Three Recipes I'm Trying this August

I'm trying to get back into fighting shape and a big part of that is focusing on a healthier diet in addition to increasing my cardio. I've been working on getting into a workout routine (with some success) and it's time for me to reevaluate my diet and work in some easy, healthy recipes that ideally have minimal cooking! I've been perusing pinterest  for inspiration and referencing my favorite cookbooks. I'd also really love to get into batch cooking again. Below are three recipes that made the cut and I'll be trying this month! 

Watermelon fruit salad!

Balsamic Steak and Gorgonzola Salad

Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup

I better run to the grocery store! 

ARS xx 

S U B S C R I B E

Homemade Pop Tarts

Much to my Dad's dismay, I'm a regular a the local coffee shop. (He's totally against paying for a cup of coffee when you can make it at home for significantly less.) I can be spotted there first thing in the morning not because they have a good cup of coffee, but because they have Magpies. These are probably the yummiest poptarts ever and as much as I love them, I'm moving soon and definitely need to look into other options. Needless to say, I'm going to try making something similar at home using this recipe! Fingers crossed they taste half as good.

Yum Board Sampling

Cleansing the other week had me obsessing over ways I can revamp my diet to be a bit healthier. In case you don't follow my YUM board on Pinterest, you should because that's how you know I'm cleansing. Now that it's Summer I can eat all the fresh fruit and veggies I want. Here are some of my faves:

Watermelon Salad with Rum and Mint

Leave it to Martha to come up with a million amazing watermelon salads. 

Tortilla Cups Filled with Yougurt and Fruit

How amazing and yummy do these look?! They would be great for an afternoon snack/gossip sesh. 

Better Than Chipotle Bowl

A girl can't just live off fruit, so this veggie salad is perfect and looks TDF! 

Weekend Flavor

How yummy does the BG Gotham Salad look? I totally want to try making it Sunday as a post Gold Gala treat!

Post Cleanse Lunch Inspiration

Clearly I'm still dreaming of food and plan on torturing myself a bit more by getting some grocery shopping in for the rest of the week. The goal is for me to eat healthy - something I've failed to do in the past! For post cleanse lunch inspiration I've turned to GOOP, one of my new obsessions. Some plans for my healthier lunches include:

AB+J Sandwich 

While I won't be having this tomorrow afternoon, I'll most likely be having it Friday or Saturday. 

The Un-Caesar with Rosemary Salad

This sounds amazing and has potential as my first lunch post cleanse!

Chicken Salad

This is definitely more for next week, but it sounds super yummy and I'm excited to try the Vegannaise because I despise mayonnaise.   

Popcorn

Popcorn is one of my go to snacks that I love to make not only because it is so easy that even I can make it (even without a microwave) but you can also make tons of variations! Some fun ideas I plan on trying/have already tried include:

Coconut Oil Popcorn 

Truffle Popcorn

Popcorn De Provence

AND here are some sweet popcorn ideas!