I know there will come a time when I just wear yoga outfits and Jazzfest print dresses as daily uniform, if weekends are harbingers of the retired versions of ourselves. Marika sent me some yogawear to test out and the leggings had me in a floral mood. Great for gardening because they have stealth side pockets!
Great for doing yoga on a Bayou Boogaloo raft!
Great for yoga with bulldogs licking you in the third eye.
In all seriousness, I do practice yoga, recently Ashtanga yoga, and the strength and flexibility and peace afforded me by a three-times-a-week practice is highly worth the investment of time on the mat. I love discovering that something I once thought impossible is within reach, was ever only a few breaths away.
Is this not also a lesson in love? With flexibility, persistence and time—there family is.
We had such a lovely weekend spent in the company of Midcitizens, kicked off with a celebration of Syttende Mai in Viking style of Abba, complete with a disco armada, a cinnamon roll fleet.
And from our Portland kitchen, the perfect dessert!
Dark Chocolate Pistachio Butter Cups
Recipe from the Bake This Day PDX kitchen, a la Andie
Line a mini cupcake pan with a dozen paper liners. Melt 20 ounces of dark chocolate, by microwaving 30 seconds at a time until liquid. Using a teaspoon, daub about ½ inch of melted chocolate in each cup and let dry for 5 minutes.
Add ½ teaspoon of pistachio butter, (I used Fiddyment Premium Pistachio Butter) on top of each chocolate cup. Now, remelt remaining chocolate, if necessary for 30 seconds and cover the pistachio butter forming a chocolate bite with pistachio butter inside.Top off with a pinch of sea salt, which makes the surface gorgeous and shiny. Guilt free yumm, after dinner, with an espresso. Don’t forget to focus on the breath.
