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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 [...]

National Sticky Bun Day

Stef — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:48:20 +0000

Happy National Sticky Bun Day Brought to you by El Bolillo Bakery; Houston, TX

I’ve recently started following Punchbowl on twitter (my handle is activelifecook fwiw) which tells me all of the odd days that are out there. Well, today was a reason to celebrate…it’s National Sticky Bun Day (2/20/10)! I woke up [...]

Training Update – Week 20

Stef — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:08:52 +0000

Week 20: Ramping it up… Plus Realizing Why Mom Never Let us eat Cookies for Dinner…

So, we are starting to get into the home stretch for this season’s training season. We are also in the thick of the Holiday Season, which means lots of obligations outside of training. Christmas parties, shopping, and [...]

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 [...]

Training Update – Week 10

Stef — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:40:29 +0000

Breaking Records and Feeling Sore!

It’s been an interesting and tiring week in our household…our schedule pretty much has been: work, run, eat, sleep, repeat! The run part has finally started taking a bit more of a toll on my body, as has allergy season, which has [...]

Training Update – Week 5

Stef — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:56:03 +0000

Bring on the “Hills” (and the Baked Goods)!

This week started our second month of training and with that came our second third track practice where we were charged with a new challenge…hills! Everything else has been pretty quiet…we were unable to climb this week due to [...]

Training Update – Week One

Stef — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:23:38 +0000

One Week Down…Many More to Come!

Okay…going to multi-task with this post. Planning to give everyone a quick update on my training and give out my “famous” whole wheat brownie recipe!

The first week of training went well, I already have a bit of a [...]

Healthy Ice Cream Sandwich

Stef — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:30:57 +0000

A Truly Simple and Satisfying Treat for a Hot Summer Day

We’ve officially entered the dog days of summer in Houston…nearly a continuous week of 90+ temperatures (most over 95F), no rain, and no relief from the heat in the short-term forecast. I normally don’t like ice [...]

Raspberry “Mousse”

Stef — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:19:58 +0000

Fake Mousse is Better than No Mousse at All…

I must admit, this is not one of my tastiest or most creative recipes…but it gets the job done on cooling you down on a hot summer day! Last week we had a lot of raspberries around, as [...]

Berry and Dark Chocolate “Parfait”

Stef — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:50:56 +0000

Summertime in the City!

Okay…sorry for being MIA for such a long time, life has been crazy…First off, it’s official, we’re buying a house! Second, we had a house guest for over a week that required a lot of extra time from us…Third, training has taken a lot of my time, [...]