Happy Sunday friends!
I packed a whole lotta fun into this weekend.
In case you missed anything, here’s a list of links to recap:
- I went to the Greek Festival with friends
- I had my first pumpkin oats of the season (and shared a short cut to steel cut oats)
- I went to the best BBQ festival ever
- I had friends over for a healthy cookout
And then we have today…
I’m loving the turquoise set up in our living room right now.
We had a faboo breakfast…err…brunch this morning.
More rye bagels, bacon, fried farmer market egg.
These bagels never get old. Good thing because we have like 20 more of them!
I prepped dinner – another kitchen experiment – Merlot-Braised Pot Roast.
This afternoon I had zumba followed by a choreo session with fellow instructors.
PS A girl in my class had a monitor on and she burned 862 calories! You go girl!
Post-workout, I hit up IKEA and got a cinnamon roll for a snack. I was reminded why I like to eat healthful snacks post workout. While this was quite tasty, it gave me a HUGE sugar rush that I think wouldn’t have happened if I’d had better post-workout fuel beforehand.
When I got home, hubby opened the door for me and I could smell the delicious smell of the pot roast wafting out the door. It smelled amazing!
The pot roast was so tender, I couldn’t even take it out of the slow cooker. It was just falling apart! Love that!
I served the pot roast with homemade red-skin mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli.
I want to tweak the recipe a bit more before posting, but I promise to share the vegan quinoa burgers and pumpkin hummus soon!
What’s your normal post-workout fuel?
I think you have convinced me to buy a slow cooker. This is looks delicious and I have a bottle or Merlot just waiting to be used 🙂
i love my slow cooker. i need to use it more often – so convenient and easy!
wow pot roast and mashed potato–yum!
My normal post workout fuel is breakfast, which is typically pancakes or oatmeal.
That pot roast looks pretty good though 😉
WOAH!!! 862 calories?! I don’t think I even burned that in my marathon! Crazy!
i know! it’s a lot!
I love my slow cooker, it’s the best meal prepper.
Ahhh that cinnamon roll looks amazing. Fave post-workout fuel is definitely a full meal. I try to eat either breakfast or lunch right after!
I am loving that turquoise too! SO chic 😀
And the bagel…ohhh that bagel looks so good! I just found a great bagel recipe but I am not letting myself try it yet because yesterday I baked a focaccia and ate just about the entire thing- almost 1,000 calories of it!
yum! i bet that foccacia was amazing!
I love pot roast and haven’t made it for such a long time. After reading your post, I’m craving it now. 🙂
it’s such a good fall/winter meal, so perfect for the upcoming time of year! 🙂
i usually work out just before dinner, so i just refuel with whatever’s on the menu 🙂 not much of a snacker over here!
I knew I was not the only person that hit up the Ikea restaurant!
those cinnamon rolls are the shiznit!
Oh I definitely know the sugar rush you speak of- it leaves me feeling so uncomfortable and jittery! About the same as overdoing the caffeine (which I’ve been known to do). I usually stick to peanut butter or just have dinner/breakfast (depending what time of day it is) after I’m done with working out.
Your rye bagels look so so good! I was at IKEA several weeks ago and would have bought a cinnamon roll, but the line was way too long after walking around. Kind of regret it now since I don’t know when I’ll be back and it looks so good.
My normal post-workout fuel is definitely oatmeal with peanut butter, maybe some Kashi GO!LEAN Crunch if I have any lying around or some nuts. Oh yeah, and some milk! 🙂
oh man! bummer on the long line! i may not have gotten it if the line was long but i went near closing time so it was sooo short!
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The last time I made pot roast in my slow cooker it didn’t come out good. Yours looks YUM!!!!!
really? that stinks! maybe try this recipe? it’s a winner! https://thechiclife.com/2008/11/a-relaxing-spa-day.html