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Roasted Red Pepper Zoodles and BBPasta

Admittedly, this is not the most appetizing looking dish ever made. However, it was tasty and super satisfying. Today was a frigid, rainy, and sleet filled day in Boston. The kind of day that will make you want to eat a giant slice of pizza for lunch (whoops!), and have something even heartier for dinner. That's what I came home craving today - something hot, hearty, and satisfying. I found a recipe for Creamy Roasted Red Pepper Zucchini Noodles here, and modified it a bit. I prepared the zoodles and sauce as GI 365's recipe requires, but I also added Black Bean Pasta, and sautéed white onions and garlic. It was the first time I've ever tried black bean pasta, and I really liked it! It's made from 92% blackbeans and 8% water. It has consistency very similar to pasta, a non-distinct flavor, and it was much more satisfying than zoodles alone. Not to mention it has 25g of protein per serving! Not surprisingly V from vfeathersandfur.blogspot.com recommended that I try the black bean pasta out, and I am passing on the same advice to you! It will not dissapoint.

The easiest sauce made in the blender.

Black bean spaghetti

Zoodles

The finished product topped with some parmesan 

Simply Barre

Thanks to ClassPass I took my first class at Simply Barre. It's a beautiful new barre studio here in Boston. I took the 6am class, and easily found parking outside. Dorothy taught the class, and she was a great, upbeat instructor. She also took the time to make corrections and pay attention to each student. Some criticisms - I didn't love the music selection, and thought the class could've been a little more intense. I feel like I often say that about barre, but then I'm sore for 3+ days afterwards. I think if I am to take this class again, I will do a half hour of cardio (likely a jog) before class starts to round out the workout. 

Simply Barre Breakdown

Challenge: 5

Sweat Factor: 3

Music: 5

Pros: Use of totally different muscles which will likely make me sore for days, beautiful facility, easy to find parking.

Cons: Not sweaty enough, needs a music makeover.