55 minute run/walk with my husband in the park and neighborhood near his parents’ house. 5 minute warm up run 10 min, walk 2 min, run 10 min, walk

Breakfast Kind of a weird thing to eat for breakfast, but we’re out of fresh fruit and we have a bunch of vegetables that need to be eaten since we’re going out of town this weekend. ~2 c Thai salad with maybe ~1 tbsp peanut dressing

I’m skipping exercise today…because I have a ton to do! The usual Friday housecleaning, about 5 loads of laundry, pack to go out of town, a lunch date with a friend, have to go with another friend in his truck to pick up some furniture I bought that didn’t fit in my car, and there [...]

Okay, here’s the scoop on this recipe. Last summer I bought a seasoning package called

Got this yummy recipe from my sister. 1/2 to 1 medium size bag of chopped green cabbage, or 1/2 head of cabbage chopped finely 3-4 chopped green onions 1/2 chopped cucumber 1/2 chopped red pepper 1-2 chopped or slivered carrots

Breakfast plum peach ~2 c frozen mango 2 slices of toast, out of Ezekiel Sesame bread, with ~1 tsp Earth Balance and just under ~1 tbsp fresh ground peanut butter on each slice

Alright, got my butt in gear this morning and did my exercise first thing. Feels so good! It’s raining again today–or threatening to–so I didn’t want to go outside. Found another workout from OnDemand, SlimDownCardioBurn with Kendell Hogan. It was pretty good; shorter than I wanted, not as intense as I hoped, and the steps [...]

This recipe also came from the Lifestyle Center of America; it’s about the only way I could ever eat cooked cabbage! 1 tsp olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 small onion, diced 8 c cabbage, chopped into 1/2 inch pieces (about 1 small head) 2 tbsp McKay’s chicken-style seasoning 3/4 to 1 c water [...]

Got this recipe from the Lifestyle Center of America when I worked there. 2 c diced carrots 1 c diced onions 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp coriander 1 tsp McKay’s chicken-style seasoning 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp turmeric 1/8 tsp paprika 2 medium zucchini, diced 1 c butternut squash, peeled [...]

This is an old family favorite, passed down from the generations. We usually make this for holidays, but I was craving it last week. It’s really good with cranberry sauce! Tastes like fall to me. 1 c lentils 2 tbsp ground flaxseed (this replaces the 1 egg in the original recipe) 1/4 c oil (original [...]