just our day to day life
The year 2012 is the bicentennial for Columbus, Ohio. Yay, Columbus! Nationwide occasionally spells out words in the windows at night and I have to admit when I first saw this several weeks ago, I totally asked Lo why they spelled out “Columbus Zoo” in …
We loved these sloppy joes – the sauce was really good and they were much healthier since mushrooms were added, thus decreasing the beef in each serving. I’m being completely honest when I say that you have no idea there are mushrooms in this recipe. …
I cooked a few pounds of chicken breasts in a crockpot and made several meals out of the chicken. This bourbon chicken recipe was Lo’s favorite and would freeze easily for a meal later on. Bourbon Chicken based on this recipe 1 lb. boneless skinless …
Again, this workout week didn’t even have a chance. As expected, my elbow was pretty sore after the volleyball tournament, so I was limited to cardio and legs for the beginning of the week. We left for Atlanta on Thursday to visit friends and go …
Crispy Oven Fries I prefer to make fries from potatoes rather than buy frozen french fries (though to be honest, I have those in the freezer at any given point). The hardest thing about make oven fries is getting them crispy without burning them. I …
Gluten Free Protein Pancakes I really like these pancakes because they are high in protein, gluten-free, and have no added sugar. Since they aren’t sweet, I’ve used them as “bread” for egg and cheese sandwiches and such. As always, if you have a gluten allergy, …
I’ve read 3 books in the five or six weeks and had pretty different opinions on all of them. Water for Elephants was definitely my favorite among them, I would recommend In Cold Blood for people who like crime stories, and I wouldn’t recommend Stern …
BBQ Chicken Calzone with Pineapple Salsa A few weeks ago when we were making pizza, Lo froze half of the Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Pizza Dough that he had mixed up. He was having gluten-full pizza, so we didn’t need one big enough for …
This was a super-busted workout week – terrible. Having the day off on Monday, a lunch scheduled on Tuesday, and an appointment on Friday for which I had to flex out my lunch (which means my workout), means that I did 2 workouts all week …
Jules Gluten Free makes some of the better gluten-free flour and baking products that I’ve had. My friend gave me bags of the GF cookie mix, all-purpose flour mix, and oatmeal, and while I haven’t used the cookie mix yet, the flour is great for …