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I heart Antiques

...and I promise I'm still 19! I got my antique lovin' honest. All around my mama's house and Mema's there are antique dishes, furniture, and small paraphenilia.

Last night, I made a cranberry, orange, and walnut bread in my new loaf pan.

I love the flavors in it and would be great with a dab of butter, splash of honey, or a spoonful of peanutbutter.

This morning my Mema and I gobbled our morning slice down with a cup of coffee.

Today we raided antiques and old junk at a place called "The Treasure Store".

I love days spent with my Mema!

Back tomorrow with a regular post!

What I Ate Wednesday: Rainbow food

It's Wednesday.. and that only means- What I Ate Wednesday. Originally, I planned on posting workouts on Wednesday, so at the bottom I added a small list for Werk Wednesdays. Also, the comment box is now open for anyone and everyone who wants to comment. Have a great day!

Breakfast:

2 egg omelette: Sliced tomato, spinach, orange pepper



Before flip



Yum

Broiled grapefuit: Sprinkled with brown sugar, broiled on HI for 7 minutes



Lunch:

Spinach, tomato, bell pepper, apples, grapefruit, goat cheese





Apple + PB



Lunch of a champ





Supper: 

Homemade Whole Wheat Pizza: Pesto, spinach, tomato, bellpepper, mozzarella, feta, goat cheese, sprinkle of parmesan



The good stuff



Can't forget dessert: White Chocolate Pecan Bark

Shoutout to Jenn at Peas and Crayons! Thanks for hosting WIAW!

Werk Wednesdays!

15 repetitions each

• Stretch
• Alternating jumping lunge
• Burpees
• Jumping jacks
• Bicycle crunch
• Push up
• Squats
• Burpees
• Mountain climbers
• Jack-knife crunch
• Push up
• Cool down
• REPEAT ONCE 

This is TOUGH but worth it! Good Luck and get it in!

 

Pizza + a Kitten that cooks

When commenting on other blogs, I refer to myself as the Clueless Nut. It's easier to type and uh, fitting.

Most of my cooking is either done with my boyfriend, for my boyfriend, or guided by his instructions.

Admittedly, he has taught me alot about cooking. Or maybe I have taught myself alot about his cooking. Like when I stand over his shoulder and watch him do his thing (which he absolutely can't stand) while also making sure he doesn't throw in any bizzare ingredient i.e. butter, mayonaisse, sour cream.

As soon as I turn my back, he sneaks in a few of the said ingredients and quickly uses it however he pleases. I know it.

Take last Thursday for example. Finishing my last bite of that cheesy, gooey grilled cheese he quickly said, "Iputmayonaisseinthatgrilledcheese."

I usually don't eat mayonnaisse. But atleast it was the mayo made with olive oil. So that is somewhat healthier, right? Whatever.

Boyfriend is too much of a boring word to type. So from now on, I will refer to him as a nickname that was given to him by his friends- Kitten.

Kitten Facebook messaged me a recipe last night. We're hip like that. Of course, it was pizza. Every week during the school semester, he makes homemade pizza. Since we are both on Christmas break and with our separate families, I have to be the cook (using his recipes).

Every Monday while growing up, my mama brought home one pepperoni pizza, one cheese pizza, and if we got lucky- breadsticks. Or even better, cheesesticks; because cheese pizza and cheesesticks aren't the exact same or anything. Not in my 16-year old mind. My favorite part of the pizza tradition was the next morning. I would re-heat two pieces of pizza, jump in my car, and try to steer the wheel with a greasy pizza in one hand and my mascara in the other.

So to keep Monday tradition, I made pizza.

Homemade Whole Wheat Pizza

Serves: 4 (2 pieces each)

Dough Ingredients:

1 packet active dry yeast

3/4 Tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup warm water

2 cups of 100% Whole Wheat Flour (or flour of choice)

2 Tablespoon olive oil

In a medium bowl, combine yeast, sugar, and salt. Mix until first three ingredients are dissolved. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine flour and olive oil. Add the water/yeast mixture and mix just until combined.

Cover dough mixture. Allow it to rise for 1-2 hours.

Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Knead by hands.

Shape the dough with a rolling pin. Place on lightly greased pizza pan.

Top with desired toppings.

Cook for 12-15 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before cutting.

Topping Ingredients (from last night):

About 2 Tablespoons of pesto (used as a base)

1 tomato, sliced

1 cup spinach, chopped

1/2 red bell pepper, sliced

1/4 cup mozzarella

2 T, or more feta cheese

Basil and herb goat cheese, crumbled

A sprinkle of quality grated parmesan, added in the last 5 min. of cooking

Wash and prepare (chop, slice, crumble) ingredients accordingly.

Spread pesto. Add chopped and sliced vegetables. Top with mozzarella, feta, then goat cheese. In the last 5 minutes of cooking, lightly sprinkle quality grated parmesan.

Enjoy!

Thankfully, I re-heated pizza again on a Tuesday morning.  I jumped on the couch, trying to control the remote with a piece of greasy pizza in one hand and my make-up remover in the other.

Gym + Stubborness

I want to wear what I want to while working out. Even if it means wearing an oversized t-shirt that has a hole under the left armpit and eight different colors of paint on the front.

I want to do what I want to, when I want to. The thought of crunches make my abs sore before I even dress for the gym. With that said, I don't want to wait on Slow Sally to finish her crunches on the stability ball. AND then wait for her to wipe the entire ball after she is done. I swear, Slow Sweaty Sally.

I want to control the volume of music like I want to. Even if it means having to tell Pandora, "Yes, I'm still listening" ten times. Atleast I won't be returning my headphones to my ear every step I take that causes that one mile seem like a marathon.

 I want to grunt, make horrid faces, and sweat hard without my bosses wife questioning me in the dressing room if I just ran a mile or took a shower.

Source

It's clear. Sometimes I want to do what I want to do. I'm stubborn- always have been. Is it something worth bragging about? Heck no. But what is, is the fact that I just completed a workout wearing, sweating, singing and doing work like I want to and when I want to.

Here is my spin-off of the 100 workout roaming around Pinterest. <-- The original workout can be found here.

The 100 workout:

100 jumping jacks

90 crunches

80 squats

70 leg lifts

60 high knees

50 reverse crunch

40 squats + calf raise

30 mountain climbers

20 push-ups

10 minute cardio

That gym membership will have to wait.

Made from the Home

Find a sharpie. The bottom of a tin can. A little paint and a four year old's fingerprint. 

and a ornament is made that puts that thirty dollar ornament you saw at the arts and crafts festival last weekend to shame.

Find a empty cone-shaped yarn spool. Plug up the glue gun. A little felt, wool felt, furry balls (POM-POMS!!!), and some patience...

and after 13 burns from hot glue and a few grown-up words later, you have santa cones that are cheaper and way cuter than the fat, cotton-filled Santa sitting on top of your mantle. 

Find a blank canvas. Some white lighted branches (after Christmas would be cheapest). Awful smelling moss. A little floral wire, paint, that stupid hot glue, and a patient boyfriend who helps (or takes over in my case) 

and after 16 burns from hot glue and 10 very stinky fingers later, wall art is created that makes you feel as creative as Martha Stewart or whatever her name is.

Find a mother who learns to sew for her four children. A nappy headed, thumb sucking two-year old who needs clothes. A creepy farm animal fabric. 

and there you have a outfit circa 1994 that screams, "Welcome to Georgia, folks!" Even though I decided to hip it up with my fedora and call the fabric "creepy" circa 2011, I have to admit my mama did a great job  and it was far from creepy then, especially on that nappy headed, thumb sucking two year old. 

And what would Clueless Nutrition be without a little food thrown in there. And no cousin, I'm not talking about the green smoothie I featured yesterday. I'm talking flour, sugar, and butter. 

and homemade donuts are created that will have the Krispy Kreme owner knocking at your door. Note: I will save myself the embarrassment of featuring the donuts from last night that were (not) so presentable. Hopefully you enjoy crumbs too. 

Any ideas, especially you Pinterest-ers, on what I may be burning my fingers and scarring the ears of my boyfriend and mother with today?

Special thanks to Pinterest, my mama, my boyfriend's mom, Hobby Lobby and Michael's for contributing to these projects.

Back to the food- Don't you worry, you "normal" eaters. I will be working on that buttery and sugary donut creation. In the meantime, I will not judge if you JUST HAVE TO stop at that flashing red sign. 

Sneak in the Green

Sometimes I don't like eating vegetables. Sometimes I want a big plate of macaroni and cheese in front of my face and be done with it. You too?


Unfortunately, macaroni does not deliver nutrients essential for your health.  One food that passes macaroni in the nutrition test is spinach, and taste just as great if enhanced with a few flavorful ingredients. Don't click away just yet! I have something that will please your palate.

Without giving everyone a science lesson, I will briefly include the benefits when incorporating spinach in your diet. According to the USDA, spinach is best known as a source of iron, and also offers several other key nutrients. These include calcium, potassium, vitamins C, D, K, and B9 (folate)—as well as beta-carotene, a molecule our bodies use in making vitamin A.


My favorite way to include spinach or any types of greens in my diet is through a salad or a smoothie.

Leafy lunch


Mindy's Spinach Salad
Yield: 1 serving


Ingredients: 
2 handfuls of fresh spinach (approx 2 cups)
5 or 6 fresh button mushrooms, sliced
1/4 white onion*, sliced
10 almonds, slivered
1 hard-boiled egg (optional)
Crumbled basil and herb goat cheese
A splash of light raspberry vinaigrette 


*Red onion would probably taste better. White onion is just what I had at the time.


Simple is always best in my opinion. This salad is fairly simple while the flavors are so tasteful.  The combination of the sweet onion and tangy but herby goat cheese compliments the spinach so well. I add the boiled egg simply to add protein but grilled chicken or fish would work just as great.

If you absolutely resent the taste of spinach, I will let you in on a little secret. THAT IS OKAY. However, after you press blend on a handy dandy blender or food-processor, and taste the ending result, you may change your mind about the dark, leafy green. Especially looking down at the empty glass thirty seconds later and wondering where the heck it has been your whole life. 

Green Smoothie
Yield: one serving


2 or 3 handfuls of fresh spinach 
1/2 cup of cottage cheese 
1 frozen banana
1 organic kiwi
1/4 cup of dry oats
1 tablespoon of natural nut butter
Dash of pure vanilla (optional)
Ice, if needed


There are many, many variations of green smoothies. I have found the above recipe to satisfy my taste. You can opt milk or greek yogurt for the cottage cheese and frozen berries for the kiwi. After many failures, I have found the key in making a perfect green smoothie is incorporating sweet ingredients such as banana and a dash of 'nilla. Don't let the color of the smoothie turn you off. Remember what mama always told us, "Don't judge a book by it's cover." 

 And if anyone dares to make fun of you and your green concoction, let me know and I will hit them in the head with my frozen banana and blind them with my pepper vanilla spray.

THEY. DON'T. WANT. NONE.