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Foot Issue and Cocoa Muffins with Quinoa

A week ago pain shot through my foot and almost brought me to the ground. I thought my 4th run at Boston wasn’t meant to be. It was an on-off pain, migrating to different areas of my foot. Not typical of plantar fasciitis, maybe a little like tenosynovitis, couldn’t be a stress fracture unless you consider how I have taken advantage of my feet through 11 marathons within 3 years. After a meeting with the podiatrist and 6 x-rays, there is a tiny bone spur in my heel (but don’t we all have those?!) and go-ahead to run Boston BUT… [...]

By Joanne|2014-04-02T17:49:57-04:00April 2, 2014|Baking|6 Comments

Running in the Cold and Toasted Sorghum Soup with Greens and Beans

It’s Saturday and almost the end of another week into Boston Training. Sunday will conclude week six and it hasn’t been easy. The winter weather has challenged almost every run. I’ve been forced to hit the treadmill a few times. Fortunately, long runs have been done all on the road, even though they’ve been miserably slow. I’m not sure I get the best workout on the treadmill because I crank up the speed in an effort to get it over with quicker. This means I’m exceeding training paces. Could this lead to injury? Hope not. The long runs, as I [...]

By Joanne|2014-01-25T13:08:43-05:00January 25, 2014|healthy cooking|7 Comments

Gluten Free Blueberry Muffins

The best all round gluten free all purpose flour is Bob’s Red Mill. Hands down. Don’t just take it from me but in the January issue of Bon Appetit,page 98, it is clearly written. What you will also find is a recipe for Gluten Free Raspberry Ginger Muffins. Pam, Total Health Counseling, and I changed the recipe to make blueberry muffins with cinnamon for Christmas Day breakfast. Pam also had another suggestion to make these extra fluffy muffins: add flax and water. This is our recipe which was a HUGE success! Makes 12 standard muffins Coconut oil or muffin cups [...]

By Joanne|2013-12-26T10:13:51-05:00December 26, 2013|Baking|2 Comments

Oh DEER and Teff Stew

It’s been a summer filled with deer sightings daily. Today after work there were two more sweet little surprises in our back yard. Enjoying dinner. So peaceful and relaxed. But then…there’s a noise It’s those darned dogs! Might want to get a move on. If they come out, there will be trouble. Don’t have to rush, just slowly, tauntingly stroll away. One last mouthful. These babies are adorable, aren’t they? I just wish there weren’t so many of them AND they didn’t like our yard so much. VEGETARIAN TEFF Stew Another great grain recipe using Bob’s Red Mill Ancient Grains [...]

By Joanne|2013-08-15T17:53:04-04:00August 15, 2013|Health and Nutrition|3 Comments

Ancient Great Grains

An AMAZING package was delivered by UPS. Mysterious looking isn’t it? Open it up and it’s from BOB! Bob’s Red Mill. Grains of DISCOVERY. I love cooking with grains. I especially enjoy experimenting with recipes using Gluten Free grains but since wheat gluten doesn’t seem to bother Ted or myself, I’ll try all healthy, nutrient dense grains. The sample pack received included: *Information from “Bob’s Red Mill Grains of Discovery” booklet accompanying this sample package. Sorghum: hearty, high fiber and chewy in texture and perfect for pilafs and cold salads. You can even pop it like popcorn for a special [...]

By Joanne|2013-08-08T15:09:04-04:00August 8, 2013|Health and Nutrition|7 Comments

Vitacost Inspired Kamut Salad with Carrots and Raisins

We were slugs on Sunday. It started out with rain early in the morning. We got soaked while running and someone tried to run me over. Not just a close call but a true as the day I was born, attempt to hit me with their car. Luckily I was near a telephone pole and able to duck in next to it. Was the person drunk? At 6 am on a Sunday? Doubtful. Was the person on their cell phone? I threw my arms in the air and screamed at the top of my lungs. The reaction from the car [...]

By Joanne|2013-07-09T17:43:44-04:00July 8, 2013|Salads|4 Comments