i have officially been to foodie hell.

hey dudettes! hope you are all having a fantastic weekend and a relaxing sunday.  i just popped two batches of blueberry banana vegan muffins in the oven and am now about to tell you about the hell i experienced last night!

first let’s talk about the food i ate all day long, or the lack there of…

SATURDAY!

well i couldn’t taste still so i figured i would drink my hunger away..

no, not with a bloody mary! with a chocolate protein shake made with EAS triple blend protein powder, unsweetened vanilla almond breeze and this guy:

the amazing folks at amazing grass sent me a slew of their products to sample, but i have not tried any of them because of my lack of taste. i saw that the package boasts it boosts the immune system so i decided to add it to my shake. luckily i have 2 packets of each sample so i can do a taste test and review of it later, because honestly i could not taste this one bit

i bet it was good. at least it made me full.

although i couldn’t taste, i felt like chewing something.. so i went for this..

no, not chewing tobacco.. a slice of sunflower wheat bread with my mom’s raspberry jam

remembered to photograph it before i ate it all.

then i went to the mall for some retail therapy. i went to forever XXI and fondly thought of em who just landed a managing position at her forever, congrats girl!

i got 3 dresses, a pair of shorts and some loot from victoria’s secret.

then i decided that working out might be a good idea. i wanted to run but it was too hot to do it outside:

gah! waaaay too hot!!!!!! so i went to the treadmill

 

 

 

HIIT on treadmill:

incline=0

1 min @ 4.0

1 min @ 5.0

1 min @ 6.0

1 min @ 6.5

1 min @ 7.0

1 min @ 7.5

incline= 0.5

1 min @ 6.0

1 min @ 6.5

1 min @ 7.0

1 min @ 7.5

incline = 1.0

1 min @ 6.0

1 min @ 6.5

1 min @ 7.0

1 min @ 7.5

incline = 1.5

1 min @ 6.0

1 min @ 6.5

1 min @ 7.0

1 min @ 7.5

1 min @ 9.5 <—whew, that was KILLER!!!

stats:

duration: 20:32

distance: 2.12 miles

max HR: 186

ave HR: 158

calories: 169

after the gym i had some more food i couldn’t taste:

and another protein shake

well then my good friend called me and he holds down all the fish slangin in the SLC.  he works at this fish market which supplies all the fresh fish to the dank spots in the city.  there is a new restaurant opening soon called forage and he is their fish vendor.  they invited him to a private food tasting thang last night.  he asked me to be his date, as long as marshall wouldn’t beat him up.  i told him marshall was in denver so he was safe! (ha.. he was joking, marshall loves him)

so i told him that i had no sense of taste.. but i would be down to go anyway.

this, my friends, is what foodie hell is.  i lived it.  it was horrible.  i was presented with round after round of immaculate food and i couldn’t taste a single bit of it!  cody told me how amazing it was all the while.. saying things like “this is the best thing that has ever entered my mouth!”.. ugh.

i will show you what i ate anyway, because it is gorgeous!

the way it went down is we ordered off a 3 course menu and then in between the courses they would bring us “bites from the kitchen” to taste, things that will be on the menu when they open i am sure.

they first brought out an egg truffle with maple syrup glaze and whipped vinegar cream served in an egg shell, so adorable

and then they brought out a radish crouquette that was piping hot and gooey on the inside. i hear it tasted amazing.

they brought us some sourdough bread

my first course was the vegetable garden

and cody went with the sea scallops with black truffle puree and coffee

haha.. he is not the foodie photographer than i would have liked him to be. but he tried!

for the main course we both got the halibut, artichoke, fennel & lemon brown butter

but for kicks they also brought out the strip loin for us to try

again, i am sure it was soo good!

as a pre-dessert they brought some 12 month old aged wisconsin cheese and it was to be eaten with honey oat wheat bread.. fancy

do you like cody’s sophisticated attire? mind you, t was 102 degrees. he doesn’t care!

another pre-dessert was a blackberry sorbet with chocolate and coconut reductions

and then for the actual dessert we both went with the passion fruit soup with compressed watermelon and vanilla cake

the texture of the compressed watermelon was out of this world!! i wish i could have tasted it!

and then they brought us a final treat of a macaroon with strawberry cream

sigh. wasn’t that a GORGEOUS meal?! i bet it was amaaaazing!  and the thing is i am not sure if i will be going back when i can taste because just the 3 course meal (the vegetable garden, halibut & passion fruit soup) was $45.. um. i mean, i am all about nice, delicious food.  but that is the type of place you eat, pay over $100 for the two of you and then wonder why you are still hungry.  ya know? but it was absolutely stunning.. i just wish i could have tasted it!

after the dinner we went out to the bar with some friends and then i stopped by a house warming party on my way home, here are a few party photos..

i am so short.

i went home and hung out with the puppers

apparently randy thinks he is a cat and can fit on the top of the couch (don’t you love our retro couches? be jealous.. they are that fake velvet fabric)

he is sooo cute. so cute. i love him.

well all i have had to eat drink today is:

OJ

and a protein shake

i am just going to survive off of these, they give me all my nutrients and i don’t have to bother with cooking since i can’t taste anyway!

to answer some questions regarding my tasters and sickness.. i can’t taste because i am still a little sick, i got sick on july 7th after running my race.. it was a sinus infection and the effects are lingering. i haven’t been able to taste for NINE DAYS now.  yeah, i have had my tonsils out (may 5th of this year) and i thought that would prevent me from getting sick, but apparently not. i am hoping to get my taste back soon, I AM GOING INSANE! and we have a work party tomorrow, lots of good food i won’t be able to taste once again!

i just saw PB&Co featured on the travel channel. they have so many peanut butter sandwich variations!! BACON?!

marshall rolled in from denver at about 9 AM this morning, he drove straight through the night, so i am going to go try to poke him a few times and wake him up so we can go to the pool!

enjoy the last few hours of your weekends everybody :D

questions:

1. favorite cardio equipment at the gym? i have a love/hate relationship with the stair mill :)

2. what is your favorite peanut butter sandwich creation? i like crunchy PB, homemade raspberry jam & bananas on honey wheat bread grilled to perfection