a shout-out to cereal, hummus, and salads

i crave salads. that's strange, i know. but really. there are 2 salads in this city that i am absolutely in love with, and i actively crave these salads. they're both greek-based salads, and just make me happy on the inside.

the first is from ogden street south, and is, in fact, their greek salad. for a bar, it is seriously the best salad i've ever had. lettuce, tomato, onion, olives, green pepper, cucumber, feta, and chicken souvlaki. the chicken is what makes this salad. the spices add this amazing flavor, and while it's probably soaked in oil, i can't help but love it. the dressing is a simply oil and vinegar with spices, and i don't even use dressing on the salad most of the time.

the second is from cafe terracotta, and was my lunch today. it's a bed of mixed greens topped with cucumber, tomatoes, artichokes, olives, onions, feta, and homemade hummus. it comes with a pita and tzatziki sauce, and i order mine without dressing because it doesn't need it. the hummus is not oily, nor too dry, and it has nice roasted garlic and spices in it.

hummus deserves its own shout - who knew i loved ground up chickpeas?

and finally, as the title indicates, there is a fair chance that i could live on dry cereal. it's so crunchy, and makes for the perfect snack when you want a handful of something and just can't figure out what to have.

oh, i've also discovered dark chocolate roasted almonds from emerald. yah. they make me happy too, in a healthy, less processed but still getting my chocolate fix sort of way.

i love food.