Blog Entry 9.29

Fitness Tip: Posture counts.
One of the greatest assets to working out is a sense of confidence. After I workout, I can usually say I walk with a sense of pride, a puffed-out chest and a feeling that I accomplished something. All of that gets wasted with bad posture. So check your posture out. And do it periodically through the day. Stand against a wall and rest the back of your head and the back of your feet against wall while keeping chin up. Slowly walk away from wall. If you remember that pose, you are in good posture. Keeping your abs tight will help you remember this position. Keeping a good sense of posture is paramount in noticing the results in the gym. It also will prevent looking hunched when you get older. No one wants to look like they should be ringing a bell at Norte Dame.

Beef of the Day: Eye of Round

Yes, it is beef week. So all of you haters get over it! Vegans, you will have your week next week, so keep your panties on.
I chose eye of round because it is an inexpensive piece of meat. Also, it is very low in fat. In fact, rarely are there specks of fat contained in the eye of round. This makes it very tricky to cook because it is very tough. Fat does tend to make things taste better doesn’t it? Eye of round is a nice alternative to roast. In fact, it can be very versatile. It is the meat used in Carpaccio. It can make great roast beef sandwiches and has enough flavor to stand alone.

Here is the way to cook it

Eye of round roast (about 3lbs)
¼ cup fresh rosemary
1 oz balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
Poke holes in roast and place on baking sheet with rosemary on bottom. Cover with balsamic vinegar so that it pours into holes of roast. Preheat oven at 475. Leave uncovered and place roast in oven. Cook for 7 minutes a pound, so twenty-one minutes. Then, turn off oven and let sit in closed oven for 2 hours. DO NOT OPEN OVEN. This seems unusually but it works. Let rest 5 minutes and slice thin. I am telling you, this works!