After the last two blissful birthday weekends, starting over again on Monday was difficult. I had to fight with myself to get out of bed - but nonetheless, arrived to start bootamp a bit earlier than usual so I could try out some moves with my new exercise bands before campers arrived.
After our workout, I decided to reward myself with a tropical smoothie. Check out the beautiful, juicy papaya…
Papaya, banana, shredded coconut, vanilla soy milk, hempseed, and ice. Delish!
And here it is in all its glory!
For dinner, I made curried lentils….simmering below.
The finished product…
And finally, dessert - a banana with peanut butter and vegan chocolate chips. YUM!
Curried Lentils Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1 AND 3/4 cups water
- 3/4 cup lentils, rinsed and drained
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup chopped green onion
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 2 jalapeno peppers, diced
- 2 tbsps chopped canned green chili peppers
- 1 tbsp whole wheat flour
- 2 tbsps curry powder
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 3/4 cup vegetable stock
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp rice wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
In a saucepan, combine water and lentils; bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low. Cover pan and simmer for 25-30 minutes, or until lentils are tender. Meanwhile, in a large frying pan over medium heat, warm the oil. Add the green onion, green pepper, jalapeno, and chili peppers. Cook, stirring often, for 2-3 minutes, or until tender. Stir in the flour, curry powder, and red pepper and cook for one minute. Whisk in the stock, soy sauce and rice vinegar. Add the lentils; cook for 1-2 minutes, or until heated through and slightly thick. Sprinkle with the cilantro. Serve with brown rice.
Peanut Butter, Vegan Chip Banana Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 1 banana
- Handful of vegan chocolate chips (try Tropical Source brand)
- 2 spoonfuls of natural peanut butter (try the Food Mill brand)
Spread the peanut butter generously over the top of the banana, add the chocolate chips. And enjoy!
{ 4 comments… read them below or add one }
that smoothie looks divine!! love the curry dish too, lentils are so good :)
Thanks for sharing those recipes! I very rarely eat lentils but lately I’ve been curious to try some new dishes with lentils because I keep seeing people with awesome recipes using lentils! :)
Your smoothie sounds amazingly good! I don’t make them as much as I’d like to.
PB and banana is one of my favorite combos. I like that you upped the ante by adding chocolate! :)
I will have to try that lentil recipe. I have some bulk lentils that I’m not quite sure what to do with!