April showers bring May flowers…and also asparagus! Those lovely bright green shoots pop up everywhere this time of year. And oh, are they delicious??!! Grab yourself a bunch & get ’em on the table fast with this super easy, super tasty recipe! Ingredients 1 bunch asparagus Olive oil (butter would be tasty too!) Salt & Pepper Snap
Salmon is a great protein source – quick to cook, lots of good fat, tastes great with all sorts of add-ons. Every time I make it I tell myself that I need to cook it more regularly! Here’s a super easy, super fast, very delicious recipe. Great for the grill or the oven! Ingredients Salmon
Oh, those rounded shoulders. I see them everywhere…myself included…especially when I’m tired. They are a nasty byproduct of our modern life full of sitting, computers & cell phones. Why should we care about rounded shoulders? We should care because they create a cascade of problems that extended far beyond the visible postural issues. For athletes
May the leprechauns be near you, To spread luck along your way. And may all the Irish angels, Smile upon you St. Patrick’s Day. Irish Blessing Although I’m not Irish…I do love me some delish Irish dishes! So when St. Patty’s Day comes around, I bring out a few of my fav’s & get to
With Spring Break on the near horizon, you might find yourself with down time – long car rides, airplane flights, up early before the rest of your family (that’s my deal, for sure!). What better way to pass the time than by reading a great book! If you need a few ideas, here is my
Old habits are hard to break. New habits are harder to create. These statements make it sound like our actions are pretty far out of our control. And truthfully, many of our daily actions run on autopilot…motor patterns that we’ve created day after day which take zero thought to execute (i.e. a habit). Think about
Spring Break is just around the corner…and that often means travel! If you’re like me, I HATE to get caught on the road without a few good food options to tide me over. Frankly, there’s nothing worse than being hangry & wishing for better choices than the convenience store corndogs rolling around on that warmer
My latest cooking project is learning how to tend a sourdough starter…and…and a result, make sourdough bread. In the last couple of weeks, I’ve successfully made a few good loaves. And so I got the bright idea to make sourdough rounds for clam chowder! I must say…it was truly delish! The clam chowder is super easy.
Recently I was part of a very interesting & philosophical conversation. I was in a small group & we were discussing our children & how it’s so interesting that they can grow up in the same house with the same parents in the same environment & turn out completely different. Case in point: My two
Sigh… The Winter Olympics have come & gone. I certainly used up my yearly allotment of TV time watching amazing athletes do amazing things! One of the more stunning performances was the spectacular duel in Men’s 5000m Speed Skating. If you have 12 min, these two video clips are well worth your time. First watch