I bet you thought that title was my latest advertising ploy to make you self-conscious enough about your mid-section to make you come running to my next class or purchase a personal training package. Nope, it’s neither. I’m not offering a promotion to trade cash for six-pack abs. While I encourage you to keep crunching those abs tightly, I also…
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Five fun fat facts – say that five times fast! I know what you’re thinking: what could be fun about fat?! I get it. In all my years of teaching and training, NO ONE has ever come up to me to discuss the importance of including fat in their diet. Nope, the main questions I hear the most are: What’s…
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I giggle every time I make this sandwich. You may think it’s named for me, but it’s actually named for my niece, Lori, because of a conversation we had at a Subway restaurant a few years back. I ordered a “Veggie Delight” sandwich that day. As we were eating, she looked at me and said, “Aunt Lori, you do realize…
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This oil free pesto is quickly becoming my favorite sandwich spread! Not only is it delicious, it only has 6 simple ingredients that most of us already have in our kitchen, so you can whip it up in a flash. I’ve replaced the traditional pine nuts in this recipe with lightly salted almonds, which have a milder flavor, and the…
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Have you ever driven somewhere and after arriving, wondered how the heck you got there, because you had no memory of the drive? Has a family member ever said to you, “you never listen to me?” Have you gone into a room and forgotten why you were there? Or torn the house apart looking for your phone……that was in your…
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March 2018 Yoga Newsletter
We’re all familiar with the saying, “Variety is the spice of life,” but how often do we put it into practice? Consider the following questions: When was the last time you took a different route to work – besides a forced detour due to traffic delays? When was the last time you tried out a new recipe or an unfamiliar…
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This recipe started out as a research project about cloves. Somewhere along the way, it morphed into a labor of love. While researching the antioxidant properties of cloves, I became obsessed with finding a recipe to take advantage of all the benefits that cloves have to offer. When I came across a regular tomato bisque recipe (i.e. heavy cream, butter,…
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This vegan chili, with its perfect blend of spices, is so thick and hearty that even the biggest meat lovers in your family will go back for seconds! There are four kinds of beans to keep things interesting. Best of all, with the use of an Instant Pot, making this chili couldn’t be any easier! See my “recipe notes” section…
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I originally introduced this recipe during my “30 Days of Leafy Greens” challenge in June 2016. It quickly became one of my favorites but it has been a while since I made it. I had one last again last Saturday and I immediately started asking myself, “why have I waited so long to make this again?!” It is that good….
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