My first loaf of bread
This morning I was up at the crack of dawn to go out and do my last big long run before the Great North Run in two weeks. I fuelled up with a Pumpkin 9 Bar.
These are different from the regular 9 bars as they have no carob topping so they are slightly less fat and calories but not quite as tasty in my opinion!
I set off with half a bottle of cherry powerade diluted with water and 6 dates in a bag which I ate at mile 7 when I stopped at the corner shop to buy more water. My run was pretty awesome: I did 13.2 miles in 2hrs 5 minutes. Here’s my splits:
I think the GPS went a bit off in the last two miles but I’m really happy with my times. My legs felt ok too apart from a bit of tightness at my hips.
When I got home I made this delicious smoothie:
Tropical Recovery Smoothie (1 large serving)
- 1 frozen banana
- 1 1/2 cups of frozen mango
- 1 small carton of acai and pomegranate coconut water
- 1 scoop of vanilla whey powder
- 1/4 teaspoon of matcha green tea powder (optional)
- 2 tablespoons of desiccated coconut
Blend all ingredients and serve topped with the desiccated coconut.
This was fabulous! So hydrating and refreshing.
After chilling for a bit I decided to try baking some bread! I had seen Madeline from Greens and Jeans make this Irish Soda Bread – I decided to give it a try but change up the recipe a little:
Wholemeal and Spelt Irish Soda Bread with Greek Yoghurt
- 1 cup plain wholemeal flour
- 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons of cold butter
- 2 cups of spelt flour
- 1/4 cup of Scottish oats
- 1 cup of Total full fat Greek yoghurt
- Milk
Preheat the oven to 190c. Start by mixing the wholemeal flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a bowl. Cut the butter into chunks then ‘rub’ into the flour mix (as if you were making scones or pastry) when the mixture looks like bread crumbs add the spelt flour and oats then add the yoghurt and start to combine into a dough by kneading the mixture together. Add milk a little at a time if needed to bring the dough together. Turn out the dough on to a floured service and knead a couple of times into a ball. Place on an oiled baking sheet and cut a big cross in the top. Bake for 40 minutes until browned.
This was amazing! I can’t believe that making bread was so easy. I had a big chunk of warm bread with some butter, black cherry jam and chunky peanut butter, along with a cup of English Breakfast tea. Just perfection!
This was pretty filling so I had something more lunch like later on. I sautéed some courgette, spinach and garlic then added some tomato sauce and topped with some spicy chickpeas.
After cleaning the flat, visiting my parents and friends I made my way into town and headed to the market for a big fruit and veg haul. They always sell off some of the produce on the cheap after 4pm so I got some bargains! While waiting for the hubby to finish work I popped to a cafe and had a cup of green tea and snacked on this apple pie Nakd bar as I has started to feel a bit faint and nauseous.
As today marks the 6 year anniversary of the day me and the hubby met we thought we’d treat ourselves to some nice food. I went to Marks and Spencer and bought a salmon fillet and a bag of bean sprout and pea shoot stir fry mix. I also picked up a bottle of teriyaki sauce. I oven baked the salmon in the teriyaki sauce and served on top of the stir fried veggies.
The salmon was perfectly cooked and delicious.
For desert I got a bit creative:
Amaretto and Black Cherry Greek Yoghurt Desert (makes one serving)
- 3 heaped tablespoons of Total full fat Greek Yoghurt
- 3 tablespoons of amaretto liquor
- 1/2 cup of defrosted dark sweet cherries
- 1 tablespoon of flaked almonds
Mix the amaretto with the yoghurt until smooth. Add the cherries reserving a few for the top and lightly stir in. Fill a bowl of glass and top with the cherries and flaked almonds.
This was sooo good! I will be making this again and again it was just yummy!
We’re also going to open a lovely bottle of red wine now too!
I’m really looking forward to my rest day tomorrow, I’m hoping the wine will help me get a good nights sleep too! I may do some light yoga to stretch my legs out a little. It seems that my little muesli binge last night was actually a good thing as I did feel supercharged with energy this morning and I think that extra fuel did me good. Well I am off to enjoy my wine, Hope your all having a fantastic weekend!
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