Tamater of my dreams + giveaway
Hey everyone! Hope your humpday is treating you well 😀
For dinner last night, I broke out this treasured heirloom tomato.
I got it a Whole Foods on Sunday because it was so beautiful, and decided it was destined for some caprese before our dinner last night.
I sliced it up and topped with sea salt and pepper
Topped mine with raw goat cheddar and the pilot’s with havarti, and fresh organic basil
It was pretty face-rocking amazing 🙂
For dinner, we had a little Italian shrimp stir-fry thingy that I made up on the spot.
I sauteed an onion and garlic, then added a can of organic diced tomatoes, oregano, rosemary, sea salt, pepper, a splash of balsamic and red pepper flakes. Then I added in some organic shrimp, topped with fresh basil and served with roasted asparagus.
Not too shabby 😉
The pilot had a lot of studying stuff to do last night (wah wah) so I chilled and watched American Idol and then called it a night.
This morning, I met the girls for a weights sesh (munched an apple on the way) and we dominated our core. I’m going to be sooooore tomorrow. It feels nice to know you did something 🙂
After weightstravaganza, I couldn’t wait to have another Cherry Chocolate Bomb smoothie (Kristen’s recipe). I made the same changes that I made the other night and it was equally amazing.
I did some work on the computer, then had a slice of millet for snack covered in a blanket of nutritional yeast and chili powder.
After running some errands, I had a quick meeting with the cafe owners to go over the plans for the cafe.
I still can’t believe this is really happening!
The thing is, we need some help. We’ve been thinking of names for a few weeks and haven’t found anything we love. (The pilot has contributed the funniest hippie sounding names he could come up with…goofer). I want to name for the cafe to be something intriguing, but without the words “vegan” or “raw” because I don’t want to scare anyone away by thinking we only serve carrot sticks. So, what would you name a high-raw, gluten-free, vegan cafe??
By leaving a suggestion below, you’re giving us permission to use the name you suggest (or a variation) 😀
The creator of the name we end up using will receive a batch of macaroons and $50 worth of goodies from the health food store (think almond butter, bars, nutritional yeast, or whatever fun things you might be needing).
We’ll pick a “winner” by Friday and I’ll have the goodies out by Saturday.
I know ya’ll are geniuses at this sort of thing and I can’t wait to read your suggestions!!!
I’m off to train a client, then pilates and ZUMBA!
xoxo,
Gina
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That tomato looks delicious!
Scratch
To Your Health Cafe
Goodness Central or Central Goodness
Green or Cafe Green
Earthbound
Second Helpings
I think Nom nom nom is always a good choice too 😉
Good luck!
Heaven on Earth
Casa Comida
I am loving everyone else’s suggestions! I also love your word ‘face-rockin’. I think that would be an awesome name for your restaurant! 😉
Either “Seed of Life” or “Lifebloom’.
The Vibrant Valdosta Cafe
Rightfully Raw
¡A Buena Salud!
Cafe a la Virtue
natural cafe
nature’s kitchen
nature’s way
pure
pure goodness
natural goodness
pure/natural delights
nature’s way
Names for cafe:
Pure cafe
Elements
Essence
Divine zest
Amazing Eats! That’s what I always think of when I see your recipes 🙂
Ok, here goes…(pick me, pick me, I so want some macaroons!)
Fitnessita’s Fabulous Food
Exercise Essentials
Gina’s Guiltless Goodies
Dehydrated Delicacies
Face Rockin Food
Belly Smiles
that’s all I got. good luck! 🙂
The Little Green Giant Cafe
So Good Cafe
Puro Cafe or simply Puro
The Pink Twinkie
Cafe M’coon
Cafe Salud or Simply Salud
Fresh fix cafe
Crisp
Pure cafe
Celebrating food
Cafe of real food
Healthy plate
Pick me up foods
Fresh from the earth
Nature’s meals
Nature’s foods
Cafe crunch
Hmm…
*Healthy Decadence
*(The) Green Garden
*Green Goddess
Mouth Party
I am new to the whole raw foods scene, your site as actually inspired me to try a new way of eating (I found your from Ronisweigh.com site). So.. I have been making things like green smoothies, dehyrated kale and other good stuff. My 3 teenagers have been referring to my new experiments as hippy food. I think a good name for the place should be:
A Hip Cafe (and wine bar, if there’s alcohol) or (other good eats, if you can purchase some stuff pre-packaged)
-Chia Ginas Cafe
rock’N’whole cafe
groundly goodies cafe
-Age solstice cafe
-heart2soul cafe
-sano come cafe ( translates to – healthy eats in spanish)
-rock’N’whole cafe
-Lean’N’Clean cafe
– SimplyWhole Cafe
-Xtreme Eats
-XtremelyWhole cafe
-vitalife Cafe
-Heart Smart cafe
thats all i have… for now hahaha !
sorry have a few more
-Live’N’Lite cafe
– preserveFree cafe
-eatsmart
-clean eats cafe
-natural happiness
-whole 4 U cafe
-Always organic cafe
-whole eats cafe
i cant stop thinking of them …
I don’t think it matters what the name is…you will have one heck of an online business (as you can tell by the number of comments already!). You could call it “Dirt” and we would all still order! LOL
Love the hair post btw. GREAT info. Halo. Duly noted. Frederick Fakkai stuff…love anything in that line too! Kiehl’s hair products are THE BOMB, too. Love anything Kiehl’s.
Ok the name of the cafe:
More than Just Lettuce
It’s 1am. That’s the best ive got 🙂
Ago Diligo Universus (latin for Live love whole assuming my latin is up to scratch!!)
Hoachin (a Scottish word for very busy. I’m sure the cafe will be “fair hoachin” as I’d say here in Edinburgh!!)
Kmac xx
Congratulations on the cafe! =)
Some suggestions (not sure if they were already said)
-Food for life
-Fuel for life
-Mindful meals
-Pure Goodness
-Green on the go
-Purity and Pleasure Cafe (too risque? :p)
-Lean ‘n green takeout
p.s. SOOOO excited for you!!!
hi there, been your silent reader for months now. name the cafe as “carrot stick” and people will be intrigued to find out what’s inside. they will be thrilled!!! 😀
I love your tomato sandwiches! Very neat idea!
How about “Wishing Well Cafe” “Pure, Green, Eats and Tasty Treats”, “Green Eats and Tasty Treats”, “Mindful Spoon Cafe”, “Green Delish”, -so many options! Good Luck!
Eat Lean Cafe
Oops, I meant to type Eat Clean Cafe
I have a couple suggestions:
The Root
Garden Delights
Leafy Greens
Naturally Simple
I thought I posted before but for some reason I can’t find it again. so if this is a repeat i am sorry.
I really like restaurants with names in different languages. People also tend to remember them easier since they are different.
1. cru ( french for “raw)
2. sano/sana ( spanish for “healthy”)
3. tierra (spanish for “earth”)
4. simplex ( don’t remember what language this was for “simple” 🙂
* just as a note, I do not speak any of these languages, so if they are technically incorrect, I apologize. I used an online translator 😉
Foodgasms
I agree! 🙂
I third this one! =)
Yes! Foodgasms!
Yuck, that word creeps me out!
another to add to the list…
Glownola (getting a glow from granola)
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Some more . . .
Clean Cuisine
Nourish
Om (and you could use the symbol with a little info off the web: It is interesting to note that a newly born child is ushered into the world with this holy sign. After birth, the child is ritually cleansed and the sacred syllable Om is written on its tongue with honey.)
Vitality
Agave n Spice (and everything nice)
Delicious Wisdom or Deliciously Wise
P&F: Pure & Fresh (Delicious Food With a Twist)
You should name it “Foodgasm!”
Certified Goodness
“Chia! Chia!” sounds catchy!
Healthy on the Run
Feel Good Food
Congratulations!
lotus cafe? cafe lotus? or just…lotus? i realize that has sort of an asian-food theme associated with it, but for me it makes me think of a peaceful environment & healthy/natural food.
or you could always go with “food that rocks your face off cafe” — i’d definitely hit that place up too! 🙂
Oh my, 415 comments – how have you wen through them all? I’ve only got one word:
VISION
Good luck on choosing! 🙂
Ideas:
Fresh Taste
Half Moon
Names for your cafe:
Squash Blossom (or just Blossom) Cafe
Healthy DeLites Cafe
The Clean Kitchen
Revolutionary Appetite World (can you see the RAW? hehe maybe it can hide that way)
Here’s the name I came up with: Want your face rocked off? Come here!
Haha, totally kidding. I’ve loved your blog for a while (creeper much?)however, I don’t comment all that often. I just wanted to tell you how great it is that you’re actually doing what you love. Not a lot of people have the balls to go for what they want and it’s so awesome that you are. Good job girly 🙂
I agree with all the riffs on Rockin’ Your Face Off…There is a pizza place in San Francisco called Pizza Orgasmica — I didn’t really think too much about it until I had to turn in an expense report at work with that name on it for my boss to sign. Kinda weird.
I propose Goddessista!
Bueno?
Serenity
Access (where healthy eats are alway accessible)
Valdost-raw (couldn’t help it)
Horizon
A-List Eats
Good luck! There’s so many great suggestions!!
two more! playing on the fact that you are “undoing” the cooking process, but also implies relaxation etc:
Rewind
Undone
ok, that’s it!
How about ‘Flourish’ or ‘Salt of the Earth’
I will try to think of some others later today. Congrats on the cafe – so excited for you!
Chiabella or Chibella Cafe and Bakery (wanted to combine a couple things you love to blog about!)
Here are my faves:
La Clémentine
Pitango
Acai Cove
La Meridiana
Healthy Beginnings…because healthy eating needs to start somewhere….