She Says: Yoga Month Day 7 – Cherry on Top
After my first week of daily yoga + a little 4 mile race today I was pleased when my only class option was Restorative Yoga. It’s not a class I would usually choose, but I think I definitely needed the relaxing gentle pace today. It really was a lovely way to end my first week of daily yoga and start my second.
When I got home I made an international meal – spinach, Brussels sprouts, corn chips, Vegetable Dumplings, raisins, honey mustard and hummus.
Oh yes, Tribe Hummus is on sale at Stop & Shop – all 8 oz. containers are $1 each. Mark and I went to the market right when got home from the race. This is what happens when you shop hangry.
We’re “watching” the Superbowl and I am snacking the night away. I’m munching on more chips & hummus and Sarah’s California bars. Sarah, recipe pleeeease!
All delicious, but I’m feeling a little too stuffed now. 
You know that feeling that you probably should have stopped 1 California Bar ago.
Here’s a few more pictures from today’s race.
Mark is the one in the middle.
Central Park was pretty today.
Ashley, Mark ate all the macaroons before we were back home.
See you Monday!
February 7th, 2010 at 8:57 pm
Holy shiz, that’s a LOT of hummus. You’re set for a while!
February 7th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
HAHAHAHAHA your hummus picture!! That is hilarious! I’d do the same. Great pics of the park! I have a recap post all ready to go up, just waiting to see if Meghann has more pics I want to include. I loved those macaroons, they had the consistency of cookie dough and the taste of coconut custard pie. Glad restorative yoga was good! I don’t know how you did it, I came home and fell asleep for 2.5 hours.
February 7th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Love the hummus pic
February 7th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
Your fridge is hummus heaven!
February 7th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
Oh I wish I had a grocery store that accepted coupons and had deals. *sigh* I guess NJ has it’s perks!
PS: Lululemon outlet shopping trip sometime soon!
Also i’ll post the recipe tomorrow!
February 7th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
There’s a lululemon outlet?
February 7th, 2010 at 9:59 pm
HAHA I am SO going to S&S tomorrow for hummus. Thank you for letting me know!!
Congrats to both you and Mark on your race this morning!
February 7th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Umm, for a dollar a piece I don’t think I could resist all that hummus, hangry or not! Great way to stock up.
February 7th, 2010 at 10:38 pm
I will be making a trip to Stop and Shop tomorrow to stock up on hummus.
February 7th, 2010 at 10:50 pm
two words:
holy hummus.
February 7th, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Good Lord Heather, that’s a lot of hummus!
$1 a container is amazing!
February 7th, 2010 at 11:25 pm
i LOVE the tribe hummus! I am addicted to the sweet roasted red pepper but I must say – dipping pretzel rods in the dill hummus is a recent favorite snack of mine- especially if i can find RYE pretzel sticks – SO YUMMY!
February 7th, 2010 at 11:51 pm
Congrats on the race to both of you. I was actually in CP doing my long run this morning (I had forgotten the race was there). I managed to avoid the race since I was mostly ahead of it. I looked for you and Meghann but there were way too many people!
Anyways, glad yoga is going well!
February 8th, 2010 at 5:32 am
i’m so glad you like them! here’s the recipe, for you and anyone else interested . . . it’s an old recipe out of this maida heatter book (i think) and is a classic in my family
1 cup assorted dried fruits, firmly packed
4 large eggs
1 1-pound box (2¼ cups, packed) light brown sugar
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups sifted flour
7 oz. (2 cups) walnut halves or large pieces
Adjust a rack one-third up from the bottom of the oven and preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a 10½ by 15½ by 1-inch jelly-roll pan with foil as follows: Turn the pan over. Center a length of foil about 18 inches long shiny side down over the pan. With your hands fold down the sides and corners to shape the foil, remove it, turn the pan over again, put the foil in the pan, and press it firmly into place. To butter the foil, place a piece of butter in the pan and put it in the oven to melt. Then, with a pastry brush or crumpled wax paper, spread the melted butter over the foil and set aside.
With scissors cut the dried fruit (except the raisins) into small pieces.
Then steam all the fruit by placing it in a vegetable steamer over shallow water (not touching the fruit) in a saucepan, covered, on high heat. When the water comes to a boil reduce the heat and let simmer for 15 minutes. Uncover and set aside. The fruit should be very soft and moist.
In a 2½- to 3-quart saucepan, beat the eggs with a beater or a whisk to mix well. Add the sugar and stir with a rubber spatula to mix.
Place over low-medium heat, stir and scrape the bottom and sides with the rubber spatula for 10 to 15 minutes until the sugar is dissolved; taste to test. Remove from the heat.
Add the salt, vanilla, and the flour 1 cup at a time. Beat briskly with a heavy whisk to incorporate the flour smoothly. Then stir in the fruit and mix well to be sure that the fruit is not lumped together. Now stir in the nuts.
Turn into the prepared pan and spread to distribute the fruit and nuts all over. Smooth the top. It will be a thin layer; be sure it is the same thickness all over (watch the corners).
Bake for 15 or 16 minutes until the top is a rich golden color and shiny. As it bakes, if the cake is not browning evenly reverse the pan front to back after 10 to 12 minutes.
Let stand until cool. Cover with a cookie sheet, turn the pan and the sheet over, remove the pan, and very gradually peel off the foil. Cover with wax paper and another cookie sheet and turn over again.
Slide the cake and the wax paper off onto a cutting board. With a ruler and toothpicks mark the cake into even sections. Use a long, sharp knife. These are chewy and they might want to stick to the knife (they will stick if you cut them too soon, but not if you wait awhile); if you have any trouble, spray Pam on the blade. If you like, wrap these individually in foil.
February 8th, 2010 at 8:47 am
I think it is important to balance out a vinyasa practice with restorative yoga. Our bodies need that break from time to time. I never thought that to be true until I started the teacher training and now, I appreciate more than ever low key yoga.
February 8th, 2010 at 8:51 am
You’re going to have to eat hummus on and in everything for the next year! I’m talking stirred into your oatmeal, baked into your cookies, plopped into your coffee, everything!
Mark looks so guilty in that picture.
February 8th, 2010 at 9:06 am
Beautiful pictures! I’m talking about the hummus pic of course. YUM!
February 8th, 2010 at 11:24 am
Mmmmm hummus! Delicious. Also those bars look wonderful.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:47 am
hahaha, that is the most hummus i have ever seen! my kinda fridge