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Greek Momma Goddess Dip
The holidays are over and so is my focus on heavy meals and comfort food. I like to move back into the light, crisp flavors that include a lot of vegetables as the focus of the meal. This helps to regulate any holiday weight gain I may have incurred as well as to get my children back to their normal eating routine. Read more
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Fit Tip: Leg Day Pain: DOMS Explained
You've heard the jokes, you've seen the memes, you've felt the pain, but still you may wonder why does leg day hurt so much? Read more
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Fit Tip: Dumbbell Workout for Cyclists
Whether you ride a bike recreationally or competitively, strength training is for you. If you ride for fun, strength training can help make your rides more enjoyable while helping to keep you injury-free. Stronger legs will Read more
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Roux Recipe for Soup & Sauce Bases
Have you always wondered how to add a smooth, thick texture to your soups and sauces? Roux, pronounced RU, is a cooked mixture of equal parts flour and butter. It is the thickening agent Read more
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Fit Tip: Best Exercises for Total Body Strength
When I started working out, I had no idea what I was doing in the gym. I made some progress simply by showing up consistently, but my results would have been much greater if I had a better plan. Back then there was no internet. You Read more
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Kid Approved Turkey Chili
Imagine the terror, you are having a sleep over with multiple children who are picky eaters including a few who have a list of dietary restrictions! Cooking for children, especially not your own is more terrifying than cooking for a president! Not an exaggeration. Read more
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Fit Tip: How to Mix Strength Training with Cardio
I was preparing to run my first 5k. Being a competitive person I wouldn't be happy with just finishing the run. I had to do my best. I knew I wasn't going to win, as the winners of these local races had sub 5 minute miles and the Read more
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Fit Tip: Shaping Summer Abs
Summer abs… two words that give many of us anxiety. The idea of putting on a swimsuit or baring our midsection after hiding behind winter clothes can be daunting. This has been on my mind a lot lately after having Read more
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Chia Seeds vs. Flax Seeds: What's the Difference?
At the top of the superfoods craze list sit two seeds – chia and flax. While these nutrient-dense seeds left their mark on the health food industry in the form of chia pudding Read more
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Healthy Butter Chicken
Butter chicken is an Indian dish of chicken in a mildly spicy tomato-based sauce. You may not have heard of this type of recipe, and to be fair it’s traditionally called Chicken Makhan. My kids Read more
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Cucumber and Black Bean Salad
Salads have always been a favorite food of mine. With the start of Covid and quarantine I really got into the idea of planning meals around what I could find in my pantry, vs shopping for specific things. Combining canned Read more
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Herb Crusted Salmon
When I first began cooking, I was really intimated by seafood, specifically salmon. I found through practice, that salmon is surprisingly one of the easiest pieces of fish to cook. It has a very subtle yet rich taste, so you can season Read more