What is it about a simple cut of beef stir fried with fresh vegetables? I could eat beef 10 different ways in one week and not get tired of it. I had a fridge full of leftover scraps of vegetables and I knew I wanted to make something with beef. This Steak and Asparagus Stir …
Posts from: May 2014
Last week, I talked about the Dirty Dozen, the 12 foods with the highest concentrations of pesticide residue. If you are trying to move to including more organic foods or looking for organic farmer stands at the local farmers’ markets, those 12 foods are a good place to look for organic. Also, some of those …
Yes, I’m reaching a great divide for blog titles lately. It’s possible that my recent foray into the land of the Sugarplum Fairy and other members of the Sugar Posse has caused a total lack of judgment, sense, and logic. In other words, I’m pretty much useless. So bear with me as I try to …
The end is near! I have a couple more days of school and then summer begins. A very hectic summer, indeed. In a few days, we will be on our way to Colorado and Utah for most of June and I am so ready. Well, ready in my head, but my bags are not packed, …
A few weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of meeting Sarah Fragoso in Austin and I was immediately drawn to her energy and her passion for healthy food and looking to what we eat for clues to gaining control of our health. I just loved some of her simple rules for taking the …
Nobody is surprised, right? If bacon can be involved in any way with dinner, I’ll find a way. I know some of you are absolutely astounded at the amount of bacon and fat that I eat, but I promise you, I’m ok. I even have the test results to prove it. And the glossy hair …
This. I woke up at 5 am. After sleeping 12 hours. I was absolute toast last night. End of the school year is a strange creature. Since I was up so early, but not quite early enough to catch my CrossFit class, I dusted off an older WOD from January and did it at home. …
A few years ago, I wrote a post talking about the current “Dirty Dozen” which is the top 12 fruits and vegetables with the most pesticide residue. A lot of people have an interest in choosing pesticide-free organic foods, but cannot afford to switch to 100% organic or they do not have an organic source …
I’m up early because I’m way too excited about things going on lately. I had a great weekend overall and I have one more full week of teaching left before a CRAZY summer. What’s on my mind this morning? 1. Running. I had half a race this weekend. Thanks to a severe gluten reaction, I …
With summer in full swing and vacation plans finalized, all that is left to do is enjoy the last days of school and sip some tea on the back porch. But I didn’t want ordinary iced tea. What I was really craving was icy punch like what we serve at showers, parties, and weddings. In …
If I could name a favorite dish that I love lately, it would be ground beef stir fry. On a weekend during your food prep time, heat a big pan. Grab some ground beef (or pork or whatever). Add some garlic. Brown a HUGE batch of it. Then on busy weeknights, throw some veggies in …
Tonight was our Kindergarten awards night. We handed out certificates to students in crispy dresses, pleated pants (or the one pair of pants that still fit) and too-tight shoes, and washed hair and faces. They sang some of their favorite songs like this. and of course, no class program is complete without ALL the …
What happens when I’m tired but I’m hungry and yet I have a metric ton of salad greens from the market in my fridge? This. Breakfast over greens. I made this a few weeks ago and decided this was a good time to make it again. I once thought that only “salad vegetables” could go …
I had another half day planning meeting, this time for Kindergarten to plan stuff for next year. It’s a good thing we were close to bathrooms. Taking a class through a donut factory wasn’t a good idea. I didn’t sleep much last night since the gluten was tearing out my stomach lining all night. But …
…..because we want to get a brief glimpse of hell. Let me say up front that field trips stress me out like very few things do. The gazillion things that COULD go wrong, either have or will happen while I am on a field trip. Forgot the check to give to the Barnyard? …
This is going to be a very eventful week. No time for dilly-dallying unless you count sitting in a room trying to conjure up money from non-existent sources. Half-day work meeting to create a new budget for school funds. Yeah, we are broke. But a half day meeting means only one thing to teachers. …
I cooked mine and ate them! What are bolted vegetables? When vegetable plants “bolt”, that means they focus all energy into reproducing. They very quickly produce stalks of flowers and seeds and stop focusing on producing leaves and the vegetable. What causes bolting? Hot soil. When the air temperatures settle into the heat of …
Market season is open! And this is my first chance to return to my absolute favorite way to spend a Saturday morning. The people were out, even in the cloudy rainy weather, and I came home with so much local food, I had to make 2 trips back to the car. I need a new …
I bought a TON of veggies and meats and eggs at the Pepper Place Market this weekend. And so my food prep this week is short. And not quite finished…. Prepare yourself. Here it is. I cooked a bunch of boneless skinless chicken thighs. I have a lot of various salad mix greens and I’ll …
CrossFit Workout 1 For Time 1000m row 50 burpees 400m run Workout 2 3 Rounds For Time 50 Air Squats 50 Sit-ups 800m Run Workout 3 AMRAP in 15 minutes 12 Deadlift 7 Hang Clean 5 Shoulder 2 OH Running Workout 1~3 miles Workout 2~6 miles Workout 3~4 miles