The Best Smoothie Recipe I’ve Ever Tried!

Happy Friday, friends!

I hope you had a good and productive week and are ready for the weekend. I know I am!

First things first – as promised in the headline, here’s the best smoothie recipe I came up with so far. Really liked it! So here we go.Continue Reading

Herb Chicken Tortellini, Basil and Pine Nuts Pesto Recipe, Fitness Motivation

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This is an “a little bit of everything” Thursday post 🙂

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Spinning, Summer Vegetable Salad Recipe and More

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I had an absolutely wonderful spinning class on Monday night! I am still taking it easy, but what I noticed is that even if you’re trying to take it easy, your legs are still as strong as they are and go at their own pace. No matter how hard I try to make it easier, my legs have their own comfort zone they stay in/go out of. And it is a wonderful feeling to realize that your mind-set comfort zone is different from your actual physical comfort zone! So here’s the recap of Monday night’s spinning adventure:Continue Reading

Weekend Recap – Lots of Good Food, Spinning+Yoga, and Seafood Pasta Recipe

Good Monday afternoon, friends (I hope it is good for you)!

I have had a wonderful weekend with my husband (no kids this weekend) – a lot of pool and sun time, good food and exercise.

It feels so good to be back to my routine! My leg is almost completely healed, so I did my Saturday double this weekend! I tried to take it easy (especially in my spinning class), but somehow I still managed to burn my usual calories and do the usual distance almost during that one. Must be because it was Robin’s class and she ROCKS!Continue Reading

Sweet Potato Wedges Recipe. No More Running?

Hello, friends!

Thank God it’s Friday! It was a busy week, with almost no exercise, which made me feel terribly uncomfortable – you know that feeling when you leave for the airport and can’t shake off the thought that you’d left something behind, something that you need on the trip? That was my feeling exactly this past week. Oh well, the knee is much better, and hopefully I can get back on track with my exercise here soon (more on that later in the post).Continue Reading

Recipe: Omelette with Mushrooms and Grape Tomatoes plus Some Exciting News from the Blog World

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I hope you slept well and are ready for a new healthy breakfast idea and recipe!

But before we go to that, here’s some exciting news I wanted to share with you first.Continue Reading

Black Beans and Mango Salad Recipe

Hello, friends!

I hope your week is going well so far and you’re all ready for a new salad recipe to go on your menu 🙂

As always I am just throwing stuff I have in my fridge together in a salad bowl, so here you go!Continue Reading

Weekend Round-up: Father’s Day, Orzo Salad Recipe and a New Yogi in the Family

Hello, friends!

Where did the weekend go? It feels like it was Friday night just 5 minutes ago!

We were busy this weekend! Lots of pool time, yard/patio work, planting, Father’s Day fuss…So here are the highlights of the past weekend.Continue Reading

Breakfast scramble, grilled scallops and veggie kebabs, and grilled rainbow trout

Hello, friends! I hope you are having a wonderful Thursday.

Yesterday morning I woke up with the thought that I should try something new for breakfast (was getting tired of my usual fruit salad).

Since it was still early and I had time, I quickly pulled up a recipe in my memory that I’d found earlier and made this wonderful Breakfast Scramble:Continue Reading

Black beans, avocado and olives salad recipe

Hello, friends!

Tonight was a “create your own salad” night in my kitchen. While husband was grilling away (boneless, skinless chicken thighs), I put together this salad. So, here we go, recipe below. Enjoy!Continue Reading

Baked Salmon Recipe and a Great Orzo Salad Recipe Find

Hello, friends and happy Friday!

This is a food and food only post – the week was pretty uneventful in terms of exercising as I had a couple appointments in the evenings which conflicted with my gym schedule.

It is miserably rainy and gray outside – so no fun activities and outings….What do you do on a day like this? EAT! Just make sure you eat healthy 🙂 So here comes the healthy food post.Continue Reading

Lean Ground Turkey Pasta Recipe, Breakfast and Lunch Ideas

Hello, my friends!

It’s been a busy couple days here…

Breakfast yesterday morning had to be quick and easy to make since Carmen took a while to wake up and get dressed, and I was running out of time. So I threw together one of my favorites – fruit sandwich on a light English muffin:Continue Reading

Weekend Round-Up: grilled vegetables recipe, Saturday spinning, and lots of pool time

Hello, friends!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Mine was hectic, busy but a lot of fun!

It started with a “weekly Saturday double” – spinning and yoga at the Y. This time my favorite instructor (Jim) was teaching both spinning and yoga, and my hubby decided to come to the spinning class with me (how awesome is that?)!Continue Reading

Grilling is King + Mini Strawberry Tart Recipe

Happy Friday, friends!

I am so happy this work week is almost over – it has been mad busy at work these last 4 days. As my husband says – it is not a short work week, it is 5 working days’ worth of work jammed into 4. I couldn’t agree more!

Last night was my “take a break from exercise” night. We were planning on going out to play tennis, but by the time we made and ate dinner, we were both so tired that we decided to just take it easy.

Dinner was great! One of the ten million reasons I love summer is grilling. I love grilled food! And every summer my husband is just grilling away 🙂Continue Reading

Saturday: fruit salad+vitamin water+”A-las-Greek” salad recipes

Happy weekend, friends!

It is a windy but gorgeous day here in PA. Still way too cold for going swimming!

Saturday morning I woke up bright and early (Me? Bright and early? I know, right.) and went for my spinning class with Gretchen. I have told you already that Gretchen is a great instructor! It was a very good workout, I “rode” a good number of miles and burnt some serious calories in her class. It was sad though because it was her last class here at the Y and I am really going to miss her.Continue Reading