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Agreeable Life and FOFF Quick Chicken Tetrazzini

South Carolina agrees with me. I don’t want to rush anything but…when’s retirement?! When I visit my parents, walks to the marina in Heritage Plantation are a must. Sitting on the docks and enjoying the warm air. Always looking for the alligators in the local water and sometimes seeing them. And don’t forget the turtles keeping just a short distance between him/her and the gator. Pasta Recipe Page 70, Fusion of Food and Friends by Carla Vavala offers a quick, easy and tasty dish for all chicken and turkey eaters. As reported by my number one chicken lover, "it's got [...]

By Joanne|2013-04-26T15:24:50-04:00April 26, 2013|Fusion Food & Friends|1 Comment

Doesn’t Feel Like Tapering and FOFF Chimichurri Chicken

When you begin a two or three week taper as the marathon approaches, there’s a tendency to get antsy, begin to worry about your training, the desire to keep on keeping on. During this taper period for my last 6 marathons, that’s exactly how I’ve felt. But this time it’s different. This week my feet hurt and I’m tired. Sure, my training runs are shorter in time and miles so overall miles will be less but my body wants time off completely before the big day in Boston. Next week I’m going to super taper. I’ll take every other day [...]

By Joanne|2013-04-04T14:25:41-04:00April 4, 2013|Fusion Food & Friends|2 Comments

FOFF Open Face Turkey on Baguette

This week an email arrived that I was eagerly anticipating: BOSTON MARATHON BIB NUMBER ASSIGNMENTS Bib numbers are now available on our website for the 2013 Boston Marathon. To look up your bib, click the button below: The cut-off between Wave 1 and Wave 2 is 3:18:33. The cut-off between Wave 2 and Wave 3 is 3:43:25. That is 37 seconds and 23 seconds faster than last year's breaks, respectively. See that last part….”The cut-off between Wave 2 and Wave 3 is 3:43:25. That is 37 seconds and 23 seconds faster than last year's breaks, respectively.” that’s when my smile [...]

By Joanne|2013-03-14T20:05:00-04:00March 14, 2013|Fusion Food & Friends|4 Comments

FOFF Walnut Crusted Chicken

Looks like we got lucky here in upstate since that nasty winter storm will barely touch our area. I’m tired of cold winter snow. The dogs love it but me, not so much. I’m looking forward to leaving the house in a matter of 3 minutes when I get ready for a run. Right now, it takes me 10 minutes to put on all that wintery protection. Maybe it should be considered part of my workout? I know spring is just around the corner because we might even hit 50 degrees on Sunday. Good news for me, bad news for [...]

By Joanne|2013-03-06T16:33:42-05:00March 7, 2013|Fusion Food & Friends|1 Comment

Take the Pain and FOFF Stuffed Chicken Breasts

As the minor discomforts set in after training for race month after month, I turn to some motivational quotes, quips, and stories to keep my head and heart in the game. Especially since I’ve got at least a couple more 20 or 20 plus milers on tap before April 15th. Those long runs are not always the best so I prepare for whatever the day may bring. - Chris Lear, author of Running with the Buffaloes” In football, you might get your bell rung, but you go in with the expectation that you might get hurt, and you hope to [...]

By Joanne|2013-02-27T19:48:35-05:00February 27, 2013|Fusion Food & Friends|1 Comment

FOFF: Roast Sun Dried Tomato Fish

Chef Carla Vavala of Fusion of Food and Friends prepares a chicken recipe topped with my favorite, homemade sun dried tomato pesto. Instead of using chicken, I made the dish for both Ted and myself therefore substituting with a nice white fish. Examples of white fish are, cod, haddock, sea bass, pollack, hake, sole, halibut, flounder and turbot. Check the sustainable seafood list if you have concerns regarding fish that is being threatened by over fishing and under regulations. Here is a partial list (focus on white fish), more can be found HERE. Atlantic cod *there are some exceptions, Haddock [...]

By Joanne|2013-02-23T09:13:50-05:00February 23, 2013|Fusion Food & Friends|1 Comment