Making pizza at home is one thing I simply don't get sick of. While I most often make either a margherita pie or one topped with mozzarella, zucchini, spinach, and roasted peppers, I like coming up with new ways to keep pizza night interesting. With dough sitting in my fridge on Monday, visions of a brand new pizza recipe floated through my head: salad pizza. This meal is the best of both worlds: whole wheat pizza dough to please the carb lover + a healthy dose of mozzarella to make it cheesy, yet it's also a recipe packed with veggies and goodness to provide your body with lots of vitamins and nutrients. I thought of what ingredients I most often use in my salads and also had on hand at home, and I came up with lettuce, tomato, artichoke hearts, avocado, red onion, plus a touch of ... [Read More]
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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]
Gourmet Vegetable Sandwiches
Hi friends! Hope that your weekend is off to a great start. My hubby and I are planning on checking out the Saturday farmers market in our town today, and I'm looking forward to nabbing local produce directly from the source. There are tons of farms around us, and I get excited about straight-from-the-farm-to-the-table food. I'll keep you posted! Today's recipe is inspired by one I recently saw in Vegetarian Times magazine for roasted veggie sandwiches with a zesty white bean spread. I had planned on making their exact recipe, but when it came time to make dinner, I had a growling stomach and didn't want dinner prep to be time intensive (I feel like this has been a theme lately!). So, instead of roasting veggies, I quickly sauteed them, and instead of making a bean spread, I used homemade ... [Read More]
Spicing Up Your Veggies: Balsamic Grilled Asparagus with Shaved Parmesan
I love veggies, but sometimes they can get boring if I'm always eating them the same old ways. It's just like everything else in life -- Doing the same workout everyday? Walking the same route with my dog on a daily basis? Eating the same foods all the time? Ick, not for me, I need some variety! As far as veggies go, I'm constantly coming up with different combos to spice them up and keep my meals a bit interesting. For this evening's meal, I used asparagus to make a fun dish for dinner. Balsamic Grilled Asparagus with Shaved Parmesan 1 bunch of asparagus (about 20 spears, trimmed)1/4 red onion (thinly sliced)2 TBSP olive oil1 TBSP balsamic glaze2 TBSP shaved parmesanMixed up salt & pepper Preheat your grill to 375 degrees or medium heat. I used my little ... [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]
Chocolate Banana Peanut Butter Bars
Happy Memorial Day weekend! Chocolate. Banana. Peanut butter. When your morning starts off with these things, you know it's going to be a good day... but first let me back up to last night. I had a girls' night at my friend Jackie's house, complete with good conversation, sweatpant attire, yummy food, wine, and playing of the game Apples to Apples. I put together a roasted red pepper hummus platter to bring to her house: Roasted red pepper is my favorite type of hummus, so it only makes sense that I would try making this kind myself. I'm all about hummus these days! It's really become my go-to appetizer to quickly whip up when having people over or going to a get-together. The recipe differs only a bit from my classic hummus, and I think this is my favorite hummus combo so ... [Read More]