Mission: Chewy Granola

Ugh, what a day! I had a lovely day of working out and catching up on work planned. Then this happened.. I was told this is the “Blue Screen of Death” and I might as well throw it in the dumpster.. It is exactly 8 days since my IT warranty expired.. ugh, funny how that works.. grr   So instead my day was spent buying a new computer, getting everything set up and realizing that my last backup didn’t go all...

No Rules & GF Blueberry Scuffins

“There are no rules to this thing” .. it’s from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.. a movie I love, and that quote I remember clearly from the first time I heard it. I could go off on the fact that there are of course some rules, and cliche.. they are made to be broken.. but in this case I am speaking more generally. I’m talking about food. Michael Pollan has his “food rules” and I...

Zucchini Bran Muffins

The other morning I woke up completely craving Zucchini Muffins. I must have seen them on a blog, or it was from slicing zucchini’s for the restaurant’s zucchini water.. but either way, fortunately there was an easy remedy. As always, I scoured my recipe database, cookbooks and blog world, and mashed together a bunch of different recipes. The result: moist healthy Zucchini Muffins! Zucchini Bran Muffins 1/2 c...

Busy Bee

Hi all! Wow it’s been a busy week, but in that really good sort of way. I’m starting to adjust to my new work schedule, and planning how to fit in workouts. Today was my 3rd day working at Nourish, and so far so great (see below for a couple new yummy items). FITNESS Boo.. I missed workouts both Tuesday & Wednesday due to my schedule (time management & sleep) being all off. I, out of habit, kept starting...

Current Caffeinated Obsession

The other day I stopped into a local coffee show and their special was the Iced Chai Latte. It sounded good, I went for it, and was reminded how delicious they are. So I went home and made my own.. of course  You can buy the Chai Tea concentrates, but I’ve found that they often have a lot of extra nonsense added, are sweetened and higher in calorie. So instead, I just use standard Chai Tea bags, double the strength (~2...