Boy did Dave Farmar give me a hard time this morning! I’ve never had to go into child’s pose so many times! I think my muscles are tired from BodyPump because the 75 minute class totally wore me out. So far. Dave is the best yoga in Charlottesville (and yes, I listen to his podcasts from all over the world!)
When I commit to a long class with Dave complete with a space heater, I can really focus and get just as much out of it as a real yoga class.
After yoga I did some cleaning and then made lunch for the two of us (Matt is so helpful around the kitchen that it’s fun for me to surprise him with a lunch!)
I assembled big salads with baby spinach and got some sweet potatoes roasting while I was in the shower.
Then I pan-seared some veggies and plums (Faith gave me MORE plums and she still has BOXES of them left!)
In a pan with cooking spray, face down
Over medium heat. Wait for the char!
Oh yeah
With the crusty pan, I deglazed with an open bottle of Sauv Blan
Added 2 tsp of mustard, a tsp of olive oil, a tsp of honey plus salt and pepper and made a warm dressing
And lastly, chopped a FIG! LOOOOVE the texture of these Turkish figs!! So dry and chewy.
Lastly – topped with some leftover tofu from the other night.
See those swirled dried clumps on the sweet potatoes? They were chunks of peanut butter coconut butter from Tropical Traditions. It was awesome! You know I’ve never tried the nut butter crusted fries that Meghann raves about. I imagine this was similar. So good!
Lime H20
Meeting Faith for some errands this afternoon – then another delicious dinner is planned!
The salad looks great!! Loved how you roasted them whole and then made a dressing. The living room looks so festive too! 🙂
I love Dave’s podcasts…his intermediate/advanced ones are so challenging!
I always just eat a sandwich for lunch with some fruit. This salad looks way better.
This looks great! 🙂 Yummy!
mmm, your lunch looks great!
Love that green place mat!
I love that you are drinking lime water! I’ve gotten into ayurveda health and nutrition and lime is great for all three doshas! Do you know what your dominant dosha is? I think you would love ayurveda because it’s all about nourishing foods and listening to your body!!! Have a great weekend:)
http://www.whatsyourdosha.com/
I’ve taken those quizzes before. I definitely fit into one of the categories (but that quiz is making me put in an email so I Xed out 🙁 ) I’ve read about them in Natural Health and whole Living.
what a great idea for cooking the veggies, i never would have thought to do that! do you put cooking spray or oil in the pan?
how festive and creative! i lvoe it!
Both those plums and those figs look fantastic!
Ah ha, I love your de-crusting the pan with wine trick! Yet another reason to stock up on some bottles 😉
Dave always kicks my asana! I can barely finish his classes.
Your lunch looks delicious!
Your sugar plums look so beautiful. I love the char on the bottom. But I’ve got to say that the sweet potatoes make the dish. I love sweet potatoes in just about everything!!!
That salad looks exquisite! Another successful lunch that I will have to make sometime soon. 🙂 Have a great Saturday!
Wow, beautiful lunch!
I want that salad! Great trick making a warm dressing in the skillet. I’ve never tried that but so much good stuff gets left behind, especially when you’re charring things like plums!
cool that you and Faith are friends and are both launching new businesses!
That salad looks absolutely delicious!! I love the colors and the warm dressing looks amazing!
Gorgeous salad!
Beautiful salad !! The whole thing looks delicious.
Your living room furniture is adorable too!
Lovely!
When you take a photo of things being poured (usually wine :)) to you have someone else take it, use a tripod, or take it yourself? I’ve always wondered!
A little of column A, a little of column B 🙂 Depends on my mood, but today’s was a tripod.
Oh boy, I’m jealous of your plums! They’re so expensive at the stores around me 🙁
Oh those figs look great!
That salad looks amazing! I love figs I’ll have to try this one of these days!
The Turkish figs look awesome – I’ve never tried them fresh before! Totally jealous of those plums. 🙂
I will have to check out his podcasts. Yoga at home sounds like just what I need!
What a tasty, fresh lunch!
I can’t get enough roasted vegetables. Never had a turkish fig, but they are pretty looking!
Oh wow, maybe you and Matt should open a restaurant, not a bakery!
I want pan-seared plums.
What a creative and delicious looking lunch!!
I love your living room chairs, so cute.
Kath! this looks absolutely amazing and so autumn-y! I cant wait to make this for my family over Christmas break! Thanks for the beautiful recipes and ideas
I LOVE this warm dressing idea with the wine and mustard!!!! I have to try this!!!!
Salad looks amazing, miss Kath. You never cease to create the most creative, delicious looking salads! As well as your layout and dishes 🙂
Enjoy the rest of your day!
Great combo of flavors!
this salad sounds DELICIOUS, all those flavors are insane but would completely work
Salad looks delicious! Figs are one of my favorite things to eat 🙂 Those are awesome placemats by-the-way! Love them!
Looks like the perfect salad! An awesome combo of different flavors and textures! Mmmm!
Roasted veggies + dried figs are my favourite salad toppers!
Are those yoga podcasts free?
Yup!
Your lunches are inspiring 🙂
Lunch always gets the short stick in my house- always leftovers or pb&j. I should start channeling you and get creative. Are the podcasts hard to follow? I don’t do yoga much but it is so nice the day after a long run.
If you don’t know much about yoga you might want to try Yogadownload.com first. Dave assumes you know some of the pose names.
Thanks I’ll try that. I’ve read your blog for awhile and just started my own! Thanks for maintaining an awesome blog with great content and photos.
I’m experiencing salad/veggie envy! We’re down to sweet potatoes and kale for the next few months. I guess I can live vicariously through your posts!
Glad you found a good yoga fit and fix in Charlottesville.
The salad looks yummy and oh so colorful! Ive made
Turnip nut crusted fries raved by Meghann, and they are sooo good 😀
SO many good meal ideas.
I always have a problem staying focused on yoga when I’m home. My parents always end up walking through, or knocking, depending on where I am. Can’t wait to have my own space and get in gear. 🙂
i’m determined to make it through a full 75-minute dave farmar podcast this month…it’s amazing but wears me out!
I did yoga with Dave Farmer today too! It was my first time ever doing one of his videos! I really enjoyed it!
Love your blog! Where did you get those cute armchairs?
They were Karen’s – custom made.