Archive for December 2012 | Monthly archive page
Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves.
Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle and it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Now, water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend.” ~Bruce Lee || Read more
This workout is made up of 3 rounds and in each round you do 12 reps of 3 different exercises. Yesterdays date, Dec 12, 2012 (12/12/12) inspired this workout and I really got into the triple part of it. Each of the three exercises ended up with a triple part to it: 3 plank jacks in the burpees, 3 pulses for the squats and 3 points for each rep of the ab chops, so really you do 36 ab chops per round. I thought the workout was fun and moved along well and it was a great one to get back into the groove after my week away. || Read more
Homemade salsa, bursting with fresh flavors is the best and this salsa recipe has a wonderful combination of spices. One of the ingredients that really adds to it is the subtle flavor that a few celery leaves chopped up and added gives to it. They are undetectable but give it a bright fresh and slightly unique flavor. You can easily adjust the spiciness by adding more or less chili powder and jalapeno to it. If you like it spicy consider adding another type of chili to it also, from simply adding a little cayenne to it to adding other types of ground chilies. Combining different types of chilies adds depth to the salsa flavor. There are so many types of chilies you can try! If you like a smoky flavor, a little chipotle would make a great addition also. Salsa is a great place to get a little creative and experiment with using different chilies. || Read more
This ketchup recipe is awesome because it tastes great but also because it is so healthy. Commercial ketchup is so full of processed sugar; it is one of the first ingredients! This raw version is sweet also, but the sweetness comes from Medjool dates which combine so well with tomatoes that you can’t tell where the sweetness comes from, and they are filled with loads of minerals and nutrition also packed in. As with all raw foods, it is also rich in enzymes, which are so beneficial for our bodies. || Read more
The goal of this workout is to get through 40 reps of 5 different exercises as quickly as you can. And I promise you that that sounds easier than it is! But this workout has some great, fun and dynamic exercises.and you will really feel this in the legs after! I think this is mainly from the first exercise – 3 Pulse Surfer Squat Jumps with Drop Down, as I could feel the burn after 10 reps. This exercise and the 3 Pulse Jump Lunges are great for building strong leg muscles and they work on the glutes, hamstrings and quad muscles, to help create all around strong sexy legs!
I probably should call this a pot luck party as it kind of was and most people brought food, but I was told just to come and as I was running all over town and then just brought there, I just went with it and showed up. It’s the first time not taking a dish to Fatma’s for a party, but I knew she would over prepare as she always does! Fatma makes wonderful food and I want to share some of the dishes she made. I took pics when I first got there mainly of her creations, but there was more food that came after also..and desserts like Live’s lemon cheesecake Mmm! and a coconut mint chia pudding (also made by Fatma). I LOVE raw pot lucks! || Read more
This workout is filled with jumps and will have you jumping all over the place and in every direction. It’s very dynamic and active. The workout has 3 parts, each is made up of tabata intervals and in each tabata you alternate doing 2 exercises. I think it’s a really fun one filled with some great exercises and the time goes by really fast. Hope you like this one too! || Read more
