New Meal Ideas! 10 Day Menu from the Padmani Yoga Retreat
2014
I hope to share some new meal ideas with you through the menu plan that I made up and followed for the recent Padmani Yoga retreat, hosted by YuMee Chung at the Lotus Heart Center. YuMee and the yoga teachers that she had gathered were a beautiful, heart centered, high vibe group of people and it was a joy to be making food for them. Check out more about YuMee and Jivamukti Yoga below, then come check out what was happening in the kitchen during her technical training intensive retreat.
Learn more: video of Jivamukti yoga explained by YuMee Chung
The Menu
The menu for the retreats at the Lotus heart Center is always vegetarian, and we had a couple vegans this time as well, which I love. Most of the menu was vegan anyway, and I was happy that I got to make my hemp oil mayo and provide vegan options for the few items that weren’t.
I always try to slip in as much raw and healthy as I can; big salads and fresh fruit are always good! A few people really got turned onto eating vegetarian and are going to try it full time after. It’s really exciting for me to see people embrace a new healthy and compassionate way of eating.
This was our menu. I hope you find some new meal ideas from it.
Friday – Day 1
Dinner: Pasta with Tomato Marinara Sauce
Saturday – Day 2
Breakfast: Peach and Mango Quinoa Porridge
Lunch: Ribolita Soup served on Wilted Spinach
Dinner: Veggie Fajitas with Refried Beans, Golden Rice, Grilled Veggies, Guacamole, Salsa, Raw Chipotle ‘Cream’ Sauce, Iceberg Lettuce
Tossed Salad with Creamy Mexican Dressing
Sunday – Day 3
Breakfast: Granola Fruit Chia Parfaits and Green Smoothies
Lunch: Celriac, Kale and Leek Soup
Noodles with a Thai Peanut Sesame Ginger Sauce (newsletter recipe)
Dinner: Mushroom and Lentil Shepherd’s Pie
Tossed Salad with Creamy Dill Dressing
Monday – Day 4
Breakfast: Chia Breakfast Bowls
Lunch: Hearty Vegetarian Chili (recipe coming)
Dinner: Indonesian Stir Fry Vegetables
Rice and Gado Gado with Spicy Peanut Sauce (recipe coming)
Tuesday – Day 5
Breakfast: Blueberry Pancakes
Lunch: Black Bean Burgers
Sweet Potato Fries and Tossed Salad
Dinner: Cream of Broccoli Soup
Pesto Vegetables with Black Beans and Rice
Apple Crisp (recipe coming)
Wednesday – Day 6
Breakfast: Granola with Yogurt and various toppings and toast
Lunch: Creamy Sweet Potato and Black Eyed Peas Soup
Massaged Kale Salad with Pumpernickel Bread
Dinner: Japanese Eggplant Zucchini Green Curry
Brown Rice and Thai Cucumber Salad
Thursday – Day 7
Breakfast:
Lunch: Pesto Pizza with Olives, Flame Roasted Peppers, Mushroom and Onion
Dinner: Roasted Root Vegetables and Mexican Spaghetti Squash (recipe coming)
Herbed Quinoa (based on Raw Herbed Cousous recipe) and Wilted Greens with Sesame Ginger Dressing
Friday – Day 8
Breakfast: Maple Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
Lunch: Spring Rolls with Tamarind Dipping Sauce
Brown Rice Quinoa with Nori and Sesame
Dinner: Creamy Butternut Squash Soup with Olive Ciabatta
White Beans and Pine Nuts with Kale and Arugula
Cranberry Walnut Rice Stuffed Squash
Saturday – Day 9
Breakfast: Tropical Chia Breakfast Bowl
Lunch: Neptune Salad (Mock Tuna) Veggie Wraps
Dinner: Marrakesh Curry
Brown Rice and Crispy Green Salad
Sunday- Day 10
Breakfast: Polenta with Sauteed Spinach and Black Sesame Poached Egg/Tofu Scramble
Lunch: Oven Baked Falafels
Tabouli and Hummus with Flax Crackers and Side Salad
Fruit Plate
Lots of delicious recipes to try at home, or come visit me at an upcoming retreat at the Lotus Heart Center!
In health and with love,
