Night of the Zumbies
Morning 😀 How’s your day going so far? I am LOVING all of your giveaway answers and entries! Winners will be chosen tonight at midnight 😀 Thank you again for all of the amazing blogiversay tweets, comments and emails- ya’ll are amazing, but we knew that already 😉
Before Zumba last night, I was hankering for a salad beast.
That little beauty was modeled after a Natalia Rose recipe:
-organic greens
-spiralized beet
-gout gouda
-basil
-grape tomatoes and shallot
–Garlic Gold Italian seasoning
-Jeni’s homemade balsamic dressing
It was kind of ridiculous.
Zumba was OUTTA CONTROL last night! So many Zumbies 😀 I did a few new songs mixed in with the oldie-but-goodies and it was a blasty. On the way out, Jeni and I stopped at the base lot to check out my new car. I’m pretty stoked about it! Everything should be finalized this week.
For dinner, I wanted hot comfort food.
So I cut up some veg:
Sweat it out in a pot with some garlic and olive oil: 
Then added veggie broth, kidney beans, quinoa, oregano, thyme and cayenne and simmered away.
It was everything I could ever wish for 😀
I then polluted my mind by watching the Bachelorette, read in bed and called it a night.
This morning, I have a training appointment and then I’m heading to the base gym for a solo spin sesh (I’ll post the workout later for ya’ll). I’ll be heading to Orlando this weekend if any Orlando bloggies want to hang out, or take a Bikram class with me 😀
See ya later today!
xoxo
Gina
Zumba Song of the Day; “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” by Shakira. AMAZIN’
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soups are my favorite comfort food!!! this one looks really good with the quinoa!
have a great day Gina!
Oh my gosh, I love that Shakira song! My boyfriend put it on my iPod for me! Gotta love the World Cup! 🙂
That salad looks great. I always get lazy and don’t shred my cheese so finely, but your photo made me want to grate away. I love it when the cheese is so tiny it sticks to almost every lettuce leaf.
Such delicious, healthy food in this post! Glad zumba was a blast! Excited to hear about the solo spin session – sounds fun 🙂
that looks so delish! i did something very similar last night – i chopped TONS of veggies and threw them all in a pot with evoo, garlic, a can of tomato sauce, 2 tbsp of heavy cream, and basil leaves. simmered away and spooned over whole wheat pasta. its my signature style for meals!
I love that heart bowl! Where did you get it?
So are you waiting to surprise us with what car you ended up getting? I’d love to know! My current vehicle lease is up in September – so I will be ordering my new one next month – 2011 Mustang GT, 411 horse power – vroom, vroom! Have a good one.
Mo
I really enjoy working out on my own, have a good time!
I swear there’s a conspiracy against me and Zumba…I’ve tried making it to a class for the past 3 weeks but something seems to happen EVERY time and I can’t go!
I’m keeping my fingers crossed for this week! 😉
Gina, when you hit up Whole Foods this weekend in O-town you need to check out the Glaser Farms Golden Flax seed crackers and the Sesame Nori crackers…SOOO Good! As soon as you walk in they are in the cold section on the right where the herbs are. They are in a clear container. I am addicted to them. Since I live in SC i have to order them now.
This recipe sounds delicious! I have a whole bunch of quinoa in the pantry I’ve been wondering what to do with, and this sounds FABULOUS!
What are some of your new zumba songs? I’m currently working on a fun bhangra-style song. 🙂
did you post a reply to the Waka Waka YouTube video? There are some great ones out there!
Can’t wait for the solo spin workout! I always try it on my own but I end up getting distracted….having an actual workout would definitely help. Awesome lookin soup.
I love “oldie-but-goodie” zumba songs. We did those on our last day of zumba class and everyone was SO into it. Major sweat session!
Bachelorette is killing my brain cells. I can feel it.
soup looks really good – was the quinoa already cooked when you added it to the soup or did you put it in and let it cook while it simmered?
Thanks,
Kim
i let it cook while it simmered 🙂
yay for mucho zumbies!!
And thanks for the tip on the shakira song – i’ve never heard of it before!
New car? how exciting!
Did you just come up with that veggie and quinoa dish with no recipe? I am in awe!
Never tried Zumba … I wished my gym would have these classes! It seems so fun!
Looks like a great meal Gina!
i love shakira….i think i want to be her when i grow up 🙂
girl, me too
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Happy late bloggiversary! Love you & your bloggie!
Gorgeous as usual my friend!! I love when you suggest latin songs that a lot of people wouldn’t have heard of 🙂
Ah I can’t wait for Thursday for Zumba again!!
That is my favorite kind of soup-clean with a ton of veggies! I might have to make some myself…
Oh The Bachelorette… so silly but you just can’t stop watching.
Delish dinner. You can never go wrong by just throwing a bunch of veggies in a pot!
Your quinoa stew looks amazing! Solo spin sesh? I am intrigued! I love spin class but the times dont often coordinate, would love a motivating workout I could do on my own!
Your soup sounds exactly what I’m planning today – it’s rainy here and I’m in the mood for comfort food too. I just took my broth out of the freezer!
Clearly I need to try Zumba… I feel like I’m seriously missing out over here!
I didn’t know Shakira did Zumba songs! shake those hips
oooh your dinner looks so good! so simple, but i bet it was delish!
Love that Shakira song! We’ve been working on our Zumba routine in class for about a week now!
I love Zumba! Anything by Pitbull, Sean Paul, Sharika are my favorite tunes. When I hear them on the radio while driving or even at the bar, I get excited and do some of the moves. Zumba is addicting, but I feel like you have to have a good Zumba teacher to make it fun!
i totally agree- the teacher makes or breaks the class
Can I go to one of your Zumba classes and then have you cook for me after? Please? 😉
P.S. I may need your help with something soon, expect an email 🙂
of course! 🙂
and i’ll be looking out for your email <3
I’m totally dvring the bachelorette…. Did you see the buzz about her body in the second episode? Not exactly why there were finger pointers and what they were pointing out- I think she looks totally normal!
Your quinoa dish looks delish!!!!
Love the heart shaped plate Gina, where did you buy it?
target! 🙂 my nana sent it to me
Have fun in Orlando! Should be good and hot:)I am in LOVE with Waka Waka!! Shakira, just makes you want to move sideways.
My comfort food go-tos tends to be on the unhealthier side, but your meal looks SO good. It reminds me that healthy food can be just as yummy AND obviously it’s so much better for you!
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Cute heart bowl. The Zumba at my gym was crazy last night too. The room was overflowing.
Your salad looks so good! I love raw beets, but for some reason my throat gets a bit itchy when I eat them raw..wonder why..
Did that Waka Waka last night at my Zumba class. A hard one for me! But, love that song!
I am an Orlando “bloggie” and a huge fan, and would love to meet up for a bikram class or whatever. Shoot me an email if you have any free time in your trip. 🙂
that quinoa recipe looks ah-ma-zing, can’t wait to try it! and I’m lovin that Shakira song!!
Love the Shakira song for Zumba. LOVE LOVE LOVE.