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My name’s Kristin and I’m an Iowa Girl! I eat as well as one can with a massive sweet tooth, run as often as I can despite the finnicky Midwestern weather, and am more often than not, thinking about the insanely cool places I want to travel to!
I am LOVING the guest post submissions on your best vacation ever! Keep ‘em coming and remember that you don’t need to have a blog to submit a post, and your vacation didn’t need to be out of the country to count. We wanna hear why (read full article)
It’s HOT. No it’s not Paris hot. It’s HOT hot! We’re sitting at a 110 degree heat index at the moment, so I figured it was in my best interests to workout in the comfort of my air conditioned living room this afternoon. I pop (read full article)
You guys asked for more burger recipes, so more burger recipes is what I’m dishen’ up! Tonight – Jalapeno Popper Cheddar Burgers with Bacon! WITH BACON!!! I actually can’t claim this burger idea as my own. My clever husband d (read full article)
Well the heat index was 101 when I got off work today but, gosh darn it, I was going to RUN! So I did – 3 miles in the blazing sun. It was just as you imagine it would be. Brutal. Insane. Stupid hot. But as I was pacing around my cool basement (read full article)
Hello! I kicked off "no excuses" week this afternoon, with a nice 4 miler in the scorching heat. Seriously clouds, why is it that you miraculously disappear the moment I step out the door, only to re-appear and cover the sun the minute I st (read full article)
Hello! Oooooooh boy. Am I ever thankful that this week is almost over! I almost had a meltdown today when a project I had been working on for nearly 4 hours MAGICALLY CLOSED ITSELF and I lost everything. Note to self: hit the save button more than on (read full article)
I kind of didn’t want to eat my dinner tonight, it looked so pretty. Ah, who am I kidding…I paused for approximately 2 seconds before diving into my party in a bowl – a Grilled Vegetable Salad! Look at those colors – gawgeous (read full article)
Evenin’ folks! For a day that started out as a 1, it sure pulled through and ended up being a perfect 10! Actually, I take that back. As I was driving home I decided the clear blue skies and dazzling sunshine deserved a 10, but downgraded the d (read full article)
Hello, hello! So this weekend, the girls and I got to talking about the best dishes we’ve eaten recently. One of my friends told us about this ultimate mac & cheese dish she had at the mac & cheese “boutique” restaurant (ge (read full article)
Look what I brought home from work today! A giant bag of mini Larabars – WHEEE!!! A friend of mine at work has a fiancé who was at a race this weekend where they were handing these bad boys out (woah, that was confusing!) Apparently ther (read full article)
Hi! Did you make it through your first day back alright? I was suffering from RLS (restless leg syndrome) alllll day. I think it stemmed from having three, glorious days of wandering where/when I wanted vs being chained to a desk again! I don’ (read full article)
Tonight’s dinner was all about teamwork! Take rice noodle’s chewy, slippery texture, add in some protein packed, pressed tofu, and round it all out with the tangy zip of miracle whip gingery, savory salad dressing to make… Cold S (read full article)
It’s true. Dinner combined all three of these mouth-watering adjectives into a trifecta of deliciousness! No, it wasn’t a grilled stuffed burrito from Taco Bell – which I ate, no joke, about 7 of on a 4 day vacation to LA once (long (read full article)
Do you want to know? Do ya?! Ok, I’ll tell you…in a sec. First I have to introduce these BBQ Chicken Quesadillas I made for dinner! These quesadillas hold a unique power at my house. A power strong enough to make my husband weed whack (read full article)
Best frittata ever! Summer Vegetable Frittata Ingredients: 2 whole eggs 4 egg whites 1/4 cup parmesan cheese salt & pepper 1 Tablespoon vegetable oil 1 small sweet potato, cubed & steamed 1 cup summer squash, chopped 1 cup broccoli, choppe (read full article)
I pity the ‘foo who doesn’t love the ‘fu! Grilled Asian Tofu Serves 2. Ingredients: 1 package extra firm tofu, pressed & sliced into 6 pieces 2 Tablespoons soy sauce 2 Tablespoons water 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1 teaspoon ag (read full article)
Boy do I have a stellar new oatmeal combo for you… Pina Colada Oatmeal! In the mix: 1/3 cup old fashioned oatmeal 2/3 cup water 1 ripe banana 3/4 cup fresh pineapple, divided dash coconut syrup Sliced almonds Combine oats, water, banana and (read full article)
Alert, alert, alert! It’s official – Trader Joe’s is coming to my town!!!!!! I am SO pumped for never-ending supplies of almond butter, peanut butter filled pretzels and so.much.more! Opening day is TBD, but it supposed to happen so (read full article)
It’s another beautiful day in the neighborhood! Now where did I put my sweater… It was so glorious outside this evening, that the only choice I had was to fire up the grill and make Apricot Glazed Turkey Burgers Stuffed with Goat Che (read full article)
Tonight’s dinner incorporated two ingredients I’ve never used before…and was quite nervous about! 1. Rice Sticks: Much thinner than rice NOODLES, they are similar to cellophane or glass noodles and take just 3 minutes to cook (read full article)
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