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Healthy Baked Cheesy Zucchini Bites Recipe

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Healthy Baked Cheesy Zucchini Bites Recipe

O..M…G! I made these delicious healthy baked cheesy zucchini bites because I received a TON of zucchini in my CSA produce box from Springs Farms. I made chocolate zucchini bread and then ran out of ideas! I have used zucchini in sweet recipes quite a bit, but I rarely make zucchini as a side dish. My family really doesn’t like squash or zucchini too much, so I generally avoid making it.

But, I didn’t want the plethora of zucchini to go bad. I LOVE the spinach and kale bites from Trader Joes.

They have a delicious blend of veggies and cheese. I decided to try to copycat those delicious bites, only with zucchini instead of kale. They turned out amazing!! These are my new fav food and they are great for a movie night or appetizer for a party.

 

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Baked Cheesy Zucchini Bites

Ingredients

  • 2 zucchinis
  • 1 larget egg
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 cup Italian breadcrumbs
  • 1/4 tsp. Italian seasoning
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 450. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  2. Shred the zucchinis using a medium sized grate. Lay the shredded zucchini on a paper towel and press another, clean, paper towel on top. Squeeze all of the water out of the zucchini, which usually takes two-three times of pressing a paper towel on top of the zucchini.
  3. Shred fresh parmesan cheese, using the small sized grate. 
  4. Mix the zucchini with the cheese, egg, breadcrumbs, salt and pepper. 
  5. Scoop the zucchini mixture out using a small ice cream scoop. Place on parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Spray with butter non-stick spray. 
  6. Cook for 15 minutes.

Disney’s Ratatouille Recipe

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Disney’s Ratatouille Recipe

 

The kids and I made Ratatouille tonight in homage to the Disney movie Ratatouille! We just went to Walt Disney World last week with my sister and nephews and Disney was fresh on our minds! We also got a huge produce box from Springs Farms, overflowing with Zucchini, Eggplant, Squash, Tomatoes and more. It was the perfect opportunity to use the fresh produce and make a healthy dish themed after my favorite place in the world!

Both the kids got involved in the kitchen to help make this recipe; it was quite labor intensive and we needed all hands on deck!

I looked at a few different Ratatouille recipes and didn’t find one that I thought sounded really good, so I tweaked a recipe I found on allrecipes.com. This takes a lot of work, but I definitely think it’s worth it!

Let me know if you give it a try!

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Disney's Ratatouille Recipe

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Ingredients

  • 1 (6 ounce) can of Hunt's tomato paste
  • 1/4 cup frozen cut white onions
  • 1 Tbsp. white sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. minced garlic
  • 1 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 3/4 cup water
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp. Italian seasoning
  • 1 small eggplant
  • 1 zucchini
  • 1 yellow squash
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 yellow bell pepper
  • 3 Tbsp. olive oil
  • 3 Tbsp. mascarpone cheese

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees
  2. Slice the squash, zucchini and peppers extremely thin and set aside. Slice the eggplant by cutting in half and then cutting thin slices. Toss the eggplant in a generous pinch of salt and set aside for 30 minutes. You can remove the bitterness from the eggplant by coating in salt, then rinsing prior to use.
  3. Heat up olive oil in a sauté pan. Add garlic, onions and sugar. (The sugar helps the onions caramelize). Sauté until the onions are clear. Add tomato paste, salt, Italian seasoning and water. Heat through.
  4. Layer the thinly sliced vegetables in a concentric circle, alternating slices of eggplant, zucchini, squash, red and yellow bell peppers. Drizzle the vegetables with 3 Tbsp. of olive oil and season with salt, pepper and Italian seasoning. 
  5. Bake for 45 minutes. 
  6. Remove from oven, let cool and then serve with dollops of mascarpone cheese.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size Nutrition for entire recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 275

% Daily Value

Total Fat 19.1 g

29%

Total Carbohydrates 25 g

8%

Protein 5.7 g

11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

2,018 miles in 2018 Challenge: March Update

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2,018 miles in 2018 Challenge: March Update

 

March has been an excellent month! I started a new job at a new company and I am so, so, so incredibly happy. I love the people, the work is fun and I really couldn’t be any happier.

I was worried with starting a new job I wouldn’t be able to get as much running in, but I’ve been able to work it into my schedule before and after work or on my lunch break.

This month I ran the Asheville Half Marathon on March 17, but that was my only race. I love the Asheville Half Marathon because it’s held at the Biltmore Estate and the scenery is beautiful. During first six miles you are running completely up a mountain, then at mile six you crest to the top where the beautiful Biltmore Estate sits, “The Lady on the Hill”. Then the next 3 miles are all downhill, which feels so good! Then you get to run on a trail past horses and other livestock for the remainder of the race, with a few out and backs. Afterwards they have TONS of snacks and MoonPies! If you grew up in the south like me, you’ll understand how awesome MoonPies and RC Cola are.

My husband and kiddos came to Asheville with me, and I was so grateful because after the race we bought tickets to the Biltmore House and we got to see the beautiful estate, go shopping and eat some great food. We found this great little diner next to our hotel and it was a hidden gem! We ate there the first night and were so blown away, we ate there every single night and breakfast during out trip!

They had the most incredible grilled chicken nachos!

We walked around in the beautiful gardens and had a great, relaxing day.

 

I was trying to beat my February running record in March, and I did by two miles! But, I’m not sure if I can keep this up for April. I’m feeling a bit of the wear from running this number of miles a week and it’s taking a lot of time.

You see, I’m a slow, slow runner. It’s so funny because when I tell people I run, they ask how fast I am. And I don’t care about speed. The only time I care about speed is when I want to be done faster, so I wish I was faster. I’m an endurance runner, not a sprinter. I run about a 10-minute mile. So, when I run 79 miles in a week, like I did last week, that takes 790 minutes or 13 hours. I only run six days a week, because I always take Sundays off, so I’m averaging running two hours a day. That takes its toll after a while.

I may scale it back a bit, which I can do, and still reach 2018 in 2018.

Here is my breakdown from last week:

 

 

79.4 total miles run, 88.5 total miles.

For the month of March, 236 total miles run, 289 total miles.

 

 

 

 

In February, I ran 234 miles and had 318 overall miles. So far this year, I have 783 total miles run, 862 total miles. You can see my tracking spreadsheet below. How are you doing so far this year?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Review of Tatcha and Mac Products

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Review of Tatcha and Mac Products

 

I am LOVING the new beauty products I bought this month. My favorite find was the Tatcha Skincare Bestsellers 4 Piece Set. This set comes with four products:

  • Pure One Step Camellia Cleansing Oil
  • Polished Classic Rice Enzyme Powder
  • The Water Cream
  • Luminous Dewy Skin Mist

I really wanted to try the luminous dewy skin mist, but I didn’t want to buy the full bottle if it wouldn’t work for me. So I decided to go with the sampler set. Wow! I really, really love the skin mist. I also fell in love with the water cream. This set is awesome.

I also want to know where MAC Fix+  has been my entire life??? I LOVE this! It sets my makeup and it smells so good.

So in love!

Have you found any good new products lately?

Fab, Fit, Fun Spring Box Review + $10 Coupon

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Fab, Fit, Fun Spring Box Review + $10 Coupon

Check out the Fab, Fit, Fun Spring Box Review!

I pay for this box personally and it is not provided free from Fab, Fit, Fun. I do have an affiliate link in this post in which I may receive a small commission. You can purchase the Fab, Fit, Fun Box and use the discount code TENOFF to get $10 off your first box! The cost is $49.99 each season, but you can get it for only $39.00 by using my code and link above! Now, let’s get into the Spring box.

Fab Fit Fun Spring Box Review

So this month, somehow I totally missed the customization of the products, but I actually loved all of the selections that they made for me.

First off, the Rachel Pally Reversible Clutch in Paradise – Retail Value $60

 

This is a great makeup bag. In the video, upon first impression, I didn’t like the color. I wasn’t a fan of the peach and aqua combo. However, the design grew on me and this is now my main makeup bag! It’s nice and large, so it holds all of my makeup. It is even large enough to hold my makeup brushes without smushing them down. This came in three colors, the other two clutch designs were bright orange and ivory with blue. I think the peach is the prettiest color. This is marketed as a clutch, but I think it’s a perfect makeup bag.

The back of the bag is made of vegan leather and is a pretty aqua color. The bag measures 10.25 across and 6.5 tall.

Anderson Lilley Sunset Collection Candle in Fresh Linen – Retail Value $45

Anderson Lilley Candle

My favorite lotion is by Anderson Lilley, Manhattan Beach. I also got it from a Fab, Fit, Fun box. I LOVE it so, so much. The smell is clean and fresh.

 

ISH Lip Statement Palette – $42

Ish Lip Statement Palette

These colors are beautiful and highly pigmentted. There is definition a shade for everyone. I love the neutrals because I’m so pale I don’t look good in bright colors. Both my daughter and I love this palette and found shades that work for both of us.

 

Free People x Understated Leather Starry Eyed Travel Mask – $40

 

I love this mask so much!!! My daughter and I were playing rock, paper, scissors to see who got to wear it first. I have unbelievable bags and dark circles under my eyes, so this mask is the PERFECT solution to giving my eyes some much needed respite. I love the color also! I put this in the freezer and it feels so good!

 

Murad Skin Perfecting Lotion – $40

I love Murad products, especially the Murad Rapid Age Spot Correcting Serum. It worked miracles on my dark spots and freckles. But…I really didn’t need yet another lotion. I haven’t used this yet.

KNC Beauty All Natural Collagen Infushed Lip Mask (5 pack) – $24.99

 

These lip masks were super fun to use…not sure if they worked, but my daughter and I had a good laugh wearing them!

 

 

Physique 57 Massage Roller – $20

I love a good massage roller for my sore legs. I use my massage stick all the time and absolutley love it. I am excited to give this one a try.

 

Maya Brenner Designs Love Bracelet – $65

 

I LOVE this so much. I love tiny, dainty jewerly. This simple bracelet is understated, yet elegant. Both my daughter and I will be wearing this.

Dermelect Makeover Concealing Ridge Filler – Retail Value $18

 

I won’t ever be using this because I have been getting my nails done at the salaon lately with Gel nail polish and I am so thrilled with the results. I know this has been around forever and everyone else has known about this for years, but I’m just discovering it. It makes my nails look so great, yet I don’t have any of the hassle of fake nails. So, I might be selling this…

 

What do you guys do with the products you don’t use from your subscription boxes? Do you sell them? Keep them? Give them as gifts?

 

Now that I’m an annual subscriber to Fab, Fit, Fun, I get to pick out “Add-Ons”, which is so much fun! I look forward   to selecting my add-ons. This month I choseWhish Shaving Cream (which has now spoiled me and I don’t think I can use any other shaving cream ever again), Murad MattEffect Blotting Perfector (works great at freshening makeup midday), GLAMGLOW Youthmud , Muscle Soak, Juice Beauty Green Apple Peel and GLAMGLOW PLUMPRAGEOUS Gloss Lip Treatment.Fab Fit Fun

 

 

Did you get the Fab, Fit, Fun box for Spring? What did you think?

 

2,018 miles in 2018 Challenge Week 12

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2,018 miles in 2018 Challenge Week 12

I am so glad that I recovered from my injury last week! I was feeling a bit tired this week after that run on Saturday. I’m not sure if it’s a combination of the fact that I PR’ed it or if it’s because there were so many hills or the fact I took three days off, then got back into it, but my legs felt like bricks! On Monday, I was aiming to get in 14 miles, but I could only eke out 9.4 and that was over the course of three runs!!! I ran in the morning, at lunch at in the evening to get those miles in because I kept feeling so tired after running. I finally gave up at 9.4 miles. The next day, I was still tired. I ran only 7.4…even less than the previous day. Then my energy finally picked up on Wednesday, I ran 11, then 13.2 on Thursday. On Friday I did weights, 100 burpees and 5 miles, then on Saturday I ran 15 miles. I was super proud of my 15 miles because that is the most I’ve run since my marathon in October. I typically top out at 13. Total running miles for the week were 61 and total miles overall were 71.02. I left the Rocktape on my legs for the entire week and it really helped a lot. I can definitely feel a difference when I run with the Rocktape vs. without.

 

 

On Sunday, I didn’t work out, but I did mow the grass and play Four Square with my daughter to enjoy the beautiful weather.

I’ve been obsessed with a few things this week:

  1. The new Queer Eye for the Straight Guy on Netflix! OMG!! LOVE! I totally binge watched this and am totally obsessed. But now I’m super sad that I watched every episode and there are none left. I have end of season depression!
  2. The Texture app! I discovered this and I’m like, where has this been my entire life??? I LOVE magazines. I think it’s because my dad used to buy me and my mom magazines from the local book store every week when I was a kid. I looked forward to my new TeenBeat every week. I love to read mags while on the treadmill, before I go to sleep, while waiting for an appointment…This app has literally every magazine you can imagine. I cancelled all my print magazines because I just use this app now.
  3. I’ve been watching FlowerBomb31 on YouTube when I run. I love her videos because she gives her honest opinion about the makeup she uses and I love her makeup and fashion hauls! I think she is so real and her makeup is gorgeous.
  4. I am a makeup hoarder, which you can probably tell by my FabFitFun box reviews, but over the past few weeks I’ve been going through my makeup and throwing out all the old stuff that no longer works (I’m looking at you Erase Paste by Benefit) and I’m buying new stuff to see if it works. I am in love with the Anastasia Beverly Hills – Brow Wiz pencil. This has worked great to shape my eyebrows.

How many miles did you get in last week? Any shows on Netflix you are loving? I need some new ideas!

2,018 miles in 2018 Challenge Week 11

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2,018 miles in 2018 Challenge Week 11

This week I experienced what every runner dreads…I got injured. It happened the way all running injuries seem to happen…not when actually running. I had run 14 miles on Monday and then 7.4 on Tuesday. I had just finished my 7.4 mile run on the treadmill when the doorbell rang with the UPS guy delivering a package. I went out to get the package when my dog, Snowball, tripped me and I twisted my ankle.

I immediately felt a surge of hot pain shoot up the back left side of my left ankle into my calf. I had a 1/2 marathon that Saturday, in Asheville, and I could not afford to be injured. I immediately started the RICE method by icing my ankle, elevating it while I worked and I wore Compression Socks.

I didn’t run at all on Wednesday or Thursday. I did weights and stayed off my ankle. On Friday I did a test run of three miles to see if I could handle it, and I felt a twinge at mile three and hopped off the treadmill immediately.

I wrapped up my leg in Rocktape and put on an Ankle Sleeve. I personally love Rocktape more than KT Tape . I find that Rocktape is more firm and stays put much longer than KT Tape.

I was held together, quite literally, with tape and a prayer and I entered the race.

My leg held up and I actually felt great. I felt so great in fact that I ran negative spilts and PR’d my time from last year! Woot!!

I am telling you, it’s a miracle what a little rest does for running legs. I hadn’t run for basically three entire days, so when I got to the race, my legs felt great. I also had been super hungry that week for some annoying reason and I was totally carbing up. My hunger was uncontrollable! Partner that with the fact and I couldn’t run and I was super frustrated! But, the end results were great. I felt so good that I could have run that race twice.

The setback in mileage did lower my total count for the month, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Last time I didn’t listen to my body, I ended up in a boot for 12 weeks.

Total running miles this week: 44.5

Total miles: 62.46


 

This week I’ve been obsessed with a few things:

  1. Audible – I love listening to music when I run, but sometimes I like listening to a good audio book. Right now I’m listening to I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Making the Journey from “What Will People Think?” to “I Am Enough by Brenee Brown. This book is about the effects of shame on women.
  2. Speaking of books, I’ve also been reading a ton lately. I just finished two books by Shari Lapena: A Stranger in the House and The Couple Next Door. The Couple Next Door is amazing. It is a thriller and it had me anxious to find out what would happen next every step of the way. However, A Stranger in the House was severely lacking. It was so painful to read. I almost just didn’t finish.
  3. I bought these Markers from Amazon because they were a lightening deal and I love them. I actually color sometimes when on a call because it helps me concentrate better. My daughter and I also love to color at night when she gets home from school and we talk abut her day.

How was your running week?