷🏼♀️ Thanks for stopping by @intothewild.
where did you dig up all that nasty food you guys have been eatin’.... the dumpster behind McDonald’s. I mean C’mon!! Do you realize how good that is for your health? All packed with good vitamins, minerals and other good stuff. You might want to get to a doctor and get some blood work done to make sure that you aren’t...too healthy... :wink:wink.
I approve all the photos but not the humidity. You can take that humidity and shove it. I will take that dry heat any day!!
Haha… I know, we eat like a couple of starving artists over here. I just made these delicious amygdalota cookies which are Greek almond cookies and they turned out so yum. I didn’t document it so Dandays is “forcing” me to make another batch for Steemit purposes. It’s been a while since I’ve posted a recipe. Not everything we eat is super healthy, I mean you saw those French fries right?!? 😋
Off the diet and eating whatever makes you heart content, well for a while anyway. Each and every pic of the different meals look delicious and the background in every photo looks even more appetizing. Hope all is well and may your adventure continue to satisfy your appetite for adventure.
Starting to warm up in this neck of the woods also, no humidity though.
The temp got up to a very comfortable 49 degrees the day I boiled the sap for the first batch of maple syrup, had to break out the shorts and t shirt.
Oh my God, shorts and a tee and that much snow on the ground. …Where are you at with that maple cooking? You know it’s food fight Friday material, right?! Yep, the diet is gone… I’m over it. Hopefully I don’t kill myself in all of the goodies I’ve been abstaining from. The food here is good. The fish is fresh and I like that a lot. We don’t have access to all of the fruits and veggies one would think though. We basically have a few really tasty staples like pineapple, mango, zucchini, tomatoes… not a lot of root veggies, not a lot of berries, not a lot of variety. I suppose the view makes up for it 🤷🏼♀️
It’s good to see you drop a line @thebigsweed! Maybe we’ll see you in the ring next week … (nudge, nudge).
Awww ya just chillin’. Ha ha ha. Gotta get that vitamin D when you can right. Lol.
Man oh man...those fries look killer! I'm trying to feel bad for you but those views @puravidaville, wow! Hot huh? Remember humidity is so wonderful for the complexion...it'll take ten years off of you...although then you'll be about 5 right? hehe jk So glad you had a little food vacation, although if you're like me, I end up feeling better when I eat "leaner" Love your personal pic ;) I've got to try the avo toast, looks amazing! Another great fff presentation from you guys! Blessings all the way to CR
I was just telling Dandays how good my skin feels. Haha
I’m totally off my diet now but I’m back to eating good foods. Fries are yum and all but avocados are much better for me. Plus, when I eat well I feel well or at least I feel better. Try the avocado toast, you won’t be sorry. I wish I had never tried it actually, I’m totally addicted now. Haha. Blessings to you and your family @birdsinparadise. Your family unit seems really lovely with all of the good food, tennis playing and baby googling. Enjoy the rest of your weekend my friend 😉
So much of delicious food my Dear Puravidaville; I am glad you enjoyed it all. To bad you have such a bad humidity. I don't like that neither; I guess this would be the time fr me to return to Canada, although, we are going to have humid here too at summertime.
It’s actually micro climatic here, meaning when we were in Guanacaste it was just hot. We are used to heat so no problem. Now we are all the way down by the Panamanian border in a gulf and it’s humidity like we haven’t experienced in Costa Rica before. I’d bet it’s just down here. Come to Guanacaste Province, it’s mich better in my opinion.
I see and I will keep that in mind. So why are you going to Panama than?
We have some business there. It’ll only be a short trip, 1 maybe 2 days and then we’ll be back. Can’t wait to be back up in Guanacaste :)
Oh I see! Well good luck and stay cool 😂
We will try. It’s so humid here that we don’t even want to go outside, let alone take a bus into Panama. I suppose it’ll make for a good post though. 🤷🏼♀️
We had pile of snow last night if that makes you feel any better, lol. But most of it is melted already. Thank God. Why can we just have a happy medium? 😂
Haha… we are never satisfied 🤦🏼♀️
Dang that second set of fries looks good, even just in that small teaser of a peek! But I think you definitely got me on the acai bowl this time. I could totally grub on that bowl of goodness. I might just have to make a yummy bowl of nice cream this weekend after looking at that. I've got some little violets growing all over the backyard I can garnish with to make it look that fancy. 🤣
Glad you got to enjoy some unrestricted grub for a bit, but hope the withdrawals fade quickly for you and you can stock back up on the good ingredients you need again soon! Stay cool my friend!
Haha… those Cajun fries were life right there. So good 😋. I love French fries. Ordering salads with a side of fries is not unusual for me. 🤷🏼♀️I have some bananas and fresh pineapple in the freezer as we speak to have my first go at nice cream. I currently have any toppings to brag about but I bet it won’t matter in this weather. Show me a pic of yours and I’ll show you a pic of mine 🤡
Sugar is the craziest drug, like nothing else I’ve ever known. Even after 6 months of not having any my cravings were intense. That could also be the bad the stuff in my gut but still. Any tips on staying cool in this humidity? I now you’re kind of a pro…
I don't know that I ever fully acclimate to the humidity! Haha, I just end up hanging out in the AC a lot. I've heard that drinking hot beverages is supposed to help, but I think it's supposed to help make you sweat which cools you down. I don't like sweating unless I'm working out. 🤣
Dang I got busy and didn't get to make anything for a sweet treat! Boohoo! At least I did stick some strawberry mango steel cut oats in the slow cooker, so breakfast for the week is taken care of!
Strawberry mango oats sounds delicious. I just blended up some frozen banana, pineapple, mango, coconut milk into a nice and pretty nice cream. I think I threw a few strawberries in there too 😋. I’m so hooked 🤦🏼♀️
This was the bowl I made us for breakfast, I don’t think I got a pic of the bowl I made tonight. I don’t know what took me so long to get on board with these delicious little treats.
Hot beverage? I’ve heard that too but it doesn’t ever seem appealing while in the grips of the heat. It’s definitely a double shower day type of place, and I permenantly feel sticky 🥶. I don’t like the stickiness of it all. Haha
Oooh, that looks good! Are those macadamias on top, too? I am running low on some bananas, but hopefully I can hit the store this week when they put the brown ones out on sale. Those are the best for nice cream! I'm sucking down a matcha green smoothie right now, but it's not quite as yummy as some tropical nice cream sounds. ;)
A matcha green smoothie sounds pretty good over here. I actually wish we had access to more berries and stuff but I guess that’s very “spoiled” sounding of me, isn’t it?!? Yes, macadamia nuts grown right here in Costa Rica and only 6-8 bucks a bag 🤦🏼♀️ I use them sparingly to say the least and now where we are I don’t think I could find them if I tried. I have one bag left in the fridge that’s unopened. I think it’ll stay that way for a while.
Look what I found!!!
https://veganlovlie.com/crustless-no-bake-rutabaga-swede-pie/
It's totally going down tomorrow. I still have 2 of those beauties left from the farmers market that are pie-ready!
I’m so jelly! I bet it turns out so so good. Yum, I can almost taste the cinnamon and spices now. Looking good @plantstoplanks- get you some!
I very much injoyed.
Dope.
He’s the man- a legend, a prophet! Love me some Tupac. Thanks for sharing @weirdheadaches :)
Great looking food @puravidaville. I was in Costa Rica week before last and though about you. Everywhere we went, we saw or heard Pura Vida, good life or simple life. That you and @dansday are doing. Enjoy!!!
I was hoping to catch you in Costa Rica @paleotwist. Life here is much simpler, we love it. I do prefer the dryer heat up on the north coast over where we are now though. The beach is a must because I’m such a beach bum. But good news, since we are relegated to staying under air conditioning I’ve been creating some yummy recipes. Soon to come to the blog after I get some photos :).
It’s good to have you back friend! Pura Vida 😉
"Fridays" every other day, lol. Im still reading.
Haha… I like your commenting style dude 🤡