Author: Bev Wagner

Health and fitness

Working Out with Scout – Core and Pelvic Floor

Bev Wagner

As a follow-up to our post on pelvic floor physical therapy, we’re going to show you some great exercises to strengthen your pelvic floor. Remember – this is more than just kegels! For a detailed description of how to do kegels and for more information on how strengthening your core helps pelvic health take a look at the articles linked below.

You cannot separate the core from the pelvic floor, because your pelvic floor is part of your core,” says Dr. Hoover. She explains that the core consists of the deep back muscles, the abdominal muscle, the pelvic floor and the diaphragm, which all need to work in harmony to help support the spine and pelvis and help to prevent injury.

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Health and fitness

What’s the deal with…. open water swimming???

Bev Wagner

Try an open water swim in Long Island Sound (or any other salt water!) It’s not only great exercise as it’s easy on your joints, but the salt water is great for your skin! Sea salt contains many skin healing minerals like magnesium, which is an anti-inflammatory, so it’s also great for acne and it’s a natural exfoliant. Saltwater also contains sulfur which is a natural antiseptic and potassium which promotes healing. Whenever I had a cut or scrape as a kid, my mom would always say “take a swim at the beach and you’ll be fine”! Maybe there was some truth to that!

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Food, Health and fitness

What we’re eating –

Bev Wagner


Let me start by saying, I am not an expert cook like Ina Garten or an amazing baker like my friend, Avery Wuest Horne, so take my baking recommendations with a “pinch” of salt. Ha ha! I do, however, enjoy baking when I have the time. My friends all know my go-to Blondies that I bring to every party, but that secret recipe is for another time. If I tell you, I’d have to kill you!

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Food

Buffalo Cauliflower Tacos

Bev Wagner

My daughter is a vegetarian, my son likes meat and I’m an eat-everything-under-the-sun-etarian. Lol! It can be challenging finding meals to make that appeal to everyone, and that aren’t just pasta. When my daughter offered to make Buffalo Cauliflower Tacos for dinner, I welcomed the offer and they were delicious! This recipe is from Pinch of Yum and so good.

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Sam’s Buffalo Cauliflower Tacos


This colorful, spicy, crispy, mega-yum recipe was inspired by the amazing buffalo “wings” at J. Selby’s http://www.jselbys.com/ in Saint Paul and this recipe http://sarasullivan.com/buffalo-cauliflower-tacos-avocado-cream/ from Sarah Sullivan. Thanks to both sources of inspiration!

 *   Ingredients:
 *   1 cup flour
 *   1 cup milk
 *   1/4 teaspoon each garlic powder, salt, and pepper
 *   1 head cauliflower (4–5 cups florets)
 *   3/4 cup hot sauce (I used Frank’s brand)
 *   shredded cabbage or slaw
 *   chopped fresh cilantro
 *   tortillas

Avocado Crema:

 *   2 avocados
 *   1 clove garlic
 *   1/4 cup sour cream (yogurt would work, too)
 *   1/4 cup water
 *   1/2 teaspoon salt
 *   squeeze of lemon or lime


Instructions:

 1.  Batter the cauliflower: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Whisk flour, milk, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Dip cauliflower pieces in the batter and let excess drip off. Place on parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake on an upper rack for 15-20 minutes until lightly crisped and browned.
 2.  Spice the cauliflower: Gently toss the baked cauliflower in a bowl with the hot sauce. Return to pan. Bake for another 5-10 minutes.
 3.  Avocado Crema: Mix all ingredients in a food processor or blender until smooth.
 4.  Slaw: Toss the slaw with some of the avocado crema until it’s nice and creamy.
 5.  Tacos: Fill each tortilla with slaw, cauliflower, a drizzle of avocado crema, and cilantro. Perfection!

Recipe by: Pinch of Yum