Silly Yuppie Foodie Yogis
This article , entitled “When Chocolate and Chakras Collide” that ran in the Dining and Wine section of the New York Times yesterday has got to be one of the most ridiculous things I have ever read. A summery: people with too much time and too much expendable income do yoga for an hour, and then, without moving up from their mats, pig out on a gourmet meal, complete with wine and desert. Please note:
Joy Pierson, the chef at the nearby Candle Café, a vegan restaurant that supplied the meal, sat cross-legged at the front of the room, encouraging everyone to breathe in slowly. “Ssssmell the squassshhhh waaaafting through the air,” she intoned.
However, in the spirt of non-judgement I am going to conduct a little foodie/yogi experiment of my own today. I’m going to go to yoga class and then blow every calorie burned by sitting on my couch and drinking a bottle of two-for-ten boxed wine and eating cheese and crackers, followed by whatever chocolate is left over in my freezer from christmas. I’m sure that enlightenment (or a nap) will follow.
The Story of VBar
Told by Riane
Vanessa (VBar) Barton is a crow near and dear to my heart, although we often find her soaring the globe. Vanessa’s true passion is traveling; her most recent adventure brought her to India where she had been yearning to go for years. She will undoubtedly picks up a few tricks on her Indian adventure and always incorporates her cultural findings into her own culinary repertoire. I can’t help but draw the conclusion that this 'spice monster' developed her palette from her exotic adventures, I (and I know her boyfriend Mark has my back on this one) have definitely had to bring this heat crazed crow down a notch, after nearly catching my mouth on fire. But I have to say, I’ve gotten her back with another flavour; being a huge fan of mushrooms, I have forced VBar, on more than one occasion, to get past her inhibitions and eat whatever mushroom laden dish myself and the other crows have created. Well hats off to you Vanessa, who can now confidently say ‘I don’t mind mushrooms’ from her initial, ‘I hate mushrooms.’ On that same note, she’s the only vegetarian of the group but is slowly warming up to meats, given her sister crows’ influences. Proud’a you.
Her second passion is cooking which emanates with her Italian heritage. Her Sicilian roots are evident in her flair in the kitchen, often cooking up Italian classics including, but definitely not limited to: Homemade marinara, not to mention PASTA like her Sicilian Grandma used to make (which has been borrowed on more than one occasion), pumpkin risotto, tiramisu and even homemade limoncello! She’s a crafty crow, jarring her own sauces, tackling homemade booze and even growing her own kitchen herb garden. Always ready with open arms and a delicious cocktail, VBar is the Italian flair in our flock.
http://crowsinthekitchen.com
