I placed a $155 order with them for their organic seeds because I want to support the small companies instead of a Burpee Seed company. I was even willing to deal with the 2 week wait. However I also expected them to email me and say hey it’s been three weeks and we’re still behind, or something. My patience ran out at day 21 with not a peep from them except the initial email.

When i wrote to cancel the order, they say oh we mailed it today. Brilliant. Don’t order from them even if their seeds are good. That is still to be determined.
Email Thread with the Company:
Dear Heirloom Seeds,

Thank you for mailing them today. I wanted to let you know that I will probably not order my winter seeds from you as I feel that you would not have mailed the seeds today had I not emailed. For a $155 order of seeds, I believe that will be a loss and I will not be recommending your site to friends.

Regards,
x

Heirloom Seeds <mail@heirloomseeds.com> wrote: Order shipped today Priority Mail. Should have it in 2-3 days.

x wrote:
> Dear Heirloom Seeds,
>
> I am writing to cancel my order. It has been 21 days since I placed my
> order and there has been nothing beyond the initial letter from your
> company saying I placed the order. I do understand that this is a very
> busy time to be filling orders, but the germination season is also
> nearing an end for me. I cannot rely on an open ended greater than 14
> days assumption.
>
> Please let me know if you have already mailed the seeds and what date
> they were mailed. Otherwise please cancel my order and refund my account.
>
> Thank you.
> x
>
>
>
> */heirloomseeds@verizon.net/* wrote:
>
> Dear x
>
> Thank you for your order!
> Due to the heavy volume of orders we receive at this time of the
> year, all orders are now taking a minimum of 14 business days to
> process. We appreciate your business and ask for your patience
> during the busy season. Thank you.

Ordered the cheese fondue which has a wonderful consistency of wine, gruyere and emmentel cheeses without the wine overwhelming the cheese. Served with a generous portion of crusty bread which has been dried just enough to soak up the fondue, but not so soft to get lost in the cheese.

Also got their florentine savory crepe which was a great balance of cream and chicken. Loved it and can’t really do it justice in writing.

A few months ago the poor restaurant sufferred a kitchen fire so they were unable to produce their wonderful savory crepes. However they have gotten their new hood and stove in place now and are better than ever. When you have a friend in time that you would like to catch up with try out this place.

It’s a bit hard to find in an alley off of the south side of Colorado Blvd and just west of Fairs Oaks Ave.

Location:
Crepevine
36 W. Colorado Blvd.
Pasadena, CA

Now that I have been living in California with my own garden and access to Whole Foods, Wild Oats, and local farmer’s markets, the homegrown and farm fresh produce still wins out.

What is the point of this post? It’s about how to find satisfying food. Would you rather eat an aromatic sweet and soft apricot or a mushy scentless apricot? I would prefer the first.

Eating is about engaging the senses. Let’s use wine as an example. We see the wine; we smell the wine; and we taste the wine. We even clink our glasses to hear the wine.

When all our senses are engaged we enjoy the food more and appreciate it more. Hence the age-old adage to not eat in front of the TV or standing up. Sit down and enjoy your food. You will be able to better predict how much you’re eating and you’ll be able to enjoy it more.

Shop at the farmer’s market, your local co-op might have a delivery system called community support agriculture, or grown your own vegetables. These fruits and vegetables are so much tastier even though they might not look as pretty. The taste will satisfy your hunger better and keep you from visiting the snack bar.

My first trip to Roscoe’s was years ago with my boyfriend. Most guys in their mid-20s have amazing metabolisms and don’t put on a single lb. He’s one of those so through our dating years I have had the opportunity to try many varieties of deep fried food.

This year I’ve been to Roscoe’s twice. The first time was at Roscoe’s in Long Beach. I actually do not recommend this location unless you are in the area. We went at 6pm on a Sunday afternoon and their fire alarm went off. This is one of those alarms with blaring horns and blinding lights. We were told this is very normal because the alarm is against a wall that many patrons accidentally lean against. Due to the normalness and frequency of this alarm the wait staff had no sympathy for us while we were getting blared by 60dB + noises with flashing lights.

The quality of food between the Pasadena and Long Beach locations are comparable. I went to the Long Beach location shortly after and hour of kayaking around Naples Island through the canals, so I have worked up an appetite. Food is always better when you’re hungry.

Go to Roscoe’s if you’re looking for fried chicken with very large chunks of chicken. If you like wet fries at The Hat you will most likely like the Herb’s Special with the onion and gravy smothered chicken with a side of waffles.

Website:
Roscoe’s

I was introduced to Taco Treat two years ago by a friend. He decided to try it because it looked like a taco stand near his old high school. Their speciality in my opinion are their burritos which is a deep fried burrito in a tortilla that I feel is slightly thicker than most so you get a moist yet crispy outer shell with three choices of filling: Beef, Green Chile, or Beans and Cheese.

I recommend the beef which is ground beef and cheese if you like a milder creamier taste and the green chile if you like a kick to your burrito which is a mild chile with groud beef. I have not tried the Beans and Cheese because I am not a fan of beans, so you’ll have to brave it on your own.

Eat these while they’re piping hot, but be careful not to burn your tongue.

Location:
Taco Treat
74 E Live Oak Ave
Arcadia, CA

Note to all those restaurant/food critics out there, please give us poor people some guidance on how relatively expensive these place are.

To come Sasabune vs. Echigo. Can the apprentice stand up to the master?

For those of you who know me well, this bag is soo appropriate and ironic in many different ways. Unfortunately it was $25 and I couldn’t justify a splurge for a fabric tote at the time. To see more check out their website.

Overall it was a great time and evening at a very low cost. Street parking is free after 6 pm and the food came out to $22 with tax and tip for 3.

Next time we’re going to try out either Sawtelle Kitchen or Hide Sushi.

I’ve found a few blogs out there by locals who have been great in guiding me to new restaurants. However what I’ve found is that a lot of those restaurants are on the west side.

Today I’m going to start adding restaurant reviews to my dieting blog since food and diet go together. I’ll let you know what options I see on the menus that might be better for dieters or if it’s just a a go and enjoy type of restaurant.

All of us have some way to cope with stress, and that coping mechanism can be healthy or unhealthy. I am one of those people who gain weight when I am stressed. Many people say that stress is great because it helps them lose weight. The adrenaline keeps them going and they forget to eat.

I am the opposite. When I am stressed, I seek comfort. Food is comforting for me. I can create a report in what seems like less time when I have a bag of potato chips or candy next to me. As I type away with one hand, the other hand grabs food and stuffs it in my mouth. Before I know it the bag is gone.

My new role at work has increased my work related stress level. This means I start to do things like eating in front of the TV or eating while I work. This is all great in the sense that I get more done, but I find that eating is something you should do on its own. I get bored of my food if I am just eating and reading. However I feel like there aren’t enough hours in a day, so I watch tv and eat.

Tips of things to do or not do to avoid overeating. I unfortunately haven’t figured out what type of eating works.

1) Do NOT eat in front of the TV or multi-task while eating.
2) Do NOT order a large meal when eating, unless you put half of it in a take-out box first or split it. Get it off your plate before you start eating.
3) Do drink water with your meal. Avoid flavored beverages unless you’re having asian food with hot green tea of some form because it will dull your taste buds.
4) Do splurge for dessert if you can find somebody to split it with in 3 ways and try to order the healtier options. It will leave you more satisfied and not make you binge later. 
5) Do not eat standing. Set out a nice meal instead of eating from a container, even if it’s a frozen dinner.
6) Enjoy the meal and focus on each bite.
7) If you’re starving, drink a glass of water before you start eating.
8) Sleep. sleeping more helpsy ou crave food less.
9) Exercise. Exercising also makes you crave food less.
10) Find good friends to eat with. Find those people who understand and will help you with your diet.

Probably not. The diet calls for a lot of fruits and vegetables, but the emphasis is on eating natural unprocessed foods. This a great suggestion and very similar to an equally difficult to follow diet, the Fat Flush Plan by Ann Gittleman. The Fat Flush plan really works, but I could not stay on the diet for more than 2 months. Now I am struggling to get back on it because I have recently discovered diet coke with splenda and really hate the idea of giving up my caffeine.

Read a full editorial review from the AOL exercise site. It lists the pros and ons pretty thoroughly. My take is do the Fat Flush one because it accounts for portion control and vitamins to make sure you are getting enough.

AOL’s Review of the book.

Fat Flush on Amazon.

Ultrametabolism on Amazon.