figure competition prep. my daily journal

I sip one cup of coffee every Sunday morning. Not for the caffeine and not out of habit. It’s a deliberate ritual. These days every single morsel of food I permit to cross the boundary of my lips is deliberate, measured, and recorded. I’m not trying to lose weight. I’m trying to shed fat and…

Food, Fitness, Fun

  FOOD Ten fabulous and unique squash recipes for a flavorful fall! This Roasted Squash Conchiglie with Chipotle, Brussels Sprouts and Walnuts. Art! These Roasted Tomatoes and Butternut Squash with Cardamom Yogurt. Passion on a plate! This Butternut Squash Goat Cheese Pasta. I think my heart just skipped a beat!back This Roasted Acorn Squash with Honey Ginger Pork….

Basic Protein Bread

I dream about being one of those people who consume food exclusively for fuel and because they’ll die if they don’t. I fantasize about exclaiming things like, “Oh my gosh! I’m starving! I just realized I haven’t eaten anything at all today!” and “Sometimes I just forget to eat. Eating is such a pain in…

Everyday Life at Julie’s Jazz

1.) Will’s last t-ball game of the season. 2.) Rah, Rah, Rah……. 3.) Good Game, Good Game, Good Game……. 4.) He’s ready to be done. 5.) Just a couple more…. 6.) Ben helped coach the team. 7.) Family Pic (my boys)! 8.) I loved my front yard flowers this year! 9.) One day in July…

Everyday Life at Julie’s Jazz

Sometimes I have so many things to do it feels like my brains are scrambled. Like someone cut the top of my skull off, tossed a handful of yellow post-it notes scrawled with random “to-do” tasks on top of my exposed brain, and jammed the notes down into my brain with stainless beaters attached to…

Meyer Lemon Magic Custard Cake

Throughout parts of 1997 to 2000 I lived in Germany. There was this tiny bakery I could walk to from my apartment there. I would frequent it to buy coffee. Over and over I fell for their trick! This bakery, really every bakery I ever visited in Europe, was always well stocked with the most…