sarahfae | Weekend in the bay area, and raw food thoughts

I'm really excited(!) about the upcoming weekend trip that the Sis and I have planned! It's sort of a bitter sweet thing for me - since it'll most likely be the last BIG thing we'll be doing together before she moves across the country to live with the Mom and Step Dad. Screw you Virginia, you're taking my wonderful little sister away from me. Oh man, I'm gonna fall apart when that girl leaves. I think I'll need a girlie intervention or something.

Anyways...
We're going to San Fran (a quick trip), Saturday to Monday, to hang out in Golden Gate park, maybe check out the Zine fest, and see The Matches play their final farewell show at the Fillmore (our real reason for going to the city). Sis turned me on to the band very recently, more or less because of this song, but since listening to all of their fun and creative music I've really decided that I like them on many different levels. They're cute (heh heh). And sometimes you just have to throw away your music snobbery and enjoy cute/fun music. Just do it you snob!

So yeah, tonight I'll be doing the food prep for the trip, packing, and lots of cleaning.
I may not have any entries posted untilI return, but I will be bringing the lappy and camera...so if I can't sleep then you might hear from me.

Oh - almost forgot!
Here's a few simple raw food tips for traveling (for those of you who are beginners):

--- Stay in a hotel that has a fridge in the room. Make special note that most hotels who have refrigerators turn the temp gage all the way down (to be energy efficient), I learned this the hard way - when most of my food that I brought with me to Tahoe went bad. Check the temp gage when you get in your room, and turn it up!

--- Buy a fashionable bag/purse/backpack/tote, and carry around a banana, apple, carrot sticks and some sort of mixed nut with you at all times. This will help you to curb those cooked food cravings, especially if your lovely partner isn't raw, and orders a big basket of french fried temptation while you're sitting next to them with a boring pile of iceburg lettuce and two cherry tomatoes.

--- Find some time to map out the vegan friendly restaurants before you go on your trip. These are the places that will boast the best salads, and sometimes even surprise you with a bunch of raw side dishes too.

--- Almost any good restaurant will allow you to pick apart their menu - so don't be shy. Take a good long moment to look over the ENTIRE menu. Take the Pico De Gallo from the steak entree, ask for the side of veggies that are steamed to be served raw, and pair them with the side of guacamole (but make sure there's no meat or dairy in the guac). Also - make a boring salad not boring: Ask for a few wedges of fresh orange, squeeze it over your salad, and toss it with oil and vinegar. This may make you sound like the worlds pickiest eater - but you know what? WHO CARES! Let them think you're a weirdo...in the end you've got a wonderful plate of fresh food, a happy belly, and lots of energy to enjoy your vacation.

Now go and have a good Thursday!

xoxo~

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great tips for traveling! man, i know how sitting there with boring iceberg lettuce is...

have great fun in SF!

thanks!

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That is too cool! My sister is definitely hoping that there will be ample opportunity for her to meet them.

As much as I love Virginia, I'm not why anyone in North California would ever leave. I'm almost afraid to go there just because I think I'd just stay there forever. But I hope she has a great time!

I would also add to your tips that dehydrating fruits and veggies beforehand means that you can still prepare raw vegan meals without a fridge (as long as you have access to water).

Happycow.net and vegguide.org both allow you to type in the zip code and they bring up a list of vegan-friendly places. Being new to this whole vegan thing, admittedly I typed my own zip code because I had no idea what was vegan friendly and what wasn't -- I can't believe how many choices there are!

Let's try that again: I'm not *sure* why anyone in North California would ever leave.

Yes - I've been told by numerous people who are not from here that they moved to Norcal because they thought it was one of the most beautiful places in the world (scenically speaking). If you ever do find yourself out this way *please* let me know! I'd love to show you around.

And being able to grow produce almost year-round would be wonderful! Close to Vancouver, close to Australia (relatively speaking), and politically left-leaning . . . I'm actually not sure why I haven't moved there already, to be honest.

Yay! Glad I did! One neat bit of info on the lead (and rather handsome) vocalist, Shawn Harris, he's a vegan. I'm seriously thinking of bringing him a raw food treat when we go to the show. I don't want to seem stalker-ish though.

dooo itttt... it's not stalker-ish at all. (:

gah!
i knew that was shawn's hand!(i had to check your icons to be sure though.)

haha. see, THAT's stalkerish (of me). kinda. :P
see you soon, sister <3

if i have time i might... :)

hey you!
I just bet little sis is gonna miss you just as much if not MORE! Im sorry you have to part ways. I hate that about life. saying goodbye to people we love. but dont even get me started. ;)
just wanted to say have fun. and you should check out some raw food places while you're there! actual raw food restaurants?? what??

http://www.aliveveggie.com/

Im in austin right now visting my best friend and there is one right down the street! its so amazing! Im not even raw right now but I do need my green smoothie everyday. Its just fun to go there and see all the amazing foods they have.
AND they have what Im pretty sure is REAL raw agavae! Its clear! Im sorry I didnt get the name or anything. I will be back there tomorrow Im sure and will try to take a picture of the bottle for you. Or at least get the info.
I want to buy some to take home but Im afraid it will bust open inside my suitcase. My friend annie and billy are leaving for their book tour in about a week and heading up my way so Im going to ask if they will bring me a bottle.
Not that it really matters since Im not really raw right now......
but I want it!

anway.
have fun.

xo
Jude

i've eaten at over a dozen raw food restaurants on both coasts. Alive is #2 in my book and #1 for the west coast. Do everything you can to eat there.

aww - thanks sweetie!
i've actually done a ton of mapping out raw restaurants for this trip. i'm excited. in fact our hotel is right next to a raw cafe. but that isn't stopping me from packing my own food. :)

this is a great guide
http://restaurants.welikeitraw.com/guides/sanfran/

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