Ryan and I had another buddy join us for our morning workout! Our friend Ross and his dog Kona ended up staying the night last night. Ross is en route to Jacksonville, by way of Gainesville (where he’s a student at UF), to begin his summer internship for law school. Ryan, Ross and I all…
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Cold Plate
Tonight’s dinner was a cold plate! I am usually the queen of hot dinners. They seem more comforting, satisfying and substantial. Tonight, however, I kept things on the cooler side with a chilled plate of BBQ chicken salad and freshly sliced green and red peppers. I was inspired to include the freshly sliced peppers in my dinner after talking to…
Ravioli Obsession Explained
My obsession with ravioli: Are you sick of it yet? I don’t know what it is that I love so much about those lil’ pasta squares stuffed with all different kinds of goodness. Today I had a ravioli sandwich, made on a whole wheat Nature’s Own sandwich round with the leftover ravioli from Sunday night’s…
Another Protein Pancake Success
I love protein pancakes and have enjoyed several different variations of the protein-packed breakfast cakes, which I have featured on this blog: Chocolate protein pancakes Pumpkin protein pancakes Today’s breakfast was very similar to the chocolate protein pancakes I’ve made before, but I changed the recipe up a bit, and thankfully it worked! Today my…
Cauliflower and Eggplant Barley Risotto
Since making my very first risotto last week (and loving it!), I’ve wanted to give risotto a go again! I figured I would loosely follow last week’s recipe, but sub out some of the ingredients and include different veggies in the mix. Tonight I bring you cauliflower and eggplant barley risotto! Barley works so well in…