In a few days, I’ll be leaving to go to Colorado for almost two weeks. I went last year and have been wondering when I’ll get the chance to go back. I love it there and hope to retire there someday. While I’m gone, I’ve got a lot of running, trails, hiking, biking, and general …
Posts from: June 2010
It’s not small secret that I blend. a lot. I blend shakes, smoothies, green monsters, purple monsters, and even ice cream milkshakes. And I would love to say I do all this in the name of good health. But puleeze. I have unholy thoughts towards my blender. It’s that good. I cast many a wandering …
This is my new Handy Dandy. My mom calls her iphone her “handy dandy” so this is my version. It won’t zero in on a moon satellite, but it will tell me if I’m sleeping and walking enough. It’s not just a pedometer. It’s a calorie counter, pedometer, and sleep figure-outer-er. It tells me …
I love salad in the summer. Unfortunately, I often find myself in a huge salad rut. I’m not crazy about mixing my fruit and acids together on a bed of lettuce so that nixes out a lot of things. I do branch out with my greens and make my own dressings, but since I hate …
I cook this a lot. It’s just so versatile, but due to the summer heat, this is a crock pot meal. Pork Loin. This time, I wanted to jazz up the veggies a bit before I cooked the loin. I went back this recipe for BBQ slaw. dijon mustard white wine vinegar cracked pepper chicken …
I love making these grilled sandwiches. The possibilities are endless. These days, it’s mostly turkey and spinach with a variety of added vegetables and spreads. This spread is a base of Greek yogurt, lime juice, and chipotle seasoning. Time to assemble—red.fat swiss, spinach, turkey, chipotle spread Close up! This is one of my favorite things. …
Since it has gotten hot here in Alabama, my morning oatmeal ritual has kinda stalled. I miss it, but I’m not often hungry for it. Today was different! I was craving it. I made my usual whipped banana oatmeal and topped it with something creamy and crunchy. I can’t have oatmeal without something crunchy. My …
Siggis. Yes, that’s the name for some fancy yogurt that is DIVINE. It’s Icelandic. From Iceland. Who knew that such thick rich flavored yogurt was hiding away in Iceland all these years. It’s actually made in New York City (que the Pace Picante commercial with the outrage “New York City???!!!”) and I’m not sure how …
I’ve praised grits before and in this dish, I’m turbo charging them to the freakin’ top of the world in culinary goodness. I’ve heard of this dish in fancy coastal restaurants. I’m sure my relatives have devoured a pan or two of these. Any true blue-blooded N’Awlains’ native will know what I’m talking about. The …
School is out and most days, I’m taking it easy which is nice after ten months of non-stop school. Basically, we get June and July away from the madness and I’m trying to soak up every moment. But, I’ve been lazy with cooking because it’s too hot to turn on the oven and too hot …
I make this about every other week. It’s easy, healthy, and good. First layer in crock pot: diced potatoes diced carrots diced onions mushrooms Then I place 4-6 chicken breasts, seasoned with salt and pepper On top of that, I add a sauce of cream of chicken soup and chicken broth. You can add other …
Confession: I bought the pear gorganzola dressing. I want to make my own, but I didn’t feel like it today. Let me say again how much I love Super Target. I’m simply amazed at their selection of clean foods, even bottled dressings. This dressing did not have any HF corn syrup, sugar, or stuff I …
I got to eat my watermelon……..After I puked on my shoes This is the 5th year of this race and my 5th year running it. They have a 5K or a 10 mile version and I was ready for the ten again. After Twisted Ankle, I figured this race would be a fun jaunt in …
Love how I threw these two things together and they are in no way connected to each other? I was experimenting with slaw to go with BBQ, but I was hungry for soup. Fresh corn makes a big difference with this soup. To a stock pot or large Dutch oven, add the following 1 Tablespoon …
I’ve only tried this once and it was ok, but nothing earth-shattering. This time, I decided to try a mix of meat sauce and zucchini strips. I’ve always heard how mind-numbing lasagna can be. Boiling the noodles, making the sauce, making the cheese filling, etc. Well, I had an extra hour on my hands, so …
These things are OUTSTANDING!!!! Ingredients 1 1/2 cups rolled oats 1/2 cup chopped almonds ( or any other nut) 3/4 cup dried fruit 1 tsp cinnamon, ground cloves, and pumpkin pie spice 1 tsp salt 3/4 cups skim milk 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla Directions Preheat oven to 350* Mix dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients. …