Day 1 is done! I lived the whole day without 1 can of coke. I usually have 3 a day at school since Christmas. Today, not 1. I managed to make the clean break again and I hope like last time, I will make the break from sugar compulsion again. Last year, I finished the …
Posts from: March 2014
Today was the first race of 2014! I laced up my shoes after a rough winter and got ready for the Tuscaloosa Half-Marathon. This was the second year for the race, first year for me. I was looking forward to this race for a few reasons. Here is one of them. I got to see …
I know it’s March, and technically, still winter, but even I am tired of the inconsistency with the weather. One day I’m wearing a down coat and the next I have a sunroof open with short sleeves. Is it just me or is the South experiencing a longer-than-normal winter?? In my desperate attempts to bring …
I love kale just about any way I can get it. Other than the obvious salads, I like it mixed in soups, stir frys, breakfast casseroles, or just cooked with carrots in a pressure cooker. However, I would have never thought of grilling some canned artichokes and putting them with some garlic sauteed kale. But …
Wow!! I know I shouldn’t be surprised, but I am blown away by the fast response to the Ainsley’s Angels campaign! By the end of the day yesterday, the MS chapter had reached their goal and they will receive an additional jogging stroller. I want to send a huge THANK YOU to everyone who made …
If you have NO time, but want to help get jogging strollers to kids and adults who need them, go to these 2 links right now and “Like” those pages. https://www.facebook.com/AAofMississippi https://www.facebook.com/AAofCentralAlabama Looking back on my past 8 years of running, there are a few major turning points that have vividly changed my perspective on …
Up until last week, I have never used stainless steel pans. While learning to cook for family as a child, I loved experimenting with food and flavors, but my experimentation with cookware was short-lived. I used what we had. Mom loved non-stick because 1) it was mostly fool-proof and 2) it was economical to replace …
Another week, another new recipe from Russ Crandall, author of The Ancestral Table and known throughout the Paleo world as The Domestic Man. This dish was one of those that I didn’t plan. It happened on accident when I found myself with half a smoked Boston butt from a fundraiser and a huge bag of …