Yoga in the kitchen? What a bunch of posers we are 
Hey Guys! Just a quick hello to say that this past weekend’s Yoga retreat was great fun. I’m posting a couple of pics, and plan to post more soon.
In addition to the pics, I have several recipes that we prepared that my students loved, including a Middle Eastern-flavored lentil and chickpea stew, that I will be posting here in the coming days.
At the retreat, it seems we spent equal time on the Yoga mat and in the kitchen. Fine by me, as those are two of my favorite places to be anyways!
Now this was a real kitchen. A far-cry from my cramped prewar kitchen back in Manhattan. It was fun to prep food in such a roomy environment. It was like a party in there half the time, with everyone gathered 'round and having fun.
The students were a great group and so sweet and hard-working. They really pitched in the food prep, and were very intrigued by the vegan recipes we enjoyed, including the above-mentioned stew, fresh homemade salsa, a velvety chocolate mousse made with avocados (though you’d never know they were in there), and of course, the Green Smoothie!
Spending time outdoors in nature was one of the highlights of the weekend for me, especially when we went on a looooong hike on Saturday and got to experience nature up-close, both outdoors and in a nearby nature museum. Deer, turtles, frogs, snakes, doves, opossums, and a crazy talking bird known as Edgar Allan Crow (who said “Hello!” Ha!)
All in all, it was a fun time and I’m extremely grateful to my mentor, Jojo, for helping me put this thing together and run it.
And of course I’m already thinking ahead to a retreat in October, one where we can go to nearby apple orchards and pumpkin farms and pick our own apples and squash, then come back and make recipes with them. Fall harvest, baby! Stay tuned for details.
Wow! It really does look like fun. I’m putting on my “to-do” list to get my finances in order and up my yoga practice so I can do your next retreat!
Yes, would LOVE to have you at a future retreat. I’ll get you into one of my classes soon.
Seems like you had a great time with a fun bunch of people. I’m sure it was great to be “out in the wild” compared to your city life.
I made a vegan chocolate cake once using avocados and you can’t taste them at all.
Nadia, they were great. That chocolate cake recipe sound intriguing. Did you post it on your blog?