The Better Martha Eats Clean

{Yesterday's lunch: brown rice with kidney beans, tomatoes, avocado and asparagus}

Let me just start off by saying that I love chicken fingers and ice cream just as much as the next person. But that being said, I can't continue on this way forever. This year I learned that the freshman fifteen is no myth. It does indeed exist. Also, I'm starting to have a end-of-teenage-years life crisis; I can't believe I'll be turning 20 at the end of the year (um excuse me how did that happen?!). All of this has culminated into me wanting to lead a healthier lifestyle, and maybe eat a carrot or two between mouthfuls of cake.

My sister, Breanna has been a shinning example of health and fitness. While I have no intention of waking up early to go for a six mile runs like her, eating my veggies; drinking water; going to bed early; and working out daily are all habits I should aim for. Join me as I start this journey! If you are reluctant just think of it this way: if you are healthy, you will live longer and have more time to eat dessert. There ya go! 

Veggies are so pretty! Without them the rice and beans looked like a plate of peasant food, not going to lie. 

The Better Carrot Cake

To be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of carrot cake. The idea of a vegetable getting anywhere near my dessert is rather off putting, and the thought makes me grimace. But since other people go wild for it, and that includes my father, I decided I'd make one using a recipe from Smitten Kitchen. For those of you that don't know I am a big Deb fan and would gladly marry her. Unfortunately my dowry is just not large enough to tempt her away from her family...but I digress. The point is that I trust her recipes.

 

{To keep the cake stand clean I like to put strips of parchment paper around the edges and pull them out when it's time for the cake to be served}

 It turns out that Deb is so magical that even I, hater of carrot cake, went back for a second, third, fourth, and even fifth bite. I was defiantly behaving like one of those kids that likes the food you feed them until you tell them there's something healthy in it. Only I'm worse because no amount of carrots will counterbalance the sugar and butter, but that's not the point. For the quadruple layer cake I doubled this recipe and baked the cakes in two 9x2 cake pans.