Category Archives: Fitness & Health

Chrysanthemum Goji Longan Jelly

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Irene

It’s officially a monkey year. Here’s to a healthy, peaceful, and exuberant filled year ahead. 祝大家身體健康，幸福美滿，候運當頭! While loving all the sweet treats and deliciously rich dishes available during the celebration of Chinese (Lunar) New Year, they could be uneasy on … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese, Dessert, Drink, Fitness & Health, Food & Drink, gluten free, Snack, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tagged Asian Dessert, Asian Snack, Chinese New Year, Chrysanthemum Tea, Dried Longan, Easy Kid's Snack, Goji Berries, Healthy Kid Snack, Lunar New Year, No Caffeine Tea, Non Alcoholic Jello Shot, Valentine's Treat | 2 Comments

DIY Anti-Acne Mask

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Irene

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As a runner, skin care needs special attention and could be a daunting task during warmer weather condition. That means increased blemishes or acne from sweats, sun-block lotion, UV light (that’s me!), etc., that clog up pores as well as … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged Anti-Acne Solution, Beauty, DIY, Face Mask, healthy-living, Homemade Mask, Honey Mask, Hydrating Skin, lifestyle, photography, running | 133 Comments

Fuel After a Run: Spring Vegetarian Bibimbap

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Irene

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Nothing beats a bowl of spring vegetarian bibimbap after a 18-mile training run, for lunch. It surely leaves you feeling refueled, recharged, and refreshed. To those who are suffering rising body temperature from the heat of the sun, refueling the … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged Bibimbap, DIY, Fern Breaks, Fitness, food, food photography, Healthy Food, healthy-living, Hot Pepper Paste for Bibimbap, Korean Food, Lfiestyle, photography, Recipe, running, Spring, vegetarian | 22 Comments

Walk the Neighbor

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Irene

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What a super duper nice day! Hope the weather on your side is as pleasant. This warm and sunny weather awaits for us to get out (even if it is for 30 minutes) and walk around. Plaid and gray skirt … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged A Beautiful Day, Fantasia, Fashion, Friday, health, healthy-living, lifestyle, nature, Nice Weather, outdoors, Rivermark, Safeway, style, Weather and Mood | 13 Comments

Fish Tacos

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Irene

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Hubby had been talking about fish tacos for a while, mainly because he missed the ones we had from this one restaurant, Orale Fish Tacos in Campbell, CA, which we usually would have for lunch after our long run on … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged dinner, DIY, Family Time, Fish Taco Night, Fish Tacos, food, food art, food photography, food styling, Healthy Food, healthy-living, Homemade salsa, lifestyle, Pacific Cod, photography, Recipe, Seafood | 11 Comments

A Morning Delight: Fig Goat Toastini

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Irene

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Good Afternoon, Everyone! Out of the ordinary, I slept for only 6.5 hours (2 hours less than I normally do) and still woke up feeling energetic and happy. It was 7am. Birds were chirping. The air was freshly crisp. My … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged afternoon snack, Afternoon Tea, appetizer, Bread, Breakfast, delightful breakfast, DIY, Dried Figs, Fig Jam, Fitness, food, food photography, Goat Cheese, good afternoon, Healthy Food, healthy-living, party food, photography, recipes, Roasted Honey Pecans, snack, Toastini | 15 Comments

Rainbow Salad

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Irene

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I love to make salad. It’s simple and fast, not to mention efficiency which I like. Another favorite reason is a way for me to clean out the fridge. Especially vegetables that I sometimes buy one too many, which we … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged Arugula, baby lettuce, balsamic vinaigrette, Candy-Striped Beet, Caprisium, Chioggia, Citrus Dressing, Cucumber, dinner, DIY, food, food art, food photography, food stylist, gluten free, Healthy Food, healthy-living, lifestyle, orange zest, photography, quick meal, rainbow salad, Recipe, Red Pepper, Roasted Sesame seeds, Salad, salmon roe, Spring Mix, sunflower seeds, tomatoes, vegetarian, Yellow Pepper, zesty salad dressing | 23 Comments

A Baked Salmon Recipe and Its Beauty Benefit

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Irene

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Healthy skin, healthy hair, happy life. Forget about the gross-me-out fish oil pills, I am all about natural and organic beauty care when it comes to youthful and radiant looking skin as well as gorgeous hair. Often, we waste time … Continue reading →

More Galleries | Tagged baked salmon, Beauty, Beauty Benefits of Salmon, Citrus Dressing, elastin fibers, Fish, food, food art, food photography, food styling, health & fitness, Healthy Food, healthy-living, lifestyle, Lustrous Hair, omega 3 fatty acid, photography, Radiant Skin, salmon, Seafood, shitake mushroom, toasted sesame seeds | 25 Comments

Star + Kiwi Fruitti

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Irene

I had been telling myself to eat healthy lately so I bought a bunch of fruits and trying to figure out how to make eating them fun and pretty. I envisioned a fruit platter related to love and Valentine’s Day. … Continue reading →

Posted in Dessert, Fitness & Health, Food & Drink, Fruit | Tagged Breakfast, Dessert, DIY, food, food photography, fruit salad, healthy, Healthy Food, healthy-living, kiwi, love, MInt, pomegranate, pomegranate juice, Recipe, soul mate, starfruit, Valentine's Treat, xin xin xiang yin | 26 Comments

Running

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Irene

Running. Running is free. Running is hard. Running is painful. Running is strong. Running is sweaty. Running is fun. Running is playful. Running feels good. Running is addictive. Running touches me, when a 75 year old man crosses a finish … Continue reading →

Posted in Fitness & Health, Food & Drink | Tagged exercise, half marathon, health & fitness, marathon, running | 7 Comments

5 Ways to AVOID Craving for Junk Food

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Irene

Around the merry holidays, I often eat more (do you find yourself doing the same thing too?). But often more of junk food like cookies, donuts, candies, popcorn, truffles, etc. Not because I want to, but it just happens…seriously…unconsciously. One … Continue reading →