First thing this morning, Harley and I ventured out for a long walk around our neighborhood trail. As my stomach growled, I started to think about breakfast. Most days, I eat Greek yogurt with fruit, cereal with protein powder and fruit, or a smoothie for breakfast. But every couple of weeks, I get a craving for pancakes. Today was one of those days, and as we got some exercise in, I concocted a breakfast recipe in my head. Despite my love for pancakes, you won't find pancake mix in my kitchen cabinets. I've become accustomed to mixing a bunch of ingredients together to make up my own recipe when I have pancake yen. Here is today's creation: These light and fluffy banana pancakes have a subtle hint of peanut butter, and are the perfect portion to serve breakfast for one. I used ... [Read More]
Archives for August 2012
Tips for Making Smart Choices in Unhealthy Environments
Happy Sunday Funday! Our job as puppy babysitters has come to an end. Hogan was adorable and fun to play with, but watching him for a few days reminded me of how far we've come as dog owners with our Harley girl. It is so nice to be out of that puppy stage and for her to be fully potty trained, no longer teething and way more chilled out. I'm happy with just having one dog and think it's safe to say that we won't be getting a new puppy anytime soon! This weekend was a very sporty one for me. Last night we went to the Chargers/Cowboys preseason game. I'm a huge NY Giants fan, but it was a really fun time finally going to an NFL game in San Diego. It was even better because the Chargers were playing the Cowboys, who I strongly dislike, so last night I was all Go Chargers! and just rooting ... [Read More]
A Boozy Monopoly Night
Happy Saturday! Look who we're babysitting for the weekend: Adam's friend recently got this 10-week old Bulldog and had to go out of town this weekend, so we are watching him for a few days. I can't even deal with the way Hogan wiggles his cute little body around! We were interested to see how Harley would act with Hogan here. She's gotten a little territorial with him, but last night they were rough housing with each other like old buddies. Harley is typically really submissive and kept rolling over and letting him get on top of her to play. He is just this little goofball who was flopping around and doing his miniature bark and it was pretty entertaining! Moving onto food, check out what I baked this morning: Banana cinnamon muffins from the Skinny Bitch cookbook. One of my ... [Read More]
15 Minute Meal: Spinach Ricotta Pasta
Hi friends! Hope you're having a great week. This evening when I got home from the gym, I was pretty ravenous. Wanting to prep dinner quickly, I threw together this easy, cheesy pasta dish: Spinach Ricotta Pasta Serves 4 8 oz [multigrain] angel hair or spaghetti 6 c of raw baby spinach 1 c cherry tomatoes, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 TBSP olive oil 1 c light ricotta cheese 1 c light shredded mozzarella cheese Salt & pepper Boil a pot of salted water and cook pasta according to directions. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook for a few minutes until lightly browned. Add tomatoes and cook for about 5 minutes. Add a large handful of spinach to the pan. Cook until wilted, then add more spinach a handful ... [Read More]
Experimenting with Tofu
I've been a vegetarian for 15 years. Because of this, you may think that perhaps I'm an expert in typical vegetarian staples, such as tofu. This is definitely not the case, and up until recently, I had never cooked with tofu before. I've gotten a bit familiar with it lately and have been playing around and making things like tofu scramble wraps. Today, I wanted to try to make crispy tofu and put together grilled veggie and tofu skewers. First, I heated up my little indoor gril to 350. I then cut up a red bell pepper, medium zucchini, and 6 oz of extra firm tofu into thick chunks. Next I divided the pieces among 6 skewers: In a bowl, I mixed together 1/4 c of BBQ sauce and 1/4 TSP of steak seasoning. With a brush, I coated both sides of the veggies and tofu slices with the BBQ sauce. ... [Read More]
Some Workout Inspiration
Well, today I am feeling SORE! During my workout yesterday I did a few new weight training exercises, but didn't expect them to make me so achy. It's funny how that happens sometimes. I also changed things up yesterday by hopping on the treadmill for the first time in a long time. Recently, I haven't been running at all and the nagging calf injury I've mentioned in previous posts has ceased to exist. It took 2 1/2 years to feel completely back to normal, but it's been feeling so good lately that I stopped wearing my calf compression band during workouts. It's pretty awesome! Since I determined that running is the only thing that brings my calf soreness to a head, for the time being I've decided to just not run. After all, it's one type of cardio I actually loathe, and there are so many ... [Read More]
