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June Recap

by Gabriela
June 30th, 2011

Wow- June 30th already? Where has the time gone?! It’s one of life’s great injustices that the summer months seem to pass three times more quickly than the winter ones.

June has been pretty uneventful for me, but still fun! Over the past month, I:

Overall, a pretty good month! I’m excited to get back to the city next week. Home has been good, but I’m ready for more excitement!
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This morning’s breakfast was the usual. Surprises abound!
Recycled photo, because now I’m even getting too lazy to take pictures, let alone change things up.
Hope you have a great day!
What was the highlight of your June? What are you most looking forward to in July?
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Salmon Pasta Salad

by Gabriela
June 30th, 2011

With the Fourth of July right around the corner, we’re smack dab in the middle of “salad” season- potato salad, pasta salad, chicken salad, egg salad, ambrosia salad. Basically, saladless salads that usually have little to no actual nutritional value. Appropriately, tonight for dinner, I decided to create a Mediteranean-inspired pasta salad for my family- only this one is actually healthy!

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb box of small pasta (I used farfalle)
  • 2 6 oz cans salmon in water
  • 1 bell pepper, any color (I used green)
  • 1/2 red onion
  • 1 large tomato
  • 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives
  • generous handful chopped mint
  • 3 T olive oil
  • 3 T balsamic vinegar
  • 1 t dijon mustard
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 T lemon juice
  • 1 t dried oregano
  • salt and pepper, to taste
Cook the pasta according to the package instructions, then drain and rinse in cold water for a few minutes and return to the pot. While the pasta cooks, finely dice the pepper, onion, tomato, olives and mint, and combine them by shaking everything in a Tupperware container. In a small bowl, mix the olive oil, vinegar, mustard, garlic, lemon juice, oregano and salt and pepper. Add vegetables to pasta, then top with dressing and stir until all pieces are coated. Drain cans of salmon and stir into pasta mixture.
This makes a lot of salad (probably about 8-10 cups), so it would be perfect for a party. It’s light and fresh tasting, perfect for the summer. 
I had a big bowl of it for dinner, and it was just the thing for the hot weather. Paired with a little dark chocolate and an apple, obviously :)
I’m off to go spend some time with the fam and the scaredy dog. Enjoy your evening!
What’s your favorite not-really-a-salad-salad? I’m not a big fan of mayo in general, but the one time I like it is in potato salad. Egg salad, on the other hand, makes me gag.
Categories dinner, recipe
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Scaredy Dog

by Gabriela
June 29th, 2011

And you thought it was cats that were afraid.

Maggie is scared of everything, seriously. I took her on a walk around our neighborhood this afternoon and she freaked out about:

  -  cars
  -  dogs barking
  -  the wind in the bushes
  -  a pug in a fenced-in yard
  -  one of those big plastic mailboxes

Just look how far her tail was between her legs! Poor little fraidy dog.

The best was the bushes. I snagged a short video of her reaction…she was pulling so hard on her choke chain!

Silly Mags.

Earlier this morning, I went to the gym for an upper-body workout. I completed three sets of 12 reps of the following exercises:

  • bicep curls
  • hammer curls
  • tricep dips
  • tricep kickbacks
  • dumbbell bench presses
  • dumbbell flies
  • dumbbell rows
  • lat pulldowns
  • shoulder presses
  • side raises
  • pushups (real ones, though I only did 6 per set!)
Unsurprisingly because they were first, I think I worked my biceps and triceps the hardest. These guns are gonna hurt tomorrow, hardyharhar.
My midmorning snack was a bit bigger than usual, so lunch was on the simple side. I spread a whole-wheat tortilla with a layer of crunchy peanut butter, then had some fresh strawberries.
An apple was also had, but you’ve all seen those before! Hope you’re having a great day so far.
Do you have any funny or irrational fears? Make Maggie feel better about her bush phobia!
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