The Lean Green Bean

Mirrorless Monday

Special thanks to Kasey at Powercakes for inspiring me to write this post #mirrorlessmonday

Ok, I’ll be the first to admit that I am not the best at sticking to goals (see December Goals for my epic November fail). But I love self reflection and making goals. I’ve made cute lists, artsy charts, and even [...]

Confessions of a Gourd Hoarder: Roasted Stuffed Zucchini

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Some possible names for this recipe included: “I’m-Sorry-I-Didn’t-Eat-You-Sooner Stuffed Zucchini” or “6-Months-Old-And-Still-Kicking Stuffed Zucchini” or my personal favorite, “Last-Legs Stuffed Zucchini”.

Maybe I should explain.

You see, I’m what some people might refer to as a “Gourd Hoarder”. I like to purchase squash and the like and keep them in my basement for months [...]

WIAW #4

It’s hard to believe that it’s Wednesday already! I have some errands I have to do today, but first I’m going to do a Bodyrock! I’ve really been finding that I need to do my work out asap in the morning, otherwise it’s a mental struggle to get it done later. And let’s be honest, [...]

Thai Coconut Soup

I’ve been craving some Thai coconut flavoring lately, but haven’t been able to incorporate any into my diet. I came across this recipe a few days ago on foodbuzz (which you can see to the left of this post) and knew I had a winner!

Thai Coconut Soup

From Wilde in the Kitchen (minimally [...]

Healthier Banana Muffins

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Happy Wednesday! Is it just me or does this week seem like it’s zooming by? I want it to slow down!

I finally rejoined a yoga class this week! Ever since this post, I’ve been wanting to get back into yoga, but I decided to do it at home a few times to prep myself [...]

Purple Spinach Eater

Today I worked up quite a sweat doing Bodyrock. I’ve been dong it pretty regularly, but I’m not doing the 30 day challenge (which is on right now) because I prefer more of a variety to my physical activity. The variety is what keeps me interested and if that’s what’s working for me, I won’t [...]

Shoreline Trail + Coconut Water

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Well it happened. Winter finally remembered that we are practically living in the arctic north and we’re suppose to have lots of snow and very cold temperatures. After a month of mild temperatures and practically no snow, we got dumped on Saturday afternoon. In addition, the temperatures for the next week are all predicted to [...]

Healthy Eating Plate

Hey All!

Classes resumed this week which means that all my friends and family are either back at school or work. I, however, am living the life of leisure… School’s completed (WOO HOO B.Arts!) and I’m starting on the job hunt, but I still have lots of free time (which I can spend with another [...]

Bruschetta + new song to get stuck in your head!

Good Morning Lovelies! Today is going to be a lazy day, I can already tell. Perfect opportunity for me to clean up a bit!

If you didn’t catch my post from yesterday, this was a dish I served during tea!

Quick Bruschetta

Adapted from Double Tomato Bruschetta

Onions are completely optional in this recipe, [...]

Cream Cheese Pinwheels

Today, my friend (Renae) and I made plans to get together for tea. I love having tea for a number of reasons:

I get to use the beautiful china set my in-laws got for me B and I for our wedding. I get to use up some of the fancy tea I have, which is [...]