The Elusive Bikini: Present On My Doorstep

My Favorite Sweet Potatoe Fries I never knew sweet potatoes could be so good. I love them! For the sweet potato fries, just cut up 1 sweet potato into fry slices. Toss them in a bowl with 2 Tbs of olive oil and any time of seasoning you like to use to your tastes. I like to use a steak seasoning when making the fries. When the fries are evening coated, spread them out on a cookie sheet and bake at 450 for 15 minutes! Apple Pie Yogurt I ran across this recipe on one of my Mediterranean recipe websites and love it! All you need is half of an apple, greek yogurt, and some cinnamon. Cut the apple into bite size pieces and microwave them in a bowl for 60 seconds (or until soft). Add a 1/2 cup of greek yogurt to the apples. Sprinkle cinnamon on top, stir and enjoy! Greek yogurt taste more bitter than the yogurt Americans are used to eating, so if you need to, you can add a little bit of sugar. Easy Grapefruit Avacado Slaw I've used this receipe in several ways. It is very good served over fish and chicken. Or, you can eat it alone with crackers, tortilla chips, or pita wedges. If you want to spice it up, just add a half a jalapeno. Ingredients 1 Grapefruit peeled with the grapefruit separated from the membrane and separated into small bite size pieces 1 Avacado cut into bite size pieces Diced red onion to taste Chopped cilantro to taste Directions Mix all ingredients together, eat, and enjoy! Yummy Mediterranean Pizza Ingredients 1 Wholewheat pizza crust 2 Tbs Olive oil 1 Clove garlic, diced 1/4 C tomato sauce 1 Roma tomato, sliced 1 Portobello mushroom top, sliced 1/4 C Kalamata olives, sliced 1/4 C Red onion, sliced 1 C Feta cheese Directions Sautee' the portobello mushroom in olive oil and garlic. Evenly spread the tomato sauce over the pizza crust and then arrange veggies on the crust. Sprinkle the feta over the veggies. Bake at 450 for 11 minutes. For an extra kick, you can add fresh basil leaves to the mix.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Present On My Doorstep

I got home from work today and found a little present on my doorstep. Actually, it's more like torture in a box. I had mentioned that P90 just wasn't challenging enough, so I bit the bullet and bought P90X (the X standing for Extreme)...and wow, not to sound cheesy like those infomercials that I love so much, but that first workout WAS extreme. The total workout lasted 52 minutesworking the back and chest. Do you know what that means? That means I spent the last 52 minutes doing pushups and lifting. Yeah, that's right...52 minutes of doing nothing but working on my upperbody. And this is coming from the girl that's excited to do 15 pushups in a row. Considering I had 52 minutes to fill, that meant I did 15 pushups in a row, over and over again. I've never been so scared in my life to wonder how bad I'm going to hurt tomorrow. I have a feeling the pain might be bad, but that's ok. I was actually excited when I finished this workout. Finishing and knowing that I literally just got my butt kicked felt good. It sure beats finishing a workout and feeling like you really didn't work that hard.

Now I'm going to head on over to the shower. I'll be shocked if I can actually raise my arms high enough to wash my hair. Wish me luck!

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