Joanne, Author at Apple Crumbles

Digital Photography Day 1 and Baked Sole Stuffed with Blackeyed Peas

UPDATE: My blog might be down for a day or so because I am switching it over. I'm not real good and definitely not patient with computer stuff so I don't know how long it will take to get it right. Don't give up on me ... I will be back!. The first night of class. It has been SOME time since I've been in a class. What fun! We had a room of 8 students, supposed to be 10 but we had 2 no shows. Class began at 6:30 pm and ended at 9:30 pm. By about 8:45, my [...]

By Joanne|2009-09-12T20:44:50-04:00September 11, 2009|Food, Food thoughts|2 Comments

CEimB: Pulled BBQ Chicken (Quorn) Sandwiches

This week Pamela of Cookies with Boys hosts our weekly recipe with Craving Ellie In My Belly group. The recipe is Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwiches right off the web so you can click the link and make this one your self. It's good and it's easy. Not much cooking, just mixing for this recipe. Naturally, I had to find a chicken substitute and it was once again that old faithful "Quorn". I had Ted and Teddy set up their own plates for photos. I take no credit for the cosmetic success/failure of the following: Ted said "How did [...]

By Joanne|2009-09-12T20:45:59-04:00September 10, 2009|Food, Food thoughts|8 Comments

Eggplant and Spinach Omelet or a Round Cake?

The morning weight work out, as intended, was "Day 3" of the new program posted at the bottom of last nights blog HERE. It took me 30 minutes and was preceeded by a 3 mile run on the treadmill. After the weight workout, Shane I jogged a little but walked most of the way 44 minutes. Not bad - beautiful morning to be outside. It was 59 degrees and clear. Tomorrow is an aerobic day and I'm not sure what I'll do yet. We'll see what the morning brings. As for tomorrow night, it's the first class of Digital Photography [...]

By Joanne|2009-09-12T20:47:05-04:00September 9, 2009|Exercises, Food, Food thoughts, Life|1 Comment

A Walk Around Valley View

Sunday's are our usual days for a group walk. By group, that would be Ted, Shane and myself. It is typically a walk of 4 or more miles which will take us to the more scenic areas of Utica, whether we go right or left or straight from our home. One of our favorite walks is around Valley View Golf Course. Once there, we have the option of extending the distance and going through the Switchbacks (a very wooded area made walker/rider friendly by stone-dirt roads) or going up to the Eagle (the upper most point over looking Greater Utica). [...]

By Joanne|2009-09-12T20:47:30-04:00September 8, 2009|Exercises, Food, Food thoughts, Life|2 Comments

This and that and Double Chocolate Cookies

It's back to work. No more play. The daily grind. So it began early-early in the gym but as I said yesterday, I have changed my workout for the next 6 weeks. Today was simply aerobics. It was 45 minutes of Elliptical and a 4.3 mile very easy run with the Shaner. I have this horrible pain in my upper back which was hounding me since Sunday. It's a little more concentrated today and therefore just a tad better but still hurts. Amazingly, it goes away when I run. I just better keep those feet moving today, hadn't I? After [...]

By Joanne|2009-09-08T09:48:49-04:00September 8, 2009|Baking, Exercises, Food, Food thoughts|2 Comments

Taco Vegetarian Bake

Yesterday was perfect...the sun, a walk through the golf course (5.5 miles! - Wahoo!). Ted and I enjoyed taking Shane for a walk on such a perfect day. Today - not a bad morning either. I didn't have to get up so incredibly early, but pulled myself up at 6:15 am. Shane was still snoozing as was my beloved. I went down stairs for 25 minutes on the ET and a 25 minute weight workout. i tried a new routine from Muscle and Performance. I didn't know how it would go, but it was a bit too easy and not as long [...]

By Joanne|2009-09-07T10:15:57-04:00September 7, 2009|Exercises, Food, Food thoughts|1 Comment