Author Archives: Kym Zest
The Buddy System
I needed guilt, and obligation, and shame, and poking, and pushing, and commitment. Sometimes that’s what it takes. It takes a village… for me to get a workout. No really, I’m not a superwoman exercise queen. Living well is … Continue reading
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Tagged fitness, friends, goals, running, training, training buddies
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Summer is for…
What are you doing reading this?!? We’re in the thick of summer, go out and suck up as much of it as you can! I’ve been a terrible blogger. I can’t seem to buckle down and write anything of substance. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Bryson, doing nothing, not blogging, paddling, reading, summer
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Eat me! Salmon Cakes
Fairly quick. Easy enough. Stupidly healthy (at least by my standards). Super nommy. Salmon Cake googly eyes. This is totally not a recipe. I never do the same thing twice. I never measure anything. It always turns out fantastic.
Mustard Green Potato Salad
I put some stuff together – assuming that it would be edible. It was shockingly delicious. We finished it too fast, I hadn’t made enough. The next day describing it’s marvel to a coworker she asked what I did. I … Continue reading
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Tagged bacon, black pepper, cooking, mustard greens, potato salad, potatoes, salad
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Crawling Back On
Three weeks ago I confessed to being off the exercise wagon. Sometimes I’ve actively been chasing it down. Sometimes I just feel like I’m being dragged by my tether. It’s been inconsistent and I’m still looking for the hooks that … Continue reading
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Tagged athletics, challenge, disappointment, expectations, fitness, goals, racing, running, training, yoga study
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Curry Goop For All!
Looks like vomit, tastes like heaven. Will has some remarkable comments about how unappealing this stuff looks. If it looks terrible and tastes fantastic I’d also suspect that it’s massively unhealthy. Not true, it’s chock full of good stuff for … Continue reading
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Tagged culinary adventures, curry, healthy food, multicultural food, NYTimes, pork
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Roasted cabbage take two
Some concepts need a few tries to get right. Back in February I was inspired to roast cabbage. It was a mild failure. The cabbage tasted wonderful, but it didn’t work as planned. I just needed to try again. Three … Continue reading
Booted off the Wagon
I didn’t fall off. It wasn’t an accident. I was pushed. I was on a roll with my lifting routine. For a good while I had settled into a sufficient training schedule. Then commitments other than triathlon racing started throwing … Continue reading
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Tagged athletics, fitness, goals, kymsfavorite, lifting weights, racing, running, strength training, training, triathlon
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Comfort Food – Deluxe Mac n’ Cheese
I’ve been feeling crabby lately. A couple of times in the last month I’ve gotten home and said to Will “I’ve got 3 hours to relax” and then instantly dissolved into a puddle of stress. It doesn’t help that I don’t feel … Continue reading
Citrus basil fish and French chicken soup
Spring! Warmer. Wet. Still chilly. I cooked two things that were light and fresh with fruit but also warm and soothing for blustery damp days. Tilapia in citrus and basil Original inspirational recipe here. What I did:
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Tagged chicken stew, citrus basil, fish, healthy food, slow cooker, spring cooking, tilapia, warm fruit
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Midwest With Zest 