Butternut squash soup and a very very large salad.

I actually made this salad so big that I couldn't finish it all.

The salad was romaine, and spinach! with pine nuts, hemp seeds, radishes, red onion, carrot, celery, cucumber,sweet pepper, and easy balsamic dressing (from earlier post). The salad was crunchy and scrumptious, just how I like it! I finished half of it and then came back to the other half an hour later.

The soup was very easy to make.

Butternut squash soup:

Ingredients:

• 1 large butternut squash ( peel, cut, and de-seed it)
• 1 large vidalia onion
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons rice bran oil (or any other oil)
• 3 cups water
• 3 cups homemade veg stock
• 1-2 tablespoons sea salt
• 1-2 tablespoons ground pepper (salt and pepper to taste)

Directions:
Saute the onions and garlic in oil until the onions are translucent. Add in the veg stock, and squash. Add water as you need it. Bring to a boil and then cook over medium heat for 30-40 minutes. Puree and season! Enjoy!

I did a really hard core yoga class this morning and I'm regretting choosing today for the first day of Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred.
I'll let you know how it goes!

Three mile run and 20 min power yoga!

I did not want to run at all this morning, especially when it was so cold out. But I did it. I put on my running clothes and I couldn't back down after that. It was a decent run. I wanted to get under 26 minutes, but I don't know if I was just tired or the wind was to blame, but I came in at 27:05. I didn't have my heart rate monitor on but I would be interested to see if I was working as hard as I felt I did.

I did a little stretch when I came home, then did the 20 minute power yoga #2 off of yogadownload.com. It was a pretty hard 20 minutes. I think i'm going to sign up for their monthly program!

Breakfast was my homemade granola with rice milk (let it sit overnight in the fridge) with chia seeds, raspberries and, unsweetened coconut.

I know, the chia seeds look like bugs; but they really add a lot to a dish!

Last night I made some great popcorn seasoning!

I recommend making the popcorn on the stovetop, it really does make the best tasting popcorn.

Spicy Popcorn Seasonings:

Ingredients:

• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon cayene
• 1/4 teaspoon ground chili flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt

When the popcorn is still hot and in a large mixing bowl, drizzle the olive oil all over it. Then add the rest of the ingredients and mix well! Enjoy!

It is quite spicy, so if you want to reduce the heat just cut the cayene and chili flakes in half!

I'm off to work! Have a great day!