Humble Pie - Food Fight Friday - Round 35

My weekly contenders for @foodfightfriday have seemed to evolve into a weekly #food and #travel blog—ahhhh, shucks! Our 30 day stay at this location is over at the end of the weekend, our next stop is the one where we hop over into Panama—we’re looking forward to that. @puravidaville has been busy all day handling the details for us in between laying out by the pool, feeding us, and watching recipes—swamped! So, I’ll be representing both of us tonight at kitchen #fff. I told her, “I hope they don’t think I’m rubbing a plate of paradise pie in their face by telling them about the pool or picturing these meals every week with a backdrop suitable for a magazine cover.” So, I have an idea... Humble Pie!

Puradays would like to take this opportunity to clear the air—our intention is not to rub a piece of paradise pie into your face or into anything else each time we picture a falafel pita in various beach towns, fresh caught fish that’s grilled to perfection, picked veggies from the side of the road, home-grown spices at the local farmers market, Pura Vida’s homemade masterpieces, delicious protein shakes from street vendors, pineapple right off the plant, raspberries from the bush—nope! No paradise pie at all, they’re just meals, something to hold us over until we get hungry again. 😉

Breakfast some time this week. I think it was Tuesday, 🤔 I’m pretty sure it wasn’t Monday. Dairy free French toast with fresh raspberry jam and ice cold maple syrup with a side of potatoes, pico de gallo, two sides of fruit and a coffee/water combo at The Beach House—a seaside restaurant with live entertainment on the weekends in Playa Potrero:

Yesterday’s lunch, this would’ve been Thursday. Grilled shrimp, lettuce and a fridge full of vegetables, in-house tahini and “Callejero fries” which are real similar to Pik Nik’s wrapped in a Pita with a side of French fries at El Callejero—a food truck style vendor in Liberia:

Breakfast earlier this week, if The Beach House was Monday then this might have been Tuesday. Pura Vida made pancakes—the ingredients vary each time but she’s pretty sure these ones had banana, oats, cinnamon, coffee, protein powder and water, topped with homemade peanut butter, macadamia nuts and agave. Location—the table on the front porch.

I don’t remember what day she made this next one, it’s a dessert, it might’ve been the same day as the pancakes, whatever day that was. 🤔 Sugar-free zucchini bread: Zucchini, coconut flour, egg whites, cinnamon and a dash of stevia—topped with sliced pears, strawberries and more cinnamon. Location—the table in the kitchen:

I’m not sure where I got this next one from, it was a restaurant around here somewhere, probably in Tamarindo. I’m not sure what day it was, either, I know it wasn’t yesterday, I do remember thinking “danget!” After I realized I took a bite before taking a picture: Mediterranean style falafel pita with hummus, chopped cucumber, carrots, lettuce, onion, I’m making this up—I’m sure those ingredients were in there, most likely they were, I think it had beats and cabbage, too, I’m just not 100% certain. It came with a side of French fries, I’m sure they were fresh and salted. iheart falafel—“guilty!” Location—somewhere around here:

This next one is from today, Friday, I’m positive. I just made it this morning—it’s my pre-train shake. About 12 ounces of water, 28 grams of protein, 50 grams of carbohydrates, 10’ish strawberries from the side of the road, two frozen bananas and about a 1/2 cup of spinach from the fruit stand down the street from Perlas, a local karaoke bar in Playa Potrero. Location—the table on the front porch:

Same place next week, deal? Thanks for sharing this plate of humble pie with us, #steemit, we can’t stomach the thought of enjoying a slice without you. 👍🏿 Have a great weekend everybody, happy food fight Friday—Pura Vida!

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