Happy Wednesday! Guess what finally came in the mail today? The present I got myself after 4 months of Adam being deployed! This gets me psyched for football season to start back up... Being that I leave the beginning of next week to spend time on the East coast with my family and girlfriends, I'm starting to get into that weird phase where I'm running out of staples in my kitchen and want to eat up all my perishable foods so I don't have to toss them. Last night's dinner combined some things that fall into that category - zucchini, tomato, shredded cheese, roasted pepper - with couscous to make a baked dish for 1. Couscous Zucchini Bake 1 cup of whole wheat couscous 1 large zucchini 1/4 c light shredded mozzarella 1 TBSP grated Pecorino Romano cheese 1 ... [Read More]
vegetarian recipes
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]
One Fabulous Friday
"There are exactly as many special occasions in life as we choose to celebrate." - Robert Brault From the moment I woke up today, my Friday has been all kinds of fabulous - work-wise, exercise-wise, weather-wise, and so on. It's obviously always great to have days where everything feels like it's going my way, but it's especially nice on a day when I'm already celebrating my awesomeness. And why am I doing that? Because today is 4 months since my husband left on a deployment. FOUR MONTHS down, a few to go, and I'm still trucking along. I happen to think that is cause to pat myself on the back! Every month that has passed in this deployment, I have in some way done a little something special. After all, I deserve it right? ;-) Last month, I devoted an entire Saturday to all things ... [Read More]
Peanut and Broccoli Pasta & A Pizza Combo for One
Today's Fitness Highlight A lot of the time for the cardio portion of my workout at the gym, I cycle on a spin bike. My gym just got new spinners that are more high tech than the old ones, telling you how far you've cycled, how many calories you've burned, etc. I took advantage of this new training tool and instead of biking for a specific amount of time today, I set a distance goal... and I spinned 15 miles with the resistance set at a decently high gear. Go me! Food In case you don't know, I'm crazy about fruit. My usual fruit staples include berries, bananas, apples, mangoes, and kiwis (and I suppose avocado is technically a fruit, and one that I eat often!), along with others that I will randomly buy in season. I'm also a veggie fan (It only makes sense, as I am a ... [Read More]