Curried Chickpea Salad

Another wonderful recipe from Alexis at Hummusapien! I make a batch on Sundays and then enjoy it over salad greens or in a pita throughout the week for lunch. I love all of the different textures, and the dressing is OMG good! I like to make salads with legumes as the base. Legumes are are so good for you, they are a great source of protein, high in…


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How to Stay Motivated to Exercise This Winter

  Staying motivated to exercise can be tough now that the cold weather is here and COVID is on the rise. It is understandable to want to stay curled up in a blanket with some comfort food and a good series to binge watch.  To be honest, I think that doing this once in a while is fine, but you don’t want to forego your workouts. Staying healthy is particularly…


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Intermediate Dead Bug Variation

Performed well, this intermediate level variation on a Dead Bug exercise strengthens the deep stabilizers of the low back, abdominals and hips. You want to be sure that as you do the exercise you do not arch or twist your low back. To perform this exercise, lie on the floor and place a small roller, or a yoga block between your right hand and left…


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Healthy Five Ingredient Cookies

These cookies are a great snack to take on a hike, or bike ride or if I just want a little something to go with my afternoon tea.  You can feel virtuous eating these cookies because they contain whole ingredients, no aded sugars or refined flours.   The recipe is very versatile so you can come up with your own combinations.  I used dark chocolate chips…


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Towel Side Lunge

This is a great exercise to strengthen the hips in the frontal (side) plane of motion, especially the muscles of the inner thighs. The towel creates drag which creates resistance and you can make it either harder or easier based on how much pressure you exert. To start, make sure 80% of your weight is on the your base leg and 20% on the leg with the…


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Walnut Mushroom Pate

Creamy, rich and earthy. This vegetable based pate is perfect with crackers or toast, or as a dip for fresh vegetables. Along with something delicious to dip your veggies or crackers in, you are getting B vitamins, riboflavin, niacin, and pantothenic acid from the mushrooms. The combination helps protect heart health. Riboflavin is good for red blood…


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Dumbbell Row- Do It Right!

Rowing movements strengthen muscles that promote good posture.  Rowing engages your entire back and shoulders along with your biceps, and if you are doing the exercise correctly, you are also engaging the other muscles of the core to help stabilize you.  You get lots of bang for your buck! To get the most out of the exercise you want to pay attention…


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No Knead Dutch Oven Whole Wheat Bread

I made this bread for the first time during our stay ay home order this past spring. I was going to share the recipe then, but because everyone had the same idea I did and was baking bread at home, yeast became even more difficult to find than toilet paper. I thought I would wait until fall when the weather changed, and yeast was back in stock, and…


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Creamy Spring Vegetable Chickpea Curry

  I got lots of great feedback when I posted this photo on Instagram, it is a beautiful dish! This recipe comes from Alexis from Hummusapien. I share lots of her recipes and many of them end up in my regular rotation. This dish is loaded with lots of beautiful vegetables and the curry is easy to make. I served this dish over black rice but any rice…


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Bear Crawl Position with Hydrant

This is a more advanced exercise that targets the core, specifically the glute medius, a muscle that is key for stability of the hip. This important because the more stable your hips are, the more stable your back and knees will be.   Step One Take a loop band and place it just under your knees Get on all fours and push up strong with your shoulders,…


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