I love grilling fresh fruit during the summer. The heat from the grill brings out the natural sugars in the fruit and caramelizes them. Pineapple and peaches are my personal favorite grilled fruits but watermelon, apricots, apples, figs, bananas and plantains are also good. For tonight’s dinner, I added chicken, red peppers, onions and peaches to my kabobs. This recipe would also work well with beef or pork. Continue reading
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Ever thought of running a full or half marathon? Follow my blog and train with me! I start training for the NYC marathon on June 14. I plan to post my workouts for the week every Sunday along with different running and training tips. I will also post a workout every Sunday for those of you who want to run a half marathon. Fall is the perfect time to run a full or half marathon. The weather is usually very mild and there are an abundance of races. Now is the time to sign up and start training!!
(this is my time from a half marathon I did a few weeks ago on a
VERY hilly course) Continue reading
My husband’s birthday was this week and he requested steaks for dinner. Since I was going to be using our grill for the steaks, I decided to try this recipe for grilled vegetables I found on foodnetwork.com. The veggies turned out great! I grilled zuchinni, yellow squash, red pepper and eggplant. The oil and balsamic dressing gave them a lot of flavor and putting them directly on the grill resulted in a really pretty presentation. Continue reading
I needed a break from eggs every single morning for breakfast so I decided to buy some prepackaged chicken and apple sausage. It was very good but loaded with sodium so I got online and began researching recipes to make my own. I found this recipe from Stupid Easy Paleo. It is very good and not as sweet as the prepackaged apple breakfast sausage. I made a double batch so I would have extra this week for breakfast. I also cooked them on my grill instead of in a pan. Since I was making a double batch this was easier for me. They turned out great! I think next time I may try ground turkey or chicken for something a little different. Continue reading
Having the proper nutrition before, during and after workouts is almost as important as the workout itself. This is especially important when you are doing endurance sports. I always bring along fluids and food for longer workouts. I’ve experimented with a lot of t Continue reading
I saw these coconut wraps from Julian Bakery on Instagram and decided to order them online from their website. I immediately began trying to come up with recipe ideas and decided on these Caribbean inspired shrimp tacos. I cooked the shrimp in a little coconut oil and added them to the wrap along with a quick and easy pineapple and mango slaw. I bought frozen shrimp from Whole Foods because I haven’t had luck finding good fresh shrimp near me. The pineapple mango slaw is even better the next day so it makes a great lunch. You can add leftover shrimp or grilled chicken for protein. Continue reading
I have a serious love for brussel sprouts and kale. I love roasted brussel sprouts and brussel sprouts salads and I eat baby kale almost every day. A friend recently send me a recipe from Bon Appetit for a kale and brussel sprout salad. I used it as inspiration to create a similar salad.
This egg salad is so simple and easy and makes an excellent breakfast or lunch. The recipe can easily be doubled or tripled. Make sure to read the bacon labels to find one without any added nitrates or sugar.
I have done 2 full rounds of whole 30 back to back. I noticed huge improvements after 30 days but it took me a full 60 days to tame my sugar dragon. Here are few tips to help you get through your 30 days!!
1. Prep food!! Prep food!!! Prep food!! Continue reading
I recently purchased a Spiralizer and I am in love with it. I came up with this recipe as an alternative to pasta salad for summer barbecues. It is a nice and healthy side dish that travles well. You can also add chicken like I did and turn it into a main course meal. It is is even better the next day so leftovers can used for lunch. Continue reading
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