The Diamond Behind The Chocolate
I'm always all of the following:
-Shoe Humanitarian
-Wine lover
-Storm chaser
-Chocolate addict
-Sweat obsessed
-Daydreaming of traveling to Sicily
-Mathematically challenged.I'm sometimes:
-Rude
-Irate
-Insensitive
-The main character in a chick lit novel (usually a bad thing)
-In a love affair with leafy greens, HIIT workouts, and VH1.I'm never:
-A sports girl.
-A soapbox preacher.
-Old man winter's friend.
-Interested in driving (limo, please?)-
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Tag Archives: soup
Pasta Fazool Soup
“…When you’re here, you’re family…” Barf. Gag. I’ll pass on the “authentic” italian food. I know there’s a ton of you out there who favor the endless soup, salad and breadsticks at Olive Garden, but I’m sorry, I do not. … Continue reading
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Tagged bikini, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, competition prep, eat clean, fitfluential, Fitness, girls gone sporty, healthier, italian, npc, pasta fazool, recipes, sicilian, soup, training
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Red Lentil, Collard Greens & Acorn Squash Soup
Soup. It’s what’s for dinner… Or breakfast, lunch and dinner in my case. During the fall and winter months, my body tends to crave warming, hearty foods. I opt for more leafy greens but cook them instead of juicing or … Continue reading
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Tagged acorn squash, be well, broth, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, collard greens, dinner, fitfluential, Fitness, girls gone sporty, health coach, hearty, integrative nutrition, lentils, soup, thanksgiving, vegan, vegetarian, winter
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#WIAW- Guess Who’s Back, Back Back, Back Again…
No, I’m sorry to disappoint you, Shady is not back again. Unless you count the other day when I walked into the gym through a separate entrance to avoid the chatty cathies…and they approached me as a team of flesh-eating … Continue reading
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Tagged amy's organic, apples, banana, chocolate, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, comfort, Cooking, dessert, fitfluential, food, holidays, hurricane sandy, ice cream, kale, Kitchen, lindt, peas and crayons, protein, salad, soup, sweet potato pie, vanilla, what i ate wednesday, whole foods
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#WIAW- I Need Smoothies Anonymous
Let’s just say for the sake of summer, apartment/job hunting, and a territorial 54 year-old turkey vulture mother, I’ve been M.I.A. from my kitchen. It saddens me deeply that the only slightly creative thing I’ve made within the last two … Continue reading
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Tagged applegate farms, beer, cheddar cheese, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, dark chocolate, enjoy life, flax seed, food, imagine creamy portobello mushroom, jalapeño cilantro wraps, mushroom, mushrooms, peanut butter, peas and crayons, smoothies, soup, summer, summer staples, sun butter, the laughing cow, vega, veggies, what i ate wednesday, wine
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#WIAW- When Life Hands You Take Out, Do You Take It?
So that little colony of bees is back at work concocting some more of that honey in my life again. (A.K.A.- I’m super busy and loving the results it’s yielding.) Unfortunately, when most of us encounter the big bad “B” … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, Cooking, eating, eggs, excuses, Fast food, food, fruit, halftime, healthy, hummus, jenn, m&m's, madonna, mcdonald's, nanoosh, nutrition, peas and crayons, pop culture, salad, sausage, social, soup, Super Bowl, tacos, veggies, what i ate wednesday, work, wrap
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*EAT LIKE ME*- January 27- Turkey Sausage Soup
After my brief period of romancing my slow cooker, I decided to mellow out and give my stove top some attention. Kettlebell classes are euphoric and endorphin-inducing, but fast forward to a half hour later and all you need is … Continue reading
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Tagged boil, chicken broth, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, convenience, Cooking, dinner, eat, food, healthy, Home, mushrooms, nutrients, nutrition, onions, protein, slow cooker, soup, stew, swiss chard, turkey sausage
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*EAT LIKE ME*- January 19- Bunion Burger & Revised Chicken Noodle Soup
Trader Joe’s is an easy magnet for my money. It seems every time I stride in to make one purchase, I come out with 10 more than I need. Today the Trader Joe’s magnet pulled my mother in as well. … Continue reading
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Tagged artisan, bread, broccoli, bun, bunless, carrot, chicken, chocolate covered diamonds, dinner, electromagnetic, Fitness, fruit, greens, ground beef, health, mache, nutrition, onion, pan, salad, seasoning, soup, spinach fettuccine, trader joe's, vegetable, wellness, whole foods, wholesome
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*EAT LIKE ME*- January 13- Hummus & Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ok, so as much as I try to deny it, chickpeas are one of my favorite meal inclusives. I go through phases like most people, but chickpeas are my “ride or die”. I was contemplating what to make for lunch … Continue reading
Posted in *EAT LIKE ME*, Recipes
Tagged almond flour, ancient grains, basil, beaver, broccoli, carrot, cereal, chia seeds, chicken, chickpeas, chocolate chips, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, cook, cookies, crackers, domestic, exercise, flour, food processor, good, healthy, hemp seeds, Home, kale, lemon, millet flour, mixes, nutrition, old school, olive oil, portions, protein, purely elizabeth, salad, sesame, soup, trader joe's, vanilla extract
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*EAT LIKE ME*- January 12- Broccoli Carrot Kale Soup
Can I go back to kindergarten so I receive a gold star? Or maybe just a self-reassurance since kindergarten would require a baby voice and that would be contradicting one of my most critical pet peeves. I bought kale yesterday … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, bouillon cube, broccoli, carrots, chicken broth, chickpeas, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, cold, Cooking, eat like me, eating, exercise, fight, flu, goya, health, immune, kale, like, love, nutrients, nutrition, pink himalayan sea salt, scared, sea salt, self magazine, sharing, soup, wellness, winter
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*EAT LIKE ME*- January 3- Homemade French Onion Chickpea Soup
Still extremely under the weather but I have green tea to thank as an auxiliary energy power reserve. It’s what enabled me to actually get up and go to the kitchen to prepare this. #missindependent Okay so this is super … Continue reading
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Tagged beans, broth, cheese, chicken broth, chickpea, chickpeas, convenient, eating, food, foodies, french, garlic, homemade, legumes, love, onions, sick, soup, vegetarian, yum
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