grilled zucchini and quinoa

I made a tasty dinner tonight for Kate and I! I cannot believe that I haven’t had quinoa in over a month.  We used to have quinoa once or twice a week, but I haven’t been craving it lately.  Well, it tasted delicious tonight! We all know that I love 101cookbooks.com and this recipe was [...]

my favorite things – part two

Welcome to Part Two of my favorite things!  I hope you enjoy. Coconut Mmmm…coconut!  Coconuts provide a nutritious source of meat, juice, milk, and oil that has fed and nourished populations around the world for generations.  Each part of the coconut can be used!  Coconut is rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals.  The meat, milk [...]

donut peaches & apple sandwiches

Lunch was packed in about 2 seconds today. I pulled out the last container of the Sprouted Quinoa salad leftovers, a yogurt and some peaches. The salad was just ok today.  The avocado, apricots and strawberries were a little mushy, but nothing I coulnd’t handle.  The flavors had really absorbed as well.  I am not [...]

certified personal trainer

**I tried to post this last night, but WordPress was not cooperating** Sometime in January, I decided that I wanted to become a personal trainer, so I sought out a great program and signed up.  I did not tell many people about this, but I have spent the past 4 months learning, taking workshops, and [...]

13 Bean Chili

After work I went for a lovely 40 minute run.  No watch, no headphones (well, I never run with headphones…), no nothing.  Just me…running.  It feels so great to run just to run.  I look forward to enjoying my surroundings and not worrying about my time.  It feels great! Dinner tonight was a mish-mosh of [...]