Second, a lot of you shared some great recipes that you made this past week, so I figured I’d pass a few of them along:
- Since I pulled my pesto recipe from a cookbook, I wouldn’t feel right posting it. In place of my recipe though, check out Jessica’s amazing recipe. I haven’t tried it, but knowing Jessica, its fabulous!
- Leah made this amazing Gomen Wat and Miso Soup
- Shannon made this root vegetable salad with orange dressing
- Holly made so many delicious looking pumpkin recipes this week including this pumpkin fluff dip
- Fitting Back In made Cooking Light’s Lemon Basil Shrimp
- Averie made her own awesome Raw Vegan Cheezy Spread
- Diana made this three bean salad I’ve been drooling over
Have you been enjoying your weekend? I certainly have. On Friday night, my husband and I and two of our friends visited Liberty Tap Room in Mount Pleasant. Josh's Beer Sampler:
I had emailed the restaurant requesting they add some vegetarian options to their menu and the Manager told me the Chef would be happy to prepare anything I wanted!! Both the Manager and Chef were incredible and my dinner was out of this world (the pictures don’t even do it justice). First, the Chef made me a “tour of world,” which included a Southern Slaw with Pimento Cheese, an Italian cheese and tomato stack, a Seaweed salad (never had this=so so good), and a South of the Border spicy tomato salad.
He also made me an incredible plate of roasted root vegetables.
Best dinner!
After, we headed to our friends house for a movie.
On Saturday, I taught Body Step and we launched the new Body Pump. The class was PACKED and we even had to turn some folks away. Here are some pictures (all of the instructors minus one):
Me looking very serious while explaining set position:
Bicep track:
The new Body Pump release is awesome!
On Saturday, I taught Body Step and we launched the new Body Pump. The class was PACKED and we even had to turn some folks away. Here are some pictures (all of the instructors minus one):
Me looking very serious while explaining set position:
Bicep track:
The new Body Pump release is awesome! The rest of the day was spent on my to dos (food shopping, Frank bath, cleaned the house, did laundry/ironing, worked on more choreography):
Today, I plan to relaxxxxxxx and do some more choreography work. What are you up to??
Today, I plan to relaxxxxxxx and do some more choreography work. What are you up to??
I plan to clean a bit and relax. Hope you had a great weekend. The roasted root veggies look so yummy.
ReplyDeleteThose veggies look so good, love the colour! x
ReplyDeleteI love the photo of you teaching class! I wish I could come to one of your classes :)
ReplyDeleteWe are running errands today... and chilling. Yay!
Hey! Do you know if everyone is on the same "schedule" for pump? Am I doing the same class you are teaching? They did a new launch last weekend. I am loving it. Great squats and biceps! I can't get enough of Pump and Combat. I haven't tried step yet. I am not really a step fan, but maybe I will try it:)
ReplyDeleteHow do you stay "fueled" before and after class? I love the workouts but need to make sure I am fueling my body properly. Thanks Erica! I wish I could take a class from you! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
You look fabulous teaching class. Great pictures of you! If I lived near you, I'd take your classes. :)
ReplyDeleteI love when restaurants go above and beyond. It really shows that the chef is talented, not that he can just follow a recipe.
Hope you have a fantastic Sunday!
You look fabulous teaching class. Great pictures of you! If I lived near you, I'd take your classes. :)
ReplyDeleteI love when restaurants go above and beyond. It really shows that the chef is talented, not that he can just follow a recipe.
Hope you have a fantastic Sunday!
Ooops double comment - sorry!
ReplyDeleteSeaweed salad is one of my most favorite things ever!! So cool the restaurant prepped food especially for you. Enjoy what's left of your weekend!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting my link! :) I hope you like the 3 bean salad. It's been a big hit with my friends, and one has already gotten ingredients to make more at home!
ReplyDeleteI'm supposed to be going to a practice for our zumba group who is dancing with the Bobcats at a game in February! But, since my leg is bugging me, I think I'll catch the next one and rest up.
Have a great weekend!
:) Diana
Hey hey hey! Looks like you had a great dinner, that's def the sign of a good restaurant to cater to their customers needs :) So cool!
ReplyDeleteAs for this weekend, we just got back from our cruise and I'm trying to piece my life back together before a full work week (gasp, I dread!) begins tomorrow... happy sunday!
That is so cool that the restaurant was so hospitable and catered to your dietary needs. It looks delicious also!! :)
ReplyDeleteCOULD THAT POSSIBLY BE MY HANDSOME SON IN THE BACKGROUND OF YOUR CLASS? BEHIND MY GORGEOUS DAUGHTER IN LAW!!!! LOVE YOUR BLOG HONEY!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the round up on the recipes.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could be in one of your classes too! You look so professional in that photo!
That is so cool that you had a customized meal! I wish more places would do this. Just the other day, I was telling my friend how sad it is that hardly ANY places around here have tofu or even ANY vegetarian options on their menu. Ugh, the shame. That is why I usually just stay home, but it's so nice to be able to go out and actually enjoy the meal.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a great time. And the class sounds wonderful! ;)
So cool!!! glad the kick off went well. How many instructors teach one class???
ReplyDeletethe tap room looks fabulous. i love urban spoon! i always check there for ratings. how fun to have a special meal for you. the root veggies look awesome, love the purple! the body pump photos are cute. xoxo
ReplyDeleteHow great of that restaurant to be so accommodating! Hard to come by these days :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the photos of you teaching your class. I think that is so great!
That is awesome that the restaurant hooked you up with a vegetarian meal! Never hurts to ask!
ReplyDeleteI haven't done body pump in YEARS. Looks like fun!
I love body pump! My gym doesn't have it though :( That is so nice that the chef made such a fun dinner for you. Hope you are working on the relaxing part of this weekend :)
ReplyDeleteOOh those veggies look awesome.. ya for the chef totally accommodating you!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the sculpting pics.. you look soo cute! I wish I could take your class.
Happy SUNDAY :)
I love new releases!! They are the best. You look so great teaching class girl!! :)
ReplyDeleteYour special vegetarian meal looks amazing!!
ReplyDeleteToday I've spent the morning cleaning the fridge and organizing messy cupboards. I hope to get some shopping in but I may end up relaxing on the couch... still feeling a bit tired from the 10 miler yesterday.
You look cute teaching the class, not too serious at all!
How fun! You look so cute up there teaching Body Pump : ) Glad to hear it went well ... now I wish I could come and take your class!!
ReplyDeleteso cool that the chef was accommodating!
ReplyDeletei love veggie platters/ really gourmet dishes like this!!!! what a great chef :)
ReplyDeleteyou look so cute teaching class. i bet you're a great instructor! you look so fit and strong
you're such a hottie!
ReplyDeleteseaweed salad is SO GOOD for you. I am ok with it, but eat it because it is packed with nutrients and amazingly good for your immune system, thyroid, oh I could go on and on....
I SO want to take body pump for you guys!! Looks like a blasty!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting those recipes - very cool!
glad you had a nice weekend!!!
So do you guys have multiple instructors teaching one class?
ReplyDeleteYour special veggie dish looks great! I wish I lived there so I could take body pump -- looks like a great group of instructors.
ReplyDeleteumm, can i come for a visit so we can PUMP and run together? :) that'd be fun!
ReplyDeletehey girl! your weekend sounds so fun :) i love that you emailed the restaurant to find out if they could add some options! i would never think to do that and how awesome of them to be so accomodating. seaweed salad is seriously one of my favorite things in the WHOLE world!! do i sense a new addiction for youuuu?
ReplyDeleteglad the class went well :) i'll be coming to a class when i come over for dinner haha.
thanks for the jets congrats! it was a happy day in my book!
Oooo I can't wait for Body Pump this week!! I hope my gym has the new one! Love the teaching pic, you actually kind of remind me of the girl who teaches my Pump class...cute and small and could kick your butt!
ReplyDeleteThats so awesome that the restaurant was so accommodating, and your meal looked amazing!
I am so impressed with that restaurant for accommodating you! Not that vegetarian food was an unreasonable request, hello! Haha. Looks like it was amazing though. I realize I take veg options for granted in NYC, even at burger joints!
ReplyDeleteToday I wrapped up some cleaning, relaxed, and got a good workout in :-) It's been a nice weekend!
ReplyDeleteLove the pics! You look great...and very impressive.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome that the restaurant was so accomodating! I'll have to remember to call restaurants ahead to see if they could do the same.
ReplyDeleteBodypump looks so fun!
i might have to keep that in mind to just call ahead - your meal looked FANTASTIC!
ReplyDeleteand i LOVE the pictures of your body pump class! i used to take that class when i was at another gym and LOVED it, because i am not good at doing weights on my own.
hope you had a lovely weekend - have a fab week :)
ahh i love liberty taproom!
ReplyDeleteyou are so cute teaching that class! i wana come!
Holy crap you look soooo awesome in your body pump class. You can pump me up anytime my friend!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Erica, sincerely for the shoutout on the recipe! Wow!!!! You must read a hundred blogs and see close to a thousdand new foodie pics per week and the fact that you chose something I made to be given honorable mention for...wow, Im honored my friend :)
The plate of roasted root vegetables with the purple coloring, magnificient!
you are so flipping cute!!
ReplyDeleteand make me remember how much I loved teaching.
We love getting beer samplers. Such a great way to try lots of flavors. How great that the restaurant was so flexible. Definite points in my book. I would love to take one of your classes sometime. You look great up there!
ReplyDeleteLove the shots of the class! Of course you had to turn people away because you're such a fabulous trainer!!
ReplyDeleteThat's great that the restaurant actually listened and followed through on your email. Everything looks delicious! Hope you have a wonderful Monday :)
we had a body pump release at my gym this past weekend! it was s half hour class that was a intro, taught the basic moves etc. it looked great! lots of attendees
ReplyDeleteI love the pics of you in action up there and looks like a packed class too!!
thats so smart of you to call teh restaurant before hand to make sure they had veggie options and WOW the root veggie platter looks SO GOOD!!!
Wow - it's so cool to see you in action! I really wish I lived nearby and could take your class!
ReplyDeleteI love that you got some action shots while teaching! Love the serious face...hey good form is important business :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the recipe links - as if my list of things to make isn't long enough!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea on calling ahead to the restaurant!! I never thought of that!
Happy Monday!
Wow, how neat that the chef was able to make things for you! I'm seeing more veg items pop up on menus, and it just excites me so much. I LOVE the variety.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shout out...that dip was AMAZING! And I've said it before but you look so darn cute when you workout! I need to master that. :-) I wish I could take your class!!
Great picture of you teaching the class, love it!
ReplyDeleteHope you're having a great New Year!
That restaurant looks great! And brewery tours are always so much fun.
ReplyDeletehave a great day relaxing... can't wait to do that myself tonight!
you look fantastic!!! wow! Great pics. That class just sounds really amazing. I love Mount Pleasant! I got to stay there for about 3 months a few years back and it was gorgeous. I hope you had an awesome weekend!!!
ReplyDeleteLook'in good girl! So glad you had a wonderful meal and time!
ReplyDeleteHope you got some good relaxing time in too!
xoxo to Frankie!
Hugs!
what a beautiful plate of food! i love all the veggies!
ReplyDeletealright girlfriend, this wednesday night i'm heading back to pump. i'm scared, but excited. i wish i could take your class, but i'll have to tell you about it :-)
How cool!! The photo of you teachin class is awesome!!
ReplyDeleteYou look awesome! I love the pictures of you teaching your class!
ReplyDeleteYour dinner looks so fab! I wanted to try pimento cheese when I was out in North Carolina but never did! I can't find it out here. :(
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the full class!
That was really nice of them to make you a veggie plate!
ReplyDeleteNice class :-) Love the veggie dish!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had such a great turnout for your class!
ReplyDeleteYou look so good up there leading and teaching all those people! I am so happy for you!
ReplyDeleteI was going to ask what you feed your dog? Do you cook him his own meals?
XXOO
Erica you are so inspiring to me! The thought of having a full time job and a part time job (something thtat may be in my near future) is SO daunting to me. But you make it look easy! How do you stay sane?
ReplyDeleteThat's so awesome the chef made you such amazing veg options! Yum!
the body pump pics look great!
Um, can I please be best friends with that chef? I want your meal and I'm not even a vegetarian! That "world tour" is AWESOME!
ReplyDeleteAll the recipes sound yummy! I love the pumpkin dip--I eat it with homemade cinn pita chips!
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