Lily's Health Pad

Hey everyone!   Sorry I kinda left you hangin’ for a few days.  Stephen has been in town, and we’ve  been spending some blog-free quality time together.   So, let me catch you up!  Let’s start with Friday:   Friday Stephen and I decided to take a hike on a local trail.  I had actually [...]

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This weekend just flew by!  My mom and I had a mother/daughter weekend.  I’d been looking forward to this weekend for so long!  Our time together definitely lived up to my expectations, and now I’m totally bummed that its over.   Friday Evening With my mom set to arrive on Saturday, I spent my entire [...]

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First off, don’t forget to enter my Earth Day Giveaway!   Tonight I’m going to share one of my favorite baked goods with you all!  My mom made these Wonderful White Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies a couple of weeks ago, and I’m still lusting after them.    Her inspiration came from Alexis Stewart’s blog, and [...]

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Yesterday morning I awoke and just knew I wanted to do a double header at my gym.  I’m going out of town, so I won’t be able to attend to my regular classes for awhile.    Breakfast I fueled for Group Power and Group Centergy by pouring myself some Raspberry Galaxy Granola.  I ate it [...]

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Hello, hello!  I hope you’ve been having a rockin’ Monday!  Mine has been busy, busy, busy.  After a totally relaxing weekend, Monday was quite a shock to the system!   Following a week of rain, today’s weather was gorgeous!  The high was about 59 degrees, which couldn’t be more perfect for a run, as I [...]

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Good evening!  I hope you all have had a great Tuesday.  Mine was not too shabby.    Exercise This afternoon, I ran 6 miles outside.  I wasn’t really in the running mood, but I’m glad I got an outdoor run in, considering that beginning tomorrow, it’s supposed to rain here for an entire week!   [...]

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  Have you entered my Mary’s Gone Cracker’s giveaway??!!  The contest ends TOMORROW at 10 p.m. EST.     I made the BEST dinner tonight.  Seriously.  Out of this world! Sticking with the theme of walnut oil, I present to you… Walnut Oil Pesto Pasta  Ingredients: Walnut Oil Pesto* (recipe below) 2 cups whole wheat [...]

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While Stephen and I were on our Amazing Savings Road Trip, we discovered a find! Stephen picked up this treasure, deciding that we should make our own General Tso’s chicken for dinner.  Remembering a recent Whole Foods trip, I had something different in mind.  I wanted to recreate the General Tso’s tofu from the hot [...]

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My baked good of choice is the muffin.  Muffins are versatile.  You can eat them for breakfast, dessert, or an afternoon snack. After receiving spelt flour from an iHerb giveaway, I was eager to bake some muffins using my new flour. About Spelt Flour You can substitute spelt flour anywhere you would use whole wheat [...]

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When my friend Faith invited me to a New Year’s Eve party hosted by her fiancé, the first question I asked was, “What food can I bring?”  When she replied that a dessert or appetizer would be appreciated, I instantly knew that I would be baking something sweet.   But what?  I did a bit [...]

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