Food Tip: Aldi Rules
Ok, so If you don’t have an Aldi, I am sorry. I think you should call Angela Merkel personally and ask her to set up this wonder of grocery shopping. (it’s German you know) They have the best prices. Ok, so the produce is not great. But I am a penny saver, and I love to use frozen veggies because you can save a fortune. They also have a product line called Fit & Active. Fit & Active has an assortment of snacks, yogurts, dried fruit and meals that are really good for you and equally convenient. Aldi is definitely no Trader Joe’s, but you will be surprised on what you can get out of there! Bring a quarter. You will see why.

Fitness Tip: Sweat
So here is a good rule of thumb - break a sweat every day. If you get your body to sweat daily you are probably burning more calories than you will take in for a day (if you are watching what you eat). So it does not count if you sweat while having Margarita’s by the pool. But if you are active and you get to the point you maintain a sweat for ten to twenty minutes, you did enough to maybe not loose weight, but you should not be gaining any. This is what I do on my non-training days. I do just enough walking of the dog to break a sweat. And if you have a dog, walk him/her. They need it just as much as you.

Recipe:
I am the reigning Boulder Walk Chili Winner. No, I am not giving you the recipe because I never wrote it down. But I am making some today and we shall see how it goes so I can share. I love chili, In fact, I would eat a dog turd if it were covered in chili. So I ask you to submit to me any recipes I can try!
I am getting a ton of tomatoes! Therefore, I am going to share with you a recipe of tomatoes and fennel that will blow you away. Don’t be tired of tomato recipes by me. This is the season and you will be mad when you run out of tomatoes and you have to pay three dollars a pound at the grocery store. Okay, I know. When am I going to cook again? I did last night, and it rocked. I will share you that recipe tomorrow because its definitely more of a Sunday, slow-cooking find of meal.
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Heirloom Tomato And Fennel Gazpacho with Lump Crab Meat
Serves 4 (but it
1 1/2 pounds heirloom tomatoes cut in wedges
2 cups of tomato juice (or V-8 because you’ll regret if you forget to have one)
1 small fennel bulb chopped
2 cups lump crab meat (cleaned thoroughly)
1 avocado, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup chopped basil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon vinegar (red wine or cider)
1 teaspoon garlic salt
Directions
Slice the bulb of the fennel in cubes. Cut the tomatoes into wedges. Then cut the wedge once more in half, width-wise. Place tomatoes and fennel in large bowl with all of the other ingredients except avocado and crab. Give a light toss.
Serve into four bowls. Add lump crab equally among bowls. Finish with avocado disbursed equally and crack some black pepper on top.