From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Turkey Wrap

by Greg January 24, 2010

While we have been working to get our spice business up off the ground for the last year and a half we have also been following a getting leaner, clean eating lifestyle fairly strictly. But we had inadvertently found ourselves falling into a bit of a rut when it comes to the foods that we [...]

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On a Mission

by Penny January 24, 2010

Yesterday we were on a mission. Friday I had to go to a presentation at work and lunch was provided – I was expecting the usual but was pleasantly surprised to find a hummus on whole wheat sandwich and the most amazing creamy tomato soup with Gouda cheese and Basil. Now, this may seem ordinary [...]

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Dried Herbs vs. Fresh

by Penny January 23, 2010

The ability to step outside the kitchen door and snip fresh herbs and gather fresh spices is a dream come true for any chef or gardener, but the reality for many is that this is simply not feasible. While it is possible to grow some plants indoors, without additional artificial light many plants will languish [...]

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3 Chile Mexican Lasagna

by Penny January 23, 2010

Having lived all over the country (including Texas and Colorado) we have developed a love for spicy Tex-Mex style food. We loved going to Panchos Mexican Buffet in Fort Worth to have their fried Chile Rellenos. Of course now there is no fried food in our diet at all but we still love adding chiles [...]

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Yogurt Almond Smoothie

by Greg January 22, 2010

One of the primary strategies in a good fat burning game plan is not to starve yourself. In order to keep your metabolism revving at a high level you need to keep refueling your body every 2 ½ to 3 hours. This of course means that you will need to eat 5-6 times a day. [...]

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New Mexico Chicken Stew

by Greg January 20, 2010

I saw a blog post recently (and for the life of me I can’t find it again to give a mention). In this post she was talking about needing to expand her vegetable rotation above the green big three – spinach, green bell peppers and broccoli. At the time I laughed because that is basically [...]

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Fat Burning Super Oatmeal

by Greg January 19, 2010

This breakfast has evolved over the last year or so and on my heavy calorie days I may up a few of the ingredients or add a banana. But this base breakfast is the first meal of the day for me after my morning workout.
I love oatmeal – and for fat burning purposes this is [...]

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Manzanillo Style Breakfast Burrito

by Penny January 18, 2010

If I could I would probably skip vegetables altogether and instead just stick with fruit. But this is one of the ways I try to squeeze vegetables into my meals.
This is a super easy breakfast burrito to make that gives you a great head start on getting in your all important daily servings of vegetables. [...]

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Salmon with Swiss Chard and Marinara

by Penny January 17, 2010

I love the Food Network – there are so many good ideas and you get to see the host put the meal together. Tonight’’s dinner was inspired from a recipe I saw the other day. Greg is not a big fan of fish, but we keep trying to find ways to incorporate it into our [...]

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Mediterranean Tilapia and Madras Curry Quinoa

by Penny January 16, 2010

Well just about everybody has heard of the Mediterranean diet with the heavy emphasis on fish and herbs. I am not a big fan of fishy tasting fish (does that even make sense?) but we do usually incorporate either Tilapia or Salmon as our fish meal once a week.
For the Tilapia we have recently been [...]