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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

Avocado Muffins with Ghirardelli Intense Dark Chocolate

The other day, I received a box of Ghirardelli chocolate. Be still my heart! This is part of the Foodbuzz Tastemaker program with Ghirardelli Intense Dark chocolates. Since so much chocolate was in the box, I decided to let two co workers taste test the chocolate. Sue on Midnight Reverie: Smooth, intensely chocolate. It takes a minute for full chocolate flavor to hit then the creamy chocolate taste, not bitter follows. Sue on Sea Salt Soiree: Creamy and delicious. Still dark chocolate but very rich and satisfying in texture. Wayne on Twilight Delight (AHEM! where’s he going with this???!!): Great [...]

By Joanne|2011-09-18T17:43:33-04:00September 19, 2011|Baking, product review|15 Comments

Favorite Eats and Flavor of Fall Muffins

You have until TOMORROW but why wait – ENTER THE GIVEAWAY NOW! It’s November and I’m thinking about beginning my training for the BIG ONE. The race date is April 18th and it seems so far away right now but I won’t take my races lightly. I’m a bundle of nerves running a 5K so you can imagine the anxiety suffered when looking at 26.2 miles ahead of me. I train a little extra than what is expected. It’s beyond my comprehension how some people can run, for example a 15K race when they have only trained for 5 miles. [...]