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Chicken, Quinoa and Vegetables

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I try to always prepare our lunches for the week on Sundays.  It helps to never have to worry about what to pack for lunch.  One of our favorite lunch meals is chicken, veggies and quinoa.  Super simple, tastes delicious and is extremely nutritious.  Quinoa is gluten free and has a high protein content of 18%,  it is a complete protein and contains essential amino acids.   This is what you need... chicken breasts (about 1 pound) 1 bag of frozen vegetables  (you can cut up fresh ones, depends on how much time you want to spend) quinoa (1 cup) garlic (i used minced) old bay seasoning vegetable bouillon (1) or you can use a vegetable or chicken broth mushrooms or other vegetables you want to throw in   Start with your chicken breasts in a lightly greased pan, season both sides of your chicken  with Old Bay.  Let that cook thoroughly. Then sauté your vegetables in a large pan, if you start with mushrooms and onions they ha

Peddler's Son Produce

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I have been so excited for this trip to Peddler's Son Produce all week! One of our friends who also trains with my man, owns a produce distribution center in Phoenix, Arizona. He invited us to come check it out sometime, and we jumped at the opportunity. So here we are Saturday morning!  The warehouse was huge, and full of color, a photographers dream! Not only do they supply high end grocery stores like AJ's, but they also supply many of the restaurants in the area. They are also looking to expand within the year to a warehouse that is 3 times the size of the current one.  Ready for the tour!!!!!! When the bananas get over ripened they are sold at discount to smoothie venders where an over ripe banana is just what they need.   I love pineapple, yep I took one of these home with me! They had one cooler just for mushrooms... I didn't realize there were so many different kinds, shapes and names, and not to mention some of the

Oregano's

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This week a few colleagues from one of our California offices flew in to help train myself and a few co-workers on a new project for Shutterfly photo-books. One of the perks of this includes a company paid lunch. After much debating our decision was Oregano's . I love this restaurant because it has great pizzas, pastas and salads. The dining rooms are really cute, they are split into two different areas with an outside seating area between them. Even though it was pushing 108° we still sat outside, the misters work great to keep us cool enough to enjoy an afternoon outside of the office.     I love the retro menus and decor theme throughout the entire restaurant! We started out with some appetizers, the Guaca Tony is featured below. It is an Italian guacamole, made with basil, fresh garlic and avocado and you use a thin pizza crust to eat it. It had amazing flavor and was a huge hit at our table.         

Saturday Fun

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My Saturday started out with a trip to lululemon  to get some new crop pants  for my pilates class. Unfortunate for my wallet I was not able to resist trying on some new workout tops and left with a new one of those as well;) Then off to Life Time Fitness for my workout.  I started training on the pilates reformers at Life Time Fitness a few months ago and I absolutely LOVE it!  The feeling I get from pilates is unlike any other workout I have experienced before, you can feel your core working the entire time. Your entire body is engaged for every exercise and when you are done you instantly feel tighter. If you have ever thought about trying pilates on the reformers, I suggest making sure your instructor is pilates certified, not all workout facilities require the certification. After my sweat session I took some photos of my new shirt and crops. The crops are super light weight and feel like you hardly have anything on, and the shirt can be cinched on the si

Gallery Day at Tiny Prints

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One of my amazing co-workers set up an event to show off our production team's talents outside of work. I was extremely impressed with the different projects that were on display. You learn a lot about a person by viewing their artwork. We had everything from paintings, jewelry, decorative instruments, photography, sculptures, typography and the list goes on. The photos below just show a snippet of the talents. Oh and of course we had food, because it just wouldn't be a party without it!  I am so excited for our next gallery day that I have already started thinking of what I will bring in to share with my co-workers. I have some big items that I left at my mom and dad's home in Minnesota I wish I could bring, but will have to settle for photographs. Time for me to get creative and start making new stuff! Once again the work shown above is property of my co-workers from Tiny Prints !