Happy Thanksgiving!

May your stuffing be tasty. May your turkey plump. May your potatoes and gravy have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious and your pies take the prize, and may your Thanksgiving dinner stay OFF your thighs!

Getting healthy with walking.

We are walking everyday now! We either walk at 10am or 4pm…. Sometimes we walk at Lake Murray and sometimes at my house. If anyone would like to join us, LET ME KNOW!!!!

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Recipe!!!!

YUM YUM!!!!!!!

Meatless Muffaletta Panini

Recipe courtesy Rachael Ray

• Ingredients

  2 handfuls good quality pitted green and black olives

• 1 cup giardiniera, drained pickled cauliflower, carrot and hot pepper mix
• 4 sesame or cornmeal Keiser rolls, split
• 8 deli cut slices sharp provolone
• 1 (15 ounce) can artichoke hearts in water, thinly sliced
• 2 roasted red pepper, drained and thinly sliced

Preheat griddle or grill to medium-high heat.

Place olives and pickled veggies in food processor and pulse chop into a relish. Divide the relish among 4 sandwich bottoms and top with a single slice of cheese, sliced artichokes and peppers then add another slice of provolone to each sandwich and press tops in place.

Place sandwiches on grill and press with heavy skillet weighted down with cans. Press a few minutes on each side, remove, split and serve.

Half Marathon

Hey everyone!!! I hope everyone is having a good, productive, and energetic week.

We now have quite a group that is going to be doing the Disneyland Half Marathon. It is the weekend of September 2, 2011. I think that is is going to be a challenge and I am so excited. Please let us know if you would like to participate in it with us!

Amy Jo and Megan and I walked 4 miles today… I feel great. I think that it will just get better from here!

Need a healthy recipe?

Tonight I made a very yummy chili. The family LOVED it. Here is my recipe.

1 lb Jenny O ground Turkey (italian seasoned)

Onion

Celery (I use the inside with all the yummy leaves)

2 tomatoes (diced)

1 lb soaked and drained kidney beans

1 lb soaked and drained northern white beans

1 large carrot (grated)

salt, pepper, cumin, coriander, chili powder, and garlic

I used dry organic beans. I used the quick soak method on the bag. When the beans were all ready, I cooked the onion and celery in about a tablespoon of olive oil. When they start to color add the meat. Cook till browned. Add tomatoes, carrot, and beans.  I did not measure my seasonings I just put in a little of each and tasted…. Repeat. I did add a little water because it was pretty thick… But it turned out AMAZING!!!!!!