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• Delicious Things: Starbucks

  

  I’ve written before about my mixed emotions regarding Seattle-based Starbucks.  On one hand, Starbucks efficiently provides its customers with a consistent and... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTHY LIVING

• Recipe: Mini Fiesta Fritattas

  

  I have been very surprised by two things since switching to Paleo: how quickly my cravings have subsided and how easy it is to prepare such yummy meals and... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Recipe: Prosciutto-Wrapped Pesto Chicken

  

  I just got back from an action-packed weekend of nothing but sunshine, white wine (I know, I know, I know) and giggles with some of my best girlfriends. The... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Going Paleo: Good, Bad, and Ugly

  

  26 days ago, I challenged myself to adhere to nearly two months of exclusively Paleo and Whole 30 foods.  No grain. No beans. No added sugar. No dairy.  My... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2012 DIET & WEIGHT, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING

• Delicious Things: Branzino

  

  Before I even start up here, I need to apologize. Because the photos accompanying this post are terrible. They don’t come close to doing justice to the... Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK

• Recipe: Sweet Potato Hash Browns

  

  We’ve all heard it a million times: breakfast is the most important meal of the day. As true as this age-old saying might be, I’ve always felt that it took all... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTHY LIVING, RECIPES

• Recipe: Meat and Potatoes Monday

  

  There are a lot of blogs out there promoting something called “Meatless Monday.” They cite that Meatless Monday allows you to start the week off on a healthy... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Pause for Recovery

  

  For no particular reason, I have felt pretty down all week long. Nothing I whipped up in the kitchen had the WOW-factor I was looking for. Marathon training... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2012 HEALTHY LIVING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Recipe: So Many Eggs. So Many Veggies.

  

  I really wanted to make a frittata this week. Like, really. I had visions of myself eating an egg pizza loaded with veggies and meat for breakfast all week long. Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTHY LIVING, RECIPES

• Fit Body Blueprint

  

  In April, I had my body fat composition tested for the first time in nearly two years. After earning some sub-par results, I followed my dad’s prompting and... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2012 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING

• Christmas Comes Early

  

  I’d like to take a brief pause in all this fitness and nutrition talk that has been going on to alert you all to the fact that Christmas has yet again come earl... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2012 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Recipe: Holy Smokes I’m Sore. Time for a Burger.

  

  I woke up this morning in all kinds of pain. I don’t know if it’s residual soreness from the marathon, aches and pains from two 8-hour nights running around El... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTHY LIVING, RECIPES

• Recipe: Paleo Pigs in a Blanket

  

  I have spent most of my adult life pretending to hate bacon. At restaurants, I would make a show of holding bacon off my cheeseburgers, asking for fruit... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTHY LIVING, RECIPES

• Recipe: Sausage-Stuffed Zucchini Boats

  

  Since going Paleo, I have had an insatiable appetite for a big Italian dinner. I have wanted nothing more than to sit down to a giant plate of spaghetti and... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTHY LIVING, RECIPES

• Running – The Other 20%

  In the past couple of weeks, I have had a lot of people ask me why my skin has cleared up and why I’ve gotten increasingly buff and what I’ve been taking to kee... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, RECIPES

• Recipe: Beating the Heat

  

  Us Seattle-ites aren’t made for extreme weather. Three snowflakes shuts down the entire metro area. Rainfall makes hour-long commutes out of a three-block drive. Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, RECIPES

• Race Report: See Jane Run Half Marathon

  For as long as I can remember, I have set unrealistic goals (UGs) for myself, my friends, my family and the University of Washington football team. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, RECIPES

• Recipe: How to Avoid Eggs for Breakfast

  

  When you’re eating Paleo – and especially when you’re following Whole 30 – it is incredibly difficult to avoid eggs for breakfast. I have had eggs for... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, RECIPES

• Recipe: Seattle Market Salad

  

  Today’s truth: there is nowhere I’d rather be in the world than Seattle on a sunny summer day. That’s right – nowhere. I’ve been around the world and back... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, RECIPES

• Training Update: See Jane Run Half Marathon

  

  I don’t know why, but I was a little surprised when I looked at the calendar yesterday and realized that I am running a half marathon this coming Sunday. Its no... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2012 FOOD & DRINK, HEALTH, HEALTHY LIVING, RECIPES