Overzealous
Hi friends! How are ya? Hope youโve had a lovely day <3
Soups on over here:
Itโs chipotle black bean soup from the Canyon Ranch Nourish cookbook, except I didnโt follow the recipe.. and probably should have.
Letโs just say that someone got a little overzealous with the chipotle chiles (<โI LOVE this ingredient).
It was Bella ๐
Instead of 1/2 t, 2 whole chilesโฆ and the seedsโฆ were added. Itโs a little spicy, even for me, so I may be making the Pilot an omelet instead. Sorry, Pilot :/
Lesson of the day: follow instructions.
Work today was pretty bueno. Iโve been teaching a lot of stretch classes since Iโm temporarily limited in my teaching abilities, which are lovely and super boring at the same time. I promised myself Iโd make a new stretch playlist for tomorrow, because Iโve been using the same one for the past couple of months, and Iโm sick of all of the songs on there. Hereโs the playlist Iโve been using.
Came home for lunch on the patio:
Salad beast with spinach, heated up organic turkey, goat cheese, grape tomatoes and *this dressing* + a Zevia (<โso fizzy and good!)
Snack packed up to-go:
[My piggy watering can finally came! Itโs on the patio, not on display. Haha]
-almond milk
-Sun Warrior
-Chia seeds
-almond butter
-cinnamon
Time to see if this soup is going to be Pilot-friendly or not. If not, more for me? Muahaha.
See ya in the morning!
xoxo
Gina
Something to talk about: Spicy: yes or no? For me, if it burns my face off, Iโm a fan. Also, any stretch song recommendations? My playlist needs a major refresher. Iโll definitely post the new one ๐
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Spicy? Definitely, yes! Butโฆ.I know what you mean when it comes to adding too much. I made vegetarian chili once and the jalepeno peppers made it almost too spicy to eat. Regardless, the soup looks great!
As I get older, I can tolerate a little more spice. I like to joke about my bland, Irish palate โ potatoes and beer are all I can handle! Enjoy your soup! Mo
I would love if you could please post some sample stretches that you would recommend. Iโm currently 16 weeks pregnant and have been having a bit of right hip and knee pain. I know itโs just related to not being as active and not stretching, but Iโm not really sure what I *should* and *should not* be doing. Thanks so much!
I am a spice BABY!!!! Canโt DO IT CAPTAIN!!!! Iโts really bad! I never add any hot spices to my foods because I canโt take the heat (so get out the kitchenโฆhahaha). I always ask for mild!
Here are some slow jams I enjoy. Some of them arenโt the most uplifting, but thought I would offer anyway.
โBad Dayโ Despicable Me (please donโt make funโฆitโs AWESOME to secretly jam to in the gym. Pharrell is a music GENIUS! And when some one is hogging the machines I mentally say FREEZE RAY)!
โLosing My Wayโ Justin Timberlake
โLove Divineโ Seal
โSomebody That I Used to Knowโ Gotye
โHell On Heelsโ Pistol Annies
Have a great day xoxo
Iโm not a huge fan of spicy foodsโฆ I donโt like when theyโre so spicy that I canโt taste my food. I do like a lot of flavor and a little spice doesnโt bother me though. That soup sounds yummy!
I love me some spicy food! I joke that I generally sweat hot sauce because of the sheer amount of it that I put on food. I think Frankโs Red Hot stays in business because of me!
Iโve been listening to the discographies of โShe and Himโ (loooove Zooey Deschanel) and Owl City for my relaxing stretch music. So chill!
Anything by Imogen Heap sounds like it would be great for stretch, and I personally love Clare Maguire for some more chilled out work out music โ Ainโt Nobody (Breakage Remix) is definitely worth checking out and This Is Not The End. Crack The Shutters and Set The Fire To The Third Bar (Snow Patrol) and Free Fallinโ (John Mayer version) are also some of my faves.
Oh, and I am a total spice whimp โ I made a veggie chilli at the weekend and halved the amount of chilli powder and added extra tomatoes, even then it was too spicy for me!
Good Life โ One Republic .. is what I have right now for stretch/cooldown.
I love spicy stuff..the spicier the betterโฆit also helps increase metabolism โ win!
Spicy all the way! Your snack looks so goodโ did you let it sit so it was more like pudding, or did you eat it right away, and it had more of a cereal feel to it? Thanks!
I say the spicier the better! I made a big crock pot of black beans last night with jalapenos. They were amazing, but then I dealt with crazy pregnancy heartburn. Spicy is worth it! I keep saying as soon as I get to 37 weeks that Iโm going to start eating hot peppers all the time to get labor moving!
Massive Attack has some good songs for stretching I think. Spicy is the way to go; Iโm Korean, so I grew up on kimchi and other sweat-producing foods, lol.
I like making quinoa patties like these buffalo bleu cheese quinoa cakes (http://cookinfanatic.com/2011/08/buffalo-bleu-cheese-quinoa-cakes/) or a fresh quinoa salad like this Asian Quinoa Salad w/ Roasted Green Beans & Chickpeas (http://cookinfanatic.com/2011/07/asian-quinoa-salad-w-roasted-green-beans-and-chickpeas/) โ love quinoa!
LOVE spicy! Anytime we go for Thai I get a 7/8 on a 1 scale. YUM!
Check out Garth Stevenson for playlist potential. He was featured in Yoga at Home a month or so ago and his album โFlyingโ is beautiful.
If you have leftover soup, try it again over the next day or two. Iโve found that sometimes the heat from over-chipotle-ing (a frequent food crime in our house) stuff abates over time. I love spicy stuff, especially the smoky chipotle heat. We are planning a move out of the country for work reasons to a place hot peppers are hard to find and I may end up bringing a whole suitcase of chipotles if I get my wayโฆ
Iโm seasonal about my love for spicinessโฆ I LOVE it in the winter, not so crazy about it when itโs warmer out!
I love spicy food! The spicier the better!