No Carb Left Behind
Hi friends 🙂 It’s Indian Food Wednesday! It’s been a while since I’ve celebrated –a sour dosa will traumatize you, let me tell ya- but I have a fun dinner in store.
Before I get into the usual shenanigans, the winner of the Live Well Core Bag is Kayla, whom I’ve already emailed to share the great news 🙂 Congrats, Kayla!
Everyone else who signed up for the contest will be offered a sweet discount on the bag- $99 instead of the usual $129. I use mine multiple times a day and lurrrrrve it 😀
Last night, I had dinner with a friend at BJs. Instead of my usual blackened salmon salad, I decided to give the gluten-free pizza a whirl.
You know in Eat, Pray, Love, when she slowly and passionately devours an entire pizza? That was me last night 😉
I definitely had a relationship with my pizza. It was short-lived, but glorious.
This morning, I met up with work friends for a spin class. It was mediocre, but the instructor was hilarious. He was so cute and little, but I didn’t appreciate the fact that he sang the entire time. He even used song lyrics to instruct the class:
-Song says: There’s nooooooo holding back
-Instructor says: No holding back now! You can do it
-Song says: Just reeeeeeach in your heart
-Instructor says: Reach in your heart and go for it!
I die. A thousand times.
Breakfast made up for everything. 🙂
The star of the show was THIS:
Wild smoked salmon, which will always remind me of the Bahamas- I had smoked salmon every single day we were there 🙂
I took two pieces of brown rice toast and spread goat cheese on each slice, topped with 2 egg whites, a serving of smoked salmon, arugula, sea salt and Garlic Gold
After using organic butter to butter the outside of the toast, I pan-seared each side — the toast got crispy and the cheese melted
A sandwich of everything I love:
Well I’m going to go back to sleep for an hour or so- I’m exhausted this morning! Bella is already in bed waiting for me 🙂
Have an amazing day and I’ll see ya later <3
xoxo
Gina
What are your New Years plans?? Get crack-a-lackin’ on those inspiration boards if you’d like to join in the fun- we’ll be posting them on Monday!
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I seriously love smoked salmon with goat cheese and chives. I could eat it every day and not get sick of it! Since I now happily down and devour garlic gold, it’ll have to become part of the mix, along with egg whites..ahh this looks so good 🙂
happily own**
It’s official. You make the best breakfasts!
Be still my heart… that sandwich is also everything *I* love!! *drooling*
I often have a relationship with my pizza but I have to agree that that scene is classic and perfect! Good food should be savored! ha. Too funny about your instructor! I probably would have laughed pretty hard OR left the class as singing along to songs is a bit of my pet peeve (unless I am singing of course!)
YUM my favorite sandwich!!!!!!
Ahhhh, I recently took a spin class and the instructor did the saaaaame thing! Only she was playing the most LAME music!
That’s my kind of breakfast. My kids like it too with capers and cream cheese, bagel. I’m drooling over the pizza too; it’s lunch time here.
You’re a genious!!! That sandwich looks so goooood!!!
I may go to Italy this summer and I may just have that relationship with my food like that at every.single.meal.
Although my leftover ham salad was good, your breakfast looks way more delicious! I’ll definitely be trying that out!
That always drives me crazy when instructors do that!
And NYE plans are just to chill with a group of friends at their house. Although I would rather spend it in the hospital…bec that would mean I had finally given birth!
I had pizza last night too. There was definitely a little fling going on, but I’ve had better. I don’t settle when it comes to my pizza 🙂 LOVE that Eat Pray Love clip. I didn’t like the book and never saw the movie as a result, but I’m kind of obsessed with her philosophy. Might be worth seeing the movie, just for that!!
ok i love that bag, so much 🙁
that spin instructor sounds funny, although it could get quite annoying i’m sure. I want to try a spin class if i decide to join this new gym here, also Body Pump and Zumba! 😛 Thought you might like that lol
that pizza looks yummy, i love veggie pizzas
what a great combo!
That sandwich is my dream sandwich too! It looks so delicious! I made something similar last week with the Trader Joe’s goat cheese with cranberries!
That bag is also to die for…
Haha that’s hilarious that he used the song to instruct! Original! 😉
i know, right?? everyone was so impressed! haha
I can’t do any spin classes at my gym because the instructors are way too cheesy or not motivating- the guy instructor sings along too! It’s a bit annoying.
Yesterday morning my boyfriend told me to plan on going out of town tomorrow night, but didn’t tell me where we’re going. I think he’s planned out a weekend in San Francisco for us!
definitely go to cowgirl creamery at the ferry building if you go! 🙂
carbs are good!
I love salmon so much. It’s crazy, if i weren’t worried about mercury i would eat it for every meal.
Last night on cupcake wars i almost died because one baker made a salmon inspired one! Sounds kinda gross, but i was fascinated with it!
I need spin in my life again! 🙁
I have a relationship with my pizza every time. Does this make me unfaithful?
that makes you awesome 🙂
Too bad he wasn’t playing Britney songs! They make for the best inspirational quotes 😉
hit me baby one more time 🙂
Carbs if I’m not careful can be my downfall, lol! Oh spin classes can be so hit or miss. I did take one yesterday with one my favs who I hadn’t taken a class with in a while…you know those one that really do inspire you to push harder. Boy do I feel it today…its glorious!
New Years Eve is a good friend of mines birthday…so we will be doubly celebrating…maybe I should doubly workout that day! 😛
I think I eat pizza like that every time 🙂
that sandwich sounds amazing…as does the pizza-lovin’ 😉 i feel that same way every time i have a hand-made pie!
That breakfast totally looks yummy– without the salmon for me, that is. My favorite combo with eggs recently is a bowl of warm oat bran topped with a runny egg, hummus, goat cheese and basil. Yum 🙂
I feel like I’m on that tour EVERY day. but I’ve stopped worrying about it. Diets went through the no-carb Atkins phase. We know now how great fats are and I am unashamed to eat a ton of avocado or hummus: why shouldn’t I feel the same way to eat a ton of carbs?
ahh pizza is a huge love of mine. Ever since coming home from college (where the pizza is yucky) i have been eating my weight in veggie pizza. no complaints though. carbs = fuel for our lovely hardworking bodies! haha
we need carbs to live… and they’re delicious 🙂
I didn’t know they had gluten free pizza, thats one of the things I miss the most, thanks for sharing!
Can salmon BE any yummier? LOOOOVE! I gotta try that combo of a sandwhich. Looks like something I would end up LOVING!
Congrats to Kayla. I have a girl named Kayla who reads my blog and is the sweetest girl! So if it’s the same Kayla, that’s awesome…and if not, hope Kayla who ever she is enjoys the bag.
Smoked salmon…Scott would be in heaven. That boy loves his lox!
Inspiration boards…I am posting my 2011 goals later on…it’s kind of scary putting it all out there, but in a good way. I love that you are posting your stuff b/c it inspires me to post mine 🙂
Lately i’ve had a relationship with my wine…. is that bad?? hehe
Was it a Les Mills RPM spin class? I used to take those and the instructors ALWAYS said cheesy stuff to the lyrics… it was awful! Your salmon sammy looks amazing!!!
yes it was!! i will never go back, haha
Christmas got in the way of my pizza eating Friday last week – major craving now. I think tonight’s the night. 🙂 New Year’s is low-key this year a a friend’s house. I’m looking forward to it!
totally worth every carb! I have yet to see this movie, I know!! I need to rent it ASAP. Maybe with some wine and a GF pizza in hand. hehe!
LC
Excellent sale on the Live Well Core bag! Just ordered mine and can’t wait to receive it! Thanks!!!
awesome, you’ll love it!
Oh my, I discovered how much I love smoked salmon a couple of weeks ago and I absolutely adore it now!!
I can’t remember the last time I had pizza.
Smoke salmon is my very favorite form of protein. Why is it sooo expensive?
because it’s the best, i guess
Thank you for the inspiration to do an inspiration board! I mean it – I’ve been trying to decide what my resolutions for 2011 will be and I think this will help me out!!
That sandwich looks amazing! I had some smoked salmon over Christmas and I had missed it so much!
oh man nothing is worse than an spin class with too much singing!!!! haha!
My hubby would love that breakfast and the pizza looks wonderful. My New Year’s plans are pretty laid back. Love the inspiration board idea, I’ll consider.
That sandwich looks GREAT!
My NYE plans consist of going to a party that my friend is hosting… and I will probably end up babysitting drunk people by the end of the night. 😉
Yeah- bad food will always make you a little iffy for the next both or so. Blah!
Oh boo, I thought it was me for a minute but no email. The other Kayla is very lucky! 😛
No plans for New Years yet.
I am not that much into New Years really…
but we will probably go for dinner and drinks
with some friends.
Ut oh. I am guilty of using lyrics as motivation esp. as I just spent hours prepping for my special NY Day ride.
Rock, Pop, trance. I am hoping that others enjoy it as much as I do..I NEVER sing to the lyrics.
yummy sandwich, G!!! woohoo! it’s such a treat to have a food that brings back a memory.
OMG I LOVE BJ’s. Their pizza is divine. I had some in my office once and I had to close my office door because I was practically making out with it lol. Yum!
I’m going to my cousins house for a party on new years eve- it’s a tradition, i’m excited!
Thanks again Gina! I’m so stoked to use the bag! Again, you made my day! Have a happy New Year!! 😀
Relationships with food are the best! They always love you back! 😉