When we first met, the closest I got to eating seafood was fish sticks. Now I will eat any type of fish and even mussels and stuffed clams.

Growing up I hated mushrooms, now I love them! You can literally make me stuffed mushrooms any day and I will eat them. Brussel Sprouts, yuck… I used to think they were so bitter. Now I would eat them as a snack if you put them in front of me! The first time I had salmon I literally gagged and now it is has become a weekly dinner staple in our house.

Sometimes it takes me a few tries to like something but I am happy to try most foods a second time around.

Growing up I always knew what Fennel was but the licorice taste was just gross to me. This was until Marc threw together this lovely side dish using fennel & apples which compliment each other so well in this dish. I couldn’t put my fork down!!! I asked him to make it again and again, apparently I’ve asked so much that now when Fennel is on sale he will buy it make the salad because he knows how much I love it.

This past weekend I came home to Marc making it and I decided it was time to share these flavors with you!

If you love the tartness of a granny smith apple and the tang from lemon juice I promise you will think of Fennel in a different way!

APPLE & FENNEL SALAD

Ingredients:

1 Head Fennel

1 Granny Smith Apple

2 tsp Olive Oil

1/2 lemon, juiced

1/4 tsp Thyme

Salt & Pepper

Directions:

1. Slice Fennel & Apple into matchstick slices.
2. Add Lemon juice, Olive oil, Thyme, Salt & Pepper. Toss well!

I may or may not have eaten right out of the bowl while Marc was making it, and then I think I had 2 servings after. The leftovers didn’t even last long enough for me to write this post, but he will make it again

What is something that you just recently started eating?

What is 1 food that you refuse to eat? 

This weekend like all weekends flew by. We had several parties on Saturday… one was a 1 year old bday party and another was a party for my friend who got married back in June. Both were fun and the weather turned out great!

Sunday was a beach day for us…

We got up early, walked Cooper grabbed some coffees on our walk and then headed to the beach mid-morning. Ava loves it!

She was on the look out for seagulls. I am pretty sure she is the only person on the beach that likes them!

In the afternoon we did some stuff around the house and I completed a T-25 Cardio workout. T-25 has become my go to sunday afternoon workout. 25 minutes goes by so fast and I was dripping sweat! (I had to pause the dvd a few times because Ava was distracting me but it was still a great workout.)

We also did a little food prep. I had no game plan this weekend so I kinda just looked at what we had and starting cooking. Sometimes working on the fly is the best and I ended up getting a lot of veggie sides ready for my week ahead.

We made:

• Grilled Zucchini (with olive oil)
• Grilled potatoes
• Steamed Green beans
• Sauteed spinach
• Chicken salad with celery, tomatoes, & avocado

We have a lot of healthy eats ready to go in the fridge, yum!

I am off to teach my senior fitness class.. have a great day!

How was your weekend? Did you do any food prep for the week?