Marissa Vicario

Recent Blog Posts

A Better-for-You Appletini

The booze-infused juice and smoothie trend has hit New York City and I, for one, am right on board! While speciality bars and drinks are showing up around the city, why not bring the refreshments home? Watch the video below to see how to make a better-for-you Appletini with a freshly-juiced Granny Smith apple. How to Cut Apples for Drinks —powered by eHow.com Better-for-you Appletini (makes 2 … [Read more...]

5 Ways You’re Sabotaging Your Healthy Eating Habits, Revealed

Now that Summer is officially over, the Twitter and Facebook feeds are filled with offers for cleanses and workouts to get you back in tip top shape in time for a new season. Personally, I feel very grounded in the Fall and I’m all about turning over a new leaf by shaking up your workout routine and changing your eating habits for the better. But let’s look at a few ways all those good … [Read more...]

Tri Training Week 8: This is it! {how I handle pre-race jitters + my pre-race checklist}

Triathlon Week is finally here! Here's where I'll be swimming on Sunday. This past week of training was a bonus one because I mis-calculated the weeks leading up to the race. Big oops! I repeated the previous weeks workouts with a few small tweaks of my own. This week will be an easier week as I taper to prepare for the race. I'll be doing all my workouts while on a mini-break in Las … [Read more...]

Tri Training Week 7: The Body I’ve Always Wanted + {my training playlist}

At the end of last week's training I battled the "I don't want to's". Yes, even with views like this: Week 7 Workouts: Monday - StrengthTuesday - 45 minute RunWednesday - Strength + 40 minute BikeThursday - 30 minute Swim + 30 minute RunFriday - RestSaturday - 60 minute RunSunday - 30 minute Swim + 60 minute Run I knew I had two back-to-back six mile runs + a 30 minute swim one of those days but … [Read more...]

Kale Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing

Impromptu date nights are the best. So is kale salad with spicy peanut dressing.  Yesterday David and I wanted to enjoy the beautiful Summer evening here in NYC so we headed up to Eataly's Birreria for a glass of rosé.  Two glasses of wine later we found ourselves at Hillstone -- one of our favorite "after-work" places to have dinner. We're big fans of most of their menu, including the … [Read more...]

Tri Training Week 6: Fitter, Faster, Stronger

I'm getting stronger, fitter, faster. I feel it with every workout.  Welcome to Week 6 of my Triathlon Training re-caps. If you're just joining me, you can catch up on my progress here: Tri, Tri Again Tri Training Week 1: Things Don't Always Go As Planned Tri Training Week 2: No Pain, No Gain Tri Training Weeks 3 & 4: Mind Over Matter Tri Training Week 5: Fake It 'Til You Make It Week … [Read more...]

David’s Homemade Chicken Soup

The morning rain has stopped and it's a slightly cooler summer day in NYC today, perfect for this this recipe. If you've been following this blog for awhile, you know I eat a mostly plant-based diet and I've never featured anything but plant-based recipes here. But when I came home to David making chicken soup earlier this week, I couldn't resist sharing his recipe. We've been dedicated to … [Read more...]

Tri Training Week 5: Fake It ‘Til You Make It

I'm in western NY for a family reunion this weekend and nothing could have prepared me for the cold, rainy weather that greeted us. To say this part of the state isn't blessed with beautiful weather would be an understatement. Yet I seemed to have forgotten and didn't bring proper running gear to keep me warm and dry resulting in an extreme lack of motivation for Saturday and Sunday's … [Read more...]

Be In Control of Your Birth Control

Last week marked the beginning of a process that will give millions of US women access to contraception without a co-pay. The media has essentially tagged the Patient Protection and Affordability Act as "free birth control." This is momentous for women and it has certainly been a long time coming. As a single woman in my early 20's, birth control became a part of my life at the suggestion of my … [Read more...]