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A Kath-Inspired Breakfast

February 3, 2010

First, Happy Birthday to MegaNerd!
  
Today’s breakfast was inspired by one of my favorite bloggers, Kath. I made her Whipped Banana Oats for breakfast, topped with two new amazing products. And coincidentally, one of them just went into her OpenSky store today!
I present to you, Tropical Chocolate Oats.

In the mix:

1/3 c. oats
1/3 [...]

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Goji Gourmet Giveaway

January 5, 2010

This summer, I started baking with goji berries. You may know them by one of their other names: Chinese wolfberry, bocksdorn, or barbary matrimony vine, among others. These little red berries are packed with iron, antioxidants, and vitamins. In fact, they have more antioxidants than blueberries or pomegranates, and more vitamin C than an orange! [...]

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Chocomize: Design-Your-Own Chocolate Giveaway

December 31, 2009

One note before I share this week’s giveaway: I have decided to extend Project Strength to Friday, January 22. I forgot the outfit and measuring tape for the final Project pictures in Madison, and will be all over the place for the next few weeks!

Now, on to the giveaway [...]

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Tomato Mountain Giveaway!

December 22, 2009

Thanks for all your well-wishes last night. An ice pack and good night’s sleep finally kicked out my migraine, and I was back to normal today!
I’m back with another delicious giveaway, hosted by Tomato Mountain. You may recall the preserves I got from the Farmer’s Market back in October; I loved the short & natural [...]

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Tasting at Fresco

December 3, 2009

We are going to have very good food at our wedding.
Very good.
Like, amazing-beyond-reason food at our wedding.
I know, I know, I said I would write about my flour experiment. But we had our tasting with the wedding caterer today. Popular vote on Twitter said that I should write about the tasting first, flour tomorrow. I’m [...]

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Glo Bar Giveaway!

November 17, 2009

You may recall from my Glo-ing review that I love Angela’s Glo bars.
It is still true.
My two favorite flavors are the Renew and Empower. Renew, as mentioned before, packs a lot of protein into a little bar. Perfect for days when you feel like you need a little protein-boost on the go. And a great [...]

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My First 15K!!

October 25, 2009

I finished my first 15K! 
Pre-race fuel:
Almond butter + pumpkin butter + sandwich thins. And some water, of course. During the race, I also ate about 2 Sports Beans at mile 4, and another 2 at mile 6.
I had just left my apartment when I heard a horn behind me.  Kelley and Jenny just [...]

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Madison Food & Wine Show!

October 24, 2009

I loved the Madison Food & Wine Show; thanks, Dan, for such a great “date afternoon.”
Tickets for the show included a wine glass, reusable bag, and all food & wine samples.  This means we finally have real wine glasses, and I can stop drinking wine out of our water glasses.
We also received some [...]

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