From the monthly archives:

April 2010

Week Seven/Eight – Training for a 5K

by Penny April 13, 2010

Quick update – I am still in it! The picture is me (#76) last year ”walking” part of the course – the goal this year is to run the whole way. I may not run fast – but I will run.
I ran once during week 7 and did my usual weight training routine 3 days. [...]

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New Mexico Crock Pot Chicken

by Penny April 12, 2010

Well now that we are on our second 100 posts we are continuing to look for inspiration where we can. I was reading a post about this the other day from one of my favorite bloggers – Tasha from The Clean Eating Mama and she was talking about using a block of Tempeh.
So I decided [...]

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The Importance of Lean Protein

by Penny April 11, 2010

One of the reasons for this blog – besides the opportunity to talk about foods and seasonings that I love – is to try to help those struggling to get in better shape. Over the years I have done a ton of research to get a better understanding of what the fittest athletes in the [...]

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Saturday Morning Whole Wheat & Fruit Pancakes

by Penny April 11, 2010

This is my post from Saturday that got pre-empted for the 100th post.
I love the weekends.
I do the 9-5 (or 8-6 … whatever) everyday, so I get rather selfish about my weekends. Being empty-nesters is really wonderful. Don”t get me wrong, I miss the craziness of getting the kids where they needed to go on [...]

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Post #100 !!!!

by Penny April 10, 2010

I was about to post about my pancake breakfast this morning, which was very good by the way, when Greg alerted me to the fact that the next post would be the 100th post on the SpiceBalance blog.
He said I could write it – WOW – the pressure! What do you say that is different [...]

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Moroccan Chicken

by Greg April 10, 2010

Like many great cuisines the Moroccan cuisine has been heavily influenced by people from outside its traditional borders. These dishes are a mix of Mediterranean, Arab and Berber cultures. Probably the most famous Moroccan dish is couscous and many believe that this dish originated from Berber people (also referred to by many as the Libyans).
Moroccan [...]

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Pasta Heaven!

by Penny April 7, 2010

Yowsa!! I have been anticipating pasta night all week and it is finally here. Like I said yesterday our blogger friend, Jess, posted this recipe for Mediterranean Pasta and I have been eager to try it. I went by the recipe as posted, except I added some grilled chicken for Greg.
We are still pretty new [...]

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Dinner Tomorrow Night

by Penny April 6, 2010

It has been crazy, busy around here! It was 88 degrees today and I have all the windows in the house open. I feel like I am coming out of hibernation. Anyway, we really didn”t have a food or workout post today, but… I am making a meal that was posted on a fellow blogger [...]

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Week Six – Training for a 5K

by Penny April 5, 2010

This week was a blur! So much going on and finally some beautiful weather here in NE Pennsylvania!�
Greg went to Philly this week to catch a 76ers game and because it was a late night, we slept in on Wednesday morning ~ so I missed a workout!
The bad news is that I only [...]

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Healthy Chicken Gumbo

by Greg April 4, 2010

We lived in New Orleans for a couple of years and besides it being one of the most amazing cultural experiences of my life, our daughter was born there. Cajun and Creole inspired food has its roots in French cuisine as many of the earliest settlers to this region were French speaking.
The southern Louisiana culture [...]