Hi friends! How was your weekend? Mine was full of time outdoors - just how I like it! The weather was in the low 70s and glorious. We also got a teeny bit of welcomed rain yesterday afternoon. My time spent in nature over the weekend included an early Friday evening hike with my pup at Elfin Forest... ...a long Sunday morning walk with my little family on an otherwise pretty lazy rest day... ...and my outdoorsy highlight: a super challenging mountain biking workout with my hubby on Saturday afternoon. We decided to venture southeast to a park we'd never been to before called Goodan Ranch Sycamore Canyon Preserve. We hadn't gone mountain biking in at least a few months, and whew, it was a killer one! The park was set in a pretty rural area, and we even got a taste of ... [Read More]
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Zoodles with Basil Cherry Tomato Sauce, Pine Nuts & Lemon Zest
Hi there! Happy 4th of July weekend to all of my fellow Americans! I am certainly looking forward to a 3-day holiday weekend. Whose got fun plans for the 4th? I've got a beach yoga class and hanging out at a friend's house on the agenda, and I'm hoping to catch some fireworks on Saturday night. Today I'm sharing a new recipe that will probably become a go-to dinner in my kitchen. Packed with veggies and flavor, it's a healthy meal that revolves around my recent favorite kitchen gadget: my spiralizer! I've seriously been a spiralizing maniac. My hubby and I have eaten zoodles so often in the last few months, he's started joking around and putting the letter 'z' in words where it shouldn't be. For instance, we started saying 'zauce' instead of tomato sauce. He told me I ... [Read More]
Tropical Avocado Fruit Salsa + BUBBA’s NEW Veggie Burgers
This post brought to you by BUBBA Burger. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Foodie Loves Fitness. One of the many things that I love about summertime is how it's the prime season for grilling. I find it so relaxing to throw some delicious food on my grill, sprawl out on a recliner in my backyard and sip on a glass of wine while it's cooking, then enjoy a leisurely meal on my patio. Lately I've been a grilling fool - throwing everything from corn and asparagus to peaches and zucchini on my grill. One of my favorite things to grill is veggie burgers. Of all the types of veggie burgers out there, black bean burgers are definitely my favorite kind. What I love about black beans is that they're hearty and filling. They're rich in fiber, protein, folic acid, and a slew of ... [Read More]
Sweet & Spicy 4-Ingredient Trail Mix
Hi there! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. My weekend was filled with things like experimenting in the kitchen, gardening & house stuff, a beach date with friends on what turned out to be a cloudy day, playing tennis, eating dinner at one of my favorite healthy cafes and watching movies. It was the first time in three weeks that I got to hang out with my Marine without either of us having work or being away, and it was not too shabby of a weekend! Any who, onto today's topic: trail mix. It's one of those grab and go snacks that can be a healthy bite to give you lots of energy, but it can also be not all that nutritious if it's loaded with stuff like M&Ms. I generally like my trail mixes pretty simple: some type of fruit, some type of nut, usually a little ... [Read More]
Sea Salt Caramel Chocolate Cake for 1
Every time I get anything new for my kitchen, I get seriously excited. Some people may not understand my enthusiasm in the least bit, but kitchen gear to a foodie is like candy to a kid... Okay, I get excited in candy stores too, but you get what I'm trying to say. So you can only imagine how great it was when I walked into Bed Bath & Beyond after my bridal shower a bunch of years back with thousands of dollars in gift cards. My bridal shower was on the east coast, and since I live on the west coast, most people gave me a gift card instead of shipping tons of presents. I wish I had a photo of the awesome madness of that shopping excursion...though I did just find this lovely photo of my face when I walked into my grandma's house for what I thought was a lunch date, only to ... [Read More]
(Super Bowl Recipe Idea Alert!) Chickpea Sliders with Vegan Garlic Aioli
Hi friends! Hope you had a nice weekend! My weekend was pretty low-key, and the highlights were a Friday evening light hike with my little family, a pedi/lunch date with a girlfriend on Saturday and a trip to the dog beach on Sunday afternoon. Do you know what my weekend did not include? Football. Well, technically that's not true, since I did watch a bit of the Pro Bowl when Serena Williams' match at the Australian Open last night went to commercial, but that's only kinda sorta a real NFL game. This is the time of the year when the NFL season ends, and on one hand, it's nice because I have extra time to do other things on Sundays; but on the other hand, I get a little sad because I love watching football and all of a sudden there's this empty hole in my sports viewing life. ... [Read More]