The Ultimate Summer Salad: Peachy Fig & White Bean Arugula Salad With Sweet Roasted Pecans & a Honey Mustard Vinaigrette. It's officially summer in the Carolinas. When I stepped outside to walk the dogs this morning at 6 am, I was expecting a little breeze. Instead, I was greeted with a heat wave of humidity. My hair instantly fell flat, and I was once ...
Banana Peach Smoothie
I love vacations, but getting back into the swing of things when you get home can be overwhelming. I'm finally falling into my normal schedule and getting everything done on my list. Taking the ten day break from everything was great, but goodness did I miss a lot! I only have about a month before classes start (that's right, going back to school) so I'm trying to get ...
Sweet Fresh Peach Summer Salsa
I'm kind of torn. I don't want summer to end, but I can't wait for Fall to begin. I'm going to try to be patient and wait a couple more months before I jump into pumpkin mode. The great thing about summer is that I can make fresh recipes like this one! I mentioned in my post yesterday that we had a grill out. It was our friend's birthday, so we all whipped up some ...
Peachy Oats & A 10 Minute Workout!
Waking up and doing a quick ten minute workout is sometimes more effective than coffee. This morning, before breakfast, before taking my dog for a quick stroll, I did a quick ten minute workout followed by a lukewarm glass of lemon water. I wrote down a quick routine on a piece of paper and then went at it! I felt so good afterwords. I am going to attempt the run ...
Spicy Peach Chicken Over Baked Kale
When I was a kid, my mom always told me to eat my vegetables and I'd usually dump them in the trash or feed them to my cat. I think if the vegetables that were served as a kid were dressed up and had more flavor, I would have been more open to eating them. I still have to dress up my vegetables in order to eat them. A couple nights ago, I made chicken over kale. ...