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Fitness Fridays: Shoulder Workout

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As part of my expanded lifestyle content, I’m delighted to be introducing fitness Fridays to the blog. Fear not, curls will continue to be paired with cocktails. My new fitness content is well-suited to my new role as a Lululemon affiliate. An affiliate means that when you follow my unique links, like those included throughout this post, you’ll pay the same price as usual, but I’ll make a small commission for referring you. In these images, captured by the talented John-Finnigan Lin, I’m wearing an older style of the High Neck Long Line Energy Bra and the Fast and Free 25″ tight.

You may or may not know that I was a high-performance athlete for many years and even won a national championship at the university level.

That’s right friends, I was part of the CIS championship-winning field hockey team of 2010. Upon transitioning from daily practice and cross-training workouts including both cardio and weightlifting to not being part of a competitive team after graduation left me feeling completely rudderless. For so many years, my sport and the enormous commitment associated with it had been one of the core organizing principles of my life and my time. I hardly knew what to do with myself when I didn’t have to get up at the crack of dawn to get to the pitch.

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It took quite awhile to get back into a regular routine with exercise and some years or months have been certainly been more successful than others. Over time, I’ve learned that the best thing for my consistency is a workout buddy or accountability partner. This probably shouldn’t have taken as long to figure out as it did, given that I come from a team sports background and work hardest and most regularly when I’m surrounded by teammates who challenge and rely on me.

Before the pandemic hit, I was in nearly the best shape of my life, I was doing high intensity interval and weight-training five days a week, hot yoga twice, and one tennis lesson weekly. When we lost access to in-person classes, I fell off a cliff in terms of physical activity. I went months without doing much more than staring at a screen. The lack of exercise left me feeling sluggish and sedentary.

In August 2020, I decided I needed to ask for help. I reached out to my friend and former trainer from the gym where I took group classes and began personal training. At first we were just doing one 45-minute session together per week, and dear God, was it painful coming back from months of being a couch potato. Heaving and breathless after about 10 jumping jacks.

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After a couple months, I realized I was going to need to more than a single 45-minute session because I still didn’t have the motivation to do anything without direct supervision. Yes, I’m a child. Without an accountability partner, a wall of mirrors, an audience, and classmates to push me to work harder, I was content to laze about eating bonbons all day.

Now, after six months of consistent thrice weekly workouts I’m feeling better physically and the improvement for my mental health has been immeasurable. Getting out of bed in the morning is an accomplishment in and of itself during these unprecedented times. Getting out bed AND putting on clothes is award worthy. I can definitely say that putting on real clothes does provide a bit of a bright spot but that feeling is amplified when I wake up and reach for my workout clothes and actually get sweaty in them.

Upper Body Workout | Taste and Tipple

With that in mind, I wanted to share a little shoulder burner workout I did with my trainer Anna a few weeks ago. For this functional strength-training workout, you’ll do these movements – determine the number of total rounds you want to do based on your level of fitness. Make sure you do a full warm-up and dynamic stretching before beginning and cool-down and stretch afterwards.

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– 10 Bent over reverse fly with dumbbells 
– 10 Resistance band rows
– 10 Burpees with push-up

REST
– 10 Push-ups with hands turned towards each other at a 45-degree angle
– 10 Resistance band chest flys 
– 20 Mountain climbers – pressing up through the shoulder blades 

REST
– 20 kettlebell swings
– 10 V-Ups
– Handstand (to failure)

Drop a comment below or on Instagram and let me know if you give this one a try!

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Currently craving: this Savoury Dutch Baby with Sm Currently craving: this Savoury Dutch Baby with Smoked Salmon. Impressive but surprisingly simple, all you need for this recipe is a blender and a cast iron skillet. A savoury batter topped with smoked salmon, arugula, chives, and a few dollops of sour cream, this is the stuff brunch dreams are made of. Full recipe on the blog, link in bio. 

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Looking for a more adult Easter treat? Try this Ca Looking for a more adult Easter treat? Try this Carrot Caesar that I originally created for the @heartandcrown for National Caesar Day in 2019. Equally delicious to sip on while you’re making dinner or celebrating Easter brunch. 

Carrot Caesar 

Caraway-Dill Rim

- 1 tsp caraway seeds ground in a spice grinder
- 1 tsp dried dill
- 1 tsp salt

Carrot Caesar

- 1 oz vodka
- 1½ oz carrot juice
- ½ oz dry vermouth
- ½ oz mango juice
- ½ oz lemon juice freshly squeezed
- ½ tsp horseradish
- 1 ribbon of carrot peel for garnish

- Combine on a small plate ground caraway seeds, dried dill and salt. Rim a rocks glass with lemon juice and the caraway-dill rim mixture and fill with ice. 
- Shake vodka, carrot juice, dry vermouth, mango juice, and lemon juice juice over ice and strain into prepared glass. 
- Garnish with a small spoonful of prepared horseradish and a carrot ribbon.

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I’m finally sharing some fitness content! This i I’m finally sharing some fitness content! This is an upper body burner that my trainer @arestolle put me through earlier this week. Swipe ⬅️ to see all the exercises. We did an additional round but those exercises weren’t very telegenic so we have tastefully excluded them here. 

Your shoulders will be on 🔥 after the first round but this is how I got delts like Dwyane Wade. 

I’m wearing: 
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For this functional strength-training workout, you’ll do each circuit three times consecutively with 30 seconds of rest between each round and 1 minute of rest between each circuit. 

Make sure you do a full warm-up and dynamic stretching before beginning and cool-down and stretch afterwards.

Circuit One (40 sec on, 15 sec off) - 3 ROUNDS
- Bent over reverse fly with dumbbells 
- Resistance band rows
- Burpees with push-up

Circuit Two (40 sec on, 15 sec off) - 3 ROUNDS
- Push-ups with hands turned towards each other at a 45-degree angle
- Resistance band chest flys 
- Mountain climbers - pressing up through the shoulder blades 

Circuit Three - 3 ROUNDS
- 20 kettlebell swings
- 10 V-Ups
- Handstand (to failure)

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The Maneater Tiki cocktail is now live on the blog The Maneater Tiki cocktail is now live on the blog along with my reflections on a full year of #virtualhappyhour - what I’ve learned, how it’s fundamentally changed my business model, and some notes of gratitude. Swipe ⬅️ for fire 🔥.

Maneater

- 1½ oz gin
- ½ oz apricot brandy
- ½ oz orange liqueur
- ¾ oz lime
- 1½ oz mango juice
- 1 oz pineapple juice
- ½ oz orgeat
- 3 dashes Tiki bitters
- Garnish: dried citrus
- Garnish: spent lime half ovenproof rum & cinnamon.

- Shake all ingredients over ice. Strain into a Tiki mug filled with crushed ice.
- Garnish with dried citrus and add two straws.
- Place a spent lime half on top and carefully fill with ovenproof rum. Light it on fire. Dust with ground cinnamon

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Strawberry Basil Galette. This Strawberry Basil Ga Strawberry Basil Galette. This Strawberry Basil Galette is easy to make and absolutely delicious. Sweet with just a touch of savoury for balance. A perfect dessert option for Easter dinner in a couple of weeks! 

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Get the full recipe for this Strawberry Basil Galette at: https://tasteandtipple.ca/strawberry-basil-galette/

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GIVEAWAY 🎁 - To celebrate the one year annivers GIVEAWAY 🎁 - To celebrate the one year anniversary of #virtualhappyhour I’ve partnered up with @chefs.paradise to give one lucky winner a HUGE home bar essentials gift pack ($300 value) from Ottawa’s premier kitchenware & wine/cocktail accessories store. 

To win, follow these steps:
1. ‘Like’ this post.
2. Follow @chefs.paradise and @tasteandtipple
3. Comment below with your favourite drink from Virtual Happy Hour and tagging a friend you’d like to share a drink with. Each comment with unique tag is a separate entry. 
4. Share this post to your story and tag @tasteandtipple for a bonus five entries. DM a screenshot to me if your account is private.

Giveaway is open to residents of Ottawa/Gatineau region and closes on Friday, March 26th at 4:59 p.m. EST. Winner (1) will be chosen through random draw and be contacted through Instagram private message on March 26th, 2021. Winner must be at least 18 years of age.

Prize package includes:
- Spiegelau Perfect Mixing Glass
- Crafthouse by Fortessa Shaker Set (Boston shaker, muddler, jigger, Hawthorne Strainer)
- Riedel Drink Specific Glassware Set (6 different glasses)
- Barfly Classic Barspoon 
- Barfly Cocktail Picks
- Tulz Mini Ice Block Tray

This #giveaway is in no way, shape or form associated with Instagram or Facebook. 

Picture does not depict the exact items featured in the giveaway. 

**This is my only account and the winner will be contacted via DM and announced on #virtualhappyhour in my Story on March 26th. Do NOT follow or respond to any accounts impersonating me that might message you requesting your credit card information!

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I don’t always workout on weekends, but when I d I don’t always workout on weekends, but when I do, I try to smile through it. It’s a rise and grind Saturday my friends. 

Wearing @lululemon Energy Bra & Fast and Free Tights. 

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The Getaway in a Glass series continues with this The Getaway in a Glass series continues with this tequila cocktail that I’m calling “Tears of the Sun”. I need you to trust me on this one. In theory, it sounds kind of gross. What is crème de cacao doing with tequila, cassis & lime? 

Well friends, reposado tequila often has notes of vanilla, cinnamon and pepper that pair beautifully with the nuttiness of dark chocolate. Highly recommend you try a tequila & chocolate tasting if you want to explore how different variations of the spirit pair with your favourite after-dinner treat. 

I’m going to make this again but infuse my reposado with coffee and cardamom to experiment with this unexpected pairing.

Tears of the Sun

- 1½ oz reposado tequila
- ½ oz crème de cassis
- ¼ oz crème de cacao
- ¼ oz hibiscus syrup
- ¾ oz lime juice
- 1 egg white or 3/4 oz aquafaba
- Garnish: dehydrated blood orange wheel

Hibiscus Syrup
- 2 hibiscus teabags
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup sugar

- Add all ingredients except garnish to a cocktail shaker. Dry shake (without ice) for 15-20 seconds. Add ice, shake again. 
- Strain into a rocks glass over one large ice cube. Garnish with dehydrated blood orange wheel.

Hibiscus Syrup
- Steep hibiscus teabags in 1 cup of boiling water for 5 minutes. Pour into a small saucepan with sugar. Simmer over medium heat for a few minutes until sugar is dissolved. Cool to room temperature and strain into an airtight container. Syrup will keep in your fridge for 2-3 weeks.

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It’s that time of year when you might normally b It’s that time of year when you might normally be heading South for March Break. 

Maybe you’ve caught yourself reminiscing about the heart-racing moments standing in the airport security line as you hear the final boarding call for your flight and the family of five in front of you is informed they can’t have more than 3 ounces of liquid in their carry-on and proceed to juggle screaming toddlers while disemboweling every piece of luggage they have. Oh the joy. 

Fear not my friends. This month I’m serving up a series I call “Getaway in a Glass” to transport you to sandy beaches and clear, cerulean seas, without the air travel or sunburns. 

Up first is this perfectly balanced rum and chile liqueur concoction. The Escape Artist is spirited, sweet, spicy & sour. 

The Escape Artist

- 1½ oz aged Jamaican rum like Appleton Estate Signature Blend
- 1 oz chile liqueur like Ancho Reyes
- 1½ oz pineapple juice
- ½ oz lime juice
- ½ oz hibiscus syrup
- Garnish: bouquet of mint
- Garnish: pineapple wedge optional
- Garnish: hibiscus flower in syrup optional

- Add all ingredients except garnish to a cocktail shaker. Shake over ice until well-chilled. 
- Strain into a highball or Tiki mug filled with crushed ice. 
- Garnish with a bouquet of fresh mint, pineapple wedge, and hibiscus flower in syrup, as desired. Serve with a straw.

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The forthcoming arrival of spring has me daydreami The forthcoming arrival of spring has me daydreaming about this Pisco, Plum & Sage Cocktail that I first shared a couple of years ago.

Pisco, Plum & Sage Cocktail

- ¾ oz honey syrup
- 3 sage leaves
- ½ yellow plum
- 1 ½ oz pisco
- ½ oz lemon juice
- small pinch salt
- 1 dash Mister Bitters Honeyed Apricot & Smoked Hickory bitters optional
- 1 oz dry sparkling wine
- 1 sage leaf for garnish

- Add three sage leaves to the bottom of your shaker. Top with honey syrup and lightly muddle the sage, thereby releasing its oil into the mixture.
- Next, cut the half plum into quarters and add to the shaker with sage-honey syrup. Muddle the fruit thoroughly, extracting as much juice as possible.
- Add pisco, lemon juice, salt, and bitters to shaker. Fill with ice and shake vigorously for 20 seconds. 
- Double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a single sage leaf.

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Looking at the forecast for next week and thinking Looking at the forecast for next week and thinking Spring may be finally on her way! Eight degrees!!! Break out the shorts and sundresses.

Might pick-up some fresh blooms this weekend to bring a touch of Spring inside. 

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This past year has been a rollercoaster for my men This past year has been a rollercoaster for my mental health. The simple act of getting dressed in the morning can help. For me, I often feel my best mentally when I make the choice to reach for my workout gear and *actually* wear it to exercise and not just sit in front of my desk. 

Getting back into a regular pattern with exercise has helped me to manage my anxiety and also get a better night’s sleep. It’s just one of the many tools/strategies I use to try to take care of my mental health - along with asking for help for when I need it. 

I’m sharing this post for #marchformentalhealth to raise awareness about mental health and making it a priority for ourselves, when we can. Taking care of ourselves can enable us to take better care of each other.

Thank you to @msbeltempo for tagging me and tomorrow I challenge @yowcitystyle and @chantsy to share their outfits for #marchformentalhealth.

📸: @_finn 

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Just over here playing with my drinks, turning the Just over here playing with my drinks, turning them into art. This is the Boss B!tch cocktail from last night’s #virtualhappyhour which I’ve renamed Boss Lady Cocktail so as to not offend the more delicate sensibilities on the worldwide web. 

Honestly, you need to make this drink, it’s absolutely crushable and it should become your new favourite brunch cocktails - mimosas step aside. 

Boss Lady

- 1 oz cognac
- ½ oz ginger liqueur, like Domaine de Canton
- ¾ oz grapefruit juice
- ¾ oz lemon juice
- ½ oz honey syrup
- 2 dashes Peychaud's bitters
- 2 oz dry sparkling wine, like Cava
- Garnish: grapefruit twist

Honey Syrup
- ½ cup honey
- ½ cup boiling water

- Add all ingredients except sparkling wine and garnish to a cocktail shaker. Shake over ice. Strain into a champagne flute.
- Top with sparkling wine. Garnish with grapefruit twist.

Honey Syrup
- Combine honey and boiling water in a heatproof glass jar. Stir until honey is dissolved. Cool to room temperature before using. Honey syrup will keep refrigerated in an airtight container for 2 weeks

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Currently cooking: a batch of this Maple Granola f Currently cooking: a batch of this Maple Granola for topping yogurt and serving with fresh berries all week. Get the recipe at the link in bio. 

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I’ve got that drip. Pictured here is the Skatewa I’ve got that drip. Pictured here is the Skateway Sour I created for @ottawatourism for #Winterlude. This take on the classic whiskey sour features local ingredients from @tsdistillers and @beesavvyhoney ! Head to the link in my bio to get the full recipe on their site!

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Friday flex. You may not know that I was a high-pe Friday flex. You may not know that I was a high-performance athlete for many years and was a CIS Champion in 2010 alongside my @varsityblues field hockey teammates.

Pre-COVID I would go to @grecosparks five times a week, stretch it out at @pureyogaottawa and play tennis @rideausportscentre . Coming from a team sports background, I’m highly motivated by my accountability partners - my workout buddies who drag me to the gym or the yoga studio even when I don’t feel like it. Meaning, when we went into lockdown in March, I really struggled to muster up the will to exercise. 

After months of embracing a near total sedentary lifestyle, I reached out to my friend and former Greco (now @bodiesbyphil613 trainer) Anna @arestolle to work with me in getting back into my groove with personal training. 

We’ve been working together 3x a week since August and I finally feel like I’ve regained my strength and cardio capacity. I don’t always jump out of bed excited to put in the work but I’m always glad I did afterward.

Given how important sport and fitness has been throughout my life, I’m delighted to have been invited to be part of the @lululemon affiliate program. An affiliate program means that when you shop their site through my unique links, you won’t pay a cent more, but I’ll get a small commission. 

In this photo taken by my talented friend @_finn , I’m wearing an older version of the Energy Bra High Neck and the Fast and Free Tight 25” - two of my favourite products for HIIT workouts! Head to the link in my bio and tap the “Shop Lululemon” button to use my unique link for shopping these or other great @lululemon products. *AD

Comment below if you’d like to see some of my workouts! 

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Say “I love you” to your sweetheart or yoursel Say “I love you” to your sweetheart or yourself with this Raspberry Coconut Croissant French Toast with Honey Chamomile Syrup. The perfect breakfast in bed for Valentine’s Day. Get the recipe on the blog, link in bio.

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Breakfast of champions. #cocktails #drinks #imbib Breakfast of champions.

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