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Showing posts with label great friends. Show all posts
Showing posts with label great friends. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Circle of Healthy, Happy Friends

Every year, our circle of friends venture to Higgins Lake, Michigan to celebrate Labor Day weekend.  More so this year than any other, I was moved by how much we have grown over the years to become the people we are today.  While so much has changed since college, our values remain the foundation, and from that, we have each in our own right built what stands a unique individual. Even with life's changes and our individual molding, it amazes me that we still fit rather perfectly - together. 

There are without a doubt many traits that make our group of friends great.  However, during this most recent gathering, I was awestruck in our shared belief to actively pursue a healthy lifestyle.  While we each have our own definition as to what living a healthy lifestyle looks like, we seem to naturally respect each others' beliefs as it's all towards the same end goal.   Even more so, we support each other - and that support was reflected time and time again during our weekend together.

I was overcome with so many moments of pride - here we are a group of twenty-something year-olds (okay, okay, all closer to thirty) away together for "vacation", yet we all packed food and ate as if we were at a "Get My Body Back" Bootcamp Retreat.  Other than alcohol consumption, we were all pretty much clean eating saints.  Especially us girls.  Not only did we eat clean, the entire time, we moved our butts.  We got in our morning runs and made for an upper body adventure with the kayaks! Us girls made the kitchen a creative cooking studio - and with contribution from the guys - we whipped up some amazingly fresh, mouthwatering meals.   

It was the ultimate weekend away; satisfied bellies, achy muscles, loads of laughs, a little gossip, blue skies, bluer water, sun-kissed faces, and a bottle of memories to remind us just how blessed we are to have so many like-minded souls in our corner. 

Mr & Mrs. soaking in the sun's rays and enjoying the beauties of Pure Michigan.
The girls. Without any prior arrangement, we all packed food that made for the perfect combination. It was pretty impressive!

Below is just a sampling of our many tastings! Fresh was the underlying theme! 









Us Girls venturing out on the kayaks while the guys sailed... 
Does it get any better than this? Soaking it all in!


"It was the ultimate weekend away; satisfied bellies, achy muscles, loads of laughs, a little gossip, blue skies, bluer water, sun-kissed faces, and a bottle of memories to remind us just how blessed we are to have so many like-minded souls in our corner." -  MSF 



Keep it Clean & Enjoy the Ride,
Mrs. Skinny Fat

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Great Time Guac - Made with Love

It is without a doubt that I am blessed with the greatest of friends.  Whenever we gather, great times are sure to be had.  Over the past couple of years, I have created the perfect guacamole to compliment these gatherings - it has come to be expected that everyone will be treated at some point during the night with this ideal combination of freshness.  We decided this weekend that guacamole this good deserves a name of its own.  In true group fashion, we determined that  “Great Time Guac” says it best. 

It truly is an amazing dish to share with the greatest of friends.  When it comes to hanging out with the people that you love most, you’re always guaranteed to have a great time!

Enjoy!


Great Time Guac Ingredients – Serves 10
Hungry Pals

7 Ripe Avocados
1 Bunch Cilantro – chopped
2 JalapeƱos – include 1 with seeds and 1 without – all diced
2 Handfuls of Cherry Tomatoes - diced
1 Red Onion - diced
5 Ears of Sweet Corn - cooked and sliced off the cob - OR 1 can of sweet corn
1 Can of Organic Black Beans – rinsed and drained
1 Lime
Sea Salt and Garlic Powder to Taste
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1 Bag of Organic Tortilla Chips
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Mix avocados, jalapenos
, cilantro, cherry tomatoes, spices, and lime together.  Top with black beans, followed by sweet corn, followed by red onions - it's the perfect tier!  

Gathering all the goodies for preparation...
All coming together!
Mmm the perfect combination! 
Just as delicious as it is impressive!

And the feast begins...
About 10 minutes later... enjoyed by all! Great Time Guac wins again! 

Keep it Clean & Enjoy the Ride,
Mrs. Skinny Fat