I made Baked Eggplant Fries. I didn’t have panko breadcrumbs so I used a tempura batter mix (I do not know why I have this in my cupboard). It was very simple to make and was very tasty! Hubby LOVED it. The kids….took a little bit to catch on! I found the recipe here. Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Ingredients 1 medium eggplant, cut into 1/4 inch thick ‘fries’ 1/2 cup flour 2…
Do Opposites Attract?
March 4, 2013Since I introduced my husband (poorly) in my last post, I thought I introduce him or ‘us’ one more time to save me from looking like an unappreciative wife who doesn’t get the sincerity behind my husband’s actions. You will see him time-to-time since he is a man’s man who enjoys shooting, paintball, computer games, obnoxious jokes, political banter and a good movie. At the same time, he’s also a girl’s guy in that he likes listening, providing insight and…
A Husband’s Advice…
March 3, 2013While driving the other day my husband, David, started talking about a recent Ricki Lake show about the imperfect side of motherhood. Some mothers talked about feeling the pressure to be the quintessential PTA mom, losing your personal identity and being stressed about the responsibilities. He was inspired to write a blog about, “A Husband’s Advice on the Top 10 things that stress their wives out!” Being a blogger and a mom myself – I personally didn’t want to publish…
How to Start a Mom-me Fitness Group
February 25, 2013When I was pregnant with my first son, I saw a First 5 Sacramento flyer at our local mall. The flyer encouraged groups targeting children 0-5, to apply for small grants up to $5k. The First 5 Commission receives funds in accordance to Prop 10, which mandated a .50 tax on tobacco products to be used to fund early childhood development programs. Since I was a writer and was already familiar with grant writing via my nonprofit, I decided to…
Mommy Fitness: Sick! Sick! Sick!!!
February 21, 2013At church on Sunday I started feeling warm. My body felt achy and my head felt heavy. We had a full day planned with business shopping and preparing the care home for furniture arriving on Monday morning. I’m usually a sport when it comes to ‘getting things done’ – regardless of how I’m physically feeling, but I needed to lie down and place blankets over my shivery, achy body. My body temperature was 101.5. Leaving church. Last moment looking cute…
10 HighSchool Fitness Tips.
February 14, 2013I was 17 years old in this picture. If you are in high school these are my Top Ten Tips on how YOU can become a fit mother one day. These are tried-and-true things I did when I was a teenager. It prepared my body for motherhood and it will prepare yours also. I didn’t buy school lunch. Bring your own bag. Most of the foods in my cafeteria were pizza, fries, deli sandwiches, fried chicken sandwiches and baked pretzels…
Fitness Role Model: Lori Ann Hare
February 5, 2013Have you never met someone, but feel like you’ve known him/her your entire life? That’s how I feel about Lori Hare. Some of you know her as the admin of the “2013 No Excuse Mom Challenge”. She is inspiring, motivating and challenging. In January 2006, she emailed me about a question regarding strength training. A book she read advised hour-glass-shaped people to not weight train because of their genetics. I wrote her back (as I usually do eventually) and told…
Mommy Fitness Blog: My Daily Schedule
February 2, 2013I have a back injury. It’s a re-occurring injury on the left side of my lower back. I think I pulled it while carrying the baby in his carrier one day. After all, I’m often distracted and moving my body in awkward positions doing different things like trying to hold two children’s hands while crossing the street with a heavy baby carrier in tow. For the past couple weeks I’ve been walking around the house with a heating pad strapped to…
Clean Eating: Cauliflower Pizza
January 30, 2013I’ve been wanting to try Cauliflower crusted pizza for a while. The first time I attempted it I used my Vitamix to make “cauliflower rice” but ended up making it into mush and created cauliflower mashed potatoes that evening instead. I was determined to make this work, so a few days a later I took a cheese grater and grated the cauliflower (making 2 cups worth of cauliflower rice…which means I doubled this recipe below) so I had enough to…
Clean Eating: Turkey Meatloaf
January 30, 2013I love me some turkey meatloaf! Especially when it’s a high protein meal with hidden vegetables and lots of flavor! My boys especially enjoyed this recipe and managed to eat all of their dinner. It only took 5 minutes to mix all the recipes together then put in a baking dish to bake for one hour. I found the original recipe for this Quaker Oatmeal Prize Winning Meatloaf here. — 1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef or turkey 3/4 cup Quaker®…