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Sea Legs
Good Afternoon!
I am finally having a chance to sit down and reflect! 2010 started out with a bang and I have gotten extremely busy all the sudden with work which is awesome! Yesterday was a rough day because I totally have sea legs.... I still feel like I am on the boat and am still rocking and rolling. Luckily, I am not insane because my husband and sister are suffering the re-entry to dry land as well. It sort of make you nausea! So first I will give you a few highlights of the trip and then move on to the good stuff--- FOOD! Pirate Night  The Magic Disney Ship  The Family- New Year's Eve  The kids and I  The Zoo  Flamingos  Zoe's Braids  As I said before it was a great trip and I definitely have a newfound respect for Disney. They run a well-oiled machine and do a great job marketing themselves. We are already planning our next trip and we are thinking we may all go skiing! We are looking into Aspen, Vail and Park City. So the good news was that I left for the cruise and returned from the cruise the exact same weight! I did indulge but did exercise as well and tried not to overdo it. I am not at my "happy, happy" weight but am in the zone and am happy to be home to get back on track. So I am just going to start with today's eats and move on from there. Breakfast today was a bit of a departure. We did not have any food in the house yesterday and my poor kids were sent off with a stomach of Mochi for breakfast (thank the lord, I had that in the house) I had no milk or bread. So I basically bought out the store yesterday. So when I was in the cereal aisle I noticed Cream of Wheat Hearty Grain. I loved Cream of Wheat as a kid as well as Malt O Meal and since one serving has 6 grams of fiber and 7 gram of protein with only 150 calories I had to give it a try! I also am on the hunt for Chocolate Malt O Meal and can't find it. Yum. Pear Almond Salba Healthy Grain Cream of Wheat  1 packet of Healthy Grain Cream of Wheat 1/2 cup of Mootopia Milk 1/4 cup of water 1 small pear diced 1 tbsp of Salba 1tbsp of almonds Simple and Delicious. I taught Bliss Boot Camp at the new Bee Cave Central Park today and was thrilled to have 5 ladies show up to class in 30 degree weather. I appreciate them sticking with me and am really excited about running my own boot camp. We even had a newbie show up and it sounds like she is going to keep coming! Yah! The new location is awesome and I have lots of great ideas for workouts in the park. I admit I was a bit of a wimp and only did a 25 minute run in the brisk weather. I knew I was going to Hot Yoga at noon so was not sweating it too much. In between going to yoga I had two snacks while trying to get the house organized. Laundry, laundry, laundry. I first had a slice of French Meadow Our Daily Bread with Sunflower Butter and Pumpkin Butter along with a warm cup of Joe.  The French Meadow Our Daily Bread is AWESOME! Soft, sprouted whole grain bread made with CoroWise? plant sterols for lowering LDL cholesterol and coated with chia seeds for a crunchy bite. Next up was a Greek Banana Walnut Bowl.  Greek Banana Walnut Bowl 3/4 cup Fage 0% Greek Yogurt 1 small banana, sliced 1 tbsp of walnuts Drizzle of Honey I was craving veggies after school today and my afternoon snack was a Veggie Hummus Plate.  I have a great dinner planned and will have to share with you tomorrow because I am teaching yoga tonight and will be home late but I have to share with you what I will be having for dessert!  Upside- Down Fudge Almond Tart! We spent many hours in the airport the other day and I got a chance to study the new Cooking Light Magazine. This is one of the new recipes and I had to make it. My husband was laughing at me (or was irked with me) because after I got home from the store yesterday I needed to whip this treat up. The house was a disaster and I needed to do laundry and other such fun chores but my PRIORITY was to make myself a dessert! I don't think he understands that when I get stressed I love to bake..... even after all of these years. This is AMAZING! I would highly recommend making it. Rich and chocolaty with a nice crunch from the toasted almonds.  Upside-Down Fudge Almond Tart Ingredients Cooking spray 1 cup coarsely chopped almonds, toasted 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, coarsely chopped 6 tablespoons unsalted butter 2.25 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1/2 cup) 3 tablespoons sifted Dutch process cocoa 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 large eggs 6 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons golden cane syrup (such as Lyle's Golden Syrup) 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract Preparation1. Preheat oven to 350°. Set oven rack to lowest third of oven. 2. Coat a 9-inch round removable-bottom tart pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle almonds in pan. 3. Combine chocolate and butter in the top of a double boiler. Cook over simmering water until chocolate melts, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; set aside. 4. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, Dutch process cocoa, and salt in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. 5. Place eggs in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 2 minutes or until thick and pale. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating at medium speed 2 minutes or until sugar dissolves. Add golden cane syrup and vanilla; beat on low speed 1 minute or until blended. Add chocolate mixture; beat 1 minute or until blended. Add flour mixture, and beat on low speed just until combined. 6. Pour batter over nuts into the prepared pan, spreading evenly. Bake in lower third of oven at 350° for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool tart in pan 20 minutes on wire rack. Invert tart onto serving platter. Nutritional InformationCalories:281 Fat:19.8g (sat 7.7g,mono 8.1g,poly 2.1g) Protein:5.9gCarbohydrate:24.6gFiber:2.7gCholesterol:60mgIron:1.6mgSodium:80mgCalcium:45mg Carole Walter, Cooking Light, JANUARY 2010 Powered by Snooth I am off to make dinner and get ready to teach Yoga Class! It is so good to be back and I look forward to sharing more recipes soon. Have a great evening.  related searches : Sea
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