Fall season is definitely pumpkin season. Besides soups and coffee flavored pumpkin drinks I prefer a healthy salad. This recipe is easy and fast to make and it could be a great side dish for Thanksgiving. For this recipe I used a Hokkaido pumpkin. To prepare this kind of pumpkin, you only have to remove the seeds and fibers before using for cooking, the skin is perfectly edible and does not need to be removed.

Matcha has a long history which dates back nearly a thousand years to the Tang Dynasty in China. The Tang Dynasty spanned the 7th – 10th centuries. During this time tea leaves were steamed and formed into some sort of tea bricks for storage and trade. The tea bricks were prepared by roasting and pulverizing the leaves and boiling the powdered form in hot water and adding salt. During the Song Dynasty preparing the beverage by whipping tea powder and hot water together in a bowl became popular. In 1191, the form of Zen Buddhism and the Chinese methods of preparing tea in powdered form, were brought to Japan by a monk named Eisai – who spend four years in China where he studied. Thanks to social media matcha seems everywhere these days and you can find it in almost any kind of food. The range for use is widely spread in the United States and ranges from tea and smoothies to drinks, cocktails and dishes including matcha powder. But what exactly is Matcha?

In my opinion there is some equipment where it doesn’t really matter if you do share it, but there are also pieces you definitely don’t want to share with others. Down below I have listed some very important equipment which is worth to invest into. Some of those items are great for on the go or easy to store in your gym bag, other pieces are for a home workout. Over time you will notice some work very well for you and other pieces might not be really necessary. Everything is personal preference but from my own experience and clients feedback this might be a good start for you too.

High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is a training approach that involves repeated bouts of high intensity working periods followed by varied recovery times, mainly boosting the metabolism as well as maximizing the oxygen intake and so many more great benefits.