Saturday, May 16, 2009

Day 5 - Rest Day

Today is a rest day. Well deserved, although rest didn't exactly occur. I did quite a bit of walking today - some in heels (which I get more credit for) and some in flip-flops. Overall, a totally awesome day of light exercise.

Rest days are supposed to include an exercise of self-actualization and to think about something significant. Rest day #1 for me was comprised of art appreciation, a delicious brunch with the sweater-set crowd, and a few hours of retail therapy. Followed by a good read of James Patterson's most recent book. A totally satisfying day on all accounts, particularly because of the new Coach sunglasses coming my way in a few short days.

Brunch was honestly fabulous - who knew healthy food could taste so fantastic? If anyone is looking for some fabulous foods to serve at brunch, take note of the below....
  • Seared Ahi with sesame soy sauce & horseradish cream sauce
  • Microgreens with sliced strawberries, pine nuts, sliced figs, and balsamic vinaigrette
  • Cheese tray with goat cheese, gruyere, and parmesan cheese
  • Roasted vegetable salad with asparagus, mushrooms, and eggplant
  • Poached chicken with a citrus glaze, accompanied by porcini aioli
  • Fresh sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onion with chopped herbs
  • Mixed greens with blackberries

Above were the dishes I ate, if you don't mind carbs...consider the below:

  • Sliced fingerling potatoes with sausage, capers, in a dijon mustard sauce
  • Tabouleh salad

Delicious!

We're trying some new recipes for dinner....if appropriate, I'll post them later.

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