Fancy a muffin anyone?

http://www.eatliverun.com/cinnamon-toast-muffins/

• 1 cup white flour
• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1.5 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger

•  3/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1 egg

•  Mix wet ingredients to dry. Don't overmix batter or else muffins become hard. 176 degree C for 25 minutes

Cinnamon muffins dipped in a cinnamon, butter, and sugar mixture.

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Breakfast oats

•  1/4 cup oats
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 banana 
• Topping: Cinnamon muffin

T just had maple syrup drizzle on top

Gym Time: 3 sets, 8-10 reps

• barbell row
• incline dumbbell press
• seated low pulley row
• chest fly
• back extension
• lat pulldown
• chest press machine
• bent over lateral raise 
• calf press

berry protein smoothie: 1 cup milk, splash of yogurt, 1 cup frozen berries, lots of spinach, agave nectar, and protein powder.

Special K cereal on top. It looks like I piled on the toppings but it was more like a few tablespoons. I'm trying to keep my smoothies less calorific because I realized I was overdoing it!

I got my hair did!! :-) I sorta feel like a college student going on spring break but what the hell! I dig it.

I stopped by Pret a Manger to get a Superfood salad-- So hungry!!

I love everything in this salad plus its super filling!

I baked and cleaned most of the afternoon in anticipation for our guests.

http://thechiclife.com/2010/07/green-monster-muffins-recipe.html

• 1 1/2 whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp baking soda

•  1 egg
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup yogurt
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp lemon zest

•  packed cup of spinach in the food processor

176 degree Celcius for 17 minutes.

http://www.konditorandcook.com/

T brought me a lovely snack from Kondilor & Cook.

Raspberry and dark chocolate tart. Mmmm!!

Our guests arrived so we went the Star of Kings for dinner/drinks. We literally had to walk less than a minute to get there. Loves it!
http://starofkings.co.uk/

he he he...

Soutzouki beef & mutton sausage, roasted peppers, tomato ragu & feta cheese. The meat on the pizza gave it a mild spicy kick to it. This was probably my favorite of the two.

Crayfish and avocado salad

Garlic sautéed chestnut mushrooms, w/ wilted baby pousse & ricotta. The pizza was pretty bland even though the ingredients on it were pretty tasty.

The pizzas were alright. The crust was a lot crispier and tasted more like bread than pizza dough. It was interesting to say the least. Not sure if I'll order the pizza again.

Agenda: korean, real housewives of OC reunion :-), salsa lesson, subbing for a late Zumba class tonight at 8:30!! Sweet deal.

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