Fabulous Friday!

Happy Friday everyone! Should we jump right in? First up......our Fresh & Fabulous Receipe! So, little confession. I completely forgot to bring my healthy cookbook to post a tried and true reciepe today. So, I used google and found the following. I actually picked it because it's a vegetarian dish. Well, unless you added some meat to it. But, I also chose it because it's almost noon and I'm hungry!Italian Vegetable Hoagies

Ingredients
1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion, separated into rings
1 14-ounce can artichoke hearts, rinsed and coarsely chopped
1 medium tomato, seeded and diced
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 16- to 20-inch-long baguette, preferably whole-grain
2 slices provolone cheese, (about 2 ounces), halved
2 cups shredded romaine lettuce
1/4 cup sliced pepperoncini, (optional)

Preparation
1- Place onion rings in a small bowl and add cold water to cover. Set aside while you prepare the remaining ingredients.
2- Combine artichoke hearts, tomato, vinegar, oil and oregano in a medium bowl. Cut baguette into 4 equal lengths. Split each piece horizontally and pull out about half of the soft bread from each side. Drain the onions and pat dry.
3- To assemble sandwiches, divide provolone among the bottom pieces of baguette. Spread on the artichoke mixture and top with the onion, lettuce and pepperoncini, if using. Cover with the baguette tops. Serve immediately.


Now....onto that Fabulous Finding. Today's finding, while fabulous, is not actually a find or even new. How many have heard of the Nike Running chip?Probably most everyone. It's a pretty nifty little gadget to have! You can either put the chip in your shoe (if you have the running shoes that go with the program) or attach it to your shoelaces with a pouch if you don't have Nike shoes. You then attach the rest of the program to your ipod and off you go. It tracks calories, distance, your pace and Lance Armstrong will even come on to tell you what a good job you're doing. Thanks Lance! My husband is a marathon runner and uses his chip ALL the time to track himself. I've also used it with my running and walking and love it. So, if you have a program, go on and pull it out, dust it off and plug it in. If you don't but have been thinking about a way to track your progress, you'll love this!