Put it in chip form
Hey hey hey 😀 Happy (?) Monday! 😀 How was the rest of your weekend??
After hitting up the gym with Michelle, I came back to the hotel-casa to get ready for work.
I snacked on some grapes:
(Which I ate about half of because I only like the hard ones. TWSS. Terrible, haha)
And had half of this stinky drinky:
See the bacteria floating in there?? Mmmmmmm.
I think the reason why I’m starting to get into kombucha is because I now know what to expect as far as taste and flavor goes. When I first started trying it, I had no clue what to expect and was not a fan of the vinegary taste. Now, anticipate the vinegar taste and pretty much roll with it. I’ve found that I love the ginger kombucha flavors the best—a little spice is very nice 😉
Work was bueno and I had one of my favorite dinners ever…
Raw sushi
Kale chips!!!!
I don’t even like kale that much, but put it into chip form and I turn into a fiend 😀
Here are two of the things I plated last night:
Blood Orange Cheesecake and Sicilian Pistachio Nougatine
(The orange piles look kinda blobby, but we were almost out)
The nougatine is sooooo good. You’d think that after making, plating and looking at desserts for the past 3 weeks I would be sick of them and have a non-existent sweet tooth. Au contraire. I think I love desserts even more 😉
This morning, I had a bite of Larabar before hitting the gym.
And had a less-than-stellar cardio workout (15 minutes hill walking, 15 minutes elliptical… I couldn’t wake up today!) followed by a banging weight workout.
| Split squat | 5 lbs each | 3 sets of 10 |
| Saxon side bend | 5 lbs each | 3 sets of 10 each side |
| Sumo squat and leg lift | 6 lb kettleball | 3 sets of 10 on each side |
| Good mornings | 10 lb flat weight | 3 sets of 12 |
| Stability ball calf raise | 8 lbs each | 3 sets of 12 |
| Weighted step ups | 8 lbs each | 3 sets of 12 each side |
Total workout time: 1 hr
When I got back to the hotel-casa, I made a delicious almond butter and jelly smoothie
-1 cup almond milk
-1 nanner
-1 scoop sprouted brown rice protein
-handful frozen strawberries
-1 tbs almond butter
-cinnamon
-1/2 pack Stevia
-pinch sea salt
-love (haha)
Something about pink smoothies makes me so happy 😀
Time to get ready for class! Have a great day!
xoxo,
G$
So I’m hoping this falls into the 33% of my posts he doesn’t read, but I want to take the pilot on a date when he gets into town Friday night. I’ve narrowed it down to a few places after talking to some friends at the restaurant:
Rococo Restaurant and Fine Wine
Everything looks so good! Please help me decide 😀
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Oh dear I couldn’t pick. They all look delicious. I can’t believe it’s almost time for you to leave already!
I had the Gingerberry Kombucha for the first time yesterday and LOVED it. I think that zing of ginger helps with the vinegar taste.
I think each of those restaurants have something great to offer…I am sure you can’t go wrong with any of them.
I guess it just depends what your in the mood for on the day…guys aren’t too choosy, I am sure he will be happy with any of these fine choices 🙂
I’d go with sushi for sure… but you know me and sushi! I haven’t ever had kale chips, and have thought i wouldn’t like them because I don’t love kale… might have to try them if YOU say they’re good 🙂 Ok, that sounded a bit creepy-stalker…
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/27/fashion/27Coco.html?ref=style
I’m voting sushi or Il Centro!
ABJ smoothie?! Really?! I’ve got to have it! All four of those restaurants look lovely – anything that involves wine has got to be good, right? 😉
Have a wonderful Monday!!
OK that smoothie looks delish!!! I am sure he will like any of the restuarants you choose!!
That sushi, shake, kale chip batch, and desserts look MAAAAARVELOUS, my dear!
***Take The Pilot to Flip’s Wine Bar and Trattoria!!!
Hey, did you notice that your sushi looks like the Hungry Little Caterpillar? I guess it’s just the mom in me. Cute 🙂
Hey, sorry –I just read your post about the Polar dying, and just wanted to say maybe think twice about the Garmin. I got one and love the mapping features (I don’t get lost jogging anymore 🙂 ), but it only tracks your calories based on distance and speed. You couldn’t use it to track calories for your zumba or spin classes. I’ve had quite a few friends who like the “Body bug” though. I haven’t tried it yet.
I only eat the hard grapes too. I make everyone else eat the other ones. Is that mean?
Flip’s….have fun and enjoy!
I recently made kale chips with an awesome coating that a girl you know 🙂 told me about..anyway, they turned out super fabulous. And like you, I am not the hugest kale fan. I even got my hubs to dig into ’em. And then I used the tail end of the bag of them and dumped that over a salad with all the little coating crunchy bits…it happens to be on my post today. Happy Monday Miss G 🙂
My vote is for the sushi! 🙂
I really like Trattoria il Centro’s website, BUT I like Rococo’s dinner & wine list the best. So I vote for Rococo… it seems like they have something for everyone! (That sounded like a really corny endorsement, didn’t it?!)
yayy! defs take him out on a date!
jenna
awesome girl! I knew what to expect because I was told about it, but i didn’t know what to expect at the same time. i tasted it and it took me the whole day to drink my first. now i crave it! haha.
homemade kombucha tastes a lot diff, but i havent started flavouring mine yet.
i dont even know how to make kale chips… or what they taste/feel like. how do you make them??
good luck on the pilot missing this post hehe!
-muffy
wow, these all look amazing. I love sushi and it looks amazing, so i’ll go with that!!
Hey Gina!
I’m sure you’ve already answered this question somewhere on the bloggy but what kind of sprouted brown rice protein do you use and where oh where did you find it????
Thanks 🙂
Neko does have pretty amazing sushi, but you can’t beat Flip’s for the atmosphere. Plus if it’s nice out you can sit on the patio and drink wine all night!
The Chilean Sea Bass at Sushi N. sound delish!!!!!!!
Love your crow pose!! I read about this site today and thought of you, your macaroons, and your mystery business plan.
I actually LOVE kale (except raw kale, bleh!) so those kale chips are right up my alley! YUM!
But those desserts! Just…wow!
As an okie girl I had to weigh in on your restaurant question. All the options would be great (well, I’ve never been to Trattorio but I’m sure it’s great).
Flips is so cute and fun. The atmoshpere is very relaxed, the wine selection is great and they have those cute little checkered tablecloths (big plus for me for some reason). I’ve always thought of Flips as the ultimate date restaurant.
Rococco is great too, I’ve actually only eaten there for brunch but my brother and SIL go about once a month. This is more of a romantic local – think dim mood lighting, flowers on the table, etc. They have a fun bar and (usually) great service. It’s definitely on the pricey side tho.
Sushi Neko has the best sushi in OKC. Nuff said.
Hope that helps!
thanks for the info, low!
i’m thinking between flips and sushi neko.. we both love sushi and pizza, but i love pizza more and he loves sushi more 😉
My vote is for Trattoria Il Centro…I can’t resist Italian!
Those desserts you plated look fabulous! It helps that my stomach’s growling right now…
I’m tempted to make a smoothie every time I see one of yours…and I usually give in. Yum!
I say def. take The Pilot out to Sushi Neiko, looks like a great place =]
grapes just taste amazing now don’t they!? yum 🙂
great workout girlie!
Hey Gina! I went to college in Oklahoma. BOOMER SOONER! Sushi Neko is my absolute favorite restaurant in OKC. I’ve had many wonderful dates there with the boyfriend. You can’t go wrong with any of your choices, though. Have a fun date night 😉