Living a Life Fueled by Healthy Food and Fitness
Barley is the jam. Not only does it rhyme with Bob Marley who is responsible for some pretty jammin’ music, but it tastes fantastic to boot! I cooked up some barley last night while I was making dinner and placed the hot grain in the fridge overnight so it would be nice and cold today….
Though delicious, green monster smoothies do not look appetizing. Not even a little bit. To be honest, they remind me a bit of Slimer from Ghost Busters… Or Gak (remember that goopy stuff used to slime people on Nickelodeon?)… As ugly as they are, green monsters sure do taste G-O-O-D. I had one of these…
A couple of weeks ago I went to a book signing at Barnes and Noble for The Pioneer Woman‘s cookbook. The signing was to begin at 6 p.m., and I wasn’t able to arrive until 5:45 p.m. By the time I got to the signing, a line of several hundred people had formed. I stayed to listen to her…
“Getting caught in the rain And the feel of the ocean And the taste of champagne“ (Great song!) Aaand, coincidentally enough I do like piña coladas (and the feel of the ocean, and the taste of champagne)! My breakfast this morning was inspired by the above song when it came on my iPod at the…
You guys are some smart cookies. You’re right… I am baby number two. Apparently I still have the same squinty-eyed smile. 😉 Breakfast Hallelujah for Monday. Though I love the weekend, I think my body craves the normalcy of weekday eating. On the weekends, I still try to eat healthy, but inevitably more treats pop…
While at my parents’ house this weekend I’ve been a baking machine! This morning began the same way as the past two mornings: In the kitchen. Today’s baking adventure was cranberry orange muffins, which I made using reduced sugar yellow cake mix. I felt like a real chef as I zested an orange. 😉 The fresh,…
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