Happy Friday to all. :w00t:
Well, last night is what I would like to call a yoga sorta fail.
- I got the mat out
- Turned off the lights
- Lit a candle
- Turned the video on
I was doing good for the first 5 minutes of the video and then the next thing I know it is 2 hours later and I wake up on the yoga mat with Sketchie sleeping on my tummy. :whistle:
I guess my body had other plans for me. It was fabulous.
I also got to see The Office and The Marriage Ref. Eric decided that he wants to bring me on The Marriage Ref to discuss my Crazy Dish Lady status.
I started the morning off with a fresh juice to use up some of the discount veggies.
It contained: 1 lime, 1/2 English cuke, 1/4 lemon, 1 beet, 1/2 tomato, 2 carrots:
Beet + Lime = bliss
This was so energizing!
After doing a bit of paperwork, I set out to the kitchen to throw together Banana Soft Serve VOO.
Blueberry Vanilla Banana Soft Serve VOO
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup regular oats
- 1/4 scoop Amazing Grass Amazing Meal chocolate powder
- 1 tbsp chia seeds
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup almond milk
- Layer with: Banana soft serve
- Layer with: Blueberry Jam
Directions: Whisk VOO ingredients together with a whisk. Place in fridge overnight. In the morning make the banana soft serve by processing a frozen banana in the food processor for a few minutes, scraping sides as necessary. Now layer the BSS with the VOO and add some blueberry jam.
I ate it in a blueberry jam jar a la Heather. The blueberry jam was really good in this mix! I actually meant to add in a layer of jam in the middle, but I forgot.
It is a major paper work day for me this morning. I am hoping to get out for a swim or run at lunch (Please SUN peak out!) and then we have family arriving this afternoon. Tonight, we are having a big birthday get together to celebrate my father-in-law’s and my birthday. Should be good times.
Have a great Friday!
I made regular stovetop oats this morning, and stirred in banana soft serve – OMG! Delicious. I don’t think I could do overnight, because I wouldn’t like the cold, but I loved the warm + cold mix. I also added peanut butter and coconut butter, which kinda melted.
Have a great time tonight! :)
That is such a great idea! I wondered how that would taste.
Oh WOW! You are a genius, that sounds incredible!!!
That’s more like a yoga VICTORY!!
Happy Birthday,then! Hope you enjoy your time with family!!
I am just ADORING the new look of your site!
Thank you!
You must have been tired if you fell asleep on the mat. It was probably just what you needed.
it sounds like you were just wiped out for sure! and that you wiped out too :)
That’s adorable! My cat has a thing for walking under and around me while I’m in downward dog…it’s so funny
Sometimes sleeping is a worthy yoga practice!
Too funny that you fell asleep doing yoga. At least you were home, I am always scared that I will do that in class!
Do you just use one banana for your softserve? It looks like you get so much!!
Yep :) Sometimes if you add a tiny bit of almond milk it bulks it up!
I noticed on Twitter last night you said you might use your tax return to buy a vita-mix! I hope you do, because I bought one, and I am lost for ideas of what to make in it besides my usual smoothies! I have never seen the commercials for the vita-mix so I don’t know what it can all do. If you have one, I know you will come up with cool recipes that I can try :-) Hehe!!
haha I’m tempted. as to whether or not I will buy one…the jury is still out!
That yoga story is hilarious because it’s something I’d do. Our bodies know best, though! Not sure if it’s today or you’re just doing an early celebration, but Happy Birthday!
Angela
Your most newest blog reader and am hooked!Love it to bits and am drooling over your recipes (all of them).What blender do you use to make that morning beet/fruit dring?I cannot afford a blendtec/vitamix right now.But dont wanna wait till I can get one,to make this drink!
Have devoured most of your articles…you are beautiful and the results shows!
Here’s for your passion and love!
Regards
S
Shilpa, Thank you! :) I use a Breville Juicer to make the juice :)
So funny that you fell asleep! I can’t fall asleep unless I am in bed or in front of the TV.
It’s sunny in Toronto this morning, but still quite chilly . . . I’m head out on a run soon but I’ll have to bundle up. Hope the sun is stretching to your house too!
Sun is out now!
Have a fun birthday celebration! TOO funny that you fell asleep on the mat– I guess it was REALLY relaxing yoga :-)
LOL. Sleepy, eh? It’s good that you let your body do its thing, though. :)
Just wondering; is it the chia seeds that give your VOO creamy consistency? I’ve tried it without and it works just fine, too. I’ve heard that chia seeds make liquids sort of… well, gummy? Gooey? (Apparently it’s because of the soluble fiber they contain?)
Have a great Friday! And happy birthday to you and your father-in-law! :D
Wei-Wei
Chia seeds get really ‘gel-like’ in liquids. It turns a lot of people off, but I am used to it. They are also flavourless so if you can get over the consistency, then you are good to go. They have a ton of great nutrients…loaded with omega 3 + 6..antioxidants etc
Haha, that’s too funny that you fell asleep during yoga! You poor thing – your body must have been really tired! Your veggie juice looks so refreshing! I’m a huge fan of fruity green monsters, but haven’t worked up the courage to try carrots or beets in mine. I think that the appeal of anything will go up if you stick it in a cute jar! The blueberry VOO look Ah-mazing!
I just love that bowl of veggies, so colorful!! And I love making fresh juice. I’ve gotta drag my juicer out of the garage, it’s been there since I moved a month ago. Love!!
Hi Raya!
Just read some of your blog and saw that you are a Second degree in Taekwondo. That is so great! I am a Fifth degree in ATA Taekwondo and got started running last Nov. (loving it! even though I started at age 50! LOL)
Just wanted to say hello to a fellow woman martial artist! Have a great day!
I can’t believe you fell asleep while doing yoga. I mean, I can believe it, but when I get that sleepy I just hop into bed (which is, like, less than a foot away) haha
I had overnight oats today, and for the first time, I actually enjoyed it :))
I love making soft serve for hot oats, that combo hot&cold is amazing!
My overnight oats also had a hot addition, frozen fruit quickly heated in the microwave. yum!
Beet juice, eh? I’m not sure how I feel about that! Although I DO like the thought of napping instead of doing yoga, ha ha.
Have a great Friday!
I used to HATE beets until I started juicing them. Its really the only way I have grown to like them.
note to self: MUST make overnight oats with banana soft serve IMMEDIATELY! ;)
Thanks Ang!What do you use to make the Green monster?Could not make a search on your blog for breville?
For the green monster I have a Kitchenaid blender but I do not suggest getting one..mine has broken twice.
Haha that looks like a baby bottle!
Glad to see I’m not the only one who falls asleep on the yoga mat. It happened when I did the Crunch Fitness Candle Light Yoga. :)
that sounds heavenly! Right up my alley…hahaha
Lava flow of VOO…LOVE it!!! That looks insane! That is hilarious about yoga…glad you got in some rest!!! :)
Haha! Yoga ALWAYS makes me want to go to sleep. I guess your body just needed some more rest. I have BSS w/ VOO waiting for me as I type. Yum! Have a great day!
how fabulous that its spewing over in deliciousness. YUM! <3 lots of love put into there, thats for sure!
hehe, must have needed that relaxing yoga session! I’m sure that 2 hour nap was even better ;)
I always love how your breakfast is just spilling over the sides… it reminds me of something I would see in an old fashioned diner :)
Oh man, I always threaten to bring Dan on the marriage ref (even though we aren’t married). He doesn’t understand WHY I don’t like him leaving used cotton swabs and paper towels everywhere, for days at a time.
I lover vegetable juice! My favorite combo right now is carrots, beets, kale, and lemon! I’ve never tried lime in it– I’ll have make that tomorrow. Yoga is so peaceful- love your set up with the candles. What I love about yoga is that it’s all about your body and what it needs in THAT moment. Your body obvious needed a little rest. Enjoy your weekend!
xo
Jocelyn
That’s awesome that you fell asleep on the mat! You must have been quite relaxed :)
I love the marriage ref, too, too funny! The veggie/fruit juice looks great!
That looks delicious! Almost like a dessert…. :
Awww! That’s adorable! =D Sketchie must have made a nice tummy warmer, haha!
I hope the sun comes out today for you! It’s been really nice here the last few days, so I am sending you as many mental sun waves as I can! ~^
your smoothie looks amazing! i am coming here for smoothie inspiration always.
Your accidental-nap story kiiiiiiiiiiiiiilled me, mostly because I have TOTALLY done that ;)
Hey Angela,
Just wondering where you get your Amazing Grass powder – I looked on the website and it charges $16 for shipping to Canada! Any stores that carry it? Thx!
You can purchase it at Whole Foods and other health food stores too…I would check on their website?
I’ve been ordering my Amazing Grass from Amazon, seems a bit cheaper than Whole foods.
OMGosh Ange I just made your overnight oats and layered with banana AND blueberry preserves!!!! I actuallly posted about it and used your recipe to try to inspire people to enter a giveaway. :) I’m giving away 2 jars of organic preserves and immediately thought of you and your love for gourmet flavors! Strawberry basil preserves or blueberry merlot jam strike your fancy?
This is such a beautiful meal! Love it.
Hope you have a great birthday celebration! I love that you fell asleep doing yoga, its definitely relaxing eh?
OH, and I LOVE the Marriage Ref – its hilarious!
Now that’s MY kind of yoga!
I think I should try that out immediately :D
Hi, Angela! I made a bread today that I thought you might like. Vegan Coconut Banana bread anyone? I am sure you can tweak it to make it even healthier, but it isn’t bad!
http://alistedlife.blogspot.com/2010/05/oh-things-i-will-do.html
i love the color of the juice!
and i love the overflowing-ness of the soft serve VOO! it looks delish.
I LOVE the bright color of your veggie juice/smoothie…..now if I can only convince myself to have an all vegetable one with beets :)
I NEVER thought of adding blueberry jam to the banana soft serve mix – I LOVE that idea…MUST try :)
Happy Friday!
HAHA! That’s hilarious. I fall asleep in savasana often. :) If your body needs rest, it needs rest!
I just saw your tweet. Hope everything is okay. :-/
OMG I love that you just fell asleep while doing yoga! I have come SO close but the eyes have never completely closed on me.
I have yet to get into overnight oats because I am slightly confused…do you really just combine the oats, milk, chia seeds, vanilla, powder and put in the fridge over night? That’s it? No cooking? This sounds like a breakfast sent from heaven.
You got it! No cooking :)
I love that you fell asleep before Yoga. How calming. I guess your body knew what it needed!!
I got a Breville Juicer for my grad school graduation, and I can’t wait to try some new recipes!! Do you juice the entire beet?