Read: The Asian Diet NEWS!

Great news! I passed my copy of, The Asian Diet, onto a wonderful (M.D.) friend of mine. He is willing to read the book and share his opinion/thoughts with us. I am always curious to hear what a western Doctor has to say about these types of books/Asian theories (truths). We must have moderation and balance even while reading about it! I will continue to summarize the "hot topics" for you to enjoy and hopefully learn from. I really encourage you to buy the book. The chapters are simple and easy to read, some of them are 2-4 pages and the book is very relaxing to read. I just purchased a new copy for $9.00 on half.com

Do: Garden Group Event

Long Beach Garden Group Meeting.
Goals: To learn and explore together, how to grow organic produce.
Meeting will cover: The basics of organic gardening, getting started and cold frame building. Please research on your own about these topics and come with ideas and thoughts to share.
Expectations: My desire for this group- is for all of us to have a great time and learn from one another. This is a very low commitment group and open to suggestions. The emphasis of this group is more about the gardening and less about the group. I truly believe that being in harmony with the earth is part of our human make up, it will be nice to tap into that with you wonderful people.
Date: Saturday, Oct. 17th
Time: 11 am-12:15pm
Place: Kristinas
4244 E. Vermont Ave.
Bring: Gloves, sun hat, egg carton (recyclable), and please research the veggies that you would like to grow. Make sure that this is the right season for them and be willing to share your thoughts with the group.
Last words: Cant wait to see you all! I am going to make some really wonderful food and special drinks for our time together. There is one member spot left! Please contact me if you would like it, hope to hear from you! If you are a member, please RSVP by commenting.

Go:Fuego restaurant in Long Beach, What?!

"Latin coastal" in Long Beach: Fuego restaurant is now open in the new Hotel Maya in Long Beach, with a menu that's "coastal Latin American." The executive chef is Jesse Perez. The indoor-outdoor dining room overlooks the waterfront of Long Beach, with 360-degree views. On the menu: shrimp ceviche with chile roja; duck al pastor tacos; chile relleño with pork carnitas; Yucatan-style pork “two ways"; and ancho chile grilled rib eye. Tequila tastings are delivered on a vintage dumb waiter to guests seated in the lower bar area (where there are leather and mohair tequila chairs). Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Hotel Maya, 700 Queensway Drive, Long Beach, (562) 481-3910, www.fuegolongbeach.com.

Review: $$

Nathan and I made a night of going to Fruego. In order to get the full experience we invited three wonderful friends, who have a history of good taste. In my opinion I order the most flavorful entree, White Corn Sopes, Masa 'Boats' with Black Beans, Summer Squash, Guacamole, Romaine, Lime Vinaigrette, Queso Fresco & Mexican Crema and as a side their Spicy Green Rice. To translate; two small corn-meal pancakes (in the shape of rubber boats) filled with a variety of lightly sautéed veggies and black beans, topped with fresh salsa, avo, and chopped red and white cabbage. I nearly cried, every flavor was perfect and I could taste every ingredient. Everyone was very impressed.
Our table was packed with the, Guacamole Trio and White Corn Chips and their Mexican Shrimp Ceviche w/ Chile Roja and Plantain Chips. Nathan ordered the Mexican Shrimp Brochettes w/ Guajillo and Chile Chorizo-Potato Enchiladas (die for this!), one of our friends chose the, Bone-In Chicken Poblano served with Saffron Arroz & Poblano Mole de Oaxaca.
The service was excellent and the environment- just begs you to sit and enjoy your evening. I was shocked when I walked up the stairs and saw a blazing fire roaring on the patio and the Queen Mary and all her glory starring at the Sea and me. Talk about a vacation! For Long Beach, the decor is nothing less than decadent, so lavish that I laughed out loud. Please go! I need others to see this place and believe that it exists. You will be shocked!

Go: Seed in Venice

ORGANIC. VEGAN. MACROBIOTIC.
www.seedkitchen.com

Seed Kitchen - New Vegan Café in Venice

Eric Lechasseur and Sanae Suzuki opened a new restaurant named Seed Kitchen which they describe as Vegan, Organic, Macrobiotic, Japanese, American, Fusion, Take-out.

The varied menu features sandwiches and paninis, hot bowls, salads, pastries, Japanese teas, and more.

Seed Kitchen
1604 Pacific Ave, Venice, California (at Windward)
310-396-1604
10am-9pm

Go, go ,go! Lets go together!

Be: Daily Encouragment

"A kindhearted women [person] earns respect."

Today's Experiment:
-Go out of your way to be kindhearted.
-Think: To be kind and to have a kind heart- are two different things. Define a kind heart? What type of heart do you have? Anxious heart? Sad heart? Patient heart and motives?
-Meditate on: The concept of, a kind heart earning respect vs. a great job earning respect or a perfect marriage earning respect or having a clear life path earning respect. Its about what type of heart and motives that we have as we live life and interact with our boyfriends, classmates, co-workers, other drivers, husbands and moms...etc.

Have a great day!

Do: Lean Arms and Tight Onion

$30.00
I know, I know that picture is silly. But this workout method/DVD is really good. The workout is broken up into 6, 5-7 mins workouts. They each work a different part of your body, which I love because I don't have to do the whole DVD. Most days I do 5 mins of abs and 7 mins of arms. She is a dancer so her moves are very catchy and I feel like I am dancing rather than working out. This is a great workout to add to your daily cardio routine. I can already see a difference in my arms and abs. TA is all about lean arms and legs.
Make sure to visit TracyAndersonconnect.com to purchase Tracy’s new webisodes that benefit Raising Malawi! You can get a webisode to see if you vibe with her before purchasing the DVD.
To get more of Tracy visit Amazon.

PS- She is Madonnas and G. Paltrows trainer. They swear by her workouts. One funny thing, TA only plays Madonnas music while she works out! love it.

Be: Daily Encouragment

Quote:
"Always be pure, simple and honest."

Todays Experiment:
Spend some time during your day to relax and think about being an honest person. What does that mean? What would my life look like, if I was always striving to be honest with myself and the people that I love? Would my actions change?
So many of us have a hard time realizing how our actions effect others and how our pride or lack of awareness for what we are going through can hurt others. Be honest, let people go, let people in, take advice, give advice willing, admit our expectations, admit if you have been mean or selfish and apologize. In your heart, if you have any type of small grudge or stand off with a friend- face it and move on. I have been miserable at this, I allow my desire to get into school to over take me, I call it ambition and drive but when it gets in the way of being kind or taking time for others, I have failed to be honest.