The Perfect Summer Day

I am pretty sure I just enjoyed the PERFECT Summer Day. It started with a yummy breakfast and instead of going to Hot Yoga I went out for a 20 mile bike ride. Might not have been the best weather for it, as it was already 96 degrees at 9:00am! Either way it was invigorating to say the least. I absolutely LOVE cycling!

Edited to add: OH YA…I forgot to tell you all. I faced my biggest cycling FEAR! Riding down Highway 38. It’s this narrow, but doable highway that takes me downtown. I felt so empowered!

Once I was done I drove straight to Suzie’s to JUMP in the pool!!!

Lots of Reading

Relaxing

Eating

 

Enjoying treats (Skinny Cow) took place.

We lasted a whole two hours in the sun and then we started MELTING!!!

After pool time I decided to grab some groceries for the week at Trader Joe’s. I remembered very quickly why I switched to Fresh and Easy, my bill came out to almost $30 more then normal!!! You live, you learn.

But, I did manage to finally pick up some Quinoa. I decided to finally make a fresh Red Quinoa salad. It’s about time!

So what is Quinoa???

“Quinoa (pronounced /ˈkiːnoʊ.ə/ or /kwɨˈnoʊ.ə/, Spanish quinua, from Quechua kinwa), a species of goosefoot (Chenopodium), is a grain-like crop grown primarily for its edible seeds. It is a pseudocereal rather than a true cereal, or grain, as it is not a member of the grass family. As a chenopod, quinoa is closely related to species such as beets, spinach, and tumbleweeds. Its leaves are also eaten as a leaf vegetable, much like amaranth, but the commercial availability of quinoa greens is currently limited.”

 

All the ingredients:

• 1 can corn
• 1 can black beans
• 2 avocados chopped
• 1/2 cup Light Cilantro Dressing
• 1/2 cup Fresh Cut Cilantro
• 1 lime
• 1 pint cherry tomatoes cut in half 
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup red quinoa

Just simply make the Quinoa as instructed on the box, but with Vegetable broth instead of water. It is a lot like making Cousecouse. 

All the other ingredients I put in a bowl and mixed together. Only 1/2 Cup of the Cilantro Dressing and not the whole lime just the lime zest.

The quinoa came out perfectly.

After the quinoa cooled I added it in to the mix.

This was soooooo delish! I can not tell you how much the flavors were exploding in my mouth This is going to be something I start taking to parties!

We also grilled some Salmon Burgers and….

I added some Corkey’s Apple BBQ Sauce. Hub’s picked this up the last time he was there

Of course there were SP fries!

Mouth watering AGAIN!

Felt so great to dine in.

Hubby and I are finishing “UP” (such a cute movie) and then I will be calling it a night. I have a 13 mile run at 5:30am

P.S. I got my ring BACK! I am a married woman again