Sunday roast

Pims:  a light and refreshing summer drink

We went to a friend's house yesterday for a traditional British Roast-my first since being in London. Their flat smelled fantastic when we walked in. I came HANGRY after the gym and doing some Zumba. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_roast

Nice choice of vase :-)

Humongo balls! W.T.F?

Dinosaur eggs.. I mean scotch eggs. This is the most amazing British **food** invention ever! They usually serve these things at pubs and they are the perfect snack. I'm already sold and I've only had them since this past Friday. he he..  It's a hard boiled egg, wrapped in sausage, dipped in breadcrumbs and fried. These were super tasty. I had 1 1/2 !!

The rest of the spread:

mushrooms

sweet potato mash

mushy peas w. chorizo. The peas were FANTASTIC- I loved the chewy chorizo pieces that made the peas salty and delicious!

blue cheese mashed potatoes. Mmm.. this reminded me of Thanksgiving but so much tastier w. the blue cheese addition!

rosemary potatoes- I love eating the crispy pieces.

roast beef

roast duck

my sampler plate- I had seconds of the peas and scotch eggs. How could I not?! The food was really delicious.

Sticky toffee pudding for dessert. Yumm-O!!!

Surprisingly, T and I still had room for dinner later that night. We had Glee and Ginnan on the agenda.
http://www.ginnan.co.uk/

Japchae

tonkatsu

Sushi/sashimi set

salmon and avocado handrolls

Today's agenda: Gym, and I'm getting my hair did. Whoop Whoop! :-)

Too bad I didn't follow any of the NBA season this year but I'm still glad they won!!

http://www.thespec.com/sports/article/546852--mavericks-win-first-nba-title

Fitness magazines

I get a little cuckoo for fitness magazines sometimes :-) I made a quick purchase after the gym because I was feeling inspired and on a workout high. My workout yesterday was a 30 minute run on the treadmill and abs.

We went back to Sasa sushi for lunch because T had a sushi craving. He seriously loves raw fish more than me anything in this world ;)

http://sasasushi.co.uk/index.php?mod=news&article=45

We ordered the Angel deluxe which came with 11 pieces of nigiri and a california roll. We also got a Dragon Roll with spicy tuna, eel, avocado, and some crunchy tempura.

Chirashi bowl

---------------White rice food coma! I proceeded to take a 2 hour nap in the afternoon. Who does that on a Saturday!?!? he he he..

Sweet potater fries with ketchup as a mid afternoon snack

Dinner time:

mix of bok choy, spinach, and kale sauteed with soy sauce and pepper

Strongbow cider

T made tons of oven baked chicken yesterday. I definitely laughed out loud when he proceeded to place four chicken pieces on my plate. uhm.. no one said I was eating for FOUR!!! :-D

with some brown rice on the side.

Some Irish mint chocolate for a post dinner snack. I loved the crunchy green mint pieces on top of the milk chocolate- YUM! We were going to see X-Men later that night but decide to stay in and watch 2 episodes of Glee. We're still catching up on this past season. Anyone else swoon for Darren Criss?

Uhm hello there!

Yellow pepper, onion, and cheddar cheese omelette on toast prior to heading to the gym.

My workout today was simple: Ran 7 minutes on the treadmill for a quick warm up

• Squat jumps

• Burpee with tummy tucks

• Plank jacks

• V sits

• Side plank crunches

• Rest 1 minute, Repeat 2 more times

Then I did Tone it up's Bikini Booty workout. Here's to hoping for a perkier bikini bootaaay! (If I ever make it to a beach this summer :( major sad face!!! )
http://www.fitsugar.com/Bikini-Booty-Workout-From-Tone-Up-15385425

Rehydration and some after workout fuel

1/2 an oh yea protein bar

Agenda: We're heading over to a friend's house for a traditional British Roast. I'm supa excited!!

Song of the day: Money in the Bank- Swizz Beatz

pub crawl

so much for having a clean house when we have our guests this upcoming week! T's sister is graduating high school so we have his family coming to stay with us. I'm super excited but also nervous that our place won't be sparkling clean.

I think this summer salad has had a good run- time to retire the bad boy. I'm about to pitch it this weekend cuz I still have so much of it left! It would be a good salad to bring to a picnic or bbq.

I also had a turkey breast on the side that I oven baked with EVOO,sea salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper for a bit of a kick.

I'm such a pink fanatic!

I got my nails did! So I tried a new treatment called Biosculpt. It's this colored gel that they paint on your hands/feet and put under a UVA lamp and it dries within several minutes The overall procedure for my hands and feet took about an hour and 20 minutes. They say that the polish on your feet should stay on for 4-6 weeks and your hands 2-3 WITHOUT chipping. I decided to get it done because I always always chip my nails as soon as I walk out of the salon- usually the day of! Very annoying.. So, even though the treatment was £80 (£85 with tip) I'm hoping it was worth it. I have to say it felt so odd being able to put on my shoes shortly after having my feet painted. I literally was wearing gym socks and shoes because I was going to the gym afterwards. It was a nice feeling :-)

When did my feet become so vein-y!?!? Ewww!

Workout: Legs and Abs
3 sets

• Leg extension machine
• Leg press machine
• deadlifts with 7kg weights
• curtsy squat
• Abs: reverse curl, side plank dips, swiss ball curls, v-sit twists

I'm having the hardest time trying to get rid of that stubborn fat that lies below the belly button. It is a B**** to target. I always seem to carry my excess weight there (as I'm sure a lot of women). I just gotta keep trucking!

After teaching zumba, I went to meet T and his co workers for a fun mini pub crawl. Who can say no to beer on a Friday night? I missed the first pub called the Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese.
http://www.timeout.com/london/bars/venue/2:20277/ye-olde-cheshire-cheese

http://www.timeout.com/london/bars/features/1614.html

Ye Old Mitre Tavern

1 Ely Place

Because the Mitre sits on the site of a medieval palace belonging to Cambridge-shire’s Bishops of Ely, it’s technically part of Cambridgeshire rather than London.

Jerusalem Tavern

55 Britton Street

Named after the nearby priory of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, the tavern serves traditional ales from St. Peter’s Brewery in Suffolk.

After the last pub, we all kept debating where to go and after fumbling around outside for 30 minutes (GRR!) T and I decided to head home and grub down on some greasy chinese before bed (bad idea normally but great idea after imbibing in a few drinks!)

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/place?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=chop+chop+noodle+bar+kings+cross&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=chop+chop+noodle+bar+kings+cross&hnear=0x48761b5dedeb3be5:0x54f085cb18ec65c9,Islington&cid=10200557601902443406

We got the usual suspects- Singapore Laksa noodles

Shrimp fried rice, duck on top of greasy noodles, chicken wings, and spare ribs. Lots O' Food! I hope I don't regret this decision in the morning aka I'll just have a hard workout tomorrow ;)

Breakfast:

Oats and smashed bananers

Toppings

the jam and almond butter tasted fantastic on the oats!

Off to the gym yo!

Song of the day: Pitbull feat. NeYo "Give me everything (tonight)"