a delicious new cooking method.

November 2, 2011
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have you ever braised anything? i hadn’t.. until last night. experimenting with new cooking techniques is fun! in case you have no idea what “braising” actually is, here’s a definition from good old wikipedia: Braising (from the French “braiser”), is a combination cooking method using both moist and dry heat; typically the food is first […]

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awesome things iii.

November 1, 2011
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it’s that time again.   now that it is established that we are both awesome, let me tell you what else is awesome. randy got his teeth cleaned.   his breath is so fresh! best $144 i have spent in a long time. he also got his nails clipped, a heartworm screening and his annual […]

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fitness at home.

October 31, 2011
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happy halloween! i’m at kristen and rory’s tonight enjoying a traditional halloween dinner of chili & cornbread. i hope whatever you ended up doing for the holiday was fantastic! here’s my post about my class on saturday…. *********** about a month ago, a good family friend asked me to speak about getting fit at home […]

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this is halloween.

October 30, 2011
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i love halloween. it’s currently rivaling christmas for my favorite holiday right now. that’s probably because last night was so fun.. i might change my tune once the christmas parties start happening. kristen and rory had their first annual halloween party last night. after teaching the fitness class i mentioned (more on that later,) i […]

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flashback friday: pumpkin carving.

October 28, 2011
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well, i got about half of the house cleaned last night. i didn’t even attempt to make a dent in the heaping piles of clean laundry, though. i loathe folding laundry.. as you probably already know if you’ve read this blog for more than a month. i bitch about it constantly. everyone has their one […]

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pumpkin sage pasta sauce.

October 27, 2011
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my house is an absolute disaster. it is grossing me out. it is grossing marshall out. it’s probably even grossing penny and randy out. i had a fun post planned for tonight, but to be honest… i am going to divorce myself if i don’t clean tonight. marshall has kept up his end of the […]

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diet disasters in disguise.

October 26, 2011
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hola amigos. how was your wednesday? mine was full of a protein shake, work, lots of spaghetti squash, a lower body workout, some new and fun supplements i will have to tell you about, grocery shopping, halloween costume accessory purchasing, an orange dream bar and a (super late) tasty dinner that is perfect for this […]

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roasted pear bread pudding.

October 25, 2011
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my dad LOVES bread pudding. he always has. my dad eating my first bread pudding, circa 2009 i never understood what the big deal was or why he liked pudding so much.  you see, before i had ever tried bread pudding, i always thought it was something similar to the pudding bill cosby raves about. […]

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