April 2011

Since I’ve been traveling a lot for work, I’ve realized that healthy living on the go really requires just one thing:  PLANNING!  With a little research, it’s easy to squeeze in workouts and healthy meals, even on there-and-back business trips.  (Here are my tips for healthy eating in the airport.)   I’ll admit – this [...]

During the More/Fitness Half Marathon, I ran (walked?) into Elaine, who was also running the event with Thomas Bagel Thins. I had heard about Elaine at dinner the previous night; Thomas’ PR gal told me that Elaine was a 73 year-old rock star who had ran over 100+ marathons!  When I spotted her during the [...]

Psst – Searching for a Mother’s Day gift (it’s May 8!)?  The Operation Beautiful book is temporarily on-sale on Amazon for 60% off retail!  Pretty sweet.  :)   Morning! It was a very early morning for me, indeed.  I was up at 5:30 for a 7:30 flight.    Does anyone else have the worst time [...]

Remember that epic tomato and cheese breakfast sandwich from Friend of a Farmer?  I ate in while in New York two weeks ago, but the memory of that dish has stayed with me!   So I decided to re-create it at home: The simplest dishes really are the best – just thin slices of whole [...]

Up and at them; time for 1-minute better-than-granola.   I gotta bolt!   But first…   Q&A with Elaine   Remember Elaine, the 73 year-old rock star who has ran over 100+ marathons?  She also raised 7 children, got married during the Disney Marathon, and won Mrs. South Dakota at the age of 61, beating [...]

If you’ve been reading for a while, you may already know that I have a love/hate relationship with swimming.   Swimming is fun and challenging.  I loved to do training swims for my Olympic Triathlon, which I completed last March. I HATED the idea of swimming in cold, dark, murky Florida lake water.  ‘Cause, you [...]

Why, hullo there.   For no reason whatsoever, the Husband and I decided to have a photoshoot across this bright green brick wall this afternoon.  Trying to chase away the Moan-days, I guess! Heh.  Blue steel, baby.   Today’s lunch is a good transition into an interesting reader question. I had a veggie burger on [...]

Last night (in bed by 9:45, thankyouverymuch), I was in bed, staring at the ceiling, when this delicious recipe came to me: You MUST make this breakfast recipe, stat.  It’s along the very epic lines of Pancake Truffles or Cornbread Quiche.  Unique, tasty, and actually healthy (you can reduce the sugar, if you want, but [...]

Remember how we made six personal pizzas yesterday and froze them all for later?   Later is now.   Dad and I saw a movie (Source Code, which was good… but odd), and when we came home, I just unwrapped three pizzas, added cheese to two, and tossed them in the oven at 350 degrees.  [...]

Whoo-hoo! I am on a writing roll.  Finally!  For some reason, I have had a lot of trouble starting the Healthy Tipping Point book (wanna be in it? Check this out!).  In fact, my original schedule (self-imposed) had me starting March 7.  But this morning, I managed to bang out four pages – or 1,685 [...]

Good morning!  I was hoping for a sunshine-y morning, but it’s pretty gross out.  Here’s to hoping the clouds pass by soon!   This breakfast was exactly what I was craving. Exactly! My sister-in-law Sophie turned me onto collard greens the last time she was here (which is ironic considering that I’m from the South [...]

The other night, the Husband had an awesome suggestion.  He said, “Babe, instead of shelling out $8 for pre-made frozen pizza to eat on busy weeknights, why don’t we make our own in batches and freeze it?”    I declared him a genius.  Best idea ever.     I like to make smaller pizzas so one [...]

Spring has truly arrived in Charlotte.  I spend nearly every morning working on my laptop out on the porch, listening to the birds and feeling the breeze.  I used to say summer was my favorite season, but now that we live in the real South (Florida doesn’t count, trust me), I must say it’s spring! [...]