Author: Viki

Better choices with food

On Wednesday I said I’d publish a post about good quality foods to eat throughout the day. It’s now Friday. So sorry about that. I am a big fan of Dr […]

Pump up your metabolism

Yesterday I offered some fitness ideas. Today we’ll focus on ways to pump up your metabolism. I used to work with a gal who was a fitness competitor and she […]

Let’s take a step back and talk fitness

I have a friend who’s been following my blog for inspiration for her own fitness and weight loss journey. Knowing this, I’d like to step back and offer some useful […]

The Saga of Syrah continues…

I’ve been on this Syrah pairing kick for a couple of days. This will be my last entry for a while…I think. Maybe it’s because I like so many of the […]

Another great Syrah pairing

I was kind of inspired when I opened the bottle of Arbor Crest Syrah a couple nights ago that I purchased at one of many wonderful Friday night wine tastings at […]

Hearty Rice Skillet is homemade ‘fast’ food

I love an easy recipe. You know, you grab a skillet, open a can of this, pour out some frozen vegies and…voila…dinner is ready. To that end, may I introduce […]

SW Washington Wine Tour

Okay, timely I am not. It would've been better to post this information on May 24th but, hey, there are so many weekends stretching out before us like elegant legs […]

Oatmeal…it’s what’s for breakfast

I’ve mentioned that health is important to me but I write about big portions of food accented with wine and haven’t even touched on how much I like a thoughtfully-prepared […]

Spicy Chickpeas (Burrito)

I believe I stopped eating ‘meat’ the summer of my 16th year. Ironically, that’s when I started exercising seriously, cooking and had my first real boyfriend. A lot happened over […]

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