Hurt knee

So at crossfit yesterday we have to do like a gazillion lunges, I was stuck on the outside of the mat and had to touch my knee to the concrete.  I apparently wasn't paying attention to how hard I was putting my knee down and I knocked it on the cement.  It kept hurting throughout class whenever I would tap it to the ground, but I didnt think anything of it.  I just did and there is a big red bruise!  It hurts to touch it.  Hopefully I will be able to do my push ups tomorrow. (Yes I still do them the girly way on my knees).

 

My boo-boo! :-(

Speaking of cry-babies.....here is my nephew Nathan getting his first shots. 

You get out of it what you put into it!

We are kind of frustrated with the CrossFit class.  The class itself is great, awesome workout, but we put more into it than most of the others in the group.  You are timed with how many times you can do each circuit, and we watch some of the others and they half do everything.  They half squat, or use their legs to pull themselves up instead of their arms, or say they ran a certain number of laps but actually didnt.  Its really frustrating when you are putting your all into it, and someone else gets a better time than you because they cheated.  I know it really doesnt matter, but its just annoying!  Ok I digress now :-)  Here is last nights work out:

 Same warm up as usual, then we did 20 lunges,  10 pullups on rings, 20 sit ups knee to chin and then 10 jumping squats.  We did as many as we could in 15 min.

 

Then our cool down was running across the gym 26 times, followed by 10 pushups, then repeat.

 

Thats me running and gregs in front of me.

Finally we did a cool down with some plank position, which I HATE, then we did side twists with a 15lb kettlball.

 

Here we are once again!

Now it's off to pilates reformer at 10!

Grandma Louise's Tomato Sauce

I got this recipe off of Chef Academy.  My friend Therese made it and it tasted really good, so I though I have the time why not!  You have to let it simmer for about 2 hours, so dont start this unless you can finish :-)  I'm going to put it on some whole wheat penne pasta.  I dont think you even need any meat in it it is that tasty!
Chef Academy Recipe

Ingredients:

• 6 lb (2.7 kg) Beef or Heirloom tomatoes
• 4 Star anise
• 1 Vanilla pod
• Sea salt & cracked black pepper to season
• White sugar
• 2 Sprig fresh thyme
• 1-2 Bay leaves

Infusion

• Fresh garlic
• 28gm bunch fresh basil
• Extra virgin olive oil

Directions:


1. Place a heavy cast pan to heat up.
2. Wash the tomatoes and halve roughly.
3. Place into the hot pan and season with salt, pepper and a touch of sugar.
4. Add the anise and vanilla.
5. Allow the tomatoes to start to cook then press them gently with a masher to help them to release their juice.
6. Reduce the heat down to just simmering and continue for about 1-2 hours until a thickened paste. This slow evaporation of the moisture from the tomatoes will produce a deep color concentrated flavor without any bitterness.
7. Crack the garlic and add along with the basil which is just halved and throw in.
8. Combine with the warm paste and finish with a good amount of olive oil to finish the infusion. Allow to cool before storing ready for use.

Right after I mashed down the tomatoes, begging of 2 hour simmer.

 

Almost done simmering, its already almost a thick paste consistency.

Need I say more...

Greg found this image and sent it to me, I think it is the best ever!

Green Chile-Chicken Casserole

This is one my favorite dishes to make, and everyone really loves it.  You just have to be careful how much of it you eat or it will not be so healthy lol.  I get the recipe from myrecipes

Yield: 12 servings (serving size: about 3/4 cup)

Ingredients

• 1 1/3  cups  fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
• 1  cup  canned chopped green chiles, drained
• 1  cup  chopped onion
• 1  cup  fat-free sour cream
• 3/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground cumin
• 1/2  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 2  (10 1/2-ounce) cans condensed 98% fat-free cream of chicken soup, undiluted (such as Campbell's)
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• Cooking spray
• 24  (6-inch) corn tortillas
• 4  cups  shredded cooked chicken breast (about 1 pound)
• 2  cups  (8 ounces) finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350°.
Combine the first 9 ingredients in a large saucepan, stirring with a whisk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
Spread 1 cup soup mixture in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange 6 tortillas over the soup mixture, and top with 1 cup chicken and 1/2 cup cheese. Repeat layers, ending with the cheese. Spread remaining soup mixture over cheese. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until bubbly.

Monday again

I know I have no reason to complain that it's Monday when I'm not working, but I still do :-)  Everyone I know is at work, and there is nothing to do in Houston during the day!  I am going to the grocery store today to make this weeks meals, havent done that in a while and we started eating more fast food because of it.  Looking for some new recipes in this months clean eating magazine, I'm tired of the same old stuff I make.  Tonight is Crossfit night too.  Hoping I last since I'm still not feeling 100%.  Plus I ate all of this last night at the superbowl party we were at.

 

It was delicious and so worth it :-)

Here are some new pics of my nephews!  Josh getting a haircut, he's 17 months.

And here's Nathan in his first set of bunny ears I got him haha, I dress him up b/c its funny! Hes two months!

TGIF

Happy Friday everyone! 

Last night was pilates night, I was unaware that on the reformer you could add a spring board and bring in lots of cardio!  I really enjoyed it, even though I am still super sore from crossfit.  We did a lot of bouncing and ab work, along with some arms at the end.  I like the class because its always small, and you get personalized attention.  Whenever I do a class at the gym, I know half of the time I'm doing something wrong, but I never get corrected.

Heres the pilates studio.

I was tired of the same old same old oatmeal for breakfast this morning, so I decided to "treat" myself wtih some Puffins cinnamon cereal.  I was hoping it would taste like cinnamon toast crunch, haha, yeah it didnt.  It wasnt bad, it just didnt full fill the sweet craving I had.  Oh well!  Well I am off for a run, hoping that it will stay not raining long enough for me to get 3 miles in!