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Friday Joy and Curried Veggie Quinoa

Posted on 04. Dec, 2009 by kris.

Happy Friday All!

Wow, has this week gone by quickly or what?!  It is yet again Beautiful and Sunny here and the grass is covered in frost…..it looks like the perfect holiday setting here lately!  Ahhhh I am glad I am able to have a bit of a breather tonight and tomorrow night, but my days will still be full! 

Last night I had a blast – I went and visited with my good friends Sandi and Melissa and we played with Sandi’s little boy, Luca.  He is the sweetest thing ever!  You know when certain kids are so funny but naturally funny not just doing  things to make the adults laugh?  He is Mr. Personality and I could just watch him all day long.  Having kids one day really freaked me out, but every time I see Sandi and Luca together it actually seems comforting to me and I can see how having kids would be great.  Thank you Sandi

Look at how cute he is!!

Before heading over to last nights visit I raced home and had some quick leftovers – Curried, Veggie Quinoa!  This dinner was so good!

Curried Veggie Quinoa:

Makes a lot for leftovers for dinners and lunches.

2 cups Quinoa
4 cups water
1 vegan bullion
1 tbs cumin seeds
1 tbs EVOO
1 tbs Curry Powder
1 medium red onion
1 head of cauliflower
1 broccoli
1 large red pepper
3 cups frozen peas
3-4 cups fresh kale

Heat the Olive Oil and Cumin seeds over medium heat.  Add in the onions and cook until soft.  Mix in the curry powder and stir for 1 minute.
Add in the quinoa, water, bullion and peas.  Let simmer for about 7 minutes.
Add in the veggies and cook until done (another 7 – 10 minutes)

Serve!!  I usually get 2 nights out of this for Ryan and I, plus a couple lunches   Perfection.  Full of protein and flavor!

In other Food Related News – I was sent a wonderful new bar in the mail from Zazubean Chocolate!!  It is the new SQUEEZE bar and it is flavored with orange……oh my….this is to die for!  It is the smoothest dark chocolate with a hint of orange.  Perfect for the holidays!  I have been eating one piece at a time with my cup of Christmas Eve herbal tea at night.  This combo really fills my Christmas spirit!! 

Today is a great day so far I have a lot to do and am looking forward to my evening of relaxation tonight with some Christmas treats and possibly a movie?!  Tomorrow night we are going to see the Christmas Carol with Jim Carrey.  Has anyone seen it???

 
Fitness:

So I decided that my cardio is really poor and I want to get it up so I can prove to myself I can!  I love doing weight workouts and yoga…but for some reason cardio just bores me.  Does anyone else feel this?  I wish I loved to run as I know it would feel good to be out in nature, but I get bored and I am really not good at it.  So I decided to start inside with the cardio and then work my way outside to actually try jogging .  I had asked my friend Erica what she recommends for cardio workouts and she kindly passed me to some great ones!  I will be doing this Treadmill work out found on Carrotsncake.com it is called “A (not boring) Treadmill Workout” – PERFECT, this is what I am looking for!

Sounds pretty good right?!  Lets see how it goes……of course I will keep you posted.

 

What cardio workout do you do?  Do you do it daily??  Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!  LOL!

 

Tick Tock - 9 more days to enter into the Holiday Cheer Dessert Recipe Contest!!  Email your Dessert Recipe to iheartwellness@gmail.com I know you have lots!! 

Happy Friday!!

XXOO
Kris

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Zazubean Contest Winner!!!

Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by kris.

Good Evening Everyone!

I hope you are all having a great Sunday??

I would like to thank everyone who submitted their information for a chance to win the Zazubean Chocolate Bar Give Away! We have a WINNER!!!

Justine from The Confessions Of  A SAHM

Congrats Justine!  Everyone must visit her blog it is super cute

Until tomorrow my friends, good night!

XXOO Kris

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Give Away Alert: Zazubean Chocolate Bars Up For Grabs!

Posted on 06. Nov, 2009 by kris.

Hello Everyone!

I hope ya’ll had a great Thursday!  When I got home tonight I felt I really needed a sweet treat after a hectic day so I had a coconut cream ball that I made last night.  It is actually the “macaroon babies” recipe found on one of my fave blogs Chocolate-Covered Katie – I made mine with dates, coconut oil and shredded coconut.  Yummers!

More good news for today -  it is the very first Give Away on iheartwellness.com! WOOOT!  I would really like to thank everyone who  has been a follower and supporter of my baby blog. I instantly fell in love with this blog and the community of great people that I have come to know.

As a thank you to my followers I would like to offer Chocolate- the love of everyone’s life…..smooth, creamy and delightful!

I will be gifting 5 bars from the wonderful Zazubean.com!  For those who have never tried one of these golden bars you will be in awe when you receive them at your door and let me tell you why:

Each bar below is natural, 100%  Certified Organic, and Fair Trade Certified.  The 5 bars I will be giving away are vegan and low in sugar!  I am talkin’ 16 g of sugar PER bar! These bars are always my take a long / “sneak my own treats into a movie” bar.  Way better than anything you could get at a movie theater

Meet the bars:

Flirt - Acai & Cherries
Nutbar – Roasted Almonds & Coconut
Ego- Matcha & Goji Berries
Nakid – Pure Dark & Cocoa Nibs
Lunatic- Mint & Cocoa Nibs (For Women’s monthly Madness….lol)

Here’s how to Enter:

1. Leave me a comment to this post with your answer to:
What is your fave chocolate combo? PB & Choc, Mint Choc, etc…

2. Follow Me on Twitter

3. Post this contest on Twitter or Facebook.
If you are using twitter please use this:
“www.iheartwellness.com is Giving Away Zazubean Chocolate Bars! Enter now!! http://bit.ly/2vOZcA”

4. Become a Fan on the iheartwellness Facebook Page

5. Add iheartwellness.comto your blogroll

6. Link this contest back in one of your Blog Posts

7. Subscribe to the iheartwellness.com newsletter

That’s it my friends!  Easy and Painless   Your name will be entered into the draw for each step completed above.  Make sure you let me know which ones you have completed by sending me comments to this post.  The contest will end on Nov 8th at 5:00 pm pst.   The winner will be notified Monday Nov 9th via email.
Tell all your friends!

Good Luck to You All   If you have any questions please email me at: iheartwellness@gmail.com

XXOO
Kris

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