"Find Our OOPS!" Challenge from Team SLAW

Our readership is up 1000%.  Partly because I am reloading our home-screen as much as I can while watching TV or commuting and partly because I have auto-subscribed most of my family and some co-workers to this blog. (sorry)
More blog readers = more critics.  So we are starting a challenge.  If you find a mistake or what we call "our oops" in the blog, we will write about it, give you your very own SLAW nick name and logo.  

To start the challenge, we have a reader who wrote to me earlier this week about Episode 33. Episode 33: Cash Shares History and Matzah

" The blog is really clever and funny, I love it!   I started reading other entries and caught a mistake.  Matzah is unleavened bread, not leaven bread.  

Leavening agents such as yeast makes things rise.  So unleavened bread, like matzah is flat." - Signed by <reader>

Dear reader,

We accept your "Find our Oops!" Challenge.  I was wrong about Matzah.  Wikipedia confirms that it is unleavened.  Since you are our very first winner, you get your very own SLAW Weekly name and logo.

Welcome to SLAW Weekly and enjoy your logo, free of charge for now.

- Cruz

Editor in Mistake, SLAW Weekly Blog

This challenge is just another way to get more readers hooked on this blog so we get more page views.  We will do whatever it takes to get more page views.

Episode 34: Mr X discovers, Spa flicks, Cash drinks. All this causes Cruz to Sweat.

By CRUZ, EDITOR in CHARGE of SLAW WEEKLY - PROJECT SLAW
Published: April 26, 2011

Our office lunch started rough.  I ran out of my signature paper plates.  Thankfully Cash had a stash. We started lunch at 12:15 and ended in 40 minutes.   Mr X was the first one to notice "stuff" in his plate.  Once he got new plate, we started only to stop when Spa flicked rice on the carpet.  Yup more stuff.   Thankfully team SLAW was nice and we moved on <<insert dreadful horrible feelings here, and that was just me>>. 

After all these "technical difficulties" we started our SLAW.

For lunch, I brought

1.  Basmati Rice with Sweet Pea and Cumin
2.  Beef Kabab in tomato/onion sauce
3.  Cucumber/Yogurt dressing
4.  FAGE Greek Yogurt (Fat Free or 2% with Honey or Cherry)

Mr X asked Spa if the food was spicy and without loosing a second she replied "YES, what do you think"? Besides clearing sinus, spicy food is very good for Cash.  He drank 2 glasses of water and you know you gotta drink atleast 4-6 glasses of water a day. 

Spa told us that the PitMaster was back from the dead.  (She killed him in Episode 33).  Which means we will be hearing more adventurous stories about him and his pit.  We also talked about pools, roller coasters, China, Italy and food.  Actually we mostly talked about scheduling lunch and dinner while we were eating lunch. 
That's Team SLAW for you!

 

Continuing with our Healthy Office Lunches, I brought Greek low or no fat yogurt for everyone.  I got the 2% with Honey, Mr X and Cash got 0% with Honey and we saved Cherry for Spa.  Spa was shocked to see how I ate my FAGE.  FAGE (Pronounced "fa-yeh") is now Greece's biggest dairy company and started in 1926 as a small dairy shop in Athens.

Spa was shocked to see how I took out and mixed my FAYE (see how to pics below).  Her original method involved fishing for the mix with her spoon rather than just tilting the little container.

We all had our FAGE but Spa saved her Cherry Greek Yogurt for an afternoon snack.  All about portion control and timing your smaller meals.  - Team SLAW

GOOD JOB SPA!

We finished our office lunch with me, the Editor in Command, the blogger, the photographer, the writer, yes me, cleaning and taking the trash out. 

New Episodes will return May 10th as most of Team SLAW is away next week. Till then, share some lunch at work.

Share Eat Enjoy = SLAW

Breaking News! Spa caught, Public in shock.

By CRUZ, EDITOR in CHIEF of SLAW WEEKLY - PROJECT SLAW
Published: April 25, 2011

NEW YORK. It is Monday April 25th and Spa was caught eating a healthy lunch. Around 12:05pm, a reporter from SLAW Weekly was walking by and spotted Spa sitting in her office eating Healthy!

SLAW Weekly photographer was granted permission to take a single picture as evidence.  Spa told our reporter/photographer that Chobani Mango Low-Fat yogurt was the best tasting yogurt on earth. When pressed for more information, she refused to comment and the reporter was kicked out. 

Eating healthy at work is possible. 

For SLAW weekly this is Cruz reporting (not so) Live from the scene. (And yes if you are wondering Cruz is the editor, reporter, photographer, blogger, graphic designer & volunteer - doing all this on his own time & dime)

Episode 33: Cash shares history and Matzah, Spa kills then spills, Cruz and Scarlett Johansson play with Five Fingers!!!

It is Tuesday 4.19.11 and Mr X is away on vacation.  Its Cash's turn and he brought traditional Jewish food from Passover for our office lunch:

  1.  Brisket (Beef cooked slowly with onions and stew)
  2.  Kugel (Made with egg noodles)
  3.  Matzah (Leavened bread) 
  4.  Butter
  5.  Macaroons (from William Greenberg Bakery-Upper East Side, NY)

We started our office lunch around 12:10pm.  Cash enlightened both Spa and me with Jewish history.  From start to where Moses parts the Red Sea.  It was very enlightening and we realized how similar this one story was among the 3 big world religions.  

  

Then (without much thought) I asked where brisket comes from in a cow.  Spa looked horrified but Cash explained that its a certain part of cow slow cooked in stew which makes it tender etc.  Late in the day I got an e-mail from Spa with a wikipedia link.  Ahhhhh so this is where Brisket comes from (only 4 feet away from Fillet Mignon)

Since Mr X was away and Maddy the motivational Speaker couldn't make the SLAW, we enjoyed our Macaroons. No fruits or health talk today but I did share a tip on tightening up before a special event.  Two days before a beach day or a date, go on a Sweet potato only diet.  It acts as a sponge and absorbs all water.... yup this according to our Health Bible, US Weekly.
Spa Kills the Pitmaster Its over folks.  No more Pit, No more master.  Just some memories about BBQ talk and the Cosby Show. (Editor's Note: I am sorry but I can't give out any more details on the PitMaster, his connection to Spa or to SLAW)
The Beautiful Scarlett Johansson At this point I decided to show off.  I  took out US Weekly magazine to show Cash and Spa that Scarlett Johansson and I share a fashion trend (yup let that name sink in, very cool... I know). The uber trendy Vibram FiveFinger Shoes. She is jogging in LA, I am hanging out in Key West, just a matter of time now. Scarlett Johannson Cruz.  Just perfect :D

As I put the magazine on the floor to continue with Cash's Kugel and Matzah, Spa very carefully spilled her seltzer on the magazine and the carpet thus shattering my dreamy state of mind. That's me holding my still unread but very wet copy of US Weekly and Spa cleaning Cash's Office carpet with Seltzer water.

 - Cruz 

Share | Eat | Enjoy
SLAW Weekly Blog's Editor at Home

Lost Episode from SLAW Archives: On Dec 29th 2010, Cash orders in Serafina, Mr X holds his PB&J and Cruz was leaving for a cruise

LOST EPISODE FROM THE ARCHIVES OF PROJECT SLAW 2010

On Dec 29th 2010, Cash ordered in a Pizza from Serafina for our normal office lunch.  The boxes came with interesting quotes.  This one below says "Don't Shake me, Don't Turn me upside down, Just Treat me Nicely.  Then Eat me"

The Pizza was actually very delicious. Mr X wasn't officially part of Project SLAW yet which explains the Ziploc with the PB&J (Where Jelly is sugar free).  Cash had his Pellegrino, I had my Heaven Nector Diet Coke and Mr X had his Mug O' Water. Another Pizza box had "Make Mama Happy, Eat Pizza".

SLAW was quick and delicious.  We questioned whether sharing lunch at work will continue into the new year (Hint: It did, at least as of April 15th 2011) and remember, BAD BOYS LOVE PIZZA!
This was a good SLAW, esp this being the last 2010 SLAW and I was about to head to Caribbean for 8 days cruising and more good food. 


- Cruz
Project SLAW & SLAW Weekly's Editor at Home

SLAW Weekly Walk: Blue Skies, New Sneakers and Avatar's Tree of Life in the Great Lawn - Central Park

Continuing with our healthy office lunch initiative, Team SLAW ate a quick lunch and went for a walk.  We walked for about 35 minutes, did 2 steady paced circles around the Great Lawn.

Mr X kept myself and Cash on a healthy pace.  Cash entertained us with his jokes and I stopped to take these pictures during our walk (else this would be a very boring blog entry)

Spa was unable to make it today although she is ready for next time with her brand spanking new sneakers.

We spotted the Tree of Life from Avatar.  You can see Mr X pointing to it.  It was in the Great Lawn of Central Park all along...

 

 - Cruz

SLAW Weekly Blog's Editor in Command

Episode 32: Introducing Maddy the Motivational Guest Speaker plus Spa & the Amazing PitMaster.

Hello folks and welcome back to SLAW Weekly Blog for Tuesday 4.11.11 where we share office lunches and then write about it.

We are happy to introduce SLAW's very first motivational guest speaker.  Idea behind this was to start a "Eat a Smart Office Lunch" plan while getting motivational and inspirational pep talk.

Introducing... [insert drumroll here]

Maddy was quite hungry himself and came with a sandwich, tuna salad and diet coke to SLAW.  By the time we started our office lunch around 12:08pm, Maddy was done eating, see his empty lunch bag on the floor picture below. (But he still had some more SLAW food with us. All about portion control. Right Maddy?)

It was Spa day at SLAW Weekly.  Spa brought:
1.  Grilled Chicken Breasts from E.A.T
2.  Fresh Mozarella Cheese and Cucumbers
3.  Egg Plant Caponata
4.  Pita Bread
5.  Tangerines (healthy substitute for our normal SLAW desserts)

Oh boy, not sure if I can write anything from our SLAW due to copyright and other such laws but I can share that it was one lively office lunch with a little "Eat Smart" inspiration sprinkled here and there.  ALTHOUGH Maddy who was suppose to teach team SLAW about eating smart and healthy, he was overheard motivating Spa to eat more Mozarella.  hmmmmmm.... Bad Maddy, Bad Maddy.

SLAW started 5 minutes late and by that time I had spilled water twice by hitting my leg on the table. (something that aggrevated Mr X)

Food was delicious with Eggplant Caponata scoring high again.  Based on our last office lunch, we decided to replace desserts with fruits and Spa's Tangerines were very good. 
SLAW Topics included:
1.  [Censored]
2.  Eating healthy
3.  [Censored again]
4.  [Can't talk about this]
5.  [Shouldn't write about this]
6.  Spa's adventure with the Amazing Pitmaster. (Perfect title for a comic book)
7.  How to loose weight in 17 days with a new diet Spa might try (similar to Atkins where you don't have any carbs, YIKES)  Spa said this will be tough for her since she can't last 3 hours without carbs let alone 17 days.
8.  Maddy's motivational talk about how he decided to loose some extra weight (lost 9 pounds in a little over a month)
SLAW ended with Spa rushing to cleanup, Maddy and Cash rushing off to a meeting and Spa leaving her scarf behind. It was all over by 12:50pm.

SLAW Lesson: Remember to replace dessert with fruits, eat half as much carbs as you would normally eat and walk, walk and walk those calories off!

WELCOME TO SLAW MADDY!!!

(Maddy = Someone who is madly in love with Madonna although according to Wikipedia, its short for Madeline)
- Cruz
Editor in Chief for Project SLAW

Mystery Guest at SLAW Today

Today, we will have a mystery guest at SLAWWEEKLY.

Team SLAW starts "Walk for a cause" *

In our last office lunch (SLAW - Share Lunch at work), we decided to do things differently. 

Instead of eating heavy lunches and desserts, we agreed to eat smart (replace desserts with fruits) and walk. Here is how we divided our lunch hour.

 - Eat Smart - 20 Minutes

 - Walk - 35 Minutes.

Today was the first day we tried this and it feels great.  Its refreshing to leave office for a few minutes, walk.  Refreshes mind and good for our health.  Spa was unable to join but myself along with Cash and Mr X were able to eat and go for a walk around Central Park.

Hoping to continue this and make it into a

SLAW tradition. - Cruz
* Cause - health.

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Episode 31: Bad Eating Habits - Mr.X's Turkey Sausage and Rice, Spa Confesses Big Time, Cruz Oops and Cash Proposed Fruit

Tuesday 4.05.11
What an exciting SLAW.  From dieting, eating healthy, exercising, guilty pleasures to sausages and chocolates, we talked about everything.
To start with, I broke SLAW Law and didn't participate.  Mr. X was forgiving.  
Than I talked too much & had one too many oops.  Spa was forgiving.

Mr X brought
- Rice with Turkey Sausage and Chicken Drumsticks
- Dessert with toffee on top. (I asked Mr X to share the name, as of right now, no response.  Maybe he is not so forgiving after all)
- Protein Shake (For me)

After shaking my protein shake, we all began our office lunch and started talking about junk food.  I shared that potato chips are my weakness and I am recently craving Terra Chips. Cash shared that he is not a junk foodie, neither likes to snack.  His weakness - he is a  "Volume Eater".  Spa opened up and shared that she has been eating a candy bar almost every night.  Her downfall - Ritter Sport Chocolate Bar (sometimes she even have them delivered straight to her place) [enter gasp here]

Between potato chips, volume eating and late night candy bar devouring, 75% of team SLAW is on the wrong track.  By the time we finished our discussion, most of the food around us was gone as well....

Starting next week, Office Lunch or SLAW will be different.
No more Desserts.  
Instead Cash proposed that we bring fruits.  
3 Aye - Cruz, Cash and Mr X
1 Nay - Spa
Motion was passed to have fruits instead of Desserts. 
20 Min Eating, 40 Min Walking during SLAW.
Spa started this motion and everyone agreed.  Cash recommended not to power-walk during SLAW, so we are not sweaty or sticky for the rest of the day.


We will Succeed.  Go Team SLAW.