For a tasty meal using fresh, simple ingredients, try this quinoa salad with chicken and mandarin oranges. Citrus might be my all-time favorite ingredients, especially limes. This dish uses a duo of oranges and limes to add some fresh flavor to an already healthy meal. In addition to the fruity flavors weaved into this quinoa…
7 Ways to Make Salads Suck Less
Many of us reach for salads when we’re trying to make the healthier choice, but sometimes salads just really suck. And who’s actually willing to eat healthy long-term if the food isn’t even remotely satisfying? Salads are often thought of as boring, not filling, and just overall…not very appetizing. It’s easy to make these types…
Workout for Weak Glutes & Hips
I originally started this blog with a running theme, but ever since I developed IT (iliotibial) band syndrome four years ago, running has been pretty nonexistent in my life. I’m not going to get into that story, but if you want to read more about my experience, check out my running after IT band syndrome…
June Favorites
Good morning to you! The coffee has officially kicked in, so I’m feeling bright and cheery so far on this Wednesday. As I round up my June favorites today, I wanted to revisit a post I shared at the end of May about unplugging for a few minutes. I mentioned I was going to blog…
Mixed Berry Smoothie Bowl
This mixed berry smoothie bowl combines frozen blueberries, strawberries, and cranberries for an antioxidant-rich base for your favorite toppings. Smoothies are great and all, but if you have a little extra time, I think smoothie bowls are so much better. Why? Because of the toppings. Eating smoothies in bowl form allows for you to get…
Being Active vs. Working Out
Many of us live pretty sedentary lifestyles—working a desk job 5 days a week, sitting in the car to get places, and sitting on the couch most of the time at home. (If Netflix has ever asked you “Are you still watching?” then you know what I mean.) This constant lack of movement has been…
Health Is Also About What You Think & Say
You can eat an absolutely perfect diet—which, spoiler alert, doesn’t exist—and be in the best shape of your life, feeling like you’re the epitome of good health. But if you’re regularly beating yourself up for things like…splurging on dessert, not losing weight, missing workouts, etc…then you’re probably not as healthy as you think. And I’m…
Garlic & Herb Dipping Oil for Bread
Mix fresh herbs, garlic, and olive oil to make this flavorful oil for dipping fresh bread. If you remember my February Favorites or follow my Instagram stories, you might know I’ve been working my way through a bread cookbook. I’ve made a total of 14 (?!) loaves of bread, and I have several more to…
May Favorites
It’s been a rainy AF May over here—so much so that it’s apparently the second wettest May ever in Chicago. As it’s continued to warm up, I’ve decided to fully embrace the frizzy hair (yes, let’s pretend it’s a choice). Despite the humidity (which I didn’t miss when we lived in San Diego), I’m thankful…
Unplug for a Few Minutes
Gotta love long holiday weekends. Although they still seem to fly by, they always leave me feeling refreshed as I return to the workweek. Just having a little extra time to relax and…break from routine can be therapeutic. I find myself feeling this way a lot, especially with social media and blogging. Posting regularly feels…
One-Pan Lemon Herb Chicken & Rice
This chicken and rice dish can be made in one pan and is an incredibly flavorful dinner full of fresh lemon and herbs. I need a lemon tree because I have been ALL about the magical citrus fruit lately. The flavor it adds to such a wide variety of foods is so refreshing. It was…
Berry Quinoa Yogurt Parfait
Mix up your usual yogurt by turning it into a parfait with an extra boost of protein from the layers of quinoa. I love finding new ways to use ingredients. You think you know all the different ways to prepare a food, but sometimes if you branch out enough, it practically becomes a whole new…
Dark Chocolate Fruit Dip
For a decadent dip for apples, strawberries, and other fruit, whip up a quick batch of this smooth chocolatey mixture. Apples dipped in caramel is fine and all, but I’ve become hooked on this super basic chocolate dip. I tend to make this when my sweet tooth is calling, because it’s a delicious chocolatey recipe…
My #1 Tip for Sticking to a Workout Schedule
Of all the tips I’ve shared on how to stay committed to a workout schedule— whether on here or in person to friends—there’s one in particular that I swear by. It’s the one change that made my unstructured and infrequent exercise turn into a legitimate routine: logging workouts. I’ve been logging workouts online for over…
What You Do Every Day Matters More
Ah, Gretchen Rubin. You’re the author I chose to start my goal of making myself read more last year. The Happiness Project was the first of 8 books I read as part of my 2018 goal of “always be working on a book to read.” The quote I’m sharing today is one of her “Secrets…
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