i made it!

not a moment too soon....I still don't really know whether salad has become my will to live, or the weekly catching up we do whilst crunching on whole wheat croutons that makes me schedule my work week around this blessed event. But either way my half vacation day was dictated by the overwhelming sense of urgency I had to get my sore, tired, hungry ass to hyannis for 12:00 on the dot! And oh am I glad that I made it...the orzo salad was out of this world...i will still be tasting garlic tomorrow, but it is all worth it for the past 24 hours of travelling hell I went through to get here!! Thanks guys...totally missed y'all!

The return of SBT

SBT is back and better than ever. Last week Catheren was on vacation and I was home sick, so although it did still occur with out us - Judy and Karen held strong - it was better than ever today.

Catheren arrived in the nick of time at 11:59 with bread and croutons in hand after going to bed at 1:30am after a long day of travel with 2 children and no husband to help, and Karen even squeezed in a salad before her dentist appointment! (Don't worry, she brushed)

Amy made a delicious orzo, white bean salad with basil, tomatoes and GARLIC, I wouldn't be surprised if you can smell it through the blog today. Oh my!! - but it was awesome. Amy also played the part of "Hero" and brought double chocolate chunk cookies and peanut butter cookies. I may have actually deemed her the Villain, but I fell for the cookies as well.

So great to be back in the swing of things. I don't know what I would to without SBT, it truly makes my day and my week!

flying from florida to make it home in time....

SO i was bumped off my flight this morning due to a delay on the orginal flight. I opted to not be stuck in standby at dulles with two small kids for the entire day as the not so pleasant woman told me there were no available flights to get me home today. So i believed her and booked me on the same flight for tomorrow, much to the dismay of my fellow sbt colleagues!!! After renting another rental car to go back to our house and getting online to get some work done, i was warned about impending bad weather...so I got back online and on the phone with expedia and after about an hour and a half of hold time transferred agents and a sob story...I was able to get all 3 of us on the last flight out of florida tonight. Barring any mid atlantic weather delays on our connection, i should be able to make the next installment of SBT!!! What dedication!!!
May not be contributing mouch more than dressing and a fork, but its a start!!

Are you kidding me with this???

So here I am riding in the way way back of a rented minivan on my way to Disney in SUNNY FLorida :) and I thought I'd catch up on my salad bar blog to see what people recorded that I missed yesterday...and lo and behold.......THERE'S NOTHING NEW TO READ!!!

I'm deeply saddened, but somewhat humbled that my absence caused a pause in our usual routine...however, our mission statement clearly states that come hell or high water, torrential rains or blizzards dont keep us away from having one day devoted to health and merriment. All I can say is that I hope my girls back east are regrouping today and wont let me down for another day today! T-17 mins for LOSBT so here I am waiting with baited breath.

I'm just sayin....

Today was a somber SBT...no pictures....no ruckus, just pure unadulterated vegetable lovin goodness!! There was a huge feast despite two members missing. A fortitude of fresh veggies, spinach leaves and bruschetta calzone-ish looking thing. But with every crunchy bite I was sadly reminded that I will be missing the one thing I love about tuesdays next week. I will have to endure the overwhelming pangs of hunger whilst laying on the Florida beaches this time next week!! I know its a hardship, and I am willing to sacrifice my helping for those less fortunate. I'm just sayin....Mickey better have some leafy greens, goat cheese and dried cranberries on hand or it just wont be the same!!! Never fear though, I scheduled my return flight to be home in time for SBT the following week!!!

You DO win friends with salad

Despite what some people think - Homer, Bart & Jeff Raper - you can win friends with salad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0W5x5kugnbs

We do every Tuesday!! It is amazing how many friends I win every week with a bag of spinach, an avocado, cucumbers, tomatoes, chickpeas, and mushrooms!!

SBT is not Exclusive

Contrary to popular belief Salad Bar Tuesday is open for general admission. It has been referenced to as an elite club, a small gathering of the finest women and I am here to set the record straight. We are not elitists (-ish) and men are certainly welcome. The by-laws clearly state that we offer a FREE trial membership. Any newcomber is welcome to try our variety of tasty offerings before committing to weekly contributions. There are other people who share this secluded office space and they have been repeatedly invited to join. Most of the time we get the cold shoulder and the popular response is "i'm not much of a salad person". We have even had people tell us they want to join and then they let us down by not being in the office on Tuesday to participate (Bryan, you know who you are). And most recently I caught Frank peering over the cubicle wall to admire today's fabulous spread which included:

• a variety of Le-Toose
• artichoke hearts
• goat cheese
• dried cranberries
• homemade tabbouleh
• bacon
• taco turkey
• celery
• shaved carrots
• homemade broccoli rotini soup

Let me hereby declare, that any man, woman or child is welcome to join us on any Tuesday at noon (EST) for a feast above all feasts. We do not make you sign a contract, donate blood, or make you promise to name your next child SBT, but we do ask for a commitment to whole hearted health and good fun every Tuesday from here on in!

The Countdown is on!

NINE more minutes until this week's SBT!! Thanks to Catheren's IM status I have been apprised of how long it is until SBT begins since 11am. We always start at noon sharp, but around 11am is when everyone's stomachs start growling and we all start getting SBTADD.

From the rumors floating around I hear we have soup from Pam today, Tabbouleh from Amy, and I see some chickpeas already out from Karen. My contributions today include lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, goat cheese, artichokes, avocado and crazy popcorn. I do see Catheren has her whole wheat croutons on her desk too - thank GOD!!

TWO more minutes!! It is just about that time though when everyone starts fumbling around to get there goodies, I will have to make a trip downstairs to the fridge to get my offerings seeing that our mini-fridge up here is too full today! Not that it is a bad thing!

I have my bowl, fork and knife ready to attack - don't you wish you could hang like us?!?! :)
On my way to retrieve my goodies!! WOOT WOOT!!