I’ve made all the things in this dish separately a billion times, but I never thought to put them all in one bowl. But let me tell you…when you do, it’s nothing short of magic.
Besides that, it’s easy to make. I managed to pull the bowl together in less than 30 minutes after I got off work at the bakery last night, and decided to wander around the streets of D.C. taking pictures of moon flowers. More on that on my Instagram.
Anyway. I would highly recommend this as a quick dinner, or a breakfast if you have a little extra time in the morning. Soft boiled egg, sliced avocado, pesto and pine nuts in a bowl is basically the food equivalent of heaven. Trust me, I’m not exaggerating.
I’ve been listening to a lot of soul and R&B classics this week. Here’s one that’s good for walking around aimlessly, making quinoa bowls and enjoying the warm spring weather.
Kale Pesto Bowl with Soft Boiled Egg (slightly adapted from Simply Quinoa)
Ingredients
for the bowls:
1 large egg
1 cup cooked quinoa
½ an avocado
¼ cup homemade pesto
2 tablespoons hemp seeds
1 tablespoon chia seeds
for the pesto:
2 cups fresh basil leaves
1 cup fresh kale leaves
¼ cup nutritional yeast
¼ cup toasted pine nuts
1 large garlic clove
3 – 4 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Start by making the quinoa. Once it’s done, you can soft boil the egg.
To do that, bring a pot of water to a boil and then reduce it to a rapid simmer. Gently lower in the egg on a slotted spoon and wait 5 to 7 minutes, depending on how runny you like the yolk. Then, remove the egg with the spoon and run it under cold water for 30 seconds. Gently peel off the shell.
While the eggs are cooking, add all the pesto ingredients to a food processor. Process until almost smooth. You can also toast the pine nuts in a small pan on low heat, but make sure to keep an eye on them…they brown quickly.
Prepare your breakfast bowls by adding 1 cup quinoa, half of the thinly-sliced avocado and half the pesto. Slice the egg in half lengthwise and add it to the bowl. Sprinkle with half the hemp, chia seeds and pine nuts. Enjoy!
When I saw this recipe for mango lassi muffins a week ago, I literally gasped. It seemed so natural but yet, I had never thought of it myself: Take a mango lassi, mix it with everything that you usually put in a muffin, and sprinkle on some poppy seeds.
I got pretty spoiled after a week of eating out in California. I also got spoiled weather-wise. San Francisco isn’t warm, but when the sun is shining you don’t notice that it’s cold.
Sometimes, you go to a place and it speaks to you, body and soul. That’s what happened to me when I went to San Francisco.
We ended up talking at the end of the flight, and I told her that it was my first time visiting San Francisco. “You’re going to love it,” she said. “That’s where I met him,” she said, pointing to her husband. “It’s where I made a life for myself.”
Using food as my landmarks, I walked from La Tacqueria to 
Then I wandered around the city for a few hours. I think the best way to get to know a place is walking it, so that’s what I decided to do. I saw Bernal Hill from a distance and I walked until I got there. The view from the top took my breath away. “Lyz,” I texted my friend who lives in Santa Barbara. “I can’t believe this. People get off work and walk around here.” “California is real my amiga,” she answered.
The next day, I woke up and decided to go to 
I ordered a cappuccino, a double pain au chocolat and bread pudding with nectarines and blueberries. I took it to a table and sat down and stared at it. I felt tears coming to my eyes. I saw a guy across the table look over, and we made eye contact. “I’m about to cry,” I said. “Fuck yeah,” he said.
I spent the rest of the day hiking to Sausalito, which is a small town across the Golden Gate Bridge. I ate a delicious avocado shrimp salad, had some ice cream, explored and then took the ferry back to downtown San Francisco.
Then, later, I walked around Valencia Street, which has lots of good shopping. I ended up talking to a shop owner, and I told her that it was my first time in San Francisco. She looked me up and down. “So when are you moving here?” she asked. I laughed. “How did you know?” “I can see it on you,” she said. “You look the same way I did when I first moved here.” “When you do,” she continued, giving me her card, “let me know.”
The next day, I went and explored Golden Gate Park. I went to the Japanese Tea Room and got some jasmine tea.
Afterward, I walked around the Botanical Gardens. It was so peaceful, I could have spent the whole day there.
That night, we had dinner by the marina at a vegetarian restaurant called 
The next day before Lyz had to leave, we went back to Tartine. I ordered a candied orange cake with sesame seeds and ginger. It was so many things at once: fluffy, yet dense. Sweet, yet zesty. It was like the friend you’ve always wanted to have.
After Lyz left, I walked around the city more and went to the Palace of Fine Arts by the water. Then I walked along the beach for a while. I left a message in the sand.
That night, I wanted to do something unplanned for dinner. I remembered seeing a small restaurant called 
That night, I took a train down to the waterfront and looked at the Bay Bridge all lit up. My friend Lyz’s cousin recommended going, and I wasn’t disappointed. I was sad that I had to leave the city the next day, but at the same time, I was happy. I did almost everything that I set out to do in San Francisco. And I had some surprises along the way.
It all started with a merveilleux.
I also like the way that Aude decorated the place. The bakery’s logo has a deer (my spirit animal). And Aude always puts out fresh flowers by the cash register. She also got creative with the light fixtures.
I discovered orange blossom flavor for the first time at this new French bakery that I’m working at, 
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