Hello, and yay for the weekend being here! As you may have guessed based on my alliteration of a blog post title, I'm keepin' it light and sharing some random things with you tonight (and also partly because it has been a homemade pizza & wine night for me, so I'm sipping a glass of local grenache wine and feeling all nice and relaxed at the moment ;-) ). #1 - Though I think it's ridiculous that Halloween & even Thanksgiving decor is already popping up in stores everywhere since September began, I am all about getting on the fall pumpkin bandwagon. This week I bought a pumpkin pie candle -- smells so yummy! It's only a matter of time before I start making pumpkin pancakes and smoothies on a daily basis. I think I'll wait until it drops below 90 degrees here! #2 - I've been ... [Read More]
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Chocolate Covered Strawberry Hazelnut Smoothie
Happy Friday all! My day entailed work, a gym session, taking Harley for a lunchtime walk at the park on this hot but nice day... ...and pizza night! I just enjoyed a few slices of a homemade pie I made: whole wheat dough + mozzarella + roasted red pepper + tomato + fresh basil + arugula + sea salt. The endless possibilities of pizza combinations ensure that making it never gets old! To feed the curiosity that some of you have about what the hell a vegetarian eats from meal to meal (or really, what THIS vegetarian eats), today's topic is one of my What I Ate Wednesday posts... only it's 2 days late, because I was more excited to talk about quinoa green bean salad and throwback travel posts about studying abroad in Sicily this week! My day's eats started off in a pretty usual ... [Read More]
Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead
Hi friends! As a few of you have commented on, my blog got a bit of a makeover over the weekend. I'm loving the new look, and will be working to change a couple of other things soon! I just got back from a bike ride with my hubby. It was perfect weather for an outdoor workout, but the ride didn't go as planned. The trail we chose had a super steep incline, and I was huffing and puffing like a mad woman within a few minutes. My legs are still sore from last Thursday's leg workout (plus Friday's hike probably didn't help my achy legs recover to recover quickly!), and weak legs are never a good thing when biking. It makes a ride feel so much harder! We quickly realized that this trail would not work out, so we opted for an easier trail... too easy. I feel like I barely got a workout in except ... [Read More]
Fennel & Endive Salad with Almonds -n- Cherries
I always eat a bunch of servings of fruits & veggies on a daily basis, but lately I've been really putting in an effort to ramp up my produce intake even more. I just feel that eating whole foods as often as possible is the healthiest way to eat. I'm somewhere in between a vegan who eats a high amount of (good for you) carbs, and someone who thinks that eating lots of protein is key. I've been trying to find balance between eating a ton of fruits and veggies, while also getting what I feel is enough protein in my diet to feed my muscles, especially on days when I have hard workouts. Today I'm sharing my eats from yesterday to show you what that balance looks like to me. Note that every single day isn't as clean eating as this. I indulged on Tuesday night and had tortilla chips with my ... [Read More]
Green Juice of the Week: Pineapple Sunrise
After taking a few days off from making green drinks, this morning I broke out my juicer to whip up a new concoction. The juicer is quite a bitch to clean (okay, I may be exaggerating here - it probably takes 3 minutes to clean, but it's still a pain!), but I'm a fan of getting so much goodness in one little drink and starting my day off healthily! I just lovvveee pineapple. It brings me back to my trip to Thailand, where I ate some of the fresh fruit probably every day I was there. This drink may look green, but all I could taste was a yummy combo of pineapple + orange. I'll definitely be making this one again soon! Pineapple Sunrise 1 1/2 cups of fresh pineapple1 large carrot1 cup of kale (center ribs removed)1 navel orangeA large handful of raw spinach Combine ... [Read More]
My First Juice Recipe: Minty Strawberry, Kale & Tangerine
When I first started really getting into reading healthy living blogs a couple of years ago, I noticed that everyone was talking about green smoothies. Every time I would see a picture of a ''green monster" drink, all I could think was, Drinking spinach? ICK! Here and there I've tried a green juice, but I've never been crazy about them. Actually, I don't think I ever allowed myself to like them because I was so turned off by the color. I'm a big smoothie person, and I like brightly colored, pretty drinks -- not ones that are a nasty green color. But recently, I've been more and more curious about juicing. After trying BluePrint juices recently, I knew that I could start to overlook the unappealing visual of a green juice a bit, and focus more on the taste. I think the idea of ... [Read More]