What I’ve been eating, cooking or plan to eat and cook!
Here’s what I learned last week:
Monday, Feb. 24, 2014
What I Learned the Week of Feb. 10 – 16, 2014
Monday, Feb. 10, 2014
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By Jill Whalen
Through my nearly 18+ years in the SEO industry, I loved helping people make their websites be the best they can be through my newsletter/blog and my seminars/presentations, as well as through my paid consulting.
While I’m very happily outside of the SEO space now, I do miss the helping people part. That’s a big reason why I’ve been sharing many of the lessons I’ve been learning in my personal life through this blog. But I keep thinking that I’d love to be able to reach and help even more people. Unfortunately, most of my audience right now is still comprised of online marketers. That’s okay because they are also human beings who have lives outside of marketing, but I’m itching to branch out. I know I’m not yet an expert in living a healthy life, and I don’t have a degree in nutrition science, but I have spent the past few months immersed in learning everything I can about health and wellness. And even more than that, I’ve been immersed in actually living it. Read the rest of this entry »
By Jill Whalen
Last week was definitely an interesting one for me. Lots of learning through books and videos!
Also, I wanted to mention that my husband and I are gearing up to do a stair climbing fundraiser for the American Lung Association on February 22. They ask us to each raise a minimum of $100 in order to participate. While I’ve reached my goal through promoting it on Facebook, my husband (who’s not into self promotion like I am) could still use some donations. If you’ve got a few bucks you don’t mind parting with for a good cause, please consider donating to this worthy cause through my husband’s link here.
Back to what I learned last week: Read the rest of this entry »
What I Learned the Week of Jan. 20 – 26, 2014
By Jill Whalen
It was not the most productive week in terms of what I learned this week. Still, I did manage to come up with a few tidbits. Read the rest of this entry »
By Jill Whalen
Healthy Whole Wheat Pesto Caprese Mini Pizza
Today I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to make/eat for lunch. When my body isn’t screaming for something specific, I generally open my fridge and cabinets to see exactly what I have available, and go from there. This time, my homemade pesto caught my eye as well as my palate. But what to put it on? I could have boiled up some whole wheat pasta, but I try to avoid that unless I’ve just done a good workout. I also had a spaghetti squash that’s been sitting on my table for quite some time and I nearly gave that a go. (I absolutely adore pesto spaghetti squash.) But then I thought I might try the squash later for dinner with a bolagnese recipe my daughter mentioned that she just made. So I looked around at what else I had on hand. Read the rest of this entry »
What I Learned Last Week (Jan. 13 – Jan. 19, 2014)
By Jill Whalen
You’ll notice a lot of references to Hay House and some of their authors in what I learned last week, because I listened to many of their “Start the New You Now” interviews which were only available last week. There was definitely some interesting content, although much of it overlapped because their authors and what they write about are very similar. Read the rest of this entry »
By Jill Whalen
Here’s a tip I’ve been doing for awhile to keep me fuller and eating healthier.
When I’m craving carbs such as pasta, I make it healthier while still satisfying my carb craving, by simply adding some veggies to the dish. Read the rest of this entry »
What I Learned Last Week (Jan. 6 – Jan. 12, 2014)
By Jill Whalen
Last week was definitely an interesting week of learning for me. Something that I’ve come to realize, not just this week but since I embarked on my new adventure, is that life is supposed to be joyful. It’s something I’ve pretty much lived anyway, but I never realized that it was life’s intention for everyone. (Sadly, not everyone lives this way.) There will likely be a blog post about this coming in the future as I ponder the concept more deeply. Meanwhile, here are some of the other things I learned last week: Read the rest of this entry »
By Jill Whalen
What I Learned This Week – (Dec. 30, 2013 – Jan. 5, 2014)
Monday, Dec. 30, 2013
Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013
What I Learned Last Week (12/23/2013 – 12/29/2013 )
As you’ll see below, it’s a good thing we don’t do anything for Christmas day!
Monday, Dec. 23, 2013
By Jill Whalen
What I Learned Last Week (12/16/2013 – 12/22/2013)
When I’m not doing something physically active or cooking, I spend a lot of my time reading and listening to educational/inspirational videos. In order to try to remember a bit of what I’m learning (even if it’s just silly stuff) I decided to write down a few things that I learn each day.
In that spirit, here’s what I learned last week: Read the rest of this entry »
One of the finished products!
By Jill Whalen
For awhile now, I had been using a slight variation of this cornbread recipe to make healthy corn muffins for my breakfast on some days. It was the only recipe I found that uses REAL corn in it! I had been making a few substitutions such as using whole milk instead of low fat (because that’s what I always had on hand), plus I used all natural maple syrup for the sweetener (but slightly less then the recipe called for), and I used coconut oil instead of canola. The muffins always came out to my liking and I would often eat one for breakfast, sliced in half and warmed in the toaster oven with some of my homemade sunflower butter on them. They were delicious!
My Quest to Reduce Wheat Consumption
That said, I’ve been reading the book “Wheat Belly
I’ve been eating a LOT of winter squash lately and have been enjoying trying lots of different varieties. While spaghetti squash seems to have its own unique characteristics and texture, I found that butternut, buttercup, acorn and the like, seem to taste pretty similar. They’re sweet and buttery and yummy!
I have been gobbling up half a squash as my lunch on the weekends for the past month or so. But this weekend I realized I was all out 🙁 Then I remembered the sugar pumpkin a friend had given me from his garden ages ago. Surprisingly, it was still in great shape and not at all soft. Read the rest of this entry »
By Jill Whalen
I truly wish someone was video recording me while I was trying to slice a spaghetti squash in half. But I didn’t think it was going to be a big deal! I’ve sliced plenty of other types of squashes with little problem. I found that at least for buttercup and acorn squashes, a bread knife works well.
I started out with my biggest (widest) knife, figuring that might do the trick on the large spaghetti squash. However, I barely dented the flesh with that one. I know I don’t have the best knives in the world, but they’re typically good enough for this sort of thing!
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