Blogger Dinner, Yoga, and Adventures in Oatmeal

I was SO happy to kick off the weekend right with a Brooklyn blogger dinner in the East Village:

It's a birthday every day at Milon!

Prepping my office/writing up guidelines for the girl who will be replacing me in 2 weeks has been absolutely insane, and this is just what I needed! I’ve been lucky enough to spend some time with Sarah, Emily, Olga, and Diana over the past few months. They’re all fantastic people and made for great dinner company! The tiny pictures (and I’m not sure why they’re so tiny) do not do them justice.

My veggie curry masala (+ brown rice + 1 chappati)

Clockwise from left: me, Emily, Sarah, Olga, Diana

After din din, Olga and I took the train home together (stopping so I could pick up an overpriced vegan chocolate-chip cookie to split with Sonny and 2 jars of Trader Joe’s almond butter!!), and I hit the hay early because of my new Saturday morning tradition: hot yoga at Yoga to the People! I really can’t say enough good things about this class. $5, not too crowded (on Saturday morning only, apparently!), a perfect mix of guided poses + free flow, the fact that Olga and Sarah and Sarah’s friend Kate attended the class too so we could commisserate in our sweatiness . . . I’m so glad this class exists!!  It ain’t free but in the world of hot yoga, it’s pretty damn close.

I arrived home craving veggies and almond butter. Thanks to Maggie’s Whole Life challenge, and my goal to eat more savory breakfasts, I already have one in my repertoire:

Adventure #!: oatbran, unsweetened soymilk, half an avocado, sea salt, lots of ground black pepper, curry powder, and a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil

This baby kept me full and happy all morning, with no blood sugar crashes or spikes. Plus it was incredibly tasty. Can’t beat that!

This morning, however, I had no avocadoes, so I had to improvise (I blame this post for what follows):

Thanks for making me adventurous enough to try this, Heather!

post-microwave

with toppings

Yes, here we have Zucchini/Pumpkin Oatmeal topped with AB, PB, and a sprinkle of my dearly beloved Swiss Crunch cereal. This bowl was YUMMY, and I had to stop halfway through because it was so filling! The zucchini has such a mild taste that I barely noticed it, and the grated texture actually reminded me of coconut!! Can’t beat that!

If I made this again, I’d add some cinnamon and ginger to approximate zucchini bread!

I’ll be back tomorrow with my new favorite breakfast and a recap of the 3.5-mile run I did on Thursday Have a great Sunday!