Where's the Beach?

Recipe Recap Last night I made a dish based off a recipe that we used to make quite often. The original recipe was from Better Homes & Gardens - Cheese Tortellini with Cannellini Bean Sauce . I decided to try to recreate the sauce from memory because I was too lazy to pull out that cookbook, and I also had to figure out a different way to cook it as I didn't have any soy or almond milk on hand, no parmesan or tortellini. So, here's what I came up with instead: Rotini with Sundried Tomato, Peppers & Basil Cannellini Sauce . Rotini with Sundried Tomato, Peppers & Basil Cannellini Sauce Ingredients: 4-5 oz whole-wheat rotini (penne would work as well), cooked per package directions 1/2 small white onion, thinly sliced 1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced 1/2 green bell pepper, thinly sliced 6-7 sundried tomatoes reconstituted and chopped 1 tbsp minced garlic 1/2 cup no-salt vegetable broth (you may need more so keep on hand) 1/2 package silken tofu (firm)...

Leg Day This morning I got up and did legs then just 2 of the boxing combos from MMA Boxing and the abs. I had a pretty good leg day. Though, I must admit that I'm not happy with my legs. They just aren't terribly defined, and I can't seem to build any hamstring muscle to save my life. For legs I did the following as supersets, 3 sets of 8 reps: SS#1 Squats Plie squats SS#2 Static lunges Calf raises (I did 15 reps for these) SS#3 Step ups Deadlifts Slide back rear lunge (using paper plate and dumbbells, 2 sets of 8 reps as straight set) Weight donkey kicks - 2 sets of 16 reps It was a good workout over all. Family Time & Pool Time Today we went to see my dad and step-mother's new house and celebrate Father's Day. They were busy trying to move last weekend, so we didn't get to get together. We had a great visit, and they are so excited about their new house. They are like kids in a candy store giddy! I must admit a huge jealousy of their...