Summer Body Workout Series: 5 Routines to Get You Ready for the Heat!

Step away from the bike. Put Down the Rice Cake. 11 Health & Fitness Lessons I Wish I’d Learned Sooner

I have loved to do cardio-based workouts since I was a little kid.  As a child I used to hop on my Grandma’s stationary bike & would mimic my Mom doing her Kathy Smith aerobic videos.  In high school I ran around my neighborhood, swam, & did other cardio.  Sometimes I did those things AFTER tennis or swim practice.  If I could step in a time machine & tell young me a few health & fitness related things, this is what they would be:

#SnowDayChallenge: Lower Body Blast

The Daily HIIT challenged us bloggers to come up with quick, body-weight only workouts that can be done at home.  I'm not snowed in, but if you are, or are looking for a great at-home workout, give this a try!

Perfect Herbed Turkey Burgers

This is hands-down my favorite turkey burger recipe.  It's great for parties, family meals, and even the baby likes it.  Please see the original article I wrote for the recipe!

THE BEST CURRIED BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Here's a link to the original that post I shared over at the Daily HIIT.

I love The New Moosewood Cookbook, although I am not vegetarian.  It has some amazing recipes, & this soup is derived from one of them.  There are many butternut squash soup recipes (I already have another on my blog), but what makes this one different is the technique.  First, you roast the squash, which gives it a depth of flavor lacking in steamed squash.  Second, the recipe doesn't call for curry powder.  Onion & garlic are sautéed with a combination of spices, which gives you control over your curry flavor.  Last, you have the option of having a smooth, pureed soup or retain texture by not pureeing the onion mixture at the end.   This has become my go-to curried butternut squash soup recipe.   It is vegetarian, exploding with beta-carotene, delicious, & of course, healthy.  If you try it, let me know what you think!