Living a Life Fueled by Healthy Food and Fitness
Big spaghetti dinners were one of my favorite meals growing up. I would sit in my big, wooden chair at the dinner table as my mom placed a pot of steaming noodles on a hot plate in front of me. The steam from the noodles would moisten my face with a warm heat and my stomach…
Today’s lunch took me out of the office! Several of my coworkers and I headed to Dexter’s, a cute restaurant in Thornton Park, for make-your-own sandwiches! (You may read about my past lunches at Dexter’s here and here.) I ordered a roast beef sandwich on whole wheat bread with all the veggies and Dijon mustard….
Game night last night was a blast! A small group of us got together to play Scattergories at my friend Laurel’s apartment. Her adorable (albeit slightly crazy) cat Natasha also joined in on the fun. We were all laughing at the way Natasha sprawls out with her legs behind her. I’ve never seen a cat…
Hold on to your hats… This post is gonna be a quick one! Ryan and I have plans to head over to my friend Laurel’s apartment for game night this evening, so dinner tonight had to be a fast one. Equipped with lots of leftover turkey tenderloin from last night’s dinner, we made a mixed…
The highlight of my lunch today was a concoction I’ll call edamamemole because it reminded me of guacamole, but it was made with edamame! To make my edamamemole, I combined ½ cup of edamame with one wedge of Laughing Cow light original Swiss cheese in the food processor. After pulsing the ingredients several times, I…
You guys know how much I adore my barley breakfast bowls. To make them I usually combine barley with Greek yogurt and fresh fruit. Well, today I replaced the Greek yogurt with something fantastically delicious. Barney Butter! After cooking up some pearled barley after dinner yesterday, I stirred in a packet of Barney Butter and…
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