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Ball Blue Book Basil Pesto

This upcoming weekend looks like tons of fun. I’ll be enjoying my last long run before the much anticipated Air Force Marathon on September 15th (hoping for perfect weather and a nice, easy run). Saturday we celebrate a wedding with our friends. YAY! You know how I just love weddings. I have a really cute dress for it as well. Then it’s lots of play time with the pups. It’s nice to be home on weekends, enjoying the weather and tossing the ball for Zoey and Shane. One other little item of fun for us this weekend will be to [...]

By Joanne|2012-09-06T13:06:07-04:00September 6, 2012|Vegetarian|7 Comments

Can It Forward

Ever heard of National Can It Forward Day? It was a new one on me as well until I was sent a complete canning kit. So many good things in the kit! I couldn’t believe all the recipes offered in the book. The following recipe is one on my A list. We absolutely love bananas and strawberries. Want to know more about canning/preserving? National Can-It-Forward Day lets everyone share the joy of fresh preserving. If you love garden fresh produce, watch some of the demos to see how easy it is to preserve and to enjoy throughout the year. Whether [...]

By Joanne|2012-07-10T19:47:27-04:00July 10, 2012|Health and Nutrition|3 Comments

Cross Train and Five Bean Salad

A lot of folks promote cycling as a great cross training activity for a runner. Why? SOURCE: TriNewbies Well according to Rick Niles, spinning can actually make you a faster runner! This relationship between spinning and running lies on the hip rotation, specifically the relationship between cadence and the velocity of your hip rotation in degrees per second. Example: An individual pedaling at a cadence of 90 or 90 rpm’s, is rotation his/her hips at a velocity of 220 degrees per second. This is equivalent to a 6:45 per mile running pace. For those of us in the “average” running [...]