Creamy Pasta with Kale

Ingredients:
8oz. Penne Pasta
3/4 cup unsalted cashews
1/4 cup onion, chopped
3 Large handfuls of Kale, about 4-5 cups
1 Tbsp. nutritional yeast
2 Tbsp. salsa (optional)
1/4 cup non dairy milk (almond, soy)
1/2 tsp. paprika
1 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. red pepper flakes
1 tsp. garlic salt
olive oil

Cook pasta according to directions. In a large pan warm a few tbsp. of olive oil. Toss in chopped onions and kale and saute until kale has cooked down completely.  In a blender add cashews, nutritional yeast, spices, salsa, and non-dairy milk.  Blend until you have a creamy consistency, adding more milk or water if too thick.  Add cooked kale to pasta and toss with the cream sauce. Sprinkle with a dash of chili powder for some color.

This was a new favorite in our house. Thank you Will and Emma for sharing this recipe.  Will suggested adding mushrooms which we plan to do next time we make it.

Recipe courtesy of cheap and simple vegan.

Friday's Workout- Modified Angie

Active Warm-up - 10 minutes
1 minute squats
1 min. jumping jacks
1 min. side shuffle (both sides)
1 min. high knees and butt kicks (switch after 30 sec.)
Run for last 5 min.

Today's workout is a short workout so try to give it all you've got.  You'll do 100 of 4 different exercises and you have to complete the first exercise before you move on to the next. You can break it up however you want, for example you can do 10 sets of 10 or 5 sets of 20, etc.

100 burpees
100 squats
100 push-ups
100 sit ups

More Circuit Training!

Active Warm-up
1 min. jumping jacks, 1 min. squats,1 min. high knees, 1 min. butt kicks, grape vine (down and back), side shuffle (both sides), 4 min. run

You will be completing a total of 5 circuits. 1 minute rest in between each circuit.  Each circuit will take 10 min..

Curcuit 1:
2 min. run
1 min. moutain climbers
2 min.run
1 min. mountain climbers
2 min.run
1 min. mt. climbers

1 min. rest

Circuit 2:
2 min. burpees
1 min. squat thrusters
2 min. burpees
1 min. squat thrusters
2 min. burpees
1 min. squat thrusters

1 min. rest

Circuit 3:
2 min. cheerleader or air jacks ( modifier- regular jumping jacks)
1 min. walk outs
2 min.air jacks
1 min. walk outs
2 min. air jacks
1 min. walk outs

1 min. rest

Circuit 4:
2 min. burpee broad jump
1 min. swimmer's kick
2 min. burpee broad jump
1 min. swimmer's kick
2 min. burpee broad jump
1 min. swimmer's kick

1 min. rest

Circuit 5:
2 min. high knees
1 min. push ups
2 min. high knees
1 min. push ups
2 min. high knees
1 min. push ups

1 min. rest

Cool down- do a nice easy run for 4-5 min. then stretch

Ladder Workout

Do active warmup. (refer back to warm up post)

For today's workout you will be starting with a 200 meter run then doing 3 exercises, then do a 400m run then repeat the same 3 exercises, 600m run, repeat 3 exercises, 800m run, repeat exercises and then back up. So after you complete the designated 3 exercises, you do the 800m run again then exercises, 600m run then exercises, 400m run then exercises, 200m run and then finish with the 3 exercises.  If you want to make this workout more challenging, instead of starting with a 200m run you will start with a 400m run then do an 800m, 1200m, then 1600m run.

200 meter run
20 crunches, 15 burpees, 10 squat thrusters w/ weights
400 meter run
20 crunches, 15 burpees, 10 squat thrusters w/ weights
600 meter run
20 crunches, 15 burpees, 10 squat thrusters w/ weights
800 meter run
20 crunches, 15 burpees, 10 squat thrusters w/ weights
800 meter run
20 crunches, 15 burpees, 10 squat thrusters w/ weights
600 meter run
20 crunches, 15 burpees, 10 squat thrusters w/ weights
400 meter run
20 crunches, 15 burpees, 10 squat thrusters w/ weights
200 meter run
20 crunches, 15 burpees, 10 squat thrusters w/ weights


Cool Down- Jog for 4-5 minutes and stretch

post how the workout goes for you!