Er, 2PM!
This dreary Saturday has been perfect to just unwind a bit. Even if that involved going out of my house to yoga at my gym!
I found my new favorite class! Pilar is an awesome teacher – and there was MUSIC! And I actually broke a sweat and started shaking a bit at times. All that was missing was a kick in the thermostat and a lavender washcloth at the end and I’d be one happy girl. I will definitely be back to her class!
At home, I was lucky to have my lunch made for me while I watched a House Hunters!
Matt decided to make a stir-fry and doubled his portion for me too.
Here’s his recap of the recipe
Sunflower Turkey Soba Noodles
- 2oz organic + local ground turkey
- 1/4 red bell pepper, julienne
- 1/4 green bell pepper, julienne
- 1 celery, thin chop
- 2 carrots, peeled into ribbons
- 1 small head of broccoli
- 1/2C frozen peas
- sobas (for two)
- Sautee turkey, remove from pan
- Sautee veggies, adding peas towards the end. Use soy sauce instead of salt for seasoning
- Combine everything and top with sauce and soy nuts
Sauce:
- Combine 1T of sunflower and peanut butter
- ~1T soy sauce
- dash of apple cider vinegar
- 1t brown sugar
- if you need to thin it out a little, add some of the liquid at the bottom of the cooking veggies (which I did)
It was delicious!
Mint tea for sipping
I love the anticipation before a dinner party! We’ve been sprucing up the house and getting out napkins and dishes. Excited about our menu – TBA!
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That noodle bowl looks amazing. Go Matt!
One word: YUM!!!!
Two words: Enjoy tonight.
Have fun at your house party!
Yum! The stir fry looks reeeally good!
that lunch looks so yummy!
Oooh, I can’t wait to hear about your dinner party! Have fun!
That lunch is gorgeousss – props to Matt!
That stir fry looks amazing! I am going to buy the ingredients for it tomorrow morning.
I have been wanting to try soba noodles for a while now,I bet they tasted great with the sunflower seed butter!
Glad Yoga made your world go ’round!
Me and the husband had lunch together also-how how I love that!
Wow! What an extravagant lunch! hehe
Glad you’re excited for tonight! And yay for good yoga!
Yum on that noodle bowl! Looks delicious!
You’re so lucky to have a husband that will do “real” cooking for you! If I ask mine to make me lunch, I get a heated up can of soup
Man, I need a man who can cook!
Mint tea sounds great right now. I’m currently enjoying some hot water with ginger and lemon. Can’t wait to read about your dinner party!
thanks for the recipe – that looks great!
The tulips look beautiful opening up! They really add such spark and energy to the room/photos. Perfect for a dinner party
Mmm that stir fry looks super yummy!
That noodle bowl looks SOOOO amazing! I want that right this second, ha!
Looks fantastic!
Have a fun evening!
Yum! I haven’t had a good stir fry in ages, can’t wait to test out this sauce!:)
Lunch looks fantastic! Sounds like you have fun stuff ahead!
What a lovely day! Glad you found a yoga class you enjoy! Instructors and music make SUCH a difference.
It seems like it’s that kind of Saturday for everyone!
Definitely bright colored foods and styling for a dreary Sat. – Love it! Glad you found a class you enjoy.
That looks DELICIOUS!!! Thanks for the recipe
xoxo
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I was shaking (and tipping over) in yoga class last week, too!! I haven’t done too many yoga classes, but the ones I have done have been great! They make me feel very relaxed and limber.
Love simple Asian inspired noodles, and this one screams Thai
The dining room table looks very elegant. Have a wonderful dinner party!
Have a great time.
Have fun at your dinner party! Your lunch looks amazing.
Great job on lunch, Matt! I want that now!
I’m sure the menu will be wonderful – can’t wait to see it.
I love peanut sauce!!! Yum. I wish I had that for lunch!
I love noddles for lunch, and dinner, and sometimes breakfast. Great combo of flavors + textures in that bowl!
Wow, lunch looked delicious! I have yet to try soba noodles, but am a big fan of peanut sauce. Interesting take on adding in sunflower butter. I’ll have to try it!
I’m obsessed with adding sunflower seed butter to my stir fry sauce!
yummy lunch – i’ve never used the sunflower butter as peanuty sauce…bet it’s good!
I’m going to have to make myself something with that peanut sauce later! Yum! Thanks for sharing that
I have been meaning to make a sunflower seed based sauce for a stir-fry for a while now… sounds so delicious!
Watching House Hunters AND having someone else cook…oh, I could get used to that
YUM! That stir fry look delicious! Isn’t it so nice to have husbands that cook?!
I want that noodle bowl!
Mmm…the noodle bowl is totally calling my name.
Have fun tonight! Dinner parties are the absolute best. Can’t wait to see what you have on your menu.
Sounds yummy! Though, I have to say, as a 1/2 Japanese…the plural for soba is, in fact, soba.
You have such cute kitchen stuff. And now I want some noodles!!
Enjoy your dinner party! I have to admit, every time I read that Matt cooks for you I get a little jealous. I can’t imagine what it must be like to have a husband who can whip something up that looks that good! About all my hubby (who is amazing in many other ways…) can cook is a box of Annie’s Mac N Cheese. He does that well, though!
Sprucing up for parties is so much fun!! Than anticipation outweighs the fact you have to clean. Hope you’re having fun!
I remember being a kid and getting excited when my parents have people over for dinner. Mostly because the house is clean and you can smell something delicious cooking
oooo.. lavender washcloth! My hot yoga instructor waifs our faces with peppermint cold cloth and places it on our eyes at the end. LOVE IT, best part of the class
AMAZEPANTS! I’m definitely going to make your sunflower sauce and serve if over veggies tonight
ohmygosh that noodle bowl looks so good! I’m making this tomorrow!! Thank you Matt!
delicious…. I was like: Turkey
….wait! local and organic!!! =D
: ) Always!
I love soba noodles. That looks amazing! What a nice husband.
This looks amazing! I love soba noodles! Hope you have fun tonight!
I ate lunch super late today. Your lunch looks awesome! Have a great time tonight!
hey chica! i had an Asian lunch today too. what is it about the rain that brings on the Asian? hehe i hope that you had an amazing rest of the day. that’s great about your yoga class. instructors make all the difference.
love and health,
ashley nicole
What a fun dish! Certainly wish my husband was that creative in the kitchen.
Mmmm, that noodle bowl looks awesome!
I got soba noodles once, but they turned gray! Not exactly pretty to look at, but they tasted good! I have been eating way too much Asian-inspired food lately….
Question: What is your favorite type of music for yoga? I am an instructor. My coworkers and I always discuss music. I prefer songs with words and a cool beat. I teach more power yoga, so the traditional yoga music doesn’t work as well. Some recent trends include acoustic music (John Mayer’s acoustic cover of Free Fallin’ is pretty awesome to yoga to) and even hip hop! Just curious! You should totally do a post on this
I think I need to take one of your classes
I love ALL kinds of music – from yoga chanting to Dave Matthews to hip hop. I guess I like it hear songs that people KNOW (for the majority of the time) rather than really obscure songs. I love to recognize one during class! And variety is best. Alternative in the beginning, hip hop in the middle, chanting at the end.
YUM! I followed your noodle recipe…delish!….perfect for my lunches at work this week. Thanks for sharing!
WHERE did you find a hard yoga class with music in C-ville? I have almost given up looking!
ACAC! Pilar’s class. Wed and Sat.
And I thought I had tried almost every instructor there. This made my Monday! Thanks
Say hi if you see me there!