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: Cooking
Pinterest Pinning: Pumpkin Pie Almonds
Ring the alarm. It’s another pumpkin recipe comin’ at ya! The decline of pumpkin is one of the saddest times of the year for me. I know most of you stop consuming this versatile food on thanksgiving, but for me … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes
Tagged almonds, baking, batch, chocolate covered diamonds, christmas, christy dean, cinnamon, Cooking, easy, gift ideas, holidays, knead to cook, love, pumpkin pie, recipes, thanksgiving
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12 New Year’s Resolutions You Should Make Right Now
2013 is practically knocking on our doors begging to be let into our lives and speak with us about what we intend to do with it. In my 2013 fantasy: I offer 2013 into my home warmly and we’d toast … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, alcohol, body, breakfast, bucket list, changes, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, clean, Cooking, eat, excuses, exercise, family, food, gratitude, lame, life, mountain, moving, negativity, new year, planning, positive, resolutions, schedule, sleep, soda, spice, spontaneous
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Collagen In The Kitchen
If you took a photo of just lips of: me, Pamela Anderson, and Big Ang, well, you probably wouldn’t know whose was whose. I became a member of the collagen lip cult last night…all over…would you believe this?…PEPPERS. My thirsty … Continue reading
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Tagged burn, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, collagen, Cooking, food, hot peppers, Kitchen, lips, painful, peppers, veggies, yellow peppers
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Banana Peanut Flour Chia Loaf
If protein and antioxidants had a face it would be the title above. Peanut flour rules my kitchen with an iron protein fist these days and I don’t hate it! Yesterday, I pulled a wallflower move and decided to sit Thanksgiving … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, banana, black friday, chia, chocolate covered diamonds, coconut oil, coconut sugar, Cooking, dessert, eating, fitfluential, Fitness, health, peanut flour, protein, sharing, sweet, thanksgiving
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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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The Not So Traditional Blogiversary Celebration
Most people who celebrate birthdays have tons of food, drink, and dessert on top of how can I forget? PRESENTS. I’m not one to be overzealous about birthdays, especially when it comes to mine. I try to treat myself as … Continue reading
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Tagged ambassador, blog, celebration, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, Cooking, dance, eating, events, fitfluential, Fitness, food, gym, laugh, love, milestone, music, one year anniversary, party, reading, share, shoes, songs, writing, year
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-Things To Try Thursdays- Cloveberry: Big City Comforts In A Quaint Cafe Atmosphere
When I think of a cafe, I envision a small display of homemade delicacies, coffee, and a quaint sitting area. Most of my experiences with cafes have been in the form of overly-commercialized Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts– and even in … Continue reading
Posted in Things To Try Thursdays
Tagged apricot chutney, baking, basil, cafe, chicken, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, city, cloveberry, coffee, Cooking, dessert, dunkin donuts, eating, food, grilled cheese, honey, local, nj, organic, review, snack, sparta, starbucks
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#WIAW- I Eat Rainbows
If I still ate Lucky Charms, I would still pick out every marshmallow and save for a rainy day of gluttony. Although they were magically delicious, they weren’t very nutritious. (I know the leprechaun would disagree but I think I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged banana, cake, chia, chickpeas, chobani, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, Cooking, dinner, eating, eggs, fitfluential, Fitness, healthy, Kitchen, lunch, peas and crayons, peppers, protein powder, pumpkin spice chai tea latte, quinoa, rainbow, sugar cookie, sweet potato, teras whey, trader joe's, vegetarian, what i ate wednesday, wiaw
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#MotivationalMondays- Spooktacular Abs Workout
It is that lovely time of year again when leaves litter the ground, fall scents are in the air, and hopefully that candy’s NOT in your mouth. I think it’s worth sharing, not for gloating purposes, but goal purposes, that … Continue reading
Posted in Motivational Mondays
Tagged abdominals, candy, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, Cooking, dining out, eating, exercise, fall, fitfluential, Fitness, halloween, healthy, october, seasons, spooky, workout
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-Things To Try Thursdays- Black Bean Brownies
It’s been a while since a recipe graced this blog. It’s kind of pathetic considering that’s one of the reasons why I started this blog in the first place, but life happens and I don’t always have access to my … Continue reading
Posted in Recipes, Things To Try Thursdays
Tagged black bean brownies, chobani, chocolate covered diamonds, christy dean, coffee, Cooking, dairy, dessert, eating, flour, fudge, happy herbivore, oats, substitute, sugar, things to try thursdays
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