This week has been a little interesting. I should’ve known on Monday, when I changed my plan for the week that things would end up completely different than I expected. If you have yet to notice, I did not post anything on Wednesday. Things are starting to get a little crazier. We are now in […]
Bacon Wrapped Scallops
I don’t normally like to diverge from my plans but I made a last minute change with today’s post. I was planning to do steamed king crab legs for today then crab cakes for Friday’s post but the more I thought about it, I wanted to use this post as a moment to reflect on […]
Sliced Ham with Sautéed Vegetables
Ham is a very popular item served for Easter dinner. We decided to go with a baby two pound ham this time. This past Christmas, we thought we would eliminate our typical problem of having way too much ham left over so we bought a small three pound uncured ham from Plum Market. It was […]
How to do Cardio the Right Way
If you are trying to lose weight then you know, or at least everyone tells you, that you need to do cardio. Although, I’ve seen some stuff online that talks about dramatically decreasing your calorie intake to lose 20 pounds in a month. I have found this to be a lie. I’ve tried it and it […]
18 Days Until Germany
There have been several things that have changed since I last wrote about moving to Germany. The biggest change so far is that the car is unable to ship to Germany. I was really hoping to take it because we could put a lot of our stuff in there and I really like the car. I know […]
Flavourful Paleo Meatloaf
This week will be the second full week of Life with Aniela. On the plus side, there is still only one noticeable error, that remains, on the website . I’ve given up my stubbornness of trying to fix it on my own. I thought, somehow, that I would be able to handle something like a webpage […]
It’s Finally Launch Day!
Life with Aniela has been a long process. The idea of creating a webpage came almost 6 months ago. There wasn’t a name nor an idea of what I wanted to do. I had some inspiration but that was it. After some time brainstorming with my boyfriend, we came up with a list of what […]
Steamed Kale with Bacon
In the beginning of my diet phase, we decided to experiment with kale. Neither of us knew the proper way to cook kale so we began by trail and error. I originally saw kale as a harder version of spinach so I made it in a similar manner, except it was harder so I steamed […]
Cucumber Salmon Hors d’oeuvres
Whenever I make my spiced salmon, I love to take a portion of it and make this simple hors d’oeuvre. I don’t know if the salmon is just that good or if the combination of the cucumber and salmon is perfect. As for serving size, my boyfriend and I can clear these out in one […]
Pork with Braised Red Cabbage
So one of the things I’ve been reading over the past few months is Julia Child’s, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking”. I would recommend this book to anyone. I have the 50th anniversary edition, which you can find in my store. It gives you soooo many tips on how to cook and how to do […]
Slow Cooked Spinach and Artichoke Dip
I’ve never made any kind of dip in my life. On Christmas Eve, I decided that I would try to make a spinach artichoke dip. We had been enjoying the idea of cooking things in our new Crock Pot so I decided I would try to do this in there. I went to Whole Foods and […]
Spring Clean Your Health and Fitness Routine
Most people choose to make a new resolution on New Years. For me, I forgo something like this. I don’t want to start out the New Year by stressing over what I plan to accomplish in the year. Don’t get me wrong, I do plan goals for the New Year, however, I don’t make it […]
Protein Packed Brownies
Over the last few months, I’ve been working on perfecting my breakfast bar technique so that I don’t have the hassle of preparing a lot of food every single morning. The great thing about most of the bars that I’ve created is that they could also double as a dessert. This is one of my […]
Quick and Easy Spiced Salmon
This is definitely one of my personal favourites. It’s so simple and so flavourful that I could almost eat the whole thing in one sitting. Usually, this recipe is enough for just my boyfriend and I but we also like to use part of the recipe to make a salmon topped cucumber appetiser, which is […]
Moving to Another Country
It is now about 4 weeks before I leave to move to Germany. It has been something that I’ve had a feeling would happen for about a year though. My boyfriend is originally from Germany but came here to the States in April 2012, on an international assignment. We ended up meeting for the first time, […]
Cod Filets Poached in White Wine
Even before I began my diet, cod was always a typical meal for us. We typically baked it and served it with a garlic and mango sauce. One day I was watching TV and I learned about poaching fish. I had never done this before so I decided to give it a try. The fish […]
Create Your Own Paleo Template
A Guide to Building Your Own Paleo Diet The Paleo Diet is, in my opinion, a very good diet, however, I feel, at best, it can only be used as a template for those who are experiencing inflammation and sensitivities to foods. Even though the diet is based off the original diet our ancestors ate, […]
Turkey Picadillo
I decided to break away from the usual sort of thing that I do and turn things to the south by doing a Picadillo. This is more of a traditional dish seen in Spain and the Latin American countries. It is typically made with beef but I decided to use ground turkey and add a […]