Living a Life Fueled by Healthy Food and Fitness
When Ryan arrived home from work yesterday, he greeted me with two fabulous surprises. Beautiful yellow tulips to congratulate me on passing my personal trainer certification exam… And buttercream icing to celebrate a very sweet nine years together! The buttercream icing may seem like an odd little gift (and it is), but Publix sells their…
I have a delicious crock pot curried lentils recipe to share with you guys today, but we’ll get to that in a minute! First we must Zumba! Zumba Yesterday ended up being a little more active than I anticipated. Late in the afternoon, I got a call from my friend Lindsay who wanted to meet…
My mom and I shared dinner duty last night and while she prepared sweet potatoes and ribs, I made a veggie-packed side dish. I know it doesn’t look like much, but we all loved it! I’ll measure everything out the next time I make it so I can share the exact recipe with you, but…
After a crock pot fail earlier this week, last night’s successful slow cooker dinner redeemed my love for crock pot cooking. I made beef stew by following a recipe I found on AllRecipes.com. Though the recipe called for a few veggies, I added a bunch more and chopped up sweet potatoes, green peppers, mushrooms, carrots…
Now that the Crock Pot Challenge is in full swing, I find myself feeling more and more motivated in the kitchen. Trying out new recipes is a lot of fun, especially when the recipes involve the crock pot and aren’t overly complicated. Yesterday I made Lindsay’s slow cooker carnitas. I followed the recipe on Lindsay’s…
Day one of the Crock Pot Challenge was a success! On Thursday morning at the gym, I spent some time flipping through the latest issue of Cooking Light magazine while I warmed up on the elliptical. When a recipe for chickpea curry popped out at me, I dog-eared the page in the magazine because it…
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