Last night I went to Uchiko after yoga and met up with my friend Angela to have one of the best food experiences I've had! I am typically not a raw fish kind of gal, nor am I very adventurous when it comes to raw fish, BUT being at such a nice restaurant where Paul Qui is the executive chef brought out the braver side of me! I have at least 13 pictures, but I'm going to try not to make all of you jealous with all of the tasty food, so I'll limit myself to just a few!
Okay, so maybe more than a few! If you ever get the chance, go eat at Uchiko and maybe you'll get lucky to see Paul making delicious meals! Or better yet, you'll get Angela to make some of these amazing treats for you! Loved that sushi rice, but hated the thai chilies! ALSO, huge plus for Uchiko, Angela told them I was gluten free and they prepared every dish so that it was GF :-)
I bought some gluten free bagels and Gorilla Munch Peanut Butter cereal so those have been my two breakfast options this week! The bagels are from Udi's and they are okay...not as good as a real bagel, but they give me some variety for breakfast! The cereal is similar to Kix, but with a peanut butter taste, and it's so amazing with almond milk and a banana! I am looking forward to that as my breakfast tomorrow!
I came home to one of the most delicious home-cooked meals that a girl could ask for! We bought a large cauliflower from the farmer's market last weekend, and Sarah suggested making cauliflower mash! For those of you who love mashed potatoes and are open-minded, try these! We blended up the cooked cauliflower in the Vitamix with some garlic, low fat cream cheese, parmesan cheese, and chicken bullion! Oh my goodness, I would eat these over mashed potatoes any day! The Vitamix blended them into the texture of mashed potatoes and they were so much lighter than potatoes! Sarah made this pork tenderloin dish with apples and it was so moist and flavorful! I am looking forward to adding these two recipes into our regular rotation!
It's been such a busy week that I can't even think of where to begin! I aggravated my left leg AGAIN--chasing after a kid at work on Wednesday. That made yoga a blast all week. One of the physical therapists that I work with is trained in craniosacral therapy, and she sweetly worked out some stuff on my left leg. If you ever meet some one trained in this, have them put their hands on you! My leg felt so much better today during class! I am thankful for Nora P. telling me to take it easy because I feel like so often, we try to push ourselves, and it's nice to hear the verbal reminder! Today's class was led by Gianna and probably 15 minutes into the class, some "visitor" said that it was cold so Gianna quickly fixed that! It ended up being a hot class but a good one! It's so interesting to see the transformations that occur daily when you do this yoga so much! It's also amazing how it makes your perspective change. When I first started this challenge, every class felt like it lasted for hours, and now I'm always surprised by how quickly it flies by. Tonight's class was one of the sweatiest but also one of the greatest! I'm very thankful for a shower after class, though, because they help rinse away that "Bikram yoga" smell!
"Sweat cleanses from the inside.
It comes from places a shower will never reach."
- Dr. George Sheehan
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