Today I ate breakfast early due to a conference call first thing this AM. Because of this, I found my stomach growling around 11 AM for lunch. I had pizza on my brain... and not just any pizza, leftovers from a new pizza recipe I came up with last weekend! Instead of using tomato sauce as I usually do, I came up with a healthy pesto to spread onto the dough. Though I'm a big cheese lover, I let veggies take the center stage with this tasty pizza. Veggie, Goat Cheese & Arugula Pesto Pizza Makes 8 slices Ingredients: 1 ready to bake whole wheat pizza dough (I use Trader Joe's) 2 c arugula 1/4 c fresh basil juice from 1/2 lemon 2 TBSP olive oil 3 oz goat cheese 1 c zucchini, sliced 1/2 c cherry tomatoes, sliced 1/2 c purple cabbage, shredded 2 ... [Read More]
Archives for May 2012
Chickpea & Sweet Potato Burgers
Tonight I decided to ditch my typical weeknight routine and head to the dog beach with Harley. She obviously had a blast and is now passed out laying on my leg. Oh, it's a rough life for my spoiled puppy! Harley will run up and try to say hi to almost anybody, but at the beach, her favorite people are surfers. I think she has a special affinity for them because Adam's a surfer. I swear, every time she runs up to one, she's looking at the guy like, "Is that you dad?!" Onto this week's edition of "what this vegetarian ate today"... Breakfast: cottage cheese, blueberries, & Cascadian Farm dark chocolate almond granola Lunch: a chickpea & sweet potato burger with dilly cucumbers I spotted this recipe in Self magazine's April issue and decided to give it a ... [Read More]
Minimizing Muscle Soreness
This morning when I got out of bed, my first thought was ouchhhhh, what workout did I do yesterday? (source) The answer to that is NONE! I had taken yesterday off from exercising since I worked out every day last week, and knew I could use a rest day. The delayed onset muscle soreness (48 hours+ delayed) I'm experiencing is from my workout on Saturday, where I did some weight training exercises I haven't done in awhile. Typically when I'm sore 2 days after a workout, I'll first feel some aches the day after, but for some reason, that wasn't the case this time. I sort of have a love/hate relationship with muscle soreness. Obviously it's not fun to have a hard time lifting my arms above my head (yes, that's happening right now), but at the same time, it makes me feel like my workouts are ... [Read More]
Kale & Ricotta Ravioli
Hi there! My Sunday shaped up to be a pretty good one. I spent the morning taking Harley for a long walk and cleaning my place. This afternoon I had a much needed date with my friend Jackie, where we had lunch together and got our nails done. Then the highlight of my evening was making this fabulousness... I'm just not a big kale fan. Kale chips? Bleh. Sautéing it with garlic and oil? No thanks. But knowing that it's such a big superfood, I wanted to find a way to somehow like it. A quick overview about why kale is a superfood: Recognized as a protector of many kinds of cancer, kale boasts high amounts of heart-healthy antioxidants, fiber, folate, omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin E, lutein and potassium. Over 45 different flavonoids have been identified in kale, offering a variety of ... [Read More]
Today’s Newfound Love: Avocado Hummus
My favorite quote of the day: ''For what it’s worth: it’s never too late or, in my case, too early to be whoever you want to be. There’s no time limit, stop whenever you want. You can change or stay the same, there are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. I hope you make the best of it. And I hope you see things that startle you. I hope you feel things you never felt before. I hope you meet people with a different point of view. I hope you live a life you’re proud of. If you find that you’re not, I hope you have the strength to start all over again.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald This afternoon I couldn't decide between making guacamole or hummus, so I decided to try combining the two. After whipping it up in my food processor and tasting, I decided my new ... [Read More]
Jumping on the Watermelon Salad Bandwagon
Happy Friday! First off, I've got to share what I'm munching on... I made oatmeal peanut butter banana cookies from PB Fingers , with just a couple changes. First, her recipe makes four dozen cookies. I do NOT need 48 damn cookies in my apartment with just me here! So, I made 6 instead, which was a smart move... these babies are delicious and I could probably eat a dozen if I made that many! I also subbed her egg for a flax egg and added chocolate chips to mine (because in my opinion, desserts are always better with chocolate chips added in). They came out so yummy, so if you're looking for a cookie recipe, make these! Moving on to dinner... Now that summer is around the corner, I keep seeing watermelon salads popping up everywhere. I find it to be an interesting salad mix ... [Read More]