Happy Leap Day! Random thought: I don't know anyone whose birthday is today. I'm curious if more people with this birthday celebrate the date before or the day after when it's not a leap year? Hmmmm. Yesterday I took Harley to the doctor for a check-up. I mentioned that we go hiking and the vet recommended doing shock collar rattlesnake training, so that she'll be trained to stay away from snakes if she sees them. I obviously don't want Harley to run up to a snake and get bit, but shock training?! Call me a softy, but I think that sounds a little harsh. When we went for a lunchtime hike today, I noticed the above sign and started thinking not only of park safety from rattlesnakes, but my safety overall. While my husband is deployed, I'm keenly aware of my surroundings, and ... [Read More]
Archives for February 2012
Citrusy Fennel & Guava Salad
First thing this AM before I started working, I took Harley for a quick run/walk interval around our neighborhood trail. It took 20 minutes, I felt like I got a bit of exercise in, and the puppy was content all morning with just laying around. Why don't I do that everyday?! I'm certainly going to try to start more of my weekdays off like that. How to Beat Exercise Boredom In lieu of boxing this evening, I volunteered at the Humane Society. In order to get a workout in today, I squeezed in a weight training + cycling session at my gym beforehand. As I was doing some strength training exercises, and sweating my butt off since I haven't been doing that kind of workout much lately, I started thinking about how important it is to diversify your workouts. True, there may be some people out ... [Read More]
Peach Protein Smoothie + Mixed Up Meals Monday
Whew, what a busy day! It always seems like I have a lot to get done at the beginning of the week. I was pretty productive but feel like I can never get everything checked off my to-do list. Such is life I suppose. We do all we can, right? So ever since cooking with tofu the other day, I've had making an tofu "omelette" in the back of my head. I've always been intrigued by omelets - not because I actually want to eat eggs (if that were the case, I just would eat em), but because it seems fun to throw a bunch of things into it to whip up a healthy breakfast. Let's face it, tofu doesn't take like anything really. It basically just takes on whatever flavors you pair with it. Instead of trying it out for breakfast, I decided to make my first egg-like tofu dish for lunch by throwing in a ... [Read More]
Heirloom Tomato Salad
"Shipping is a terrible thing to do to vegetables. They probably get jet-lagged, just like people." -Elizabeth Berry When I walked into my apartment this evening after being out to run some errands, the first thing I noticed was that it smells like fresh produce in here. I think the guavas in my fruit basket are giving off quite a fragrance and I love it! Tonight for dinner I used the lovely locally grown veggies (I refuse to acknowledge tomato as a fruit!) pictured above to make quite a salad. Heirloom Tomato Salad Makes 1 meal portion, or 2 appetizer servings 2 heirloom tomatoes, chopped into chunks A couple cups of arugula to use as a bed of greens A slice of red onion, thinly sliced 2 oz fresh mozzarella, cut into chunks A couple sprigs of basil, ... [Read More]
Tofu Scramble Wrap
I've been having some really awesome Saturdays lately. My day consisted of a long morning walk with Harley around our neighborhood trail, going to the Little Italy Mercato with Jackie, yoga, and laying by the pool to read for awhile. What's not to love? At the farmer's market I picked up a lot of fruits and veggies, granola and avocado oil: Do you see those heirloom tomatoes? Can't wait to eat that deliciousness. Jackie is doing a juice cleanse next week so she bought an insane amount of produce today. Looking at her lugging her stuffed shopping bags around that were overflowing with greens was cracking me up. Buying a bunch of veggies and hearing about Jackie's juice cleanse prompted me to try throwing spinach into my afternoon smoothie. Green Monster shakes are ... [Read More]
‘Am I Ugly?’ YouTube Trend
Behold, my new favorite fruit: Guava. I found them at the Little Italy Mercato last weekend and was so surprised by how awesomely sweet they are. They're yet another thing on my list to buy again when I make another trip to the market tomorrow. Here are some health benefits of eating this super fruit: It's a very rich source of fiber & antioxidants They're high in Vitamin-C & iron, making it a great preventative against colds and viral infections. In fact, I read that just one guava has 3x the recommended daily intake of Vitamin-C! Due to the astringents found in the fruit and its abundance of vitamin-A, B, C, and potassium, it can help improve skin texture (supposedly has the power to tone & tighten - yes, please!) Guavas are a good source of flavonoids like lycopene, ... [Read More]