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Week 19: Holiday Pains…and Gains This past week seemed to pass very quickly. We kept ourselves very busy with work and holiday activities, and also managed to get some running in too! One of the ways I tend to make my life easier during the week is taking the time to [...] Perfect Pumpkin Pancakes: I’ve been promising friends for quite some time to post my “perfect pancake” recipe that I’ve been using week in and week out for the past 6 months and the day has finally arrived (with added seasonal flare)! Bill, this is for you, my [...] Week 11: Getting into Double Digit Runs…and Learning to Slow Down This week was the roughest week yet for us! Saturday was our first double digit run, clocking in at 10 miles! I felt great during the run for the most part and completed it at a great [...] Quick and Tasty Soup for a Light Lunch! On Thursday, I left work just before lunch in order to get a lot of housework done and get a nap (i.e. attempt to catch up on sleep) after my week on the rig. I had already eaten a piece of the decadent Vegan Mocha Cake I made [...] After a Week of Frustration and Stress, a Quite Relaxing Sunday Morning! There are a few things that I couldn’t wait for when I moved into my new house. One was being able to sit on the porch on a relaxing Sunday morning with a coffee, breakfast, and NPR. Today, I made that dream come true! [...] Fun in the Mud and an Awesome Summer Salad! Today was the most satisfying run I’ve completed to date…the Mud Maxx 5k! This was the first year of the race, benefiting the Shriners Hospital, but the organizers did a good job getting most everything straightened out and the run went rather smoothly. The object of the [...] Seemingly Odd Flavors Meld Well for this Summer Lasagna… For some time now, I’ve been batch cooking every Sunday that I can so I can have lots of variety in my leftovers for lunch each week at work. I’ve finally decided that I’m going to do a weekly Sunday batch cooking post, for my “Batch Cooking [...] American Twists to a Classic Mexican Dish… I was first introduced to calabacita con pollo at our favorite tex-mex restaurant, Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen (see capirotada and fajitas posts). It’s a wonderful and light dish, reminding me of a good light summer meal (much like my vegetarian penne). We had a lot of Mexican-style ingredients sitting around [...] Carrot Applesauce Muffins: A Healthy Treat For a Busy Morning I was looking for a good recipe to use up all of the applesauce I’m making and came across a few recipes for carrot muffins on foodgawker and tastespotting that looked interesting…Of course, me being me, I decided to adapt them and combine a few to [...] |
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