Hi friends! This weekend has been a pretty rainy one in San Diego - not that I'm complaining, since it's still been in the 60s. I'll take that any day over 25 degrees and snowy! Besides taking Harley for long walks both yesterday and today and having a tennis workout earlier with my hubby, I've pretty much been indoors the rest of the time. Rainy weekend activities have included checking out the bookstore, where I picked up a new cookbook on sale.... ...cleaning, and seeing Zero Dark Thirty at the movies last night. I've also spent some time in the kitchen. I have soup cooking at the moment that will hopefully turn out yummy, and yesterday I whipped up this delicious recipe: I found out last Thursday via Twitter and a few blogs that it was National Peanut Butter Day. I wanted to ... [Read More]
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[Healthy] Super Bowl Recipe Ideas
Helllllo weeekendd! I feel like this week really kicked my butt. I'm exhausted physically (my muscles are so sore!!) and mentally and am looking forward to a few days hopefully full of fun and relaxation. Speaking of weekends, next weekend marks the 47th Super Bowl. A few of the clients I do public relations for are involved in the game's production, and it's been pretty cool getting to work on some Super Bowl related projects and hearing some behind-the-scenes info. Here's a crazy stat about Super Bowl XLVII: This year marks the priciest 30-second commercial spots, which were bought for $3.7-3.8 million each and sold out a few weeks ago. If you're on the hunt for finding some fun, easy recipes perfect for munching on during the big game, look no further! Here are some of my ... [Read More]
Artichoke & Chickpea Salad
Happy Hump Day! Today I want to share a couple of things that I'm loving this week: #1 - My new Oakley sunglasses I stopped by the mall yesterday to do my last Christmas return and wound up getting a new pair of sunglasses. I have super sensitive eyes and have always relied on high-quality sunglasses to help protect my peepers when I'm outside. This is my first pair of Oakleys. I like them because they're sporty but also good for everyday wear, and they're also polarized, which I think is really neat. I tried them out today during a lunchtime walk around my neighborhood trail with Harley. She wanted no part in taking photos with me... ...though I certainly tried: #2 - My gym: Last night I did a group class at my neighborhood's gym for the first time in quite awhile. I didn't know if ... [Read More]
Blueberry, Banana -n- Oats Pancakes
At the beginning of each new year, I constantly find myself entertaining thoughts of ''firsts." Yesterday was my first hike of 2013 (and Adam and Harley's too!). Now that I'm getting over this energy zapping cold (WOOHOO!!), today I had my first gym session of the year. And a few days ago, I whipped up my first pancake recipe of 2013: These pancakes are full of goodness -- blueberries high in antioxidants, bananas loaded with potassium, and fiber-full oats. I topped them with a bit of drizzled honey, which added the perfect touch to these fluffy pancakes. Blueberry, Banana -n- Oats Pancakes 1/2 cup old fashioned oats1/2 cup fresh blueberries1/2 medium banana3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk1/4 cup all-purpose flour1/2 TBSP baking powderA sprinkle of salt Puree ... [Read More]
Quinoa & Spinach Mac -n- Cheese
With my trip to Jersey and Christmas right around the corner, I'm starting to get super excited! My hubby and I are flying out to the East coast on Saturday, so food-wise, I'm at that usual point - when you're about to leave the house for awhile and will need to clean out the fridge, so you eat random combinations of food in order to not waste things. Today I wound up eating quinoa twice. For lunch, I had a big salad with quinoa, feta, carrots, avocado and lettuce: For dinner, I used a recipe I had ripped out from Shape magazine awhile ago for quinoa mac & cheese, and adapted it based on what I had open in my fridge to use up: Quinoa & Spinach Mac -n- Cheese 2/3 cup [whole-grain] quinoa1 cup vegetable broth1 medium leek (white and light green parts only)1/2 ... [Read More]
Very Veggie Lasagna
Hello there! It's been quite a holiday-filled weekend for me. The past few days have included seeing The Nutcracker ballet, Christmas shopping (almost done with my gift buying!), multiple holiday parties and listening to a lot of Christmas music. So much fun! (via) Unfortunately my weekend also included getting sick. I was feeling a little under the weather last week and had been fighting it. The Friday night party we went to was outside, but it happened to be pouring rain. Huddling under a canopy with rain splashing me in the face and leaving me damp the rest of the night pretty much sealed my fate of catching a cold. The upper respiratory bug is circulating in my household, and even Harley has crusty eyes today (no joke)! I'm doing all I can to let this thing run its course as ... [Read More]