A surprising amount of you requested the recipe I used to make my birthday carrot cake. I guess I’m not the only one who gets weak in the knees at the sight of carrot cake.
…well ask and you shall receive!

I used the Whole Wheat Carrot Pineapple Cake recipe from the Xagave cookbook. Robyn from BetterBody [...]

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I wish I could tell you that I had a super crazy wild P-Hilton style birthday, but then I would be lying. One of these years, it’s gonna happen–mark my words! My birthday was actually quite mundane to tell you the truth. I was home alone for a good chunk of the day with no [...]

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Black Bean Bonanza

by Allie on February 7, 2010 · 35 comments

in Baking, Dessert, Dinner, Recipes, Snacks

It’s recipe time! I completely improvised this first recipe. I just walked into the kitchen and combined whatever came to mind, Iron Chef style…minus the intensity, speed, and Bobby Flay <3!
This burger is delicious and nutritious to boot! The tofu and egg white provide protein while the beans provide carbohydrates, fiber, and even more protein.

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Seize the Weather

by Allie on January 28, 2010 · 42 comments

in Breakfast, Dinner, Fitness, General, Recipes

As predicted, I was h-h-hungry this morning. I think my late-night workout continued to burn throughout the night. Despite being hungry enough to eat anything, I wanted to make something special this morning. You know…change things up a bit. Yes, I could eat kefir + Greek yogurt bowls all the live long day (check out [...]

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Water, A Luxury

by Allie on January 21, 2010 · 42 comments

in Breakfast, Dessert, Dinner, Fitness, General, Snacks

I woke up early today (okay, early for me), just to brush my teeth and tinkle. There’s been construction going on near my apartment so they turned off our water for several hours today. That’s one way to ensure you get outta bed!! There was no hitting the snooze button this morning
I’ll admit [...]

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Paincakes

by Allie on October 5, 2009 · 31 comments

in Breakfast, Dinner, Fitness, Recipes

My ability to eat went out the window today after a visit to the dentist!! I went in for a check-up/cleaning and the 2 cavities I had from last time were still there. My dentist always says ‘we’ll take care of it next time’ as if they’ll go away (?!?). But today, he finally had [...]

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