Oh Saturday, how I love theee!
Jane Austen has me again. I was doing some “research” on iTunes last night and accidentally stumbled upon the Pride & Prejudice soundtrack. I instantly knew that I had to go and watch the film. At 11:30pm. Oh the joy! I’ve never watched the BBC version but I love the one with Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen. The scene in the rain is my favourite. Sigh…
Anyway, no more cheesy talk.. (God, I’m such a girl sometimes!
) Let’s get to business.
This morning I met up with my parents at a huge sportswear store. They wanted to buy me a race outfit as a birthday present. Dad also wanted to get some Nike Free shoes (in case you didn’t know: he’s also a passionate runner). He went to a seminar where they talked about that shoe and he was intrigued. And so was I
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I also tried one pair on and It fit like a glove. We were meant to be together. It was definitely like love at first sight.
So my beloved parents got me a pair too (though I protested and wanted to pay it myself – I don’t like getting things from my parents…). Oh well.. thanks anyway
Nike Free is pretty special and trains the foot and the legs and it definitely isn’t your average running shoe but they’re fantastic. I tried them afterwards at the gym.
My gym is actually next to the store (how convenient!) and I got a good workout in:
- 2 miles run in 18 minutes or so (I’m not 100% sure because I accidentally hit the Stop button 4 (!!) times..)
- Upper body strength training / 30 minutes. (Shoulders, arms, back, abs)
- Stretching
I was starving when I got home and whipped up lunch in 10 minutes flat. Who said that fast food can’t be healthy??
Salad with ice berg lettuce, carrots, radish, chickpeas and walnut oil + white balsamic vinegar.
WW wrap with 1/2 mashed avocado and sesame seed + almond tofu
So simple and delicious!!
This afternoon I made a banana carrot bread. I’ve been wanting to combine banana & carrot forever and couldn’t wait to get into some baking action today.
Carrot Banana Bread
Adapted from allrecipes.com
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil (I used safflower oil)
1 cup sugar 1/2 cup maple syrup + 1/4 cup rice syrup
2 eggs egg replacer (I bought a mix ages ago.. I believe it’s similar to Ener-G)
2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 1 cup grated carrots
1/2 cup chopped pecans completely forgot to add them
Directions
In a mixing bowl, combine oil and sugar. Add eggs (or replacement); mix well. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to the creamed mixture alternately with bananas. Stir in carrots (and pecans). Transfer to a greased 9-in. x 5-in. x 3-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean (I covered the bread after 30 minutes of baking to prevent burning). Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
I really like this bread because it’s so moist. Definitely a keeper
Dinner was pretty good with one exception. I made Tempeh (for the first time at home– I had it at a restaurant before) and wasn’t impressed. I didn’t not like it but it was only ok..
I also had some brown rice mochi and zucchini on the side (which were both great)
(Btw: my camera seems to take such blurry pictures sometimes even though the lightning’s fine. Sorry for that)
I added some shoyu and curry to the tempeh which helped a bit. Does anyone have a great trick for a good tempeh dish??
Okay, I’ve got to go now… Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!