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Cardamom Coffee Cake

Stef — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:24:08 +0000

Cardamom Coffee Cake: A Near-Perfect Post-Saturday Run Snack!

Coffee cake…it was always a treat in our household. My Mom only made it on special occasions, but when she did, it seemed like it was always gone in a flash! Over the past few months, every now and again I’d all of a sudden [...]

Chinese New Year

Stef — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:54:33 +0000

Happy Lots of Things! Including, but not limited to…Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day, and Blog Anniversary…

Well, seems like we were just celebrating the Western New Year, and here we are, Chinese New Year! I never celebrated Chinese New Year. Perhaps it’s because I’m a Caucasian female “true blue” American (we can trace [...]

Happy Valentines Day!

Stef — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:48:21 +0000

Happy Valentines Day!

Valentines Day…oh the commercialism that accompanies this “holiday”…

For years, I’ve tried to avoid buying into the commercialism, but this year, we finally decided it was high time to go out for a nice dinner rather than cook each other dinner as in years past as you can get incredible [...]

I’m Baaaaack!

Stef — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:38:29 +0000

And Now for Something (not so) Completely Different…

Preparing for a (half) marathon (happy beforehand above), injuries, fundraising, holidays, work, and vacation takes a lot out of a girl. So it shouldn’t come as a big surprise that I needed a bit of a break from blogging…

Well, I’m back and have a [...]

Training Update – Week 19

Stef — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:07:06 +0000

Week 19: Holiday Pains…and Gains Plus a Care-Free Lentil Curry Recipe!

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 [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Stef — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:47:05 +0000

Happy Thanksgiving from ALC!

Hope all of my readers had an excellent and delicious Thanksgiving (homemade vegetarian stuffing shown above), and also took stock of what they have to be truly thankful! I’m ever so thankful for my wonderful family and friends who have supported me along the way [...]

Training Update – Week 15

Stef — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:31:52 +0000

Another Week, Another Step Closer…

Plus a Recipe for Whole Wheat Soft Pretzels!

Yet again I must apologize for the tardy post this week. We finally had our long-awaited long weekend in San Antonio and I wanted to be disconnected from the intertubes (well except [...]

Happy Halloween

Stef — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:16:34 +0000

Happy Halloween From ALC!

Just wanted to stop by for a minute to wish my followers a Happy Halloween! It’s my first time in over 10 years to dress up and play along with Halloween and me and my partner in crime are off to a “Triple [...]

Great News!

Stef — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:56:08 +0000

“And Now a Word From Our Sponsor…”

Well, not really, just a hearty thanks from me (maybe Bill can chime in?) but yep, you heard it here first (if you aren’t friends with me on Facebook)…I have officially secured my first sponsor for my Team in Training [...]

Training Update – Week 11

Stef — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:55:42 +0000

Week 11: Getting into Double Digit Runs…and Learning to Slow Down

Plus a Special Pennsylvania Dutch Recipe

This week was the roughest week yet for us! Saturday was our first double digit run, clocking in at 10 miles! I felt [...]