keeping my tummy happy

My tummy is happy today.

It has not been happy for about a week now and I have been suffering because of it.  

Since I started suffering from tummy problems last November, I had no choice but to cut back and then eventually take out beef, pork, lamb and any other heavy meat from my diet...simply because my tummy has become a sissy and these type of food no longer sit well in my system.

Hence, veggie food exploration it is!  

My husband and I tried this vegetarian restaurant in holland village called original sin (hope the guys don't mind my posting their logo on this blog!)- and it was really really amazing!  the food was superb and absolutely divine... (ironic though that the place is called original sin).  My husband (who happens to be a certified meat-eater) was prepared for an uneventful brunch and was quite prepared to starve through brunch (or drive through mcdonald's after), was pleasantly surprised by the food.  

We started off with the happy mushrooms which was a good portion of portabello mushrooms topped with ricotta cheese, spinach and pesto.  Tomato basil sauce drizzled the top and sides while the pine nuts and mozzarella added just the right touch of mediterranean flavor.  I ordered the bosco misto for my mains while my husband ordered the spaghetti arrabiata.  My dish was a mix of spinach, feta and tofu patties served with sauteed mushroom buttons and asparagus and accompanied by a pleasantly sweet plum sauce.  My husband's arrabiata was far from being the usual pasta fare.  It had a mild base flavor with a sudden burst of rich notes coming through.  I also broke away from my usual water beverage and treated myself to a banana and strawberry smoothie with soy milk (called BLUSH) which made good use of the sweetness of the fruits rather than adding in a heap of sugar.  The brunch was then capped off with a serving of apple crumble with vanilla ice cream and my black coffee.

It was a wonderful wonderful meal and it felt  good to have food that did not fight with my body and it made me feel re energized and ecstatic.

Too bad though we did not bring our cameras along this time (we used to but following the disastrous brunch last sunday, i kindda gave up taking brunch pictures).  But we will be back - maybe after we get that other veggie place a try.

So today, my tummy is happy :)  And i hope it stays that way this week...then again, maybe I have to feed it more of this good stuff :p