This Recipe Will Make All Of You Brussel Sprout Haters Love Them!!

I come from a family of excellent cooks. We all have our specialties, tho we can all whip up anything you'd like. Mine is meat, since as children, my sister's didn't like handling the meat and my mom appreciated the help. My older sister's is baked goods. My younger sister, due to her career in the hospitality industry, has in my opinion required a knack for making high quality dishes that might be served at fine dining establishments.
Most recently, my younger sister mentioned that she'd made Honey Sriracha Brussel Sprouts for her husband and made him a believer. Today, I made them and I can attest that it was one of the best decisions I've made all day. The flavor was excellent! The honey helps to mask some of the green leafy veggie taste than many detest (tho I love) and the sriracha gives it a little kick and really adds to the overall flavor.
To all of you brussel sprout haters, I recommend that you try them. You won't be sorry!

Photo by Maggie Gorman

Welcome To Your Fifteen Minutes

"Welcome to your fifteen minutes." That's the first thing my friend Kat said to me as I was talking to her about how everything has changed since I was nominated to the US Paralympic Team.
It's been a hectic week of work, training, endless phone calls, and interviews.
I really can't complain right? This is the culmination of years of training and petitioning to get snowboarding in to the Paralympics. This is what I've been training for, so why does it all seem so overwhelming?
Maybe it's because all of this time I've been pretty incognito. Nobody knew my name. I was just a southern girl living in a world of snow.
Not to mention the fact that I'm a full time engineer at a large company. The last couple of years have been extremely difficult since I've had to work long hours to make up for the time I take off to train. Now throw on interviews and countless emails on top of that. Sometimes it feels like too much, but then I remind myself that I took 19 credit hours my senior year in college so that I could move out to Utah quicker. It seemed impossible at first to do everything, but I practically slept with my planner, prioritized every activity, and got in to a nice flow. I'll just treat this experience the same way.
I've got this. I'm Megan Harmon. I can do anything! That's what I tell myself while I'm in the start gate along with a few deep breathes.