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Union Square: Parsnip Pancakes & Honor Boston

Another weekend...doesn't time fly?! I subscribe to RunBlogRun because the site has writers who offer great tips and stories all about running, my passion, my demon. Recently, Larry Eder offered an article called "On honoring Boston Marathon Memories" which really dug deep. Here is some of the most meaningful words to me, but I recommend you get on over to RunBlogRun and look for the article. ..."The facts are this:  the most iconic marathon in our sport, Boston, was the focus of an attack by determined sociopaths who understood some things about the marathon, like, what time it was held and where people would [...]

By |2014-04-04T14:23:16-04:00April 4, 2014|Union Square Recipes|2 Comments

No Use Looking at “What if” and Fresh Green Beans with Baby Bellas

Out of curiosity, I checked the weather in Boston one week after the marathon: Ah…those “what ifs”.  Do they get us anywhere? No.  Are they worth the time thinking about them? No.  Moving on… Green Beans – an all around favorite. A healthy side dish with a touch of  CRUNCH.  I used toasted brazil nuts to top this healthy side but if you are allergic to nuts, a good substitute would be toasted sunflower or pumpkin seeds. What’s so healthy about this dish?  Well, we have the green beans which have a higher antioxidant capacity than similar foods in the [...]

By |2012-04-23T15:40:25-04:00April 23, 2012|Vegetarian|1 Comment

Vibram 5 Finger Running and Farro Wheat Salad or Cereal

Wednesday didn’t seem my day for speed work.  The sequence of events had me wondering if I should have gone back to bed and tried again the next day. I woke up before the alarm and was just going back to sleep when it went off. Reluctantly, 10 minutes later I got up.  As I was getting dress, the urge to go back to bed was so strong but I fought it and ended up downstairs in the gym.  I saw a 6 mile run at 5K pace was scheduled.  Since it was still very early, I hopped on the [...]

By |2011-06-01T18:36:00-04:00June 2, 2011|Health and Nutrition|7 Comments

Red Skin Potatoes with Colored Pepper Pea Sauté

No exercise tid bits to share.  I’m getting on a 6 am flight to Chicago only to return home at 8:30 tonight. Have to be on the NYS Thruway by 4 am… ahhhh! I’m crazy!  Hope you enjoy the recipe…. Now I’m not a mashed potato person but Ted enjoys them on occasion.  This recipe uses the red skinned potatoes which turn into a light, airy mash.  Either put them in a bowl and let your hungry clan scoop them out or you can pipe them into little delicate swirls.  I chose to pipe them into spindle tops. Oh! Let’s [...]

By |2010-09-13T16:08:30-04:00September 14, 2010|healthy cooking, Quick Meals|10 Comments
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