Panther Chef: Roasted Beet Salad w/goat cheese

This is a simple, but delicious salad that takes just a bit of prep. Roasted Beet & Goat Cheese Salad w/Honey Orange Vinaigrette Stuff to buy: 1-3 beets (ruby or gold is fine) Baby greens mix (or make your own) Continue reading Panther Chef: Roasted Beet Salad w/goat cheese

Panther Chef: Vegan Thai Curry Root Stew

So the Panther got an assignment to make dinner, and it was suggested that this meal be at least vegetarian. Awesome, no problem. Except… I happened to be craving something with a Thai swing to it. A general scan of Continue reading Panther Chef: Vegan Thai Curry Root Stew

Panther Chef: Powercakes

A few weeks back I was talking to an old friend of mine about nutrition. He’s what you might call out of shape, quite out of shape actually. We were talking about some of the changes I’d made to what Continue reading Panther Chef: Powercakes

Book Review: Eat and Run

The first time I read this book, I had an unusual reaction (for me): I decided I didn’t really like Scott Jurek. I’d purchased the book after reading about him in Born to Run, and expected him to be exactly Continue reading Book Review: Eat and Run

Repairing Panther Paws, Overcoming Obstacles

Hey fans, sorry for the lack of updates. As a lot of you know, my journey towards functional fitness hit a few snags a few weeks back with aches coming from my ankle, where I had a 7 pin titanium Continue reading Repairing Panther Paws, Overcoming Obstacles

Nutrition: Food For Life, Ezekiel 4:9 Bread (original & raisin)

Being healthy isn’t just about doing wall ball 300 times until you feel like ralphing (though that helps). Fueling the machine is important too. There’s all sorts of diet this and paleo that and beaches (mostly in the south), but Continue reading Nutrition: Food For Life, Ezekiel 4:9 Bread (original & raisin)

Nutrition: Panther Shake + a midweek homeworkout

Shakes and smoothies can be a great way to get your nutrition in, and I put together a killer. Calling it The Panther Shake since, well duh what site are you on right, but also because the color is a Continue reading Nutrition: Panther Shake + a midweek homeworkout

Nutrition: Vegetarian Cincinnati Chili, Panther Style!

I’m a sucker for a good Cincinnati Chili, but since I’m vegetarian most of the time, I don’t get to eat it too often. I decided to tweak a Food Network recipe and make it my own, vegetarian style. It Continue reading Nutrition: Vegetarian Cincinnati Chili, Panther Style!

Nutrition: Ancient Grains vs Flax Plus Pumpkin Granola

I talk a pretty good game when it comes to food, but I’m human. (Well, panther, but who’s counting right?) There are times when I get suckered in based on a good review, or a product name or something along Continue reading Nutrition: Ancient Grains vs Flax Plus Pumpkin Granola

Nutrition: “belly fat” and other myths

I wanted to run through a few things here that seem to pop up over and over again. In the fitness industry there are regularly phrases, words and concepts that, even once we believe we’ve squashed them, seem to rise Continue reading Nutrition: “belly fat” and other myths