- Welcome to After Dinner Dance! I'm Caroline, a 27-year-old living in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. My blog follows my love of cooking delicious and nutritious meals that make veggies taste good, and a bit of my life including my running and adventures with my toy poodle, Teddy! I have a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and I am also a Certified Health Education Specialist. Feel free to contact me at afterdinnerdance@gmail.com - I'd love to hear from you!
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Category Archives: Books
Three Good Reads
I hope everyone is having a nice Labor Day weekend! August has flown by and I just realized that I never posted my book review for Peanut Butter Fingers August Book Club. I finished the book on my road trip … finish reading Three Good Reads
Wild Book Review
Good morning! It’s a rare occurrence, but there will be no food in my post today! Today’s post is all about the July book club selection for Peanut Butter Finger’s Book Club. I spent the majority of my last trip … finish reading Wild Book Review
Easy Baked Miso Chicken and Latest Reads
Good morning! I am so glad I made it to the end of my short week. Tomorrow morning I’ll be on a plane en route to Texas! Can you believe I am taking all of this for a weekend? As … finish reading Easy Baked Miso Chicken and Latest Reads
Drop Dead Healthy Book Review
This month’s pick for the Peanut Butter Fingers book club was Drop Dead Healthy by A.J. Jacobs. It was my pick when we voted on the June book and I was excited to read it! The book chronicles the author’s attempt at becoming … finish reading Drop Dead Healthy Book Review
Still Missing Book Review
I hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day Weekend! Luke and I spent the weekend at the beach in Kennebunkport, Maine. Our weekend was filled with lots of good food, wine and fun with Teddy! I took the long … finish reading Still Missing Book Review
Review: The Book Thief
Last night, Luke and I took advantage of the gorgeous weather and had dinner on the patio at our favorite restaurant in Manchester, Republic Cafe. We started off with the Whipped Fresh Spicy Feta Dip and pita bread – delicious … finish reading Review: The Book Thief
Born to Run Book Review
Happy Friday! I started off my day with a 5k distance run on the treadmill. On the topic of running, I finally finished Born to Run by Christopher McDougall. (source) The book follows the author’s journey to find out why a … finish reading Born to Run Book Review
Effortless Baked Asian Chicken
I started off my Monday with a good 32 minute run with no walk breaks! Since I finished my current book, The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes yesterday (see my review here) I think I am going to simultaneously keep … finish reading Effortless Baked Asian Chicken
Posted in Asian, Books, Fitness, Gluten-free, Recipes, Running
Tagged asian, books, chicken, gluten-free, marinade, running
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The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes
I had a nice and relaxing Sunday. First, Luke and I went to brunch at the Purple Finch Cafe. Luke had an omelette and I ordered a ginormous margherita pizza. My plate took up two thirds of the table, but … finish reading The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes
Posted in Books, Pizza, Restaurants, Teddy
Tagged books, teddy, the secret life of ceecee wilkes
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Zucchini Fritters with Zesty Yogurt Sauce
This weekend I finally got back into my running groove and ran 32 minutes with no walk break (38 minutes including my warmup and cool down) – I’m hoping to be able to do it again today, fingers crossed! I … finish reading Zucchini Fritters with Zesty Yogurt Sauce
Posted in Books, Fitness, Recipes, Running, Sides, Vegetarian
Tagged fritters, running, sides, vegetarian, zucchini
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