I’m alive! I know it’s been awhile since I’ve written a blog post. In the little spare time I have, I’ve had my nose in the books, studying for a promotion test that I have to take for work. Good news is that I passed! Bad news? It’s a two-parter, so I’ll be back at it studying for the second… Continue reading Catch Up
Happy marathon week my friends! I’m so excited the day is almost here! After months of training & hundreds of miles logged, nothing is throwing me off my game this week. I feel ready to take on Chicago. The most important thing I need to focus on this week is getting rest and making sure… Continue reading Butternut Squash and Maple Apple Soup
Happy Holiday weekend! Anyone score any great black friday deals?! This is the first year I partook in the madness that is black Friday/Thanksgiving night shopping and I nearly got run over at Kohls’ for the last Shark steam mop. On Friday, hubs and I enjoyed a much leisurely shopping experience at Home Depot where… Continue reading Thanksgiving Recipes 2013
Hi Friends! We made it Wednesday 🙂 So last night, I ventured outside my comfort zone and decided to try out another cardio class at my gym, besides Zumba. Magic Indeed. I looked at the schedule, and found that Body Combat would be the best fit for my night. Les Mills Body pump is actually one of my favorite strength… Continue reading Ravin’
When we moved into our new house, we decided to join a local Co-op, Outpost. Every season, they come out with a newsletter, Graze, that tells about some of the items they have in the store, along with really good recipes. Last Winter, I made their Carrot & Caramelized Onion soup and it was a… Continue reading Carrot & Caramelized Onion Soup {Dairy Free}
I’ve never been the type of girl to turn down a big, juicy hamburger. But yesterday, when hubs told me that he wanted to cook burgers on the grill, I wasn’t really feeling it. So I picked up beef burgers for him and I whipped myself up a few veggie burgers. This is very unusual… Continue reading Veggie Burger of my Dreams
When I set out to do the 10 days of real food challenge, I totally forgot about the huge bag of apples that I had planned to make apple crisp and other apple-y goodness with. How on earth was I going to make apple crisp without adding sugar?? I looked at a recipe that my… Continue reading 10 Days of Real Food-Day 1. Apple Crisp
Good evening! I hope everyone’s week is going well. I can’t believe tomorrow is Thursday. Bring on opening night of Jazz in the Park with my favorite two women 🙂 Our week has been a little crazy over here. Monday I had a dr.’s appointment & made muffins, Tuesday was Election Day here in Wisconsin… Continue reading WIAW Celebratory Blueberry Muffins
I was a few bites into this meal before I snapped a picture. Pregnancy can make you pretty ravenous 🙂 Take and bake Mexican food? Heck yeah! Last Thursday, I participated in my second Milwaukee gluten free get together hosted by the lovely Sarah. The get together was held at Cocina DeLeon Gourmet on Bluemound… Continue reading Take it and Bake It
I had the hardest time getting out of bed today. My weekend couldn’t have been any more fabulous and I absolutely hated to see it come to an end. My long lost sister and my mom stayed with us the whole holiday weekend. We celebrated Thanksgiving at my in laws. This was my first gluten-free… Continue reading Meatless Monday-Speedy Weeknight Dinner/SIDI
