Hey ya’ll 
How’s your day going? My has been a little strange so far. It started with a recovery Insanity workout (is that an oxymoron? Haha. It really was relaxing though) and a doc’s appt. Nothing like being poked and prodded on a Thursday morning (just a check-up but it wasn’t a party if ya know what I mean).
My reward:
An almond butter and jelly bfast cookie 
I munched it on the way to the doc’s and it was pretty glorious.
-1/2 C oats
-1/2 scoop vanilla Sun Warrior
-1 T mesquite
-1 hefty T almond butter
-1 T polaner spread
-almond milk
-1/2 banana
-foodgasms
I have to share the recipe with you guys for last night’s eggplant curry because it pretty much rocked my face off
Slow Cooker Eggplant Curry
In a slow cooker, sprayed with nonstick spray, add the following:
1 medium eggplant, large diced
1 yellow onion
1 can (14.5oz) organic diced tomatoes, drained
1 C organic vegetable broth
1 bay leaf
1 T curry
1/2 T cumin
1 t garlic
1/2-1 t salt (I used 1/2)
1/4 t cayenne (optional- I like it spicy wicy)
Mix to combine.
Set it (on low).
Forget it (for 4-6 hours).
Serve with brown rice or naan, and feast.
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I have lovely leftovers for today Usually I make just enough so that we don’t have leftovers, but in cases like this, the food tastes even better the next day. Did you celebrate Indian food Wednesday??
Well I’m off to do our taxes (procrastinate much?? Haha) and then head to work.
Have a lovely Thursday!
xoxo,
Gina
Today’s tip: Take 10 minutes out of your busy day to STRETCH and breath deeply. Stretching is amazing for flexibility and injury prevention and.. it feels sooooo good Every night before going to bed, I foam roll for at least 10 minutes and do a lunar flow or some stretches on the yoga mat. It’s a great way to wind down the day, decreases stress and helps protect the bod. Give it a whirl
*Don’t forget, the yoga promo ends tomorrow- $25 in my OpenSky store (coupon: 5ForYoga) Quite a few of ya’ll have bought some already, I know you’ll love them!
Something to do: Keep Showing Me Your Smoothies! I’m loving the submissions so far- this is going to be a blasty
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I am going to try out the curry recipe today! Thanks!
let me know how you like it!
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I tried this last night (and will be having it again tomorrow!) and it was fantastic. My crockpot is only 1.5qt since I’m cooking for one, so even after I halved the recipe, I needed to take about half of it out again. That’s okay though, I cooked that separately and mixed it back in when it came time to assemble leftovers.
I had veggies to use up, and no cayenne, so I added mushroom and 2 zucchini as well as 1T extra curry powder (mine is spicy already) and a big squeeze of honey. I also cooked it on high instead since I was impatient LOL. I used the liquid from the tin of tomatoes to make couscous to eat with it, and I’m thinking I’ll eat it with pitas for lunch tomorrow. Yum! I use my slow cooker a lot so this recipe is a definite keeper.
yum!! so glad you liked it
Hi there, I’m going to try out your recipe–thanks so much for putting it up here for people to find!
What size slow-cooker do you use?
I just bought a 3.5 quart and this will be the first recipe I try in it. Looks like it will all fit fine.
Thank you again!
i have no idea? the standard one?? haha
hope you like the curry!
Hi Gina! I’m so excited to try this curry! Do you salt/ rinse your eggplant when you make this?
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Just wanted to let you know I found this recipe doing a Google search to figure out what to do with the eggplant I got in a farm share. My daughter and I don’t eat eggplant, my husband does but has “to be in the mood” so I haven’t learned to do much with it. I made this for him and he loved it. Thanks!
so glad you liked it!
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