Hi FitFeat friends!
Ahhh, another Monday behind us. Hope yours was better than mine. 
I had the kind of Monday that warranted pouring my Kombucha Tea (aka The Bubbly) into a wine glass… because it would at least SEEM like I was drinking wine! Am I the only cuckoo bird that likes to put everyday non-alcoholic drinks into glasses traditionally reserved for the hard stuff? 
Somehow it makes them feel more “fancy” to me.
I enjoyed a splendid rest day on Sunday (from exercise, that is). I’d planned to do a little yoga, but errands, laundry, housecleaning, blogging, football and book-reading won out. And Whole Foods shopping, can’t forget that! I do have a few more fun treasures to share from my weekly visit to Whole Foods though! (Yesterday I shared my joy in finding prewashed and precut KALE!)
Join me in a little SHOW and TELL, won’t you?
First, is this not one of the prettiest heirloom tomatoes you’ve seen? I haven’t yet been able to bring myself to cut into it.
Next I stumbled upon some Meyer Lemons!
I was looking for Meyer Lemons around New Years Eve when I made that Sweet Cashew Cheese to take to the dinner party. It was called for in the recipe, but I wasn’t able to find them at the time. I ran across them on this particular visit and brought home a small bag. Upon reading the back of the package I learned something new: Did you know that Meyer Lemons are a cross between a LEMON and a MANDARIN ORANGE? I had no idea!
They do have a slightly sweeter taste. It’s interesting because you first taste the mandarin and think “oh wow, it kind of tastes like a tart orange” and then all of a sudden the ZIP of lemon hits your taste buds and you think, “Oh that is DEFINITELY a lemon!” That’s a tricky little citrus right there!
And of course I had to make more of the Sweet Cashew Cheese so that I could compare between last time (with regular lemons) and this time with the Meyer version.
So I soaked my cashews for a few hours:
And when the batch was done in the food processor, it was time to schmear a cracker:
Looks like ricotta, doesn’t it? (And actually I like the cashew cheese just fine with either type of lemon, as it turns out.)
Even the crackers were a new find at WF. Nita’s Spelt. I have a new favorite cracker. Mary, I hate to say it but Nita is giving you a run for you money in the Best Cracker Race (and I don’t feel like I’m going to chip a tooth when biting into one!)
They’re even made here in Colorado! BONUS! Check me out, buying locally! (OK, you got me – I’d probably still buy these awesome crackers if they were shipped in from Timbuktu.)
Today’s Question: What is your favorite healthy cracker? And what’s your favorite topping to put on that cracker?
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Monday exercise was the full Physique 57 DVD. I still cannot get completely through the “Thigh Dancing” section without crying out a string of cuss words and having to stop for a second here and there. Oh. My. BURN is an understatement. I thought it might be about time to write the review for it because I’ve had the DVD for about a month now. But then I added up the number of times per week I’ve actually DONE the DVD and realized I need to give it some more time to do its thing. In 25 days I’ve P57′d 7 times. Gosh it feels like I’ve been doing it every other day! Guess not! Good thing I had my super simple no-slacker tracker to set me straight!
OK kids, off I go to get ready for some client training! Make Tuesday TERRIFIC! See you next time!
–Shari B. =)
