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Almost Perfect

June 18, 2010 27 Comments

It has been an almost perfect start to my summer vacation.

Last night I welcomed the vacation with dinner and wine with Khrystle and Sara.

And woke up without an alarm, drank coffee, and went on a lovely run.

Then had a relaxing lunch with Ruth and the dogs at Cafe Nouveau. I love Cafe Nouveau because you can bring your pups with you and they have a fabulous menu.

Yes the dogs were with us:

Had a great salad made with turkey, cheese, cranberries and pecans with a balsamic dressing:

YUM!

I will miss Ruth because she will be in Hawaii with her hubby all summer!

Then I took a long nap…….Oh I needed it!

Tonight Bill and I are enjoying a bit of this and relaxing:

Hope you are enjoying yourself and hope you have some wonderful summer plans for the weekend.

I am gonna ride on Saturday and go see Dad on Sunday.

And you? Are you going to celebrate with your dad?

Thanks for reading and have a great night!

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Rock it Old School

March 25, 2010 20 Comments

Last night we made up a big pile of green beans with olive oil, sea salt, pepper, and pumpkin seeds:

Which we paired with a delicious salad filled with spring mix, radishes,tuna, shredded parmesan cheese, raisins, and more pumpkin seeds:

It was quite good.

We watched a few episodes of Californication on Netflix. Any one else a fan?

And then it was time to pick a winner for the Thermal Hoodie!

We decided to Rock it Old School

Filled out raffle tickets with everyone’s name on it and put into a bowl:

My assistant mixed them up really good:

Then picked the ticket:

Madeline from Greens and Jeans won !

She said she could wear the Hoodie with Yoga pants to work-CUTE!

Thanks to all of you for participating……For my first giveaway it was a lot of fun.

And thanks to Trevor for donating the Hoodie for a worthy cause

Today I am looking forward to my first speed workout with Khrystle. We are meeting this afternoon. I am still a bit sore from our strength training sesh so we shall see…………

I’ll report back later to let you know how it went.

Are you working out today? What will you do?

Oh my almost forgot! Here is a pic of my new bike frame:

She is a beauty!

Have a great day.

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What Do You Eat?

March 21, 2010 19 Comments

Good Morning Bloggies!

Hope you are having a slow Sunday morning like I am.

After getting up too early yesterday for my run it is nice to take it slow today

Don’t forget to enter my giveaway for a really cute Thermal Hoodie!

The giveaway goes until Wednesday night so you still have time

Now on to some food talk!

Bill and I normally consider ourselves 85% vegetarians.

We tend to enjoy eating veggies, grains, and beans mostly with a bit of cheese, salmon, and tuna thrown in for fun.

We do not drink dairy products and for some reason neither one of us likes yogurt.

Nor are we big egg eaters though if I go out to eat I may have Eggs Benedict-one of my favs!

However VERY occasionally we crave meat.

Last night was one of those nights.

We went to the store and got a package of organic meat strips and some salad fixin’s.

We wanted to create a yummy beef and cheese salad.

Bill got to work on the creating the delicious beef strips.

He sautéed olive oil, salt and pepper, red pepper flakes, and some garlic:

Then he added the strips of beef while we drank some of this lovely wine a friend got us:

And I started on the salad.

Lots of spinach and butter lettuce for a base:

Added in some radishes, carrots, red cabbage, sprouts, and broccoli:

Topped with bleu cheese, marinated mushrooms, olives, and almonds:

My plate with a side of steamed broccoli (can never get enough) and some hummus (of course)!

It was very satisfying and filled me up fast.

We finished off the meal by trying my giveaway prize from Nutritious Foodie.

This Tempt Hemp Ice Cream:

It was good. In fact both of the Tempt products we tried were delicious.

Thanks again Gelerah!

Well I am off to enjoy my Sunday.

I think a little hike is planned with Pepsi-I am very sore from yesterday!

And of course a trip to Trader Joes………

What do you consider yourself?

A Vegan?

A Vegetarian?

A Pescatarian?

An Omnivore?

Do tell!

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Warm Couscous Salad

January 26, 2010 6 Comments

Tonight I came home and knew I wanted to make something with this:

I decided it needed to be a warm dinner because it was a bit cold and dreary outside.

I first made the couscous with organic veggie broth and set it aside:

Then I sautéed 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 chopped cloves of garlic, and 1 whole onion.

Once they softened up a bit, I added a chopped yellow pepper, and 1 cup of shredded carrots:

Then I added 1 cup of chopped mushrooms, 1/2 cup sliced cherry tomatoes and seasoned with salt/pepper, cinnamon, and garlic powder:

Right before serving, I added 1/4 sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil.

And steamed broccoli. I steam the broccoli right in the bag!

Lastly, I layered the couscous over a bag of organic spinach. Mixed in the sautéed vegetables and topped it all with a bit of feta cheese and some pistachios: