On my way home from work yesterday, Pam and I met up at Berkeley Bowl West, which is the greatest grocery store in the world. We got everything we needed to make a fabulous dinner tonight which I will tell you all about later. I also found a strange looking fruit that was very pink and somewhat spikey. I had an inkling that it was dragonfruit, and when I got home I looked it up and it sure is! I've never had it before, so it will be interesting to try at some point.
After we had gotten all of our supplies, I hurried home to play with Navi. We went for a long romp through the woods and had a wonderful time. We walked to the ridge on Euclid just in time for the sunset, which was very nice. After the sunset, we wandered back on home.
Lately, I've been wanting to go to a cardio tennis class with Debbie. I found out about it the weekend before I cut my finger really badly. It has been healing well, but this was the first week that I felt like the pain wouldn't be too bad to hold and swing a tennis raquet around. So when Navi and I got home, I hopped onto my bike and pedaled over to Pam and Debbie's place, and the three of us jumped into Debbie's car and headed over to the cardio tennis class! This class is a free class held in Piedmont, and it's beginner friendly. The guy puts a lot of emphasis on keeping you moving, so you actually seem to hit more balls and spend a lot of time happily running around doing foot drills than you do in a normal tennis lesson, which is something I really like. We got lucky last night, and we were the only three that showed up. The instructor is really funny and I like him a lot. He was explaining the swings to us as we went along, and for the forehand, you start with one hand on the racquet, but you always catch the racquet at the end of the swing and follow through past your head. He calls this "answering the phone." It was funny because if you didn't follow through, he'd say, "answer the phone!!" So we spent an hour or so running around a tennis court learning about tennis and practicing all the different swings. I absolutely loved it, and I can't wait to go back next Friday!
After we got back to Pam and Debbie's house, Pam and I pedaled up the hill to my place, and started making our dinner! I had seen these recipes for a walnut rosemary panko crusted chicken where you toast the panko in a skillet before you crust the chicken, which was supposed to make the panko less soggy on the bottom of the chicken! It sounded like a great recipe, and I found another recipe for fettucine with corn pesto! We decided we'd also make a caprese salad of wild arugula, tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella. At berkeley bowl, we bought some fresh pasta for the corn pesto; half of the pasta was plain, and half was red pepper pasta. We spent an hour or so preparing dinner, and the chicken and the pasta were done within 30 seconds of each other! I have been honing my ability to get all aspects of dinner to be done at the same time because that is a skill I really cherish, and I am getting a lot better. We sat down to eat our dinner with Navi at our feet, and we watched a hilarious episode of 30 rock. Dinner was absolutely delicious and we were both really pleased. There were lots of leftovers! After dinner, it was quite late, so I bundled up and turned in. What a great day!
After we had gotten all of our supplies, I hurried home to play with Navi. We went for a long romp through the woods and had a wonderful time. We walked to the ridge on Euclid just in time for the sunset, which was very nice. After the sunset, we wandered back on home.
Lately, I've been wanting to go to a cardio tennis class with Debbie. I found out about it the weekend before I cut my finger really badly. It has been healing well, but this was the first week that I felt like the pain wouldn't be too bad to hold and swing a tennis raquet around. So when Navi and I got home, I hopped onto my bike and pedaled over to Pam and Debbie's place, and the three of us jumped into Debbie's car and headed over to the cardio tennis class! This class is a free class held in Piedmont, and it's beginner friendly. The guy puts a lot of emphasis on keeping you moving, so you actually seem to hit more balls and spend a lot of time happily running around doing foot drills than you do in a normal tennis lesson, which is something I really like. We got lucky last night, and we were the only three that showed up. The instructor is really funny and I like him a lot. He was explaining the swings to us as we went along, and for the forehand, you start with one hand on the racquet, but you always catch the racquet at the end of the swing and follow through past your head. He calls this "answering the phone." It was funny because if you didn't follow through, he'd say, "answer the phone!!" So we spent an hour or so running around a tennis court learning about tennis and practicing all the different swings. I absolutely loved it, and I can't wait to go back next Friday!
After we got back to Pam and Debbie's house, Pam and I pedaled up the hill to my place, and started making our dinner! I had seen these recipes for a walnut rosemary panko crusted chicken where you toast the panko in a skillet before you crust the chicken, which was supposed to make the panko less soggy on the bottom of the chicken! It sounded like a great recipe, and I found another recipe for fettucine with corn pesto! We decided we'd also make a caprese salad of wild arugula, tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella. At berkeley bowl, we bought some fresh pasta for the corn pesto; half of the pasta was plain, and half was red pepper pasta. We spent an hour or so preparing dinner, and the chicken and the pasta were done within 30 seconds of each other! I have been honing my ability to get all aspects of dinner to be done at the same time because that is a skill I really cherish, and I am getting a lot better. We sat down to eat our dinner with Navi at our feet, and we watched a hilarious episode of 30 rock. Dinner was absolutely delicious and we were both really pleased. There were lots of leftovers! After dinner, it was quite late, so I bundled up and turned in. What a great day!
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