Spicy Sunday

Hope you all had a wonderful Sunday!  Thankfully, the weather cleared up nicely and it was a picture perfect fall day. 

Since it was such a beautiful day, I decided  to go for an outdoor run and I dragged the family along with me!  Before we left, I nibbled on a Banana Walnut Breakfast Cookie

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Cowardly detritus

‘detritus’ is defined as being: “the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up”

Yesterday some detritus from my past resurfaced, having actively sought out my blog (ingeniously actually, through my Flickr account photos and google search words) and left an anonymous comment on the post where I gave a very honest and frank

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Diet Tribe

i am really enjoying this season of diet tribe on lifetime.

last season was just my stop-gap between seasons of the biggest loser, but this season, i feel like i’m really getting into the five friends who are working this season to lose weight.

this show is more realistic than the biggest loser because the people stay

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Can You Spot Me on This Lift?

I’ve always loved to people-watch. The gym is a classic place for it, but when I’m working out by myself I like to hit my rhythm and shut everything else out. When I successfully hit that zone, my own Dad could be using the bench next to me and I wouldn’t even know it. For

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The many manifestations of milk

As a kid, I always hated milk. Hated it! There it lurked by my plate at every meal, the inevitable tall glass, growing warmer and nastier by the minute, while I eyed it resentfully, knowing I wouldn’t be allowed to leave the table without forcing it down.

I remember getting a lot of stomach aches as

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Dare Greatly

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs

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Meatless Monday: After a weekend in nature

It’s been a few weeks since we’ve done a Meatless Monday, but I’ve come across a new recipe I wanted to share. We’re also sneaking up on a Veggie of the Month post for November, so stay tuned for that too. As many of you know, my giveaway is still kickin. If you haven’t checked it out

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Airborne

Ever heard of this stuff? It is called Airborne, and my roommate swears by this “stuff” whenever she thinks that she is about to get sick. Airborne is a drug-free formula that was developed by a second grade teacher at Spreckels Elementary School near Carmel, California. With all of the sick elementary kids around all

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French Macarons for the Daring Bakers

The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe.

What a coincidence that this month’s challenge was a naturally gluten-free recipe that features almond flour (since I am giving away a signed copy of

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Some Advice if You’re Thinking Surgery for Snoring

If you’re snoring is particularly heavy you may be thinking about undergoing surgery for snoring.Snoring is more than just an annoyance and inconvenience; it’s something that can cause damage to your throat, mouth, lungs, and even your ears depending on the volume! Of course, it is not necessarily the actual snorer who is looking at

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