The Tao of Me

I love food. I mean, I *really* love food. I think it’s a Hawai’i thing because growing up, we had foods from so many different cultures and I’ve learned to appreciate the flavors and textures of most all kinds of foods (still can’t do Indian and Thai cuisines – it’s the curry thing). And although [...]

It’s January and my favorite time of year to make soup! So in spite of the almost-70 degree weather that we’ve been having, last night I made some Jambalaya! Contrary to popular belief, there are a few Paula Deen recipes that do not require a stick (or 2!) of butter, and this happens to be [...]

Once I decided to do this 12-Week Challenge, the obvious question I asked was, “So just how do I reduce my body fat?” I found myself reflecting back to 2004-2006 (wish I blogged then), the formative years of my life change to a healthier, active lifestyle and the building a leaner, stronger me. I noted [...]

I’ve been absent from blogging for much of the past week. I’ve had a lot going on and unfortunately, blogging was the one thing that I sacrificed. So here’s a recap of what went down: ~ Sunday: 19-mile run ~ Monday: Spin and Core Class + Yoga Class ~ Tuesday: Dailey Method Class + 8-mile [...]

Workouts: AM: Spin + Core Class PM: Yoga I got my usual Monday workouts in today. They were pretty uneventful. I actually woke up feeling pretty good post 19-miler. I was pleasantly surprised; okay more like I was ecstatic. Not good because I think I pushed myself too much during the Spin workout. As the [...]

AM: Workout: Swam 2800 meters PM: Sunday Dinner: Honey Barbecue Meatloaf I don’t know about you, but in this day and age, I don’t understand why we still have the time change. I went to bed at 9:30ish last night (yes on a Saturday). When I woke up I was quite excited to see that [...]

It’s Sunday dinner and yet again I’m trying new recipes from Can You Stay For Dinner. What can I say? Her recipes are SO GOOD and instructors so thorough, even *I* can follow them….sort of. Tonight I made: 1. Homemade Marina Sauce: Yes, that’s right, homemade. I didn’t take the easy way out (at least [...]

Tonight’s Sunday Dinner: This is a recipe that I found while perusing on Health.com. Its *VERY* easy to make – just like regular spaghetti but using shrimp. Since I’m not a good cook, nor am I a food blogger, I have spared all of you from photos. Instead, here’s the photo from the recipe’s Web [...]

Like most of the rest of America, I spent Sunday at a Super Bowl party. It was a potluck so I spent the morning making a few dishes. Yes, that’s right, I prepared almost an entire meal instead of doing what I usually do – ordering takeout. Thankfully, a few of the foodie blogs that [...]

For tonight’s Sunday dinner, I used a recipe from Simply Recipes, one of the food blogs that I follow. Here’s the link to their post of the recipe, but you know how I hate having to click on another link to see the actual recipe, so I’ll copy it here too and add in my [...]