Hola friends!
I am tuckered out! I didn’t feel like running after work today so I came home and let Jillian beat me up a little…aka, I shredded! 20 minutes at Level 1 and my arms were shaking, my breathing was labored and I was a schhhhweaty lady. Ben laid on the couch, watched and commented when I wasn’t squatting low enough, punching hard enough, etc. I politely not so politely told him to join me…or can it. He canned it 
I wasn’t very hungry when I was done, so I opted for a lighter dinner tonight: Lemon Pasta with Chicken. Perhaps you may remember this sweetie from my brush with the 101 Simple Salad Challenge?
I made it the same way as last time, except tonight I reserved about 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking water to create even more of a sauce, since I was using long, linguine pasta. Long pasta tends to need more liquid to “work with,” if you will.
Mmm – look at that chewy linguine! I think linguine is the most satisfying of all pasta varieties. What’s your fave?
The lemon pepper on the chicken breasts, combined with the garlic chips sautéed in olive oil, mixed with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and topped with parmesan cheese = no ho hum chicken dinner here!
Dessert shall be some Skittles that Ben brought me from his parent’s house. Hmmm…trying to distract me from working out, fattening me up with skittles…what is this – Hansel & Gretel? Am I Gretel??
Off to watch The Biggest Loser – at this time last week I was tweeting with Ms. Michaels herself!!
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How much tv do you watch??
I really like Fall television. Actually, one of my favorite things to do is snuggle with Ben in a big blanket and catch up on “our shows.” It’s dark out anyways, so I feel like I’m not wasting valuable time or weather by sitting indoors…know what I mean, bean?
Hi! Sounds like a delicious supper! I love fall television, too. The hubs and I often camp out to watch “our shows” as well–making special treats after we put our toddler to bed! It’s lots of fun!
Just another reason why the fall season is my favorite!
I watch wayyy too much TV, but that’s how I like it
Watching the Biggest Loser right now! And I really prefer penne as my go-to-pasta
I can’t stop laughing, because Mike ALWAYS sits and comments on my form when I am doing the Shred. I always glare at him and tell him to shut it
He won’t join in either, therefore, they shouldn’t be able to talk!
Your photographs are beautiful dear. Awesome job. And the food looks tasty too.
I’m off to watch Jillian beat on some people too. Night!
I did Level 1 today too and the squat and press kills me every time! Yowza!
Looks delish!! I love fall TV too!!
Haha, mine use to do the same thing with the shred workouts, until one day, I dared him to try it. He laughed and said it was a girl workout but decided to give in. HE WAS DYING after the first 5 min! And that was only the warm up! haha!
Now he loves the workouts. We usually do them together 2-3 times a week. It’s so much fun to have a shred partner and he totally agrees that he was wrong. Jillian is one tough chica and kicks his butt.
Try double dog daring Ben. See if he can handle it next time.
i think my fave is farfalle – those bowties get me everytime! i used to watch LOTS of TV, but i have cut it down to the favorites: mostly glee and the office right now. but when lost starts, i will be all over that!
That pasta looks fantastic! I love lemon pepper on chicken! My favorite pasta is bowties. They are so cute! I go through phases with TV. Sometimes I’ll watch a lot and then I’ll go months hardly watching any at all.
Jillian always seems to be screaming and swearing! Has she always been like that?
Dinner looks good girl!
My favorite noodle is penne! I don’t know what it is about penne noodles, but I just love ‘em!
That dish DOES look very tasty… may have to make some chicken with lemon pepper soon. YUM!
Great lemon pasta dish, not a huge fan of noodles but those look amazing!
Love skittles for a little dessert!
dinner looks fab!
fall tv i have to say is the best! thats what i most look forward to
Your blog is my new favorite blog on the planet…love it. Love having new posts every day! Love your ideas, recipes, zest for life, etc.
Love Fall TV too. Biggest Loser for sure, American Idol…can’t wait for Ellen, Grey Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Brothers and Sisters and House…the bad part is 2 of those shows are 2 hours a week so they count double…uggh. I love to snuggle with my hubby and watch “our shows” too. My teenage boys love to watch House and Biggest Loser with us which is great. Hopefully they are learning something about choices and being healthy….the biggest question of the day is……..
HOW MUCH ARE WE HATING TRACY???? ( and I never use the word hate)
Leslie in Tennessee
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