The Power Salad. Healthy, fast, and a tad magical.
A quick power salad for when you need nutrition, energy, and a supermodel glow. Plus, you only need 5 ingredients!
Two Paths to the Same Finish Line
Two friends take different training approaches to both reach the finish line for the Sawtooth Relay. Learn the three steps for building your own unique training plan, regardless what event you plan to do.
Green Smoothie Recipes for Beginners
A green smoothie for beginners who want to “build up” to more robust greens. Includes citrus, romaine lettuce and cucumber.
Hummus: A Lesson in Combining Vegetarian Proteins
Hummus is a great source of plant protein. When made using garbanzo beans and tahini (legume + seeds), hummus provides all eight essential amino acids.
Grapefruit Green Smoothie
Whole grapefruit and bushy kale leaves get chopped and whirled into a green smoothie for a filling, high-fiber breakfast. By leaving some of the rind on the grapefruit, not only do you wake up your taste buds with a flavorful tang, but you also get the benefit of the flavonoids that are contained in the fruit’s white pith.
Ease Post-Holiday Bloat with Beets, Blueberries and Chevre
This simple beet-and-blueberry salad will help to relieve swollen fingers, puffy face, and bloated belly.
Women on Fire at the Sawtooth Relay
I used to imagine myself running in one of those crazy distance relay races somewhere up in the mountains, and on Saturday, June 8 my dream became a reality when I ran Legs 3 and 9 in the 22nd Annual Sawtooth Relay in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho. The Sawtooth Relay is a 62-mile run…
20 Marbles
Over the past 2 years, I’ve had some personal goals: lose 20 lbs, train for a relay race, improve my skiing/snowboarding, and launch a new blog. In the process of pursuing these goals, I have taken the Empire Building Kit Program, participated in the Body Project course, and I have gone for it on my own. I…
Redfish 10K: A Test For the Sawtooth Relay
It was 6:30 on Saturday morning when Susan and I left Boise. Ahead of us was a three-hour, 140-mile drive on a winding mountain highway in order to reach our destination, Redfish Lake. The goal for our day trip was twofold: to complete the 10K at the Redfish Lake Memorial Day Run, and to also…
Group Run: Training for Sawtooth Relay
For the past 13 weeks, Susan and I have been training to run the Sawtooth Relay on June 8. There are six women on our team — Divas En Fuego, which means Women on Fire. Five of us got together yesterday for a Saturday morning group run in the foothills above Boise. Temps were in…
Why Not Girls of the Week
On October 24, 2012, Susan and Jennifer were featured on the Why Not Girl blog as the Why Not Girls of the Week. Check it out: Why Not Girls of the Week “Saying Why Not! to adventures in life is an amazing thing, but finding someone who can share in those experiences is priceless. Our Why…
Bicycles and Blueberries 