Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Challenge Day 4


Apples = 2

WORKOUT

BACK ON POINTE MORNING ROUTINE
SQUAT AND PLANK CHALLENGE
STEPS SO FAR = 15,710

I am doing my best to avoid all public transporation.
The absence of my car here is also a good thing because I can't just 
jump in and go. I now walk and go. 


Veggie Pate Recipe

I enjoyed quite a bit of this today!


Dry ingredients:
  • 1 cup sunflower seeds, toasted and ground
  • 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup nutritional yeast flakes (can be purchased at most natural food stores)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1/4 tsp celery seeds (optional)
  • Pepper, to taste

Wet ingredients:
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 medium potato
  • 1 large carrot or a few small ones
  • 1/4 cup water

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a small baking dish with olive oil (the one I use is approximately 9 inches long and 5 inches wide).


To toast the sunflower seeds, heat a skillet over medium heat until warm. Add the seeds and toast, stirring constantly for 3-4 minutes until they are aromatic and a bit darker in colour. Coarsely grind with a food processor or mortar & pestle.
If you're using a mini food processor like me, measure all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and set aside (ground sunflower seeds, flour, nutritional yeast and seasonings).
Working in batches, process the carrot, potato, onion and garlic with the water and oil in the food processor. Add them to the dry ingredients as you go.
Combine all ingredients until you have a sticky mixture that resembles this.
Press into the greased dish. Bake at 350 F, covered with foil for the first 30 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking for another 15 minutes. It will smell amazing.
Let cool for at least one hour before unmolding.
The pâté is delicious on its own, spread on crackers or bread, and in sandwiches as a meat substitute.

Use your imagination.

Recipe on Craving Greens


Ciao , M

Monday, December 16, 2013

Challenge Day 3



Had a delicious Crepe before going into Zara today .... yummy



The sun was beautiful today so my walk was quite pleasant. 


WORKOUT

Daily on Pointe  Workout
 ( posted workouts on Monday )
Squats and Plank Challenge
Steps for the day so far = 16,870
2 APPLES = Eaten



Saw these today ! Its Mini Mishell's! 


Ciao , M










Sunday, December 15, 2013

Challenge Day 2






 WORKOUT DAY 2




SQUATS & PLANK 
complete

APPLES 2

STEPS 12,200

Today was a good day. Took the long way into downtown
and walked around the stands at the christmas market.
So far ... so good.


NEXT WEEK




Hugs and Kisses 
M



Saturday, December 14, 2013

Challenge 1



So first 30 day round. 
I am doing a few things to get ready for the January challenge.

12.14.13 - 01.14.14


Plank Challenge



Back On Pointe Daily Workout

This is a cool daily workout blog I found on tumbler.
http://backonpointe.tumblr.com/

She also posts daily workouts on Pintrest.
I will post the one I do Daily


Walking/Jogging/Running

I will do a minimum of 6 miles a day.
6 miles = 12,000 steps.

I will show my weekly fitbit reports to show that I am achieveing this goal.

Two Apples 

Everyday

Thats the line up for the first 30 day :)


First day today went great. 
All mini challenges completed in the morning.
Step count as of right now is
14,486

Ciao , M

Friday, December 13, 2013

So it starts..

HOLIDAYS APPROACHING FAST !!!!




        Challenges start again tomorrow for one full year... I am on purpose starting this through the holidays... 


Here are some cookies I made... Not that I can eat them  during my first challenge




1st challenge announced tomorrow... maybe if I get brave enough...
I might pass the link on to this blog.. so I will actually have an audience :)
Till Then..... peace

M




                   

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Hello....





          I was missing in action again. Will I ever get this blogging thing down? One of my new challenges is to blog at least twice a week about my exp. over in europe getting this E.P. done and starting on the album. Its been interesting so far. Here is to a new challenge and happy pre thanksgiving....let the turkeys live! 

                                                            Ciao , M

Friday, February 10, 2012