Resolution Time!

Happy New Year!

Now that we’ve welcomed in 2010, its time to embrace it and get back to work, school, life, reality…

The months leading up to the New Year were full of outings, parties, get togethers, nights outs, vacations, lunches, dinners, desserts and many many drinks!

With all of that behind us, thoughts of the upcoming year fill our heads, our thoughts, our dreams…

We are reminded of the way we want things to be; the way we want to be. We’re driven by hope, promises, wants and desires. In the midst of it all, plans for the future are made. Where do I want to be in a year? What do I want to be doing? What do I want to have accomplished?

It’s New Year resolution time. Every year plans are made and months later put aside and ‘forgotten.’ What will it be this year?

Health? Exercise? Charity? Volunteering? To read more? To drink less? To do more? To stop smoking? These questions take over our minds and run through our heads… What will I do and how will I do it?

Like most of you I too start the year off with a list of New Year resolutions and plans and by about March tend to ‘forget’ them. This year I aim to choose two things and to choose to stick to them. Think long and hard about what you choose to do, make it something reasonable and attainable and plan for it.

After putting a lot of thought into it, I’ve finally decided on my 2010 resolutions: To aim for better health and increased energy and to do something new everyday.

Since I have 365 ‘new’ and ‘different’ things to do I’m open to ideas and suggestions… if anything comes to mind let me know!

So what are your 2010 resolutions?!?!?

Stay Healthy!

Quick & Easy Recipe for Tonight's Dinner!

I've been thinking a lot about Label Reading Shoppers versus Grab & Go Buyers. Thanks to one of my good friends, I realized as the words came out of her mouth that: "People think being HEALTHY is a lot of work! Who wants to spend hours preparing a meal when theres so much to do? Quick and easy is what we need."

What if I told you healthy meals could be quick & easy??? What if I told you that most of the 'healthy' meals I make will take you just as long to make as it would to run to a reastaurant or fast-food chain???

Have I caught your attention?!?!?

I've decided to share some of my quick, easy and tasty recipes with you. Every so often I'll add a recipe to one of my future posts for you to try out.

Today, will be the first of many...

Last night, I got home late after a long day of work, work and more work... As most of you can relate: It's just that TIME OF THE YEAR!

With so much on my mind and with thoughts of a warm shower and my warm bed tempting me to grab the fastest thing possible  for dinner, I decided on a quick and tasty homemade dinner instead! I'm glad I did because the result was yum!


I made a lemon & dill salmon steak and sauteed mushrooms with a side of mixed greens and goat cheese salad... Hungry?!?!

Lemon & Dill Salmon

- Slice one lemon and cut off the peel

- Place the peel free lemons on the bottom of you oven pan

- Place your washed and skinned salmon steak on top of the lemon slices

- Chop dill and place it on top of the salmon

- Slice an onion and place the slices on top of the dill

- Put the pan in the oven at 450C for about 20-30 minutes

Sauteed Mushrooms

- In a cooking pot drizzle olive oil and balsamic vinegar

- Put on medium heat

- Slice mushrooms; I used buttom, shittaki & oyster mushrooms

- Throw them in the pot and sautee

Mixed Greens & Goat Cheese Salad

- Mixed greens: I grabbed the prewashed boxed mixed greens from the grocery store

- Throw the mixed greens in a salad bowl

- Add dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds

- Add low-sodium goat cheese

- Add bean sprouts and cherry tomatoes

- Drizzle olive oil and apple cider vinegar

If you try this one out & I recommend you do... Let me know what you think!

Stay Healthy!