Where's the Beach?

Mexican Birthday Dinner Well, last night Jason was wanting some sort of Mexican meal for his birthday dinner. Originally, I was going to make quesadillas. But then I decided I did not want to stand over the stove browning them up and all that. We had some leftover Spicy Black Bean Hummus , so I thought about burritos perhaps. My friend Alicia's hubby had requested enchiladas (you must check out her recipe ), so I piggy-backed off of her dinner plans. I thought about calling the dish "The Whole Enchilada" but then figured I'd never remember what was in it. So we'll go with Chipotle Black Bean, Chikn' & Veggies Enchiladas . Chipotle Black Bean, Chikn' & Veggies Enchiladas Ingredients: Filling 1/2 recipe for Spicy Black Bean Hummus (or 1 can black beans spiced as you like) 1/4 red onion 1/2 green bell pepper, small dice 1/4 red bell pepper, small dice 1/2 squash, small dice 1/2 zucchini, small dice 1-2 tbsp minced garlic Chikn' seita...

Pizza Surprise Ok, so you already know that last night was Pizza & Pool Friday. But I did something different with the crust that I am really happy about. I randomly decided to add in 2 tsp of nutritional yeast flakes. I was thinking of adding only for taste. What I failed to think about was that it's yeast (duh) so it made the dough rise even more - but this was perfect. The crust turned out super soft. While we liked the recipe as it was just fine, I think adding the nutritional yeast flakes gives me a second option for the crust. Now I have one slightly thinner, firmer and one thicker, fluffier. YUM. Running in My New Kicks Yesterday Jason and I went to one of the running stores so I could get some new shoes. Mine previous shoes were 5 months old, but already causing serious feet and knee pain. I was starting to have IT band problems even, and that's an injury I've never dealt with. I had them check my running gait again in case I was starting to pronate (another...