Green everything + Killer Cardio Circuit

I’ve mentioned before that I tend to suffer from workout accomplishment amnesia. This means that I’ll run 10 miles and then a week later, on my long run day, I doubt my ability to do more than 3. It shocks me that I was able to do such a long distance the week before. Anyone…

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Homemade Almond Milk + flavor variations

I’ve never been a huge fan of drinking milk plain. Even when I was younger, if it wasn’t colored and flavored with the Cocoa Puffs I was eating, I wasn’t a huge fan. I’ve remained that way with milk, until I met almond variety. To me, it tastes so much lighter and milder than the…

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Chili Mango Slushy

I have a delicious summery treat for you today, inspired by my heritage: chili mango slushy. My love of spicy food could be explained by many different factors, but I really think my addiction is hereditary. My nana eats jalapeños like they’re baby bell peppers. I live for green corn tamales -our tamale guy makes…

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Sparkling Lemonade Iced Tea

Sparkling lemonade iced tea is a refreshing drink to cool off with as we head into these warmer months. It’s sweetened with Stevia, so you can enjoy a sweet drink without the sugar rush.  I had an amazing weekend with amazing people, and I’m also wicked sore from teaching on Saturday. My biceps are killing me!…

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Homemade Strawberry Sports Drink

Enjoy this homemade strawberry sports drink to hydrate before or after a workout. At a bar in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, they have the best infusions…fresh fruit soaking in vodka, which tastes dangerously like candy. That’s all I can remember to tell you about those drinks. This strawberry infusion is a little bit healthier, and will help…

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Banana Split Protein Shake

This is the reason why I never make oats in the microwave: OATSPLOSION! No matter what I do, how long I cook it for, how much water I add… it always ends up being time to clean the microwave. I was willing to make the sacrifice and try out these new-to-me oats: the half that…

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Homemade-ish marinara sauce

Heyyyyy 😀 How’s your day going? Mine has been cuhrazy busy, but bueno 🙂 I LOVED reading your food memories this morning <3 Keep ‘em coming.. and I’ll keep dreaming about fluffy cake and gooey cinnamon rolls from your stories. I found some time to cook this afternoon 🙂 Kale chips:   (Using *this recipe*…

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Oh, Fries Glow

Hi guys 😀 How’s your Monday treating ya? Hope it’s been bueno <3 Thanks SO much for all of the moving tips! Source Here’s a round-up of what most of you said: –DONATE and trash stuff that you don’t use anymore (check) -Hit up liquor stores for boxes – genius idea; we’ve also hit up…

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Cheese n’ Carbs

Hey hey hey 😀 Hope you’re having a wonderful night! Thanks so much for the awesome feedback on the vegan mug cake– please let me know how ya’ll like it! 🙂 After my chocolaty mug cake foodgasm, I decided I needed some veggies in my life, so I munched some spiralized zucchini with marinara, chickpeas…

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Smoothie Deception

Hi guys! How’s your day been?? Things are bueno over here, especially since I started my day with a cookie 😉 A superfood bfast cookie with: -1/2 C oats -1/2 scoop Sun Warrior -maca -Goji berries and cacao nibs -1 T sprouted raw almond butter -almond milk Rumor has it that some of the pilots…

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Empowering

Hey hey hey 😀 How’s your day going? Hope it’s been fabulous <3 I’ve been moving a little slowly today! After my adventure-filled weekend (exploring, ninja fighting ghosts, and feasting on Chicago food is no joke) and getting into V-town at 2am this morning, it’s been a little slo mo over here 😉 Something that…

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Glamour Shots

Hey hey hey 😀 How’s your day been?? Mine has been pretty bueno… look what Mr. Postman brought today! She’s here! Like I told ya’ll last week, I ordered *this cam* from Amazon. I also ordered an extra lens for it, which should be here tomorrow. As tempted as I was to take some glamour…

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