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Sunday Long Run and Recipe Contests

Sometimes those long runs can be tedious and boring but not today. The weather was perfect at 54 degrees with sunshine and no wind. I set out early, around 5:30 am and was on a mission. I ate Natures Organics Oatmeal to get me going. Usually I eat a Honey Stinger waffle but I like these easy to mix oatmeal cups. Pure and simple. I took 3 SIS gels: 1 before heading out, 1 at 6 miles, 1 at 10 miles with UCAN ENERGY in my water bottle. I would run a mile warm up, 2 x 5 miles at [...]

By Joanne|2021-08-17T13:08:12-04:00August 17, 2021|Baking, cookies, Running|Comments Off

It is official Boston 2020 CANCELLED

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Boston Marathon to be cancelled. Years of collecting It's been difficult staying motivated to train for any length run since no race is happening. Sure, there are the virtual races but being that I don't enjoy racing to begin with, there's no reason to sign up for a race and run by myself. I mean... why?! I still engage the help of a trainer in hopes to better my performance at different distances once REAL racing begins again. This holds me accountable. Typically, I'm running 6 days a week with 2 harder [...]

By Joanne|2020-06-01T15:06:19-04:00June 1, 2020|Baking, Bread, Running|Comments Off

Pumpkin Bread 2017

This year we roasted our own pumpkin for the freshest pumpkin puree and seeds possible. Ted sliced 4 pumpkins and I roasted the seeds and the flesh. Once cooked, the flesh was pureed in the food processor and used in pumpkin pies, pumpkin bread, vegetarian pasta sauce, and more. Plus, there is still more puree in the freezer to make more savory and sweet goodies! This is certainly the way to put those Halloween pumpkins to good use. As for the seeds, I separated those from the stringy flesh, rinsed and dabbed dry with clean paper towel then roasted on [...]

By Joanne|2017-11-12T14:17:54-05:00November 12, 2017|Baking|Comments Off

Dark Chocolate Chunk Zucchini Bread

Rainy days are made for doing in-house chores, watching movies, reading a good book, or getting creative in the kitchen. You know what my choice is and my goodness did I make the best out of this dull, wet day. First I put together a cucumber salad which had red bell pepper, celery, tomatoes, a green onion, sautéed sweet onion with edamame, and of course cucumber. Made up a balsamic Dijon dressing with mandarin orange infused olive oil. Next, I cut the corn off 5 ears of corn. Sauteed sweet onion with the corn. Peeled and cut up a large [...]

By Joanne|2017-09-03T19:56:29-04:00September 3, 2017|Baking, Chocolate|Comments Off

Puttin’ on the Ritz

We are into the hot, steamy days of summer. Who feels like baking when temperatures are close to 90 degrees? Certainly not me. Once all chores were done and we had our fill of sunshine and heat, we took the fun in doors and got creative in the kitchen without heating things up. These no bake treats are the perfect combination of salty and sweet. Ritz Surprise Cookies Ingredients · 1 cup of hazelnut chocolate spread · Ritz crackers (these are light and buttery which work perfect for the finish of rich, dark chocolate) · 2 cups of dark chocolate [...]

By Joanne|2017-06-18T19:20:40-04:00June 18, 2017|cookies|Comments Off

Thank you Chef Dennis: The Best Tiramisu Ever

We hosted a pulled turkey party recently, kind of a last minute thing. As I was snooping around Facebook, something caught my eye. Chef Dennis K Littley posted his legendary tiramisu recipe. It looked easy and OH SO GOOD! For his original recipe, check out his site. Tiramisu recipe here. You will need: 9” square pan Thank you Chef Dennis: The Best Tiramisu Ever Recipe Type: Dessert Cuisine: Italian Author: Joanne Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 20 mins Serves: 10 From Chef Dennis K. Littley, seriously the best, the lightest Tiramisu ever! Easy to [...]

By Joanne|2017-04-23T12:30:02-04:00April 23, 2017|Baking, Party Food|2 Comments