Healthy Desserts | Apple Crumbles

Court the Pain and Chocolate Avocado Parfait with Blueberries

It was amazing how good I felt after the half marathon on Sunday. Nothing was sore. In fact, I got up early, rode the recumbent bike for 30 minutes, did 25 minutes of legs and abs, then took Shane out for an easy but energized 3 1/4 miles. I thought for sure I’d be sore the day after pushing myself a bit harder for 13 miles. In fact, when I hit mile 10 during the race, I was really ready to stop. The last 3 miles were tough but I found enough to push it hard over the finish line. [...]

By Joanne|2011-05-23T16:25:57-04:00May 23, 2011|Chocolate|16 Comments

CEimB: Apple Brown Betty

Lucky Betty! She has such a delicious dessert named after her. She will never be forgotten. This week’s recipe from CEimB, is hosted by Jessica of Learning to Love Vegetables. Although the photos look dark (ok…burnt), the dessert was perfect. You see, I used molasses in place of the brown sugar which colored my wheat bread a very dark, almost black color before it was cooked. The result: Excellent! We really loved the molasses, not too sweet flavor. For the original recipe, go to Jessica’s site or HERE for the foodnetwork online version. The Apple Crumbles version goes like this….. [...]

By Joanne|2010-10-12T15:59:49-04:00October 14, 2010|CEimB|11 Comments

CEimB Mango Lassi

Ellie describes this weeks recipe pick by Leslie of Lethally Delicious as “Nirvana – a silky smooth delight…” We could not have agreed more. So easy… 2 ripe mangos – peeled and cubed 1 1/2 cups non fat yogurt 2 TBS honey 2 cups ice Put all the above in your blender and enjoy. My parents ate it with a spoon because my father was annoyed by the Mango Mustache… As I walked into the kitchen to bring my empty glass to the sink, I heard… “Oh! A little bit of rum would be delightful in this!” Then there was [...]

By Joanne|2010-07-28T15:32:59-04:00July 29, 2010|CEimB|24 Comments

Joanne’s Baked Fruitola

Today was the first day of the new workout. Remember the one I showed you: Get Your Body Back Weeks 3 and 4? Today begins week 3. This is today’s workout ( I changed Day 6 on the plan to my Day 1 because I don’t want sore or tired legs going into the weekend): Quads & Hams Barbell squat 4 sets: 15, 12, 10, 8 *Last two of all the exercises are to failure and need to be heavy Hack squat 4 sets: 12, 10, 10, 8 * Leg Extension 3 sets: 12, 10 , 10* Walking Dumbbell Lunge [...]