Well hello there!

How is everyone’s week going?  Mine is pretty great.  Got my first midterm out of the way (not sure of my grade yet. eek!) and had a pretty easy breezy week since.

I have also been sampling new (and might I add) delicious flavors Chobani has sent me to try.  I feel so spoiled!

Chobani launched three new flavors:  blood orange, passion fruit, and apple cinnamon.

Seriously, the flavors are all amazing. I think I may be leaning toward apple cinnamon as my new favorite.  It’s tastes like a slice of apple pie wrapped up in a cup.

Onto fabulous dinner news…

I was so excited to try this recipe for lentil tacos when I saw it on Heather’s blog the other day.

For the most part, I have cut out most animal proteins and don’t remember the last time I had beef.  I do miss them in tacos..a lot!  The lentils mimic the taco meat.  I kid you not, they taste like the real thing, if not better.

Lentil Tacos  courtesy of Run Lean Green

Ingredients:

• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 teaspoon canola oil
• 1 cup dried lentils, rinsed
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 1/2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup salsa
• 12 tortillas
• 1 1/2 cups shredded lettuce
• 1 cup chopped fresh tomato
• 1 1/2 cups shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese

Directions:

In a large nonstick skillet, sauté the onion and garlic in oil until tender.

 Add the lentils, chili powder, cumin and oregano; cook and stir for 1 minute.

Add broth; bring to a boil.

Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25-30 minutes or until the lentils are tender.

Uncover; cook for 6-8 minutes or until mixture is thickened. Mash lentils slightly.

While I finished up cooking, the boy got going on warming up the tortillas.

To finish off the recipe, stir in or simply top with salsa. Spoon about 1/4 cup lentil mixture into each tortilla. Top with lettuce, tomato, and cheese.

This recipe couldn’t have come together any quicker.  I even got some studying in while the lentils were cooking.  Score!

The boy’s mom had made fresh salsa which took these over the top.  Nothing beats homemade salsa.

Swanky boyfriend proclaimed this (and I quote) “the best dish I have ever made him”.  Now friends, that says something.  Make this soon!  You won’t regret it.  And I am guessing your boy won’t mind it either.

This recipe is a keeper!

I am pretty exhausted.  Off to 5 a.m. Zumba in the morning!  Have a great evening. Thanks for reading.

What are your favorite substitutes for meat?

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I can’t wait to share with you all my first snowboarding experience!

But first, the 4 winners of Driscoll’s berry giveaway are:

#34 Lisa

#11 Courtney @ The Little Food Court

#33 Kristin

#28 Tanya @ Dine, Dash, and Deadlift

Congrats!   I will be in touch with you!

So back to my weekend…when people think Vegas, I don’t think they often picture snow. 

Well, we get snow that’s for sure!  Up in Lee Canyon about 30 miles from downtown Vegas is where I spent my Saturday.  The folks at Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort and Forte Creative Media provided my Vegas blogger friends and I a day to explore all of what Lee Canyon has to offer.

Lee Canyon gets an annual snow fall of 140 inches.  And bonus, 300 or more days of sunshine!

The views at Lee Canyon are just breathtaking!

When we all arrived, we got suited up!  I needed everything!  Shoes, pants, and a board!

If you saw board 144 out on the slopes, you will know she was the the girl on her bum most the day.

But she looked cool doing it, no?  I actually felt like a snowman I had so many layers on.  But warm I was.

After we were suited up and ready to go, the group went over future plans for LV Ski and Snowboarding Resort.

While sipping a hot cup of cocoa.  Life is pretty rough.

The provided a fabulous press kit to all the bloggers.  The Master Development Plan will include a total of 50 trails and 10 lifts total once complete. 

This plan also includes upgrades in equipment and a larger area for seating.

Although they offer quite a few slopes, this beginner stuck to the easy stuff.

Here we are!  All ready to hit the slopes!

Among the bloggers, we had groups of skiers and snowboarders. 

It was pretty busy being a Saturday and all, but there was plenty of room for me to fall on my butt snowboard.

We headed over for our snowboarding lesson.  Our instructor, Ray, was awesome!

He first when over the basics and eventually tried snowboarding with only one foot strapped in. 

Granted I fell many times, I started to get the hang of it.  I even managed to do a couple ‘S’ loops. 

We had beautiful views from the lift.  We lucked out with amazing weather too!  I actually had to take off my jacket while on the slopes, I was breaking quite the sweat. 

A huge success was not managing to fall while getting off the lift…finally got it down after the third try. 

It was such a fun time!!  I can’t wait to go up to Lee Canyon again soon!

 

For those of you that live in or are visiting Vegas soon, they have some events planned.

• 3rd Rail Jam- February 18th
• The Strip Gets Lit Up -February 25 (evening)
• Air & Street (Jump and Rail) – March 10, 2012
• Spring Fling (Boarder X, Poker Run) – March 31

For more details on these events and more, visit www.skilasvegas.com

A big thanks to Forte Creative Media and Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard resort.

Do you prefer to ski or snowboard? 

*disclaimer:  The day was provided free of charge.  My opinions are honest and my own.