Author Archives: Ryan Babb
Why Teaching Matters
Hear from students, professionals and teachers themselves why teaching matters. This video promotes the many benefits of being a teacher. It also answers the question what is a teacher? Please watch, enjoy and be a teacher!
Shake Your Blues Away
As fun as it may sound, it’s not that easy. In this case, we’re not talking about literally “shaking” your blues away (even though that can sometimes help), but how to get rid of those sad feelings. We’re asking for your help too!
Happy Body/Hot Life columnist Chris Linnares shares a fan email and the troubles she’s been going through. Chris explains how she overcame these same feelings and how you can help too.
Hungry For More: Basic Brined Chicken
Join Hungry For More’s Jim Manney and LaurelLee Loftsgard and learn how a simple brine can take your basic chicken to the next level!
Basic Brine
2 ½ Cups Water
2 Tablespoons Kosher Salt
10 Peppercorns
2 Bay Leaf
½ Lemon
Heat water and salt until salt dissolves. Squeeze in lemon juice, and lemon rind, peppercorns, bay leaf and any other herb or spices you wish to incorporate. Take off the heat and let cool completely. Pour over chicken, turkey or pork and keep in a resealable bag in the refrigerator up to 8 hours. Make enough so all of the meat is covered, double or triple if necessary.
Note: To speed up the process, heat only half the water needed and after you remove the pan from the heat add the remaining liquid amount as ice to help cool.
Brined Chicken Breast
1 lb. Chicken Breast
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
Pepper
Heat over to 400. If you used a brine, remove chicken from the liquid, rinse with cold water and pat dry with a paper towel. Season with pepper (and salt if you didn’t brine). Heat saute pan over medium high heat, add olive oil and carefully place chicken breast in the pan. Make sure there is enough room so the chicken isn’t crowded. Brown chicken breast on both sides and finish in the oven (about 10 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 165F)
Roasted Asparagus
Asparagus
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper
Heat oven to 400. Wash and and dry break off woody stems of asparagus. Place asparagus in a single layer on baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper and roast for 25 minutes. Asparagus should be tender but crisp.
What SheSays
Real women talking about real issues. Should mom’s be graded on their parenting?
Diva Connection Foundation
The most beautiful thing you can do is give back. The Diva Connection Foundation’s motto, “Give, Connect, Receive” is an extremely powerful one. It Connects fabulous women who want to Give their time, talent or treasure to strong women who are ready to Receive. Help women help each other become more powerful and transform their life.
Happy Body/Hot Life columnist and Diva Connection Foundation founder Chris Linnares and Executive Director Nicole Phillips tell a little bit about the foundation and how it’s helped shape their lives and how they hope it helps shape the lives of others.
Know Your Identity and Have Faith In It
Only 2% of women think they are beautiful. How can that be? We need to believe in ourselves and know that we’re beautiful. We need to know our identity.
Happy Body/Hot Life columnist Chris Linnares speaks at Mikey Hoeven’s Women’s Wellness Expo about how we can be our most powerful and wonderful selves which is by having faith in ourselves and our identity.
Maxwell’s Salmon
Join Hungry For More’s Jim Manney and Nicole Philips as they learn how to make White Wine Poached Salmon with Purple Thai Rice with Maxwell’s executive chef Mike Wald.
WHITE WINE POACHED SALMON WITH PURPLE THAI RICE
Purple Thai Rice
1 Cup White Rice
1 Cup Black Thai Rice
3 ½ Cups Cold Water Water
Combine rice and water in medium saucepan, turn heat to medium and cover. When rice begins to steam, turn heat down to low and let simmer. Cook rice as directed on package. While rice cooks, start on the salmon.
White Wine Poached Salmon
1 or 2 Salmon Fillets or Steaks
White Wine
Canned Artichoke Hearts
1 Tablespoon Capers
½ Cup Cream
3 Tablespoons Butter
Parsley
Fill a saute pan with white wine until it goes about ¼ to ½ up the sides, add some artichoke hearts and capers. Add salmon fillets skin side up, turn heat to medium and cover pan. Let wine reduce by half and salmon should be cooked to about medium. Remove salmon fillets and keep warm. To build sauce, turn heat to high, add about ½ cup of cream to what remains of the wine and bring to a simmer, add some parsley for color and slowly add 3 pats of butter and let sauce simmer until it thickens slightly.
To serve, place salmon on top of rice and spoon sauce over.
Don’t Have Fear, Have Faith
Things in life can be heard, scary and downright unfair. No one deserves to get sick, no one deserves to feel pain; but you have to do your best to get through it. Though it may seem impossible, the best thing you can do is stay positive and believe in yourself and we know a woman who does that and much more!
Happy Body/Hot Life columnist Chris Linnares talks with Amanda Lea, morning radio host on Froggy 99.9 and her mother Barb about Barb’s battle with cancer and the curve balls life has thrown at her. Not only that, but how she’s managed to stay the positive and amazing person she is.
Feel Beautiful by Naturally Increasing Your Energy
Everyone has those days where you just want to sit on the couch and veg out while watching your favorite shows. But what happens when that one day turns into many? When that energetic and fun person slowly starts to disappear? Next thing you know, you’re overweight, feel helpless and unhappy. While many doctors want to prescribe you pills to get rid of these feelings, all you really need is already inside you.
Happy Body/Hot Life columnist Chris Linnares talks at Mikey Hoeven’s Women’s Wellness Expo about how important it is to naturally increase our energy and how it will help us feel more healthy, happy and beautiful.
