New Blog!

From now on, I will be using a different blog.  

http://sugarnspicesisters.blogspot.com/

 

My sister and I started this blog to share our loves for cooking, crafting, and anything else that is artsy!

Enjoy!

An Apple a Day...

....does indeed keep the doctor away!  Don't forget about your fruits and veggies tomorrow!

Getting Back On Track

Allow me to take a few moments to describe the past few weeks of my life.  Christmas break happened.  I wasn't going to be pulled down by some "healthy lifestyle" junk.  No, not me.  I wanted to spend my Christmas break free and happy....you know, eating the really awesome junk!  And I did that to the fullest.  I ate and ate all of the sugar I could get my hands on for a good two weeks.  Then, it was time to  go back to work.  Work.  Ugh.  I was thinking that things would magically go back to "normal" and I would suddenly be ready to munch on veggies, fruits, nuts, and lean meats.  It didn't happen that way, though.  I had gotten so off-track in those two weeks that my body began to crave the junk again instead of the good stuff.  Sound familiar?

This week, I made one goal.  It wasn't a goal to lose 5 pounds this week or even 1 pound this week.  My goal was to get through one whole day of tracking every bite I ate.  I'm happy to say that I am on my third day of tracking my food and I am starting to feel great again.  I also found a great article on Fitsugar.com about great indoor workouts during the winter months.

Yummy Success

Sweet & Spicy Chicken Stir-Fry

YUM!  This was so tasty and reminded my taste buds of something I would have at a HuHot restaurant.  Below is my recipe.

Serves 2

Ingredients:

1 large chicken breast (browned and cut into 1/2 inch chunks)

2 cups of assorted peppers

1/2 cup onion cut into chunks

1 tsp extra virgin olive oil

1 tsp low sodium soy sauce

2 tbsp Mae Ploy Sweet Chili Sauce

Rice or noodles (optional)

Directions:

In a medium skillet, brown the chicken breast pieces and set aside.  In another medium skillet, saute peppers and onions in olive oil for about 5 minutes.  Add the soy sauce and stir until peppers and onions are coated.  Add the chicken chunks to the medium skillet and add the sweet chili sauce.  Stir until all ingredients are incorporated and serve hot over warm rice or noodles.

Happy

 

 Yesterday my cooking tragedy made me sad.  Today, it makes me happy because it gave me a chance to create a similar, but new recipe.....sans the fish sauce.  

That's right.....me.....creating a new recipe.  I'm thinking I will incorporate low sodium soy sauce and some sweet chili sauce.  You'd better believe I will be posting a picture of it if it turns out to be yummy!

Stay tuned...

Sad

Alright, I REALLY wanted to make Thai Chicken and Pineapple Stir-Fry for supper sometime this past weekend.  Really.  However, who would have guessed that something as simple sounding as "fish sauce" would be nearly impossible for me to find.  I live in a very small town, but am only about 25 minutes away from a larger town with many options.  So last night I went out of town on my search for fish sauce.  After two hours and five grocery stores, I started to believe that this stuff doesn't exist.

However......I'm not giving up.  One day, I will find this mysterious "fish sauce," I will cook this dinner, and I will post the picture as evidence.  Just wait! ....just.....wait....

Run, Run, Run!

Whoa!  Today I had a HUGE nsv (non-scale victory).  I usually try to jog on the treadmill for about 25-30 minutes about 4 times a week.  I know quite a few people prefer jogging outside, but since I live in the upper midwest, a treadmill works best for me.  Anyway, I love this workout because it gives me a chance to de-stress.  As I was jogging today, I started to feel a bit tired so I looked down to see how long I had been jogging and was shocked to see that I had jogged for 45 minutes!  YAY!  I guess I am getting more in shape than I realized.  Let's keep it rollin'!