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daily eats: 3.20.12

March 21, 2012

Hello Friends and Happy Spring! 3.20.12 Coffee: Still on the 1/2 & 1/2 kick… Breakfast 1: 1 packet instant oats + 1 Tbsp almond butter. I ate about half of it as I was leaving to work out shortly after and needed something, but didn’t want too much.  Pretty ugly and very boring! Workout: Today [...]

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daily eats: 3.6.12

March 7, 2012

So I kind of got fired from one of my side jobs last week.  Oddly enough, I was actually more proud than upset. I’ve never been one to really stand up for myself and tell people exactly how I feel, but I was pushing back on most of the procedures this company wanted me to [...]

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simple & healthy: sushi bowls

March 6, 2012

I’m going to guess that a lot of you are fans of sushi. If you aren’t…I don’t know what to say… We love sushi and would probably eat it on a daily basis if there wasn’t that annoying thing money, standing in the way. Michelle from The Lively Kitchen makes her family Buddha Bowls and I’ve [...]

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quick 1-minute snack ideas

February 9, 2012

(source) There are times when you need a snack. Immediately. Or is that just me? There are often a few options – plain carrots (sometimes boring) or processed vending machine snacks (sometimes not very healthy, rarely filling). And then there are the snacks that fall somewhere in between. Ideally, they’ll contain a combination of fresh [...]

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build it better: oatmeal

February 8, 2012

  Oatmeal is often a breakfast staple this time of year and for good reason. It fills you up, keeps you warm, and for me, is definitely associated with chilly winter mornings as a child.  I have to admit, since moving to a warmer climate, I haven’t had oatmeal as often this “winter” but it [...]

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pumpkin & shrimp curry

January 11, 2012

I think my Madison friends will really enjoy this recipe. It is from L’Etoile Restaurant in Madison, Wisconsin. If you are from the area, you know what L’Etoile is and what it is all about. L’Etoile is a restaurant that focuses on supporting local farmers and artisan producers and it just so happened that this [...]

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