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Keeping Up Motivation Over the Holiday Season…
Plus a Great Gnocchi Recipe for Leftover Butternut Squash!
Once again, hope everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend. Mark is back off to work today, and I’ll be back to work tomorrow, so…back to the grind…until Christmas! This past week actually proved to be easier to keep up our routine than we would have thought. With the multitude of “Turkey Trots” across the country, it’s hard not to find a race to keep up your fitness level over the holiday (not to mention allow you more special treats). I digress…let’s dive into our week in review! [Read More]
Weeks 13-14: Healing and Easing Back into Routine…
Plus My First Success in Bread Baking!
I must apologize for not posting my update last week as I had promised. I was honestly getting into a funk from not working out. Whenever I don’t get the exercise I need, I tend to get really tired, moody and easily frustrated. However, I’m finally out of my boot and easing back into my training, which makes for a much happier Stef! So, In honor of the return to running, I’ll provide you with a recipe for Maple Seeded Bread (for “carb loading”, of course  ) in addition to my normal training update. [Read More]
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 great during the run for the most part and completed it at a great pace (1:34:36; ~9:30 min/mi pace). However, the rest of the day wasn’t as good. After our weekly brunch pilgrimage to Ziggy’s, I noticed that my ankle began to swell up…a lot! So, we did what we know is best for swelling, RICE! Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation (+ anti-inflammatory). Little did I know this would be just the beginning of painful week… [Read More]
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 the evening before, plus way too much butter icing when icing the cake, so I needed a quick, healthy, and easy lunch to make that day…black bean soup would just do the trick! [Read More]
Breaking in our New House with a Good Old Fashioned Party…
So, we are well on our way to putting together our new house. We now have phone (like it matters in this day and age), DSL (matters), and cable (but not yet strong enough for digital…), and even a few curtains up (custom curtains = serious $$$)! Part of the reason we are getting settled in so fast is because I scheduled a housewarming party. Not as much to get gifts or anything (anyone who knows me, knows that I’m not a big gift person…), but more so we could keep ourselves on track and get the house put together with a deadline in sight. [Read More]
My Results from Many Years of Trial and Error…
I love guacamole and let’s face it, avocados are nature’s (healthy) butter! It’s always better homemade and it’s taken years for me to perfect my guacamole recipe and technique. I think I’ve finally found a blend the works best for my tastes and want to share it’s goodness with the (internet) world! [Read More]
My Quest for a Quick and Fool-Proof Granola Bar Has Ended…
You can tell by now from my recipes, that I like to make quick and easy snacks for when life takes you on the run (or not, I love eating these at my desk at work also: see protein bars and granola bars). I’ve also had problems with adapting granola bar recipes to be easy to make in a city like Houston with a humid climate. This recipe I found is the most highly adaptable and forgiving granola bar recipe out there! I just need to share my love of this recipe with the internet world at large! [Read More]
Homemade Applesauce, Another Race, and Another Mentor Lost…
It’s been a busy week and starting off a busy weekend! I love to be busy…so there is much to say and not so much time to say it…
First, I wanted to post my first experience in making homemade applesauce. It’s quick, very easy, and much healthier for you than the sugar-laden counterparts you buy at the grocery…Second, a quick recap of my latest 5k I ran this morning…and finally, remembering another mentor in my life who just passed from pancreatic cancer (the second this year from the disease)… [Read More]
Fluffy, Nutritious, Satisfying, Eggless…
If you’ve been reading my blog a lot, you’ve noticed that I have a thing for Greek-style yogurt, Fage to be precise! It’s chocked full of protein and doesn’t have the fat and cholesterol that eggs have. When Eggless Cooking set forth a challenge to use yogurt as an egg substitute, I couldn’t resist the temptation to make eggless pancakes! Not just any pancakes though…buckwheat pancakes! The two most important elements to my diet are protein and fiber…these pancakes are a perfect marriage of these elements…
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Personal Pizzas Made to Order on the Grill in a Jiffy!
I was craving something a little bit different on Saturday. We had a late (second) breakfast after my 5k, but March Madness has hit (Go Heels!), and we needed something we could do relatively quickly and on the early side. As it was such a beautiful day outside, grilling sounded great! I was craving a big puffy pita-like flat bread, so did a little research online for possible recipes and how to go about grilling them…then the lightbulb went off…grilled flatbread pizza! [Read More]
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