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Training Update – Week 17

Stef — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:21:14 +0000

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 [...]

Training Update: Weeks 13-14

Stef — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:32:44 +0000

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 [...]

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 [...]

Black Bean Soup

Stef — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 01:56:49 +0000

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 [...]

Housewarming Party!

Stef — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:25:13 +0000

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 [...]

Homemade Guacamole

Stef — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:22:42 +0000

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 [...]

Peanut Butter and Honey Granola Bars

Stef — Tue, 19 May 2009 03:02:24 +0000

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 [...]

Homemade Applesauce!

Stef — Sat, 16 May 2009 16:00:49 +0000

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 [...]

Berry Buckwheat Pancakes

Stef — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:58:23 +0000

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 [...]

Rosemary Flatbread Pizza

Stef — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 23:37:52 +0000

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 [...]