Pumpkin Streusel Pie We had the opportunity to visit my sister, her husband, and my cute little towheaded chub of a nephew recently. My sister has been dairy-free for over a decade, and has recently been experimenting with a gluten-free diet. So when I was visiting my sis, I had a great time coming up with…
Archives for November 2011
Tabata Variations and a Sore Core
It’s Saturday as I write this, and I did my heavy deadlifts on Thursday, followed by some Tabata work last night. Today, I’m enjoying that gratifying feeling of being crazy sore while knowing full-well that I’ve earned my weekend off from exercise. Bring on the recovery days! I mentioned in my post on the deadlift…
Easy Crock-Pot Turkey
Crock-pot a turkey? Can you do it? **Pictures updated 12/13. Slow Cooker Days Yes, I’ve slow cooked a turkey before…several times now. It can be done. Thanksgiving 2009 I was feeling really fluent with slow cooking whole chickens. I loved making a meal of the chicken with veggies and a salad and then shredding the…
Thrifty Thinking: Stockpiling Around the Holidays
Sales rarely get better than during and after the holidays, whether it be for gifts or groceries. This particular time is the time to start stocking up on baking items. For instance this week WinCo has the 16 oz. of Planters Walnuts for $3.98!! You just don’t see that price anymore. This kind of pricing…
The Deadlift: the Granddaddy of ’em All
One of the very best exercises anyone can do is the deadlift. Yes, the deadlift. Read on for a few of the reasons that I love the deadlift. It’s a compound movement, involving a ton of joints and muscle groups. Done properly, you feel every rep in your quads, glutes, core (including lower back, middle…
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