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MAPdad REFLECTIONS PART 13: And So This is Christmas…………

Chris — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:00:37 +0000

I loaned my canoe and kayak to Chris a few years ago so he could go camping with his MAP buddies. When he returned I asked how the weekend went, expecting to hear tales of wild drunken cavorting in the bush. Turned out nobody had brought any beer, and the nearest thing to a decent [...]

Lusciously Nutty Holiday Logs

Chris — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:00:25 +0000

2 dozen cookies Active Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 1 1/4 hours Nutrition Profile Diabetes appropriate | Low carbohydrate | Ingredients Lusciously Nutty Holiday Logs 1 cup finely chopped walnuts 1/3 cup plus 5 teaspoons sugar, divided 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 8 sheets phyllo dough, [...]

MAPdad REFLECTIONS PART 12: ……And Who Do You Think You Are?

Chris — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:26:34 +0000

For those of you who haven’t been keeping up, MAPdad was supposed to record the thoughts of a undeniably middle-aged father as his young sons take up the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Things got derailed when DAD, confined with his laptop to the front lobby of MAP, realised that more fun, not to mention [...]

Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup

Chris — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 04:24:49 +0000

1 large onion, diced 1 tbsp olive oil 2 cloves garles, minced 2 large sweet potato, peeled and chopped 3 to 4 carrots, peeled and chopped 6 to 7 cups of broth or water (depends on your taste and how thick you like your soup) sour cream Saute the onion and garlic in the olive [...]

MAPdad REFLECTIONS PART 11: So Long Geoff……and Thanks for all the Pain.

Chris — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:05:22 +0000

It’s been a few months now since I started UBfit classes at Martial Arts Planet, and I’ve come to know, at least to some extent, the personalities of each of the coaches. There have been five of them so far, rotating the shifts so that on a given evening I’ve never been sure who might [...]

Beef Barley Stew

Chris — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:00:01 +0000

This is a hearty and delicious stew. The perfect comfort food for a cool fall day! Ingredients 1 pound beef stew meat, cut into 1/2 inch pieces 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cups sliced carrots 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup sliced celery 2 cloves garlic cloves, minced 2 cups sliced baby portobello mushrooms 1 [...]

MAPdad REFLECTIONS PART 10: Paying Off the Debt

Chris — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:26:45 +0000

So, it’s the morning after your first UBfit session and you find that life after exercise is less comfortable than before. In fact, when you first wake up you think that death might be an attractive alternative. But why? You busted your butt, kept up with the game, swung and sweated like Joe Frazier in [...]

Wagnney Fabiano Highlight Video

Chris — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:51:57 +0000

MAPdad REFLECTIONS PART 9: The Morning After

Chris — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:00:22 +0000

The alarm goes off at 7.00 am and I awake from a paralysed slumber. I reach over to hit snooze, but somehow my arm doesn’t want to obey my brain and I fumble about before giving up, eyes still glued shut, as blather from the K-Rock morning morons invades the bedroom. I’ve chosen K-Rock deliberately. [...]

MAPdad REFLECTIONS PART 8: Not Cool at All…

Chris — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:00:08 +0000

There’s this thing in UBfit called the “Cool Down”, but don’t be fooled by the name. If you are like me, you’ve just spent the last 40 minutes or so trying to keep your lungs from exploding, and your innards from becoming your outtards, but then there’s the glorious, and you think final, directive “Gloves [...]

MAPdad REFLECTIONS PART 7: Not Exactly Ali

Chris — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 00:15:48 +0000

“Everyone grab a partner!” I look around. There’s an obvious shuffle away from the sweaty guy with the blood-bespattered feet, the girls relieved at finding they’re present as an even number. The kid on the cement bag teams up straight away with someone who might as well be his great-granddad. That leaves me as the [...]

Sweet Potato and Cranberry Couscous

Chris — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:16:37 +0000

Here is another recipe I came up with when stuck with what to make for supper and needing to use up some ingredients in my fridge! I love couscous because it literally takes minutes to make and it’s so versatile – you can add anything to it. This seems like a sparse dish; however, the [...]

MAPdad REFLECTIONS PART 6: First Blood

Chris — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:01:10 +0000

“Back on the bag. Jab, Cross, Rear Leg Roundhouse Kick.” Thirty seconds has made all the difference. The muscles that were screaming for oxygen have had time to take a long slug of 20% O2, and I’m ready to go again. (Yeah, I know that 20.9% is dry ambient, and 20.5% is sweat-saturated ambient, but [...]

Chicken, Snow Pea, and Cashew Stir-Fry

Chris — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:00:38 +0000

Another recipe packed with protein, thanks to both the lean chicken and cashews. This is a delicious meal, that contains just 300 calories per serving. Enjoy over brown rice or soba noodles. Chicken, Snow Pea, and Cashew Stir-Fry 3 tbsp soy sauce 4 tbsp cornstarch 1 tbsp chicken stock 1 tsp sesame oil 1 dash [...]

MAPdad REFLECTIONS PART 5: Beat It!

Chris — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 12:00:38 +0000

“Gloves On!” The noise that passes for music at Martial Arts Planet fills the gym. It’s a throbbing 4/4 beat to match the rhythm of the Jab-Cross combo, and played loud enough to drown out the expletives as Chris urges us to punch harder, faster, higher. “Come on, jab cross to the head, keep your [...]

Chicken and Avocado Salad

Chris — Sun, 29 May 2011 14:00:57 +0000

Here is a recipe I came up last week when I had chicken and avocados in my fridge and wanted to use them up! Sometimes avocados get a bad rap because they are high in fat – but it’s the good fat! Avocados are high in monosaturated fat, the kind beneficial to your health and [...]

MAPdad REFLECTIONS PART 4: Hello, I’m Your Spleen

Chris — Sun, 29 May 2011 14:00:52 +0000

So, you have to understand at this point that I’ve not really done my homework when it comes to UBfit; Chris and Janet just persuaded me that it was a good way to pass the time while my two boys were doing Kids-Jits classes. Of course, I had my doubts but, not wishing to appear [...]

Protein Scones

Chris — Sun, 15 May 2011 20:16:41 +0000

Here is a great post-workout snack packed with protein! The almond flour can be made by grinding natural, unsalted almonds in a food processor or coffee grinder. This recipe calls for sucanat, a natural sweetener; however, some replace it with Splenda because sucanat tends to be more expensive. I don’t like using artificial sweeteners, so [...]

MAPdad REFLECTIONS PART 3: BAGGED!

Chris — Sun, 08 May 2011 23:04:19 +0000

OK, so maybe I was chicken by selecting the Blue Bag. After all, the kid had set the thing rocking with that fancy sequence of his, while the real men were on the other side of the gym whaling away on the black bags. Still, I had to start somewhere. So what were those moves [...]

Kids Summer Camp – 2011

Chris — Sun, 08 May 2011 23:04:06 +0000

Mixed Martial Arts / Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu lessons and games for kids. Monday July 11th to Friday July 15th, 2011 A full week of Half Days (9am to 12pm) or A full week of Full Days (9am to 4:30pm) Download the postcard.