#veganethiopianfood

[christina-thebarber-yogi]

Today I did all the things for the #75hardchallenge except I'm still working on my water (I have about an hour left LOL). For my indoor workout, I did 45 minutes of power yoga and added a set of 15 FULL range goblet squats with a 20 pound dumbbell. For the outdoor workout, I skated on the tennis court at my apartment complex. I was looking for a recent skate video to post but it was an IG story from someone else and has since disappeared. My biggest reason for doing this challenge is to be more confident in posting stuff about MYSELF on social media in order to generate more business for my barbershop and inspire people to hire me for private and corporate yoga lessons. I'm EXTREMELY insecure in front of a camera. I know my abilities but I'm having a difficult time with convincing others that they should take a chance on me when there are SO MANY OTHER BARBERS/stylists in my area. I am one of the best but (in my mind) I don't have that X factor that immediately attracts people to me (crazies maybe lol). Anyway, for breakfast I had a smoothie with some strawberries, dates and some other stuff including a tablespoon of the #seamoss gel I bought from #blackmountainnaturalfoods and some #matcha powder. For dinner, my daughter and I checked out an Ethiopian restaurant that I've been wanting to try. Our vegan sampler was delicious HOWEVER I didn't order the teff injera (good but EXTRA) but it was brought out with our food and I was charged for it as well as the extra we were offered (without notice that it would cost more). They added gratuity automatically and while I usually tip over any service charge, the stuff I DIDN'T ORDER had already made my bill more than what I had budgeted for. So, sad to say, I probably won't be going back. Anyway, here are today's pics

[caavakushi]

[susiefoo]

Finally! I got around to reading through and cooking my first recipe out of @veganricha’s Everyday Kitchen book and it was awesome! Her Indian Kitchen book is one of my faves so it makes sense this would be a great one too! I started with the Berbere Tofu Bowl with Couscous featuring the super flavorful (and spicy🔥🔥🔥) Ethiopian berbere paste that’s deliciously sneaky in that the spice kind of creeps up on you. That’s a good thing as far as I’m concerned, but if hot hot heat isn’t your jam, Richa gives you alternate ways to prepare it so it’s more mellow. I loved it! So did Jeff! And I’m stoked I have some left because I’m gonna try her Jackfruit-Split Pea Wot with Injera recipe next! Well, after I make the Red Lentils in Peanut Butter Sauce, that is... Looking forward to cooking tons of stuff from this book! Thanks to @erinmarysimpson for the inspo to dig in to it! I have so many cookbooks up in here that they sometimes get lost in the shuffle! This ones getting moved to the top of the pile now for sure! #vegan #vegansofig #veganethiopian #veganethiopianfood #beganberberepaste #ethiopianfood #meatfree #dairyfree #plantbased #anythingyoucaneaticaneatvegan (at Kook Corner)