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Monday, July 27, 2009

Menu Mondays - PESTO!

I LOVE PESTO!
It's great on pasta, marinating fish and meat, topping grilled bread - just endless possibilities really!!

So my friend Ali gave me this awesome recipe the other day. She made some for me over a year ago when I had Brooke, but I finally remembered to get this recipe from her. It's so tasty!

BASIL PESTO
2c basil leaves, loosely packed
1/2c parmesean cheese
1/2c pine nuts
3 cloves garlic - minced
1/2t kosher salt
1/2t freshly ground pepper
1/2-1c extra virgin olive oil

Puree all ingredients (minus the olive oil) in a food processor. After blended well, pour 1/2c olive oil thru the feed tube (or adding a bit at a time if you don't have this feature) and mix for no more than 30 sec at a time. Add more as needed.

Refrigerate for 2mo or freeze up to 1 year!

I couldn't find the fresh basil at the store so I chose cilantro to use instead. It was really good! I used fettucini noodles and added chicken to it. It was very tasty too! I just looked online and found that with cilantro, it's good to use 1/2c almonds instead of pine nuts and with 1/4c red onion instead of garlic and maybe add 1/2t of serrano chile too. Hmmm...maybe next time!

Here's a link too that gives you ideas on how to use pesto for other things. ENJOY!
http://www.buitoni.com/Recipes/PestoPossibilities.aspx

Thursday, July 9, 2009

PiYo Coming to RALEIGH - AUG 8th!

If you're a FUN person or a ZEN-type person and you like to have a CHALLENGE - then you should register for this awesome training!

It's PiYo™ = mind/body for hyper people!! OR keep it at a level that YOU or your classes will enjoy! This is an athletic fusion-style strength & flexibility mat class. It combines Pilates, yoga, dance, and strength in a flowing sequence designed for those who like to move with grace and power. Teach as FOCUS, FLOW or FUSION style!

Where: Alexander Family YMCA*
What: PiYo Training - PRO & INSTRUCTOR
When: Saturday, AUG 8th
9:00am-5:00pm (INSTRUCTOR)
9:00am-2:30pm (PRO)

$125 Host Club Rate* - PRO
$159 Host Club Rate* - INSTRUCTOR
$155 Early Bird Rate - PRO
$189 Early Bird Rate - INSTRUCTOR

PRO - no testing/no CEUs, but get music CD, DVD and excellent training!
INSTRUCTOR - get it all and able to teach it!

This training is limited in yoga mat spaces, so SAVE YOUR SPOT TODAY! https://www.turbokick.com/index.php?content=calendar&state=NC

Also included: PiYo Lesson 10 Workshop! 10:30am-12:30pm
If you are already trained in PiYo, come to the Workshop portion. Register with me or online.