Wow…not a good day today as far as the food goes…exercise? Yeah, quite a bit of exercise today, some strength training before work, a couple of hours of up and down the ladder early on, a lot of walking the rest of the day. At least I have that going for me. But my eating [...]
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Wow!! What a wild day. Nasty weather, temps dropping, rain and mist all day, windy…brr…definitely not a good hair day…ha!! And believe me, I sprayed on extra hair spray this morning before I left the house…all to no avail…when you’re outside in this stuff unloading a truck (really, there has to be a better way [...]
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Blueberry muffins…yum! Who doesn’t like a good moist blueberry muffin? But don’t most of us also want something that’s at least somewhat healthy? I try to make my muffins from scratch using whole grains and fresh fruit, but when time is short (or I’m feeling kind of lazy) I’ll resort to the boxed muffin mixes. [...]
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As with most gardens, there are some hits and some misses. Some things in my garden are performing wonderfully. I’ve got plenty of cucumbers… Only one pepper plant has actually produced any peppers so far, although the jalapeno plant is now blooming, my fault, I transplanted it late. The zucchini plant has taken over… See [...]
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I didn’t set out to buy kale at the farmers market Saturday, but as I was perusing the assortment of veggies, someone stopped close to me. When I looked up (I always have to look up unless the person is maybe five years old), I saw it was Kai, a co-worker from days gone by. [...]
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I’ve been trying different types of coffee, various flavors of coffee, numerous methods of coffee preparation…all in the effort to find the perfect (for me) cup of coffee. Now, I must say, I am definitely not a strong, black cup of coffee kind of girl. I don’t know how so many of you drink it [...]
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What a difference a day can make…that and a little planning! I ate so much healthier today….lots of fresh fruit and veggies, some fish and whole grains. That’s more like it! Planning what I’m going to eat for the day really does work for me. I use the SparkPeople nutrition tracker and get all kinds [...]
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Wow…all of the rain we’ve had this year has caused an explosion in my container garden…well, okay, not exactly an explosion (thankfully), but the plants continue to grow like crazy…over running the small patio outside my kitchen. When I heard the mowers early this morning, I knew I was going to have to do something [...]
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I was trying to figure out what to take to work for my for the rest of the week. Nothing in the freezer or fridge was calling my name. I looked in the pantry, thought about quinoa and black beans…one of my favorite dishes. Then I saw the package of hummus mix on the shelf. [...]
Filed under: cooking, food, gardening, life, shopping | Tagged: Chickpea, Cooking, Garlic, Hummus, Olive oil, Quinoa, Tahini | 7 Comments »
