A lot has happened.
A lot has happened since I last posted. Mostly that roller derby thing I post about occasionally has kind of taken over my life (it’s a good thing). I figured, since I’m not sure of…
Apple Carrot Juice
So after nine months of daily smoothies, we finally decided to purchase a blender upgrade. We brought our brand new, shiny, RED Blendtec home yesterday, and we both love it already. I can’t believe we put it…
Light & Easy Gazpacho
A few years back, my friends Kate, Bentley, Brandon and I made a trek from Portland, Oregon to Walla Walla, Washington to visit Brandon’s friends Stu and Colleen. It was quite a fun adventure, filled…
158!
Goal! Since the middle of January I’ve lost 35lbs (and am now down 77 from 235lbs since I started changing my lifestyle and diet 2½ years ago). That’s a drop in BMI from 36.8 (obese…
Mexican Quinoa Bowl
Let me just start off by saying…Hi Schwarzemegger! I’m glad you like my blog, and I hope I haven’t made you too hungry after tonight’s roller derby bout. ;) This was kind of inspired by…
Desperately Seeking Inspiration
The last few weeks have been rough. It’s safe to say that I’ve slid off the bandwagon pretty completely. Maybe it was my trip at the beginning of the month to Victoria, where it was…
Vegetable Salad Rolls & Almond-Lime Sauce
There’s a gadget in my kitchen that terrifies me. It’s my mandolin. A mandolin is a crazy Asian blade slicer that can slice, julienne, matchstick…you name it. Oh and the thing is SHARP. The outcome of…
Wine and Cheese on Sunday Morning? Twist My Arm.
I was on Vancouver Island this weekend, visiting my family and sneaking in some roller derby to boot. ;) On Sunday morning, mom and I went to Mooberry Winery and Little Qualicum Cheeseworks, in Parksville….
Matcha Green Smoothie
It’s spring and our garden, as tiny as it is, has been filling out quite nicely. :) Steve is a Vancouver landscaper so we’re constantly bringing home plants for the inside or outside; I *love* not…
Baba Ghanoush
The first time I ever had this was only about 6 months ago with Steve at a local Lebanese restaurant called Nuba in Vancouver. They serve you a plate of half hummus and half baba…
