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Black and White Surprise and Great Grains Stir Fry

I had a good tempo interval workout yesterday around the track. I started with a couple of miles warming up at an easy pace then went over to the college track for some tempo intervals. During my first session around the track, I ran the outside lane closest to the fence. As I “sped” around thinking “this is really hard and I JUST started – do I REALLY want to do this?!” I looked to the fence and right there, all of 12” away from me, positioned ready to fire was a skunk. A black and white beauty with his [...]

By Joanne|2012-07-18T07:27:53-04:00July 18, 2012|Health and Nutrition|4 Comments

FOFF Butternut Squash Ravioli and Balsamic Sauce

The title of this post is a lie. I didn’t make ravioli as suggested in Carla Vavala’s recipe on page 41 of her book Fusion of Food and Friends. I used the same recipe but instead of ravioli, I stuffed portabella mushrooms with the squash filling. A pat on the back for me! 1 medium sized Butternut Squash cooked in the microwave for 8 minutes or until done *depending on your oven’s power. *In Carla’s recipe, she used 1 bag of squash ravioli or cheese if preferred. But don’t use the ravioli if you are going to stuff mushrooms. 1 [...]

By Joanne|2012-07-04T19:39:14-04:00July 5, 2012|Fusion Food & Friends|3 Comments

The USDA Wants to Help and Light Gluten Free Pasta E Fagioli

Did you hear? The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s new nutrition SuperTracker is now available on line at ChooseMyPlate.gov designed to assist individuals in reducing risk of chronic disease and maintaining a healthy weight. Access the free SuperTracker tool anytime and choose from a variety of features that support nutrition and fitness goals. SuperTracker offers the ability to: Personalize recommendations for what and how much to eat and amount of physical activity. Track foods and physical activity from an expanded database of foods and physical activities. Customize features: goal setting, virtual coaching, weight tracking, and journaling. Measure progress with comprehensive reports [...]

By Joanne|2012-01-04T19:46:14-05:00January 4, 2012|soup|8 Comments

Mile after Mile and Planters Flourless Peanut Butter Delights

Have you ever thought you were spending way too much time on line, in front of your computer? Computer burn out. This is proof I’ve over done it: The other night, we were watching television. It was past 8 pm and I struggle to keep my eyes open at this time anyway. Ted and I were watching a show both of us were looking forward to seeing. As usual I started to drift. When Ted woke me up I tried to deny that I was sleeping and began talking about my foot hurting then went into some recollection about taking [...]

By Joanne|2011-10-21T06:21:08-04:00October 21, 2011|cookies|10 Comments

NuNaturals Zucchini Breads

Just a running thought by Alex Ratelle from the October page of Runner’s World 2011 Calendar: “I eat whatever the guy who beat me in the last race ate.” Makes sense to me. I received an email in September and this is what it said… "…many consumers want to appease those special in-home guests that are faced with specific eating limitations such as gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and raw preferences or sugar-free diets by entertaining them with menu options serving their restrictive diet needs… I believe you might enjoy reviewing and trying some of the unique and creative uses of sustainable [...]

By Joanne|2011-10-03T18:03:29-04:00October 4, 2011|Baking, Health and Nutrition|5 Comments

Six Eyed Jack: Six Ingredient Meal

I was selected for the AMEX Dinner at 6 Foodbuzz contest (A Foodbuzz Tastemaker program with American Express). How cool! I do need your comments and feed back so please help me out. You get $100 for your comments so...COME ON! Give away the $100 gift card to one of the readers who comments on your Dinner@6 post Comment by 9/30/11 and a randomly selected winner will be awarded the $100 card. The contest: To create a unique dinner recipe using only six ingredients. Salt, pepper, oil and water can be used without counting as one of the six, but I [...]

By Joanne|2011-09-10T16:53:04-04:00September 12, 2011|Vegetarian|63 Comments