Lean challenge Day 5, 6 and 7

Hi guys, this weekend has gone so fast. Hope you all had a good one and enjoyed the lovely weather.

Have I been slacking with my challenge? Not with food but yes with working out. Only a little bit though hehe. I didn't workout on Friday as I thought I need to let my body rest =). I went for a run in the hilly park on Saturday morning (running on an incline is good right? That's twice the workout. lol)  followed by 100 squats and today I did this little exercise that was suggested by Yogababe_life. This exercise looks simple but the burpees makes you sweat and those push ups are a killer if you have weak arms. 20 squats was too little for me so I did 40 instead.

I didn't get round to making a green smoothie on Friday. But Saturday I made a green shake.

The shake had:

- handful of spinach

- 1/2 a pineapple,

-1 cup of oat milk

- 1 tsp of baobab powder. 

Today I made the same thing with the other half of the pineapple but added a banana to it. It tasted even better! I even decorated it with some gojiberries, milled sesame seeds, raspberries and blueberries. Do you think it looks pretty? lol

I've been having a lot of tomatoes this weekend as my parents went to the market and bought a box of yellow cherry tomatoes for £1. Yes £1! They also got a bag of red peppers for £1 too.

With the cherry tomatoes my dad made a tomato stew topped with stir fried egg. This was lovely, the tomatoes were really sweet. 

My dad made tomato stew again on Saturday. Other dishes he made were (top right) pan fried salmon with red peppers, stir fried mixed vegetables in some salty beancurd sauce (not sure what it's called in English), and some chicken wings. I've never been a fan of chicken wings so I didn't have any and plus they are too fatty for my lean challenge. 

With the cherry tomatoes and red peppers I added them to my quinoa salad which also had grilled halloumi cheese, corn on cob (I scrapped it off the cob), edamame beans, sunflower seeds and almond nuts. This was lovely, no need for salad dressing as the corns were really sweet. 

Today, I made pasta (whole meal) with tomato and spinach sauce for lunch. Made the sauce with a bit of white wine; wine has become a favourite ingredient when it comes to cooking. For Chinese food, I love adding Shaoxing cooking wine (Taiwanese cooking wine) to my stir fried dishes, it adds amazing flavour and aroma to the food. 

I've been baking over the weekend. Saturday, I made cinnamon buns. I found a vegan recipe and 

no rising time is required. I made it half organic (half of the ingredients are organic lol) and used wholemeal flour instead of white.

The photo below is split into two. The top half is before baking, the bottom is after baking. Not sure what you think of the presentation but if you think it looks good, you've been deceived by the looks lol. They were rock hard. I think I must have over baked it. However, it tasted ok though. 

Sunday, I decided to make quiche. I found this crustless quiche recipe from Celery and Cupcakes. I found it a bit too eggy for me, my brother said it tasted like food on the aeroplane but my dad happened to like it. 

Tomorrow is Monday that means it's hardcore workout day- weight training and spinning-, it also means I will show you the progress of my abs and arms. Lol.

What you been up to during the weekend? Have you made cinnamon buns or/and quiche before? Can you share your recipe please? :)