January 2011
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Recipes: Oh She Glows 15 Minute Creamy Avocado...
Creamy, thick, and rich with lots of garlic flavour and a hint of lemon. This “Oh She Glows” pasta dish. She states, “The avocado works wonderfully in this recipe to create a sauce so creamy and thick, you will think there is cream hiding in there.”
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients:
1 medium sized ripe Avocado, pitted
1/2 lemon, juiced + lemon zest to garnish
2-3...
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Music Monday: LOVE SONG BY NINA SKY
To download...
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“It’s easy to get stuck in a rut and go year after year coasting on...”
– Joel Osteen
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Daily Food Log and Shopping: What A Week.
Lunch one day this week. A whole wheat tortilla stuffed with one egg, mushrooms, onions and baby greens. Then on the side one whole cucumber that I dipped in hummus.
Up close and personal.
My favorite snack this week. Dried cherries and raw almonds.
This morning: chocolate granola, strawberries, a banana, vanilla yogurt and blackberries. Yum! My snack was a tangerine, almonds and dried...
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WatchFashion Attack! Bloggers Descend On Paris For Fashion Week
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Fashion Attack! Gimme This Bag, Marc by Marc...
Marc by Marc Jacobs Classic Q Tote (Zappos, $398)
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“We dream of the perfect wave, the perfect job, the perfect house… and when...”
– -Rob Machado, one of the world’s greatest surfers.
Picture courtesy of Surfing Walls
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For Your Information: Developments in Egypt
To get a better understanding of what is happening in Eygpt check out these links:
1. How Egypt Cut Off the Internet
2. Crude Prices Spike on Egypt Worries
3. Egypt Protests Force U.S. Policy Review
4. CIA World Fact Book: Egypt
5. U.S. Department of State: Background Notes on Egypt
6. Al Jazeera English: Live Stream of the Developments in Egypt
7. New York Times Latest Updates on Protests...
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For Your Health: SparkPeople's 7 Easy Tips to Make...
You can get great results with short workouts, not only because you’re more likely to stick with them, but also because you’ll learn to maximize what little time you have to devote to exercise. Use these ideas to get better results in less time!
Add incline. If you’re using cardio machines or walking or biking outdoors, take to the hills! This will challenge your body more and burn a greater...
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WatchFor your Entertainment: NICKI MINAJ | ‘Moment 4 Life’ Official Music Video
This video was mad cute.
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For Your Health: What Exactly Is A Serving of...
Picture courtesy of hcgdietomaha
To start, here is what one serving of fruits and vegetables literally means:
1/2 cup of fruit
1 medium piece of fruit
1/4 cup of dried fruit
3/4 cup (6 ounces) of 100% fruit or vegetable juice
1 cup of leafy vegetables
1/2 cup of cooked or raw vegetables
5 to 6 strawberries
I know, I know. This still doesn’t tell you what that looks like in...
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Fashion Attack! Soon You Can Shop H&M Online In...
H&M just announced via Twitter that their e-commerce site is slated to launch in the US in late 2011/early 2012. And we’ve heard from various sources that H&M will launch a one-off plus size line, Inclusive, exclusively on H&M Online. Next year can’t come soon enough.
I know, this H&M model is shocked too!
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Fitness Check-In: Bollywood Dance and Kickboxing
I have been in a major funk all week. My once motivated self is on the decline. It maybe because I am not as busy as I once was, I am not balancing being a DC social butterfly, working, networking, seeing my boyfriend, babysitting or going to class straight after work. I am now just a student working on my masters degree (It still is demanding.) But I have a lot more time to myself, to reflect, be...
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Recipes: Pizza Hummus
Ingredients
1 (8.5-oz.) jar sun dried tomatoes in oil
1 (15-oz.) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
2 Tablespoons marinara sauce
Olive oil
1 tsp. Italian seasoning
Salt and black pepper
Additional olive oil (optional)
Instructions:
Place sun dried tomatoes and oil into the bowl of a food processor. Process for 3 to 4 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Add in the...
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Daily Food Log: Veggie Heavy Lunch
In the wrap:
whole wheat tortilla
grape tomatoes
deli turkey/ham
baby greens
mushrooms
spicy mustard
On the side:
dill pickle
pita chips with hummus
columbia gorge vita sea green drink
What did you have for lunch?
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For Your Information: 2011 State of the Union,...
If you know what is good for you, you better be watching.
New York Times did an interested piece entitled, “Patterns of Speech: 75 Years of the State of Union Address.” To see the patterns and compare this year’s speech click here.
Picture courtesy of Global Research CA
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Fitness Check-In: Treadmill Intervals & Fit...
I get bored on the treadmill so intervals are the best way for me to keep it interesting.
Time Miles/Hour
0:00-5:00 4.0
5:00-7:00 4.5
7:00-9:00 4.0
11:00-21:00 5.7
21:00-22:00 5.8
22:00-23:00 6.0
23:00-24:00 6.2
25:00-26:00 6.0
26:00-27:00 6.6
27:00-30:00 4.0
The incline should stay at 1% the whole 30 minutes.
I followed it up...
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Recipes: Snickerdoodle Hummus
Ingredients:
2 cups of chickpeas, drained and washed
1/4 cup almond butter
1/4 cup maple syrup (agave nectar or honey)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
cinnamon sugar for garnish
Directions:
Peel your chickpeas (recommended) and add them in a food processor. (You can use canned chickpeas that have been rinsed throughly to remove excess salt) with the almond butter, maple...
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For Your Entertainment: Thoughts on the Oscar...
1) So let’s get this straight: Inception gets nominated for best picture, best original screenplay, best cinematography, best art direction, best score, best sound editing, best sound mixing and best visual effects—but not best director? Makes total sense.
2) The guy who wrote Air Bud is now an Oscar nominee. —GQ Magazine
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Daily Food Log: A Savory Tuesday Breakfast
Lately I start the day with something relatively sweet, but I was craving something savory today. Today, I started my day with a breakfast burrito!
Ingredients for the breakfast burrito:
1 whole wheat tortilla
1 large egg “fried” in 0 calorie cooking spray
4 grape tomatoes
6 slices of sauteed onion cooked in 0 calorie cooking spray
1/2 cup of sauteed sliced mushrooms cooked in 0...
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My American Culture: Smiley and West Radio
Thanks PRI! That’s Dr. Cornel West. Profound. Have you listened to his new show with Tavis Smiley?
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Daily Food Log: Salad Beast
In the mix:
6 cups of baby greens
1/8 cup of blue cheese
2 cups of homemade tilapia veggie pasta salad
A couple dried cherries
It is going to take about 6 hours to get through this salad.
On the side Ozery Breakfast Museli Pita with a little whipped honey.
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Healthy Glows Travel: The 3 Dirtiest Hotels in...
The hotel information is interesting, but some of the tips they gave might be a bit extreme. Click here to watch the whole story.
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Music Monday: The Sickest Mix, Girl Talk's 'All...
Picture courtesy of Jetcomx
This man, Gregg Gillis, goes by Girl Talk. Hailing from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Gillis uses his computer and other musician’s work for his music. His work, in a style known as mash-up, essentially combines multiple songs to create something completely different.—UAB Kaleidoscope
One of the sickest mixes ever. Girl Talk released his fifth LP All Day on...
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Daily Food Log: 5 AM Breakfast, Heavy on the...
I woke up at 5:30am because I thought I was going to a 6am cycling class. However, I decided to finish my readings for this week. For breakfast I had:
Ozery Breakfast Museli Pita with natural peanut butter
2 tangerines
1 glass of Columbia Gorge VitaSea Green Superfood drink
I did end up going to a 60 minute body blitz class and doing 55 minutes of cycling on a stationary bike. If I get...
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Fashion Attack! nicole by Nicole Miller Spring...
I can not remember the last time I went to JCPenny. I think the last thing I bought there was a bra. Nicole Miller collaborated with JCPenny and her glamorous but affordable looks just hit jcp.com and JCPenney stores. Prices range from $18.20 for leggings to $57.40 for a shawl collar leather jacket, with most tops, pants and dresses priced below $39.99. There are also several shoe styles,...
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My Ghanaian Culture: 10 Do's & Don'ts of Accra,...
I thought I would share this interesting post from Accra Conscious.
10 Things Not Worth Doing in Accra. 1. Don’t ever take taxis at the Kotoka Int’l Airport upon arrival. They are a big rip-off. Before your trip to Accra, make sure to arrange for your host or a trusted local to pick you up from the airport. 2. Don’t ever expose your bank or credit card details in public or even at the hotels....
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Hardcore Happy Hour Head: Butterfly 13
Butterfly 13
1 part Champagne
1 part Natural Coconut water
Enjoy!
Created by #1 Sundarita and #3 Ohema
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Hardcore Happy Hour Head: The Blackened Berry
I am basically still am on my no drinking kick. I did let a bit loose this week, because I had a reason to celebrate this week so I did it with few glasses of wine. Lately, I have been obsessed with everything berry. I even polished of a carton of blueberries in a couple hours today. So in honor of my obsession, enjoy this berry inspired drink.
The Blackened Berry
2 oz Vodka 2 sage leaves 1/4...
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“The greatest achievement in life is to stand up after falling again.”
– A friend’s fortune cookie
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For Your Information: Super-Size My Starbucks....
Starbucks introduced the Trenta, a new 31-ounce cup for its iced drinks. Launched this week in Texas, Florida, Arizona, and 14 other lucky states, this super-sized cold cup contains seven ounces more than a Venti.
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For Your Health: Study Finds More Nutritional...
WHAT?! I am someone who ALWAYS look at the nutritional information of food before I eat it. Even when I am going out to eat, I will ALWAYS try to find the nutritional information of food before I leave. Yeah, I look up the information before I go out to eat. At some McDonald’s they will post the calorie number next to food items and it always deters me from ordering a high calorie item.
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Beefing Up Your Social Calendar: 2011 South by...
What is SXSW?
Annual music, film, and interactive conference and festival held in Austin. Includes schedules and band and film lists.
The SXSW board has released a list of registered artists, scheduled to perform this year. Don’t be a dummy and think these are the only artists that will be out there.I heard it’s the unofficial shows that pack the most bang for your buck (Or in many cases all...
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For Your Health: The Fitnessista's Healthy...
Smart carbs: -100% whole wheat bread/pita/pasta (Hodgson’s Mill and Ezekiel products are great) -sweet potatoes and other starchy veggies like peas, corn, squash -whole grains: brown rice, quinoa, millet, barley, wheat berries, oats – beans and legumes -fruit (raw, canned in its own juice, dried with NO added sugar) -all veggies
Lean proteins: -organic deli meat...
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Fashion Attack! Fall 2011 Woolrich Woolen Mills...
Date: January 17, 2011 Location: Milan Designer: Mark McNairy Owned By: WP Lavori Founded: 2006 History: Though recently taken over by designer Mark McNairy, the line still retains some of the vintage-inspired, frontier vibe that Daiki Suzuki bestowed upon it. Drawing on his former life as a J.Press vet though, McNairy delivers a strong dose of Ivy League cool with collegiate scarves; slim and...
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Check-In: Florida
At the moment, I am enjoying time with my linesisters in Florida. We have known each other for 5 years now. Every time we get together it seems like no time has passed at all! Pictures and a full recap to come soon…
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Fashion Attack! Foundation for Deep Chocolately...
I’ve put together a list of some brands who keep deep chocolatey sisters in mind when they make their foundations. Check it out:
(in no particular order) * Face Atelier Ultra Foundation in Zero Plus Plus * Becca Foundation Stick in Chocolate, Molasses, and Espresso * Black Opal True Color Foundation in Ebony Brown * Illamasqua Rich Liquid Foundation in #335, #340, and #345 * Make Up For Ever...
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For Your Information: Changes To Your Astrological...
Capricorn: Jan. 20-Feb. 16
Aquarius: Feb. 16-March 11
Pisces: March 11-April 18
Aries: April 18-May 13
Taurus: May 13-June 21
Gemini: June 21-July 20
Cancer: July 20-Aug. 10
Leo: Aug. 10-Sept. 16
Virgo: Sept. 16-Oct. 30
Libra: Oct. 30-Nov. 23
Scorpio: Nov. 23-Dec. 17
Sagittarius: Dec. 17-Jan. 20
Did your astrological sign change?
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WatchFor Your Entertainment: Official Video Preview of Nicki Minaj’s ‘Moment 4 Life’ Ft. Drake
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“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to...”
– John 4:18-19 