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I knew today was going to be a good one because I had this little joy waiting in the fridge:
A lovely almond butter and strawberry preserves bfast cookie!!
Mmmm the strawberry preserves gave it a glossy sheen 
And Joe, of course:
I took the puppies on their walk, did 10 minutes of Namaste yoga on FitTV before getting bummed out that I’m not pro enough to do crane pose –any modifications, friends?- so I switched to Good Morning America and got ready for work.
Mid-morning snack:
Work was extremely boring invigorating as usual and I came home to make a super fast and super scrumptious lonchi.
I broke out this:
Boiled a diced sweet potato for 8 minutes (until fork tender), and then put a serving of the frijoles in a bowl, topped with romaine, the sweet potato, chipotle seasoning, Texas pete, sea salt, raw cheddar and raw flax bread crumbles:
This gigantic salad beast filled me to the brim and it was sooooooo good!!!
I went back to work for an hour, came home and napped with the puppies cleaned the casa a little, then made a smoothie using the raw almond milk I made yesterday, 1/2 nanner (left over from the bfast cookie), a scoop of vanilla brown rice protein, Stevia and vanilla liquid Stevia.
Super frothy and a great pre-teaching snack:
I packed up my stuff to teach and then went to the base for spin and Zumba:
Both classes were so much fun –I had 5 stingers in between and the coconut water after- and then I met my pilot at Indian for a date
We had the pappadum and dippers:
And I ordered something different tonight!!! Another *secret menu* item I love that we know the owner and he knows what kinda stuff we like!
Shrimpies in a delicious curry Baigan Bhartha-esque sauce:
Two naans in a basket (the top one is my whole wheat one and the bottom one is the pilot’s cheese-stuffed naan. He would)
The pilot ordered the fish special per the owner’s recommendation, and he loved it!! It kinda creeped me out that the entire fish was on his plate:
I was convinced he was looking at me the whole time!! And I’m pretty sure I saw nostrils!! Do fish have nostrils?!?
The pilot devoured his fish and I very, very much enjoyed my shrimpies
Now we’re back at the casa and Megan is heading over for one of my favorite pastimes: wine + yoga. We’re going to break open a bottle of red and put on a Dave Farmer podcast.
See ya tomorrow!!!!
xoxo,
Gina
Zumba Song of the Day: Ojos Así by Shakira (AWESOME bellydance song!)
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Wine and yoga sounds fabulous!! Your lunch salad looks awesome…I find beans at lunch keep me so much more filled and energized.
i’m pretty sure fish do NOT have nostrils, but yea I would be a bit creeped out too! and I could be wrong about the nostrils. Also, I think if you and your pilot’s naan got together and made little whole wheat cheese filled naan babies I would gobble them up!
I always love seeing your Indian meals!
Enjoy your wine and yoga party! I have a glass of organic red beside me right now. Great minds think alike.
Love all the eats, especially the strawberry preserves on the breakfast cookie!
lisa d.- i’m pretty sure that was a distinct nasal cavity.. i’m googling it now
i told the pilot what you said about the wheat cheese-filled naan babies.. we both agreed that sounds delicious
laura- great minds do think alike
wish you lived closer -actually that i lived closer so i could be by civilization- because i know you like a glass of organic shiraz as much as i do
Fish nostrils are not part of their breathing apparatus – they are not connected to the fish’s throat. They do contain an organ called a sensory rosette, however, which is how fish smell. Many fish have acute senses of smell, so their nostrils are very functional.
Thank you google anwsers! Haha
Glad you had fun at indian food Gina!!
The shake and bean salad look so good!!! I can’t wait to be home over the summer with loads of kitchen gear so that I can whip up the same drinks and put together some fun salads like you!
Mm, love your gigantic salad beast! There is nothing like a big, voluminous salad – it’s awesome!
Hurray for Indian! Love that the pilot got cheese-filled naan ;o) But that fish is crazy – I’m not sure if they have nostrils, and I don’t intend on getting to close to find out!
I hope you have fun with Megan! That sounds like a great way to unwind!
Why do I think that “two naans in a basket” sounds like a great rock band name?? What a great date!
Gina,
I’ve been digging beans on salads lately too. So cheap and filling!
With love,
Emily
love the glaze on the bfast cookie! looks yummy!
and yay for the secret menu at your inian place!
The deal with Bakasana is the following: lean over farther than you think you need to, and get your knees/shins into your armpits! Sometimes if I am not the correct amount of sweaty, this does not work, but if you get skin-to-skin contact the “stickiness” factor will help, does that make sense? Once you are balanced on your toes, try lifting up one foot. When you have that down, really engage your pelvic floor (it’s almost a coccyx curl, really) in order to lift up your foot and balance on your hands. And when you have THAT down, straighten your arms. Yay!
Arm balances are my favorite part of yoga. I practice in a gym in that is 95% muscle queens, and you know that gay men LOVE their guns, so we do a ton of different kinds of balancing poses, which is basically a dream come true. Nothing makes me feel more hardcore than an envious look from a man whose bicep is the size of my thigh!
love shakira!!!
Indian food looks tasty as usual!
did you say yoga+wie!!! Never thought of that:)
Shakira is one of my favorite singers of all time! I feel like I’m a real fan because I liked her Spanish stuff when no one else had ever heard of her haha.
And now I really want Indian food…I don’t think my fake-ass curry dishes are going to cut it for much longer.
hhaha – nostrils. grody.
Cheese filled naan – yes please!!!!
I still have to try those yummy looking breakfast cookies!
Oooh I love that song!
haha you’re so funny- fish don’t have nostrils because they breath through their gils, right? Love the addition of the preserves to the bfast cookie! I bet it gave the cookie just the right amount of sweetness
yoga and wine sounds DIVINE.
That could be a country song of MINE.
Hope you blog about your good TIME.
Im off now time to end this RHYME
That breakfast cookie plate is adorable. Great looking salad too.
Shakira is a fabulous singer. I’m not familiar with that song, but she has a great voice.
Curry sounds amazing right now…wait it’s only 6am…maybe that breakfast cookie! haha
SWEET POTATO!!!!!!! INDIAN FOOD!!!!!!!
Never seen fish nostrils, haha
wine and yoga sound so relaxing!
I don’t know, I couldn’t do that crane pose either – but it was fun to try.
Cheese stuffed naan! YUM!
sarahmegee- thanks for the fish nostril info!!! haha