Hey guys 
Bikram was amazing this morning. I tried out this random electrolyte enhancer that I found in the bottom of one of my bags…I guess I packed it from home for my long runs. Came in handy!
I think I got this from a running store in Tampa. I’m more of a gatorade fan in terms of sports drinks, but this was good and I felt good all during class while sipping on it.
When I got home, I dove into lunch. First up, a juicy grapefruit!
And then more quinoa edamame and corn salad with a quorn “turkey burger” on top with hummus:
I know I sort of bashed these burgers a few days ago but I think they are growing on me. I’m not 100% sold on them but I hate to waste food. The flavor is really good…it’s just the texture that is off. However, I do really enjoy the quorn chicken cutlets and would be really interested to try these gruyere stuffed cutlets y’all seem to rave about!
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I have a conference call in an hour and am working on a recipe for coffee bbq sauce for the book. Enjoy your Friday!
Enjoy your Friday!
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coffee bbq sauce?! sounds interesting!
jenna
I bought a bunch of the quorn chicken cutlets a while back and they have just been sitting in my freezer. Good to know you like them- I might just open the box up!
Where do you find the quorn turkey burgers locally? I’d love to try something different than the standard Morning Star products (amazing as they are!)
Heather,
You can find Quorn products at Whole Foods and most major supermarkets.
Coffee BBQ sauce sounds amazing!
I have a whole bunch of Boca burgers in my freezer. I think only one has been eaten. I much prefer the Mornigstar ones. Time to come up with some creative ways to use them, I guess.
I bet you could put coffee barbecue sauce on anything (even a quorn turkey burger) and it would still taste good!
Your grapefruit is so brilliantly red. Love it! And the big dollop of hummus on top of the quorn burger is making me hungry. My fav savory combo is: hummus + hot sauce + morningstar farms black bean burger. Yum!
Coffee BBQ sauce sounds intriguing!
I’ve never tried those Quorn burgers or cutlets. I might scope them out next shopping trip!
Ok, so this corn/edamame/quinoa recipe is calling my name every time you’ve eaten it the past three days…do you happen to have a recipe you can post?
Alycia =)
Alycia,
The recipe is from the cookbook Veganomicon…I’m sorry, I can’t re-post it for copyright issues!
Oh, those Gruyere cutlets! They also make some great breaded cutlets with a creamy sauce and blueberry…. So tasty.
Coffee Barbeque Sauce? This has got to be a typo… you come up with some crazy stuff!
I thought only “clear” liquids were allowed in a Bikram class? I’ve always seen that sign on the door at the studio I go to, but I’ve also always wanted to bring gatorade/something similar because it would replenish me better. Do those count as “clear,” or are you just sneaky and snuck it in?
Sarah,
I’ve never heard that rule….no idea! I see people all the time putting Emergen-C into their water in class so I don’t think it’s a big deal..
cute polka dot plate!! Good luck with the coffee bbq recipe…those are two of my favorite things, so combining them should be genius!
just tried coffee bbq sauce last night at michael symons new restaurant, the B-Spot in Cleveland – so yum!
I agree with you on the quorn texture… it takes some getting used to. The salad looks great though!
I’m sorry but the Quorn burgers just don’t *look* good and that definitely puts me off. The rest of lunch looks yummy, though.
I know this might be a little off topic, but in last Sunday’s paper (the 12-13 Red Plum insert, specifically), there was a coupon for $1.25 off ANY 1 Quorn product. I have seen these at my local Fred Meyer (a Kroger affiliate) and they occasionally go on sale. A sale + coupon = cheap way to try it! HTH someone.
I would really love to try Bikram but I don’t think I have any studios near me. I’ll have to do more research. I sweat so much during workouts though. I’d probably melt.
Hey Jenna, I actually received those Quorn Turk’y Burgers as well! I just did a review of them on my blog the other day! If you heat them on the stove-top, they taste really good! Try that if you haven’t already!
mmm grapefruit. reminds me of my childhood. Love it! Have a good friday girly!
I’m pretty picky about my alternative meat burgers, so thanks for the honesty regarding the quorn burger. Also, it’s becoming more and more clear to me that grapefruits are a miracle fruit of sorts. Yours looks so fresh, vibrant, and ripe!
That grapefruit looks soooooo good. Am laughing my [insert body part] off as went back to read some of the comments from last night. Women just crack me up…am so glad to be female. [well, the kind that reads ELR, anyway, not the type that 'date' Tiger Woods.] I know, bad me. Hey, it’s freaky friday.
Coffee BBQ sauce?! YUM! Glad you are feeling better and enjoyed bikram!
How often do they recommend you do Bikram?! I really want to improve my flexibility since i’m so tense as a runner!
I really like the idea of corn and edamame mixed with quinoa. Looks pretty yummy:-)
Coffee bbq sauce sounds great!
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I’ve seen those burgers a lot on blogs, but I’ve still yet to try them.
Your quinoa looks delicious though!
Those ‘turkey burgers’ look amazing! I love the chikn cutlets too and am looking for something new to add to my freezer for go to dinners during the week. Two girls and a busy schedule make dinner stressful sometimes!
I miss bikram- I need to go back, it’s just so pricey around here!! The corn, quinoa, and edamame salad sounds/looks delicious.
Hope you are doing well lady! Have a great weekend.
Coffee bbq sauce sounds interesting.
Jenna~
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B
That corn, quinoa, edamame mixture sounds FANTASTIC! I really love the look of your eats, always so fresh and tasty!
I used to love quorn cutlets before I had to give up gluten but I never tried the turkey ones.
Anyway, coffee bbq sauce sounds wonderful!
hope you had a wonderful friday and that you have a fabulous weekend!
What is Quorn? I know what you mean though – sometimes I try something and don’t like it, but after a few tries, it grows on me…and they can turn out to be some of my fav foods! Glad your feeling better girl
You’ll have to let us know how the bbq sauce turns out… what an interesting combo.
Mmmn, coffee bbq sauce sounds heavenly!
coffee bbq sauce. YUM.