Get in my belly.

I promised I'd talk about food, so here goes. I love to eat! So it's a damn good thing I have a pretty fast metabolism... One that is slowing with age, but I'll take it. :) My idea for this blog (though God knows it will probably change) was not to create recipes like those other foodies out there, but to use their recipes and judge them! More importantly, I want to take all of these glorious-looking recipes I keep finding on Pinterest, and see exactly how delicious they actually are.

It's also important to know that I am no pro in the kitchen. I've been known to burn Rice-a-Roni, and I NEVER modify the recipe. Unless I'm adding something yummy like cheese. Them I'll typically double it. My first adventures with cooking started in college when my boyfriend and I were so busy, we had to schedule date nights on Thursday nights. We were seniors so I wanted to be an adult and make dinner from something other than a box. My weekly routine became going to Publix to make whatever Aprons meal they were featuring that week. Luckily I am very good at following directions, so it was easy to impress the boyfriend with my newly found "skill."

Fast forward 5 years to present day Andrea. I spend hours pinning and re-pinning these recipes on Pinterest, but I've only made a handful of them. This Monday I made my weekly visit to dear friends who live nearby, to visit them, their 5 month-old precious daughter, and watch The Bachelorette ( yes, I'm a total Bachelor junkie. Don't judge.). While deciding on something to make for dinner, I suggested these white chicken enchiladas...

Mmmmmm. You can get the recipe here: Joyful Mommas Kitchen.


I can't even take credit for making the enchiladas, because my friend Kara made them while I worked on one of my favorites: Publix Aprons Guacamole Salad. Look it up, you will love it. Anyway, these turned out quite lovely. They were very filling and tasty, and we all agreed that next time we would add more cheese. Mmmmm cheese. Next time you are in the mood for Mexican food, make this recipe with confidence. I promise next food blog, I will be more in depth with the details of the process! But for now, just know I approve of this recipe. I'm also taking recipe requests, so let me know if there's one you want me to make and "test" for you.

Also, no CrossFit today. My neck was still hurting. :( But I'm definitely going tomorrow morning! I feel like a lazy bum without it.

Good night!

Andrea

First blog!

Well hey there!

This is my first official blog since the lovely LiveJournal days in college. If you don't know what I'm talking about, then you're either too young or too old to understand. I wish I still had my LJ, but it disappeared. :( Sorry to disappoint.

Anyway... I just had a random inkling to start up a blog. Considering I just started CrossFit a few weeks ago, I thought now would be a good time! I wasn't sure if I wanted to document my progress on CrossFit, given it would be boring to some (many?!), or blog about food. I mean, who doesn't like food?! I polled my friends and family on Facebook, and they told me to do both. 

So here it is: a two-sided blog about my CrossFit journey and adventures with food. You will find it entertaining to know I'm no food expert either. I really solely on Publix Apron's recipes, Pinterest findings, and whatever the back of the box tells me to do. Yup.


Lucky for you, I took pictures of myself when I started CrossFit on May 1st, 2012. I joined a gym called CrossFit Rebels in Clearwater, Florida. Here they are:

And before you criticize me, saying "you're already thin/in shape/skinny/whatever," please know that I have joined this fitness program to get STRONG. Or at least stronger. Do you know that I can only do like, 5 normal push ups before my arms give out? And don't even get me started on pull ups. They're non-existent.

I plan on taking new pictures in the same outfit on day 30 to see the difference (if there is one).


I thought I was "in shape" before joining CF. Hah. That's funny. At the end of week 1, my arms were so sore that they swelled up and I looked like a man. No joke. It was scary. By the end of week 2, I was sore again so I needed the weekend to rest. Last week was my 3rd and I had minimal soreness!! I was ready to get back to the gym Monday, but alas... I somehow tweaked my neck muscle. I woke up Saturday feeling paralyzed, and it hurt to even sit. To the point that I called in sick to work Monday for the first time IN MY LIFE. I'm 27, so do the math.


So here it is, Tuesday night, and I'm praying I can get up and do CrossFit in the morning. However, I'm not willing to risk making my injury worse so it could be Thursday before I get back to the Rebels.


Ta ta for now, tomorrow I shall talk about food! Get excited.


Andrea