What I've been doing in my spare time:
Ever since my knee problems re-surfaced a few weeks ago, all I've been doing in terms of workouts is yoga (except for teaching kickboxing once a week and the occasional Zumba class!). And now that I've started doing yoga, I can't seem to stop! Even though it's radically different from my usual aerobic workouts, I still feel like I'm getting in such a good workout, and the best part is that I can see tangible results after every practice. It's awesome seeing an improvement in certain poses, like wheel pose (shown in above picture). I wasn't able to do this pose a few weeks ago, and now I can. SO cool!
My apologies for the infrequent posting this week. But hopefully today's recipe makes up for it. :)
I had some vegetables to finish off, including this white sweet potato I got from the farmer's market!
I've never tried a white sweet potato, so I thought I'd experiment with it (despite my usual rule regarding white foods/regular potatoes!)
Sweet Potatoes--Fancified
Ingredients:
Ever since my knee problems re-surfaced a few weeks ago, all I've been doing in terms of workouts is yoga (except for teaching kickboxing once a week and the occasional Zumba class!). And now that I've started doing yoga, I can't seem to stop! Even though it's radically different from my usual aerobic workouts, I still feel like I'm getting in such a good workout, and the best part is that I can see tangible results after every practice. It's awesome seeing an improvement in certain poses, like wheel pose (shown in above picture). I wasn't able to do this pose a few weeks ago, and now I can. SO cool!
My apologies for the infrequent posting this week. But hopefully today's recipe makes up for it. :)
I had some vegetables to finish off, including this white sweet potato I got from the farmer's market!
I've never tried a white sweet potato, so I thought I'd experiment with it (despite my usual rule regarding white foods/regular potatoes!)
Sweet Potatoes--Fancified
Ingredients:
- 1 sweet potato
- 1 garlic clove
- green onion
- fresh cheese (ie ricotta)
- olive oil and/or vegetable oil
Wash and scrub the sweet potato thoroughly. Chop into thick slices. Place the slices on a baking sheet after generously oiling it first.
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| I figured I'd roast some other vegetables while I was at it! |
Bake in the oven at 400F for about 30 minutes. Flip after about 20 minutes.
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| After flipping. |
The potatoes should be slightly browned on both sides after baking.
While the potatoes cool, saute garlic and green onions in olive oil.
Top each potato slice with garlic/onion mixture and fresh cheese.
Wow. I hardly even noticed that I used absolutely no salt or pepper on these taters!
Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and super flavorful.
You're probably wondering what I did with the other veggies I baked. Am I right?
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| One tomato and one carrot. |
I made a super simple salad, and topped greens [spinach and arugula] with the roasted tomato/carrot, some nutritional yeast, pepper, and lemon juice.
Perfect pre-spring break meal! Speaking of spring break, I'll be switching up my content next week. Stay tuned!
2 comments:
This looks delicious and your pose looks great! Keep up the practice and you'll keep seeing changes.
Thank you!! Yeah, I will def keep it up--doing these poses is sometimes just too much fun!
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