Happy Friday!! I'm currently en route to Miami for my friend Meaghan's bachelorette party - I haven't seen her since last fall and am really excited to have an awesome girls' weekend! - but I have a yummy recipe to share with you guys... If you read this blog often at all, you probably already know that I love making dessert-like recipes that are actually healthy and can be eaten as snacks or meals as well. Enter Cocoa Banana Blueberry Protein Pudding. Blue Diamond recently sent me their dark chocolate almonds as well as sea salt almonds to try, and not surprisingly, I'm kind of in love with the dark chocolate ones. ... [Read More]
Archives for May 2015
My Q&A with Tailored Fitness + Health Coaching Program Discount!
Hi there! Today I have a special post to share with you! First off, I want to announce the launch of my health coaching newsletter, where I'll be sharing healthy tidbits, recipe and workout ideas, program discounts and more. It's a free monthly dose of wellness inspiration that I'm excited to introduce, and I'd love for you to subscribe! Just fill out your email address below and you'll be added to my list: Subscribe to the Nicole Crane Health newsletter list! Secondly, today I'm also announcing a health coaching program discount! While my 6-month program fee is regularly $195 per month, this new discount takes the monthly rate down to $170, saving you a total of $150 off of your program fee. The offer is valid from now until the 4th of July, and my ... [Read More]
DietBet Week 4 Recap (I Made It!)
Hi there! Hope that everyone who has off from work for Memorial Day today is enjoying it. My weekend has been very low-key just as I wanted it to be, and has included a tennis session with my hubby, some shopping and cleaning, and renting a movie. If the cloudy skies clear out here, I'm going to head to the beach today, but before I hopefully become a beach bum for the afternoon, I wanted to share a recap of my last week participating in Jen Widerstrom's Summer Shake Down DietBet! In case you missed my past DietBet recaps: DietBet Week 3 Recap + 5 Ways to Drink More H20 DietBet Week 2 Recap | Persevering When the Scale Won’t Budge DietBet Week 1 Recap + Letting Go of the All-or-Nothing Healthy Living Mentality Since I knew that I'd be in Palm Springs the weekend before ... [Read More]
Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Cookie Dough Pretzel Dip
Hi friends! Happy Memorial Day weekend to all of my readers in the U.S.! I am really looking forward to a couple of days home with my hubby. We don't have too much on the agenda, which is great since last weekend we were away in Palm Springs, and next weekend I'll be in Miami celebrating my best friend's bachelorette party (can't wait!), so I'm hoping to have some fun out and about in San Diego and a pretty low-key holiday weekend. I had planned on doing a last recap of my DietBet today, but then I realized that it's almost Memorial Day and I had shot a recipe on red, white & blue dishware earlier this week that would be great to whip up for a small holiday gathering... ...so, this deliciousness seemed more appropriate today instead! Plus, Fridays seem like the best days ... [Read More]
Crispy Zucchini Parmigiana Sandwiches
Growing up as a vegetarian surrounded by meat eaters, the cooks in my life would often make "meaty" meatless dishes. My mother, bless her heart, would often make 2 versions of dinner: one with meat for everyone else, and another one for me - and eventually my little sister as well, who also became a plant-based eater at a young age. For instance, I remember this spaghetti pie she would make that had crumbled beef in it, but for us, she made a mini spaghetti pie using meatless crumbles instead. It's kind of a weird dish to describe, but I used to love it. My grandma's go-to "meaty" dish for me was eggplant parmigiana. In typical fashion for her drastic personality - a trait that everyone knew her for - she knew that I liked it, so she proceeded to make eggplant parm just about every week ... [Read More]
Lost Horse Mine Hike in Joshua Tree National Park
Hello, hello! How was your weekend? Not surprisingly, my whirlwind weekend in Palm Springs just flew by. Without a doubt, my favorite part of the getaway was seeing Joshua Tree National Park for the first time ever. It was about an hour drive from our hotel in the Palm Springs area, and was well worth the trip. I've heard things about Joshua Tree before - mostly tidbits about people walking aimlessly around the park while on acid trips, and after exploring the park, I can totally see why it gets that reputation. Joshua Tree is a huge park in the middle of the desert, full of its namesake tree and crazy big boulders. People were rock climbing all over the place. I had read that Joshua Tree is one of the most popular rock climbing destinations in the country, and I ... [Read More]