With the change in season comes another rush to improve our health , fitness and/or shape. From my perspective it is the same old stuff, just another season: heavy weight being thrown around with potentially crippling form; bored, robotic, sheep-like members moving from one machine to the next following their 0trainer0s0 guaranteed program; women lining up to reduce those unsightly bulges on the inner and outer thigh machines, that won0t get them results; not quite right versions of the newest functional or core training techniques; the masses fat burning away, at the same methodical, uninspired pace putting in their minutes trying to negate bad lifestyle habits or keep their hearts from exploding. Aren0t we a ridiculous bunch?
Observing the members 0working out0 at the big, corporate run 0health0 club actually puts me into a state of temporary madness observing all the misapplications of biomechanics. I go through an emotional rollercoaster taking me from being amused, to shocked, to hysterical to concerned for their safety to angry at their ignorance. I have witnessed such a bizarre, dangerous, aberration of an exercise that it creates an barely controlled, urgent, compelling need to confront the perpetrator and ask, 0What the *&$# are you doing, […]
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You just moved in, unpacked, decorated and now you want to show off your new spot to your friends and bask in compliments and those delightful oohs and aahs. You need a cool housewarming party idea to go with your new space and your new you. How about a Moroccan Chicken Tagine Dinner with all the bells and whistles? Picture it! Mint tea, exotic flavors, wax luminaries, a little belly dancing entertainment, unique, original and chic! Roll up your sleeves and lets do it!!
A little intro to Moroccan Tagines:
Moroccan cuisine is unique, healthy, flavorful and synonym of sophistication. The main attraction of a Moroccan dinner is the Tagine. A Tagine is both the conical shaped clay dish and the entritself that usually consists in a chicken, lamb or meat stew with one or more vegetables.
The meal:
Cocktails, Kalamata Olives, cheeses and beef kabobs, as appetizers, are a great way to start your evening, followed by an eggplant salad. Use some warm pita bread for both the salad and the entr Now, comes the main attraction, the famous Tagine. Though they are hard to find, Tagines are becoming more popular. Authentic Tagines are only made in Morocco and out of clay and […]
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