Date and Walnut Bread

Ingredients: 1 cup dates, pitted & chopped 1 cup walnuts, chopped & toasted 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/3 cup honey 3/4 cup hottest possible water 3 egg whites 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 1 tsp vanilla Directions: Preheat oven to 375. Coat a loaf pan w/ non stick spray. In a large bowl, combine first 6 ingredients. Stir to blend. Add eggs and vanilla; slowly add flour. Blend well. Pour batter into loaf pan. Bake in oven for 40-50 minutes (or muffins for 20 minutes) or until middle comes out clean. Read More . . .

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I am a personal trainer and nutritionist. I train folks out of two different locations: the Westwood Country Club fitness department and a local independent gym. At the beginning of 2007 the local gym that I trained out of changed ownership. The policies that the new owners put in place forced me to look at other options for training my clientele. I explored opening my own private boutique, I looked into other personal training gyms and renting space from other trainers who have their own studio space. Although some day I like to think that I'd like my own personal training studio, until I increase my independent client base, it doesn't make fiscal sense. I settled on a new personal training gym: the South Congress Athletic Club. They just opened their doors January 12th & they are in the very hip part of town, the South Congress District. It takes Read More . . .