After another long day at work, I got to decompress watching this little maniac race around the house with his over-sized cow toy flopping around. And that toy gets heavy when it’s saturated with dog slobber, I know because he likes to do flying leaps onto my back with it while I’m doing plank exercises. […]
Remixing Leftovers for WIAW
Happy What I Ate Wednesday! That means it’s downhill into the weekend and I’m alright with that! As much as I love short work weeks following a long weekend, this one truly feels like we’re cramming 5 days worth of work into 4 and I’m ready for a little mini getaway! So I […]
Raw Crunchy Leeks
Where did the long weekend go? We had such a wonderfully peaceful day off yesterday, there was lots of relaxing going on. With a little fireplace toasting. And sneaking cat toys to play with while pouting because the dog toys were in the wash. And maybe a little Thai coconut curry tofu takeout. But I […]
Vegan Quinoa Paella
To me, Miko is still a puppy even though we were told he was about 5 years old when we adopted him. He has the energy and appetite of a puppy, he’s perfectly happy to eat all day and beg for everything I’m eating – even salad and broccoli. After our evening walk, he goes […]
Tahini Hemp Sauce
I am so happy tomorrow is Friday, this week needs to end! There is so much going on at work and I’ve been a bit cranky flying solo with hubby on business travel. Juggling a busy work schedule and tackling all the chores at home has made this week not quite as relaxing as I […]
Spicy Quinoa Stew
Our weather has been oddly dry for this time of year, so dry that there doesn’t seem to be enough hand lotion in the world. I’m not complaining, it’s nice not needing my rain jacket or rain boots for the mud pit this area usually is this time of year. But the excessive dryness is […]
Fast Quinoa & Paranoia
I actually slept in until almost 9 AM this morning, yikes! I’ve been exhausted and stressed the last two days because of work and everyone around me has had or has a nasty stomach flu in the last two weeks. I’m not sure how I haven’t gotten it yet, but can you tell I’m just […]
New Year, New Protein, and New Goals
My new year started out with us manically catching up on house work and taking down Christmas decorations before heading over to my sister’s house for a casual dinner and gaming/hangout night. Our Christmas tree was so dry that chunks of it were falling off while we were taking the lights off and hubby had […]
So Long 2011
Hard to believe 2011 is gone, seems like I was just wrapping up 2010. My plans today were pretty laid back – 4-mile run, start the not-so-fun task of putting away the Christmas decorations, and an early movie and dinner with hubby before welcoming the new year at home watching movies, playing games, and relaxing […]
Holiday Recipe Inspiration
Merry Christmas! Hard to believe it’s here already! But I’m ready with recipe planning and all my shopping and wrapping done. I think. What I’m not sure I’m ready for is a long, pre-Christmas run this morning with everything covered in frost outside and temps in the low 20s! The poor kale in our garden. […]