Happy Hump Day! First thing's first - the winner of the bread crumb giveaway is Angi, whose idea was to sprinkle Panache Pantry's zucchini rosemary bread crumbs onto lightly fried garlic polenta squares. I've been in touch with her, and Angi is going to try the zucchini rosemary & pumpkin cajun varieties. Yum! Now onto last night's dinner... I spotted this recipe on the Vegetarian Times website and thought that it looked interesting. My idea was to make it during the weekend when I had more time, since the recipe does take longer to put together than my usual busy weekday dinners. But when I got home from being out and about on Sunday evening already feeling pretty hungry, I quickly threw out this idea and made something quick instead. Yesterday I multitasked while making this recipe ... [Read More]
Archives for December 2012
My Favorite Lower Body Strengthening Moves
Lately I haven't been blogging too much about my workouts. I've certainly been exercising, but as I've mentioned before, I've been going to physical therapy for a torn calf muscle. While I've been moving a lot, my workouts haven't been quite as diverse and hardcore as usual. This means no recent 2-hour sweaty hikes with Harley. No mountain biking excursions with Adam. And no workouts drilling my lower body as of late. Am I anxious to get back into workout normalcy? Absolutely. But I've been trying to abandon my ignore-the-pain-balls-to-the-wall mentality and adopt a more listen-to-my-body mindfulness. So what have I been doing? I've been trying to keep things at least a bit interesting by coming up with new workout ideas - like the 20 exercise routine or my sit up/push up/plank ... [Read More]
Sunday Night Dinner: Mexican Casserole
As usual, the weekend has zipped by and Sunday night is already here. I'm hanging out with my little family in my living room this evening, watching football with our Christmas tree lit. I've had so many winter-themed candles burning today, it smells like a mix of peppermint, sugar cookies, mocha and pumpkin in my house -- quite a yummy combo! My hubby and I just enjoyed this meal... Can you tell that I'm in a Christmas kind of mood? ;-) I've had a package of veggie protein crumbles (aka the vegetarian version of ground beef) in my fridge for a bit, waiting for a recipe idea to come to mind to use it for. I found that inspiration in a recipe for vegan enchilada casserole on the Oh She Glows website. I adapted her recipe to make my own casserole creation. This dish is the perfect meal ... [Read More]
