Warning: Wine-Induced Blog ahead. Let’s hope I don’t make a super fool outta myself 
Hi guys! Happy Saturday! Sorry I haven’t posted today.. I have no excuse except for the fact that pilot makes me want to be a lazy bum 
We went to hibachi last night with an intimate group of 12 friends, and I wasn’t feeling hibachi…
I was feeling like salad:
And edamame:
After dinner, the girls and I went to see Couples Retreat while the boys went to one of the pilot’s houses, drank and smoked cigars (disgusting) until us girls went to pick them up. The movie was pretty hilarious—I totally recommend seeing it! Picking up belligerent pilots on the other hand is not quite as hilarious
When I got home, I was feeling a little snacky, so I had the rest of the kale chips:
Addicting little guys. I’m out now, so I’ll be making more very soon 
This morning for bfast, I grabbed a nanner with almond butter, mesquite and cinnamon:
And made some french toast for the pilot:
I spent a good part of the day cleaning the casa, and the downstairs is totally done. Yeahhhhhh
For lunch, I made some Thai rolls using cucumber, carrots, bell pepper and spicy coconut (coconut flakes with lime juice, agave, cayenne and sea salt)
I also drizzled some almond butter on top:
(rainbow chard is probably my new favorite green.. it’s amazing)
The pilot and I ended up sharing the plate—he loved them!
This afternoon, Jeni and I hit up the gym for some cardio and weights. I’ve been feeling a little less-than-motivated lately since it’s so hot here (in the 90s today!) and having a gym buddy certainly helps.
Here’s what we did:
| Walk | 4.2mph, 2.5% incline | 30 minutes |
| Weighted squat | 8 lbs each | 3 sets of 12 |
| Leg extension | 50 lbs | 3 sets of 12 |
| Seated calf raise | 60 lbs | 3 sets of 10 |
| V-glutes on stability ball | Body weight | 3 sets of 12 |
| Walk | 4.2mph, 2.5% incline | 20 minutes |
Total time: 1 hr 15 min
After the gym, we hit up the Main Squeeze for some smoothies.
I got the Tropical Superfood (pineapple, mango, spinach, parsley, apple juice and banana) with extra spinach and a shot of wheatgrass:
And Jeni and I split our favorite vegan cookie:
I ran some errands and made a pretty delicious dinner for the pilot and I.
Kale salad with lime juice, nama shoyu, tomatoes, agave, sea salt and cayenne
Raw sushi with cauliflower rice, bell pepper, cucumber, carrot and avocado
Noodles in peanut sauce for the pilot (I had a few bites to make sure it tasted ok)
(Garlic, coconut milk, tahini, peanut butter, sea salt and cayenne)
And organic cab:
It was pretty much glorious, if I say so myself
Well I’m off to chill with pilot. I’m hoping he turns off football already and puts a movie on
Have a great night!
xoxo,
G
mmmm all of your food looks so delish! Especially dinner
Nice presentation as well!
Football can be addicting. I spent a good amount of my day watching buckeyes kill Wisconsin
;) I had fun 
You meal looks beautiful! I can’t get over how great that sushi looks. I also like the spring rolls. I may give them a try tomorrow.
Um, girlfriend has gotten TOTALLY fancy since 105degrees! I am impressed you are keeping up all the gorgeous presentation and such! For now the blog is my hubby so the only meals that get pretty are the ones that are destined for a photo shoot.
Oh girl I was just thinking the same thing… it’s been a football day/night/etc in our house too and I’m ready to watch a movie! *sigh* however the ECU game is on, and that’s where my man went to school, so that isn’t in my cards tonight haha :/ p.s. the din looks awesomely deelish
and as for wine induced blogging, love it!!!!
Hi Gina!
I LOVIEEEE your Bloggie it is definitely one of my favs 
The raw sushi looks absolutely devine – I am definitely embracing a high-raw lifestyle right now – and I am SO jealous of your skills!
I have been a follower for sometime – but only commented a few times – ewww – I promise too comment more often
xoxo
Krissy
hey krissy!
hope to see you around here more often! <3
thanks so much for saying hi
Nice work on the rainbow chard wraps and of course the raw sushi action. Tres chic presentation! Ooo-la-la! I wish I had more time to reallllly take my time on presentation but normally by the time Im ready to plate it up, I have a reallly hungry 2 yr old on my hands so I dont give final presentation the time it should get. Anyway enjoy your Sat nite, vino and all
nice dinner with the pilot!
jenna
Football season comes at a nice time for me. I’m usually swamped with homework and Mallard can watch the game in the basement while Snuffy plays. He even throws her a few passes while he watches!
Whoa! what happened to the pictures? I went back here to see if you posted again and a bunch of the pictures were changed out.
hey amara,
i’m trying to get that figured out over here too. it happened to me yesterday- i was skimming the blog and then saw where it said “road trip snack” it was a picture of a cocktail instead of a larabar!! hahah not good. i talked to my webmaster and he said it’s because a lot of my pics have similar numbers in their file name, so i need to go and re-name them.
That sushi plate looks like something out of a magazine…gorgeous! Hope you enjoyed your night
Glad to hear you’re enjoying the weekend!We saw couples resort as well and I thought it was totally hilarious. <3 vince. I cannot believe its already Sunday!
Those wraps are genius girl! I love how you made spicy coconut, how unique! I must try these asap!
WHEN can I come over for dinner?! Seriously that stuff all looks amazing!!!
you know where i live
come over anytime, friend!
wow that raw sushi looks amazing! yum!
Wow! Your dinner looks amazing and so fancy. It looks better than a restaurant! I bet the pilot feels lucky to be married to you
hahah he puts up with my antics so it all works out
Gina, your dinner looks amazing! I’m jealous of the pilot – he’s one lucky fellow, for sure!
Have a great Sunday!
The chard wraps looks delicious!! I enjoy the pretty table setting, as well
Sorry, I was signed in under wrong name.. looks delish! I can imagine you are missing 105, but you are making up for it back home!
Cute nappies!
Everything looks absolutely delish! What kind of coconut flakes do you use? Or did you make them? Thanks!
What up knife skillz! V. impressive
Is the pilot enjoying your new skills as much as we are?
I love that you trimmed the chard to fit. That’s smart. I’ve done it using the whole leaf and it sort of ruined it for me.
Nice workout bb.
Hi there. I am a new reader and am loving your blog! I found you through Pasta Queens’ blog. Quick question: I have searched (and searched) your blog for the recipe to your kale chips but can’t find it, how do you make them? I have made kale chips before but with just garlic and salt and baked not dehydrated. What makes these cheesy? Thanks!
i wish i could say but since i tweaked school’s recipe and made it my own, i’m keeping under wraps for now. everyone will find out why in a couple of weeks, i promise! thank you so much for stopping by my bloggy- hope to see you around here more often!
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