Grilled Salmon and Eggplant With Spinach and Adzuki Bean Pasta

Ingredients 5 oz Chinook Salmon 1 tsp Cajun Seasoning (I use Tony Chachere’s) Explore Asian Adzuki Bean Spaghetti (available on Amazon) 1 cup spinach 1 Japanese eggplant, sliced Salt 1 tbsp Coconut Aminos Instructions Sprinkle salmon with seasoning, spray eggplant lightly with olive oil spray, place on foil and grill both items. Meanwhile, boil water […]

Clean Chicken Schwarma

Ingredients 2 1/2 pounds chicken breasts (boneless, skinless) 1/4 Cup Olive Oil juice of 1/2 a Lemon 1 tsp minced Garlic 1 1/2 tsp Real Salt 1/4 tsp Pepper 2 tsp Cumin 1/4 tsp Cinnamon 1/2 tsp Ground Ginger 1/2 tsp Onion Powder 1 tsp Paprika 1 tsp Turmeric Instructions Cut the chicken into thin […]

Hide and Seek Is Supposed To Be FUN!

As if I needed yet another reminder to be consistent with my stretching…. Briefly let me tell you what happened the other night with my kids. In an effort to separate my kids from their electronic devices, I suggested we play Hide and Seek. My kids are suckers for this game (so am I) and […]

Losing Things

I’ve been back and forth to Louisiana, my home state, every three months or so for the past five years.  Sometimes I’m able to bring my kids with me, but most of the time I make the trips alone. My parents used to make regular trips to see me and my children – at least […]

Italian Chicken Sausage Chickpea Pasta

Ingredients: 1 cup drained and rinsed (if packaged in oil) sun-dried tomatoes, sliced 1 pound italian chicken sausage (casings removed, or bulk) 2 (8oz) packages frozen artichokes, thawed 3 large garlic cloves, chopped 2 cups low sodium chicken broth 1 box Banza chickpea penne “pasta” 1/3 cup shredded parmesan cheese 1/3 cup fresh basil, chopped […]

Glute/Hamstring Training

It seems like I’m always and forever working on building fuller, rounder, more muscular glutes. And then I really want to see the hamstrings pop from the sides (someone once told me it should look like a camel’s back!). Today’s focus was on gluten and hamstrings, but with mostly unilateral (one side at a time) […]

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Shoulder Training

Trying round out my shoulders and create prettier caps is a goal of mine.  My shoulders tend to respond faster than the rest of my body, so I only train them once a week.  Because I have been dealing with tendonitis in my right elbow/forearm/tricep area, I don’t grip the handle when doing one arm […]

Protein Pumpkin Bars

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Vanilla Cinnamon Protein Waffles

INGREDIENTS 1/3 cup coconut flower 1 scoop vanilla protein powder (I use Devotion Nutrition Angel Food Cake flavor) 2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp vanilla 1/2 cup mixed berries 1 tsp sugar substitute (I use Swerve granulated sugar) 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp baking powder 1 tbsp applesauce 1 egg white 1 tbsp almond or […]

Cauliflower Rice

Cauliflower rice is a great basic recipe to have on hand. It’s easy to make a big batch — and stock your refrigerator or freezer with a ready to cook, five minute substitute for rice in just about any dish. Most cauliflower rice recipes call for pulsing the cauliflower in a food processor, but personally, I think the […]