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Resilience and Kale Rainbow Slaw

From Stanton Samenow, a forensic psychologist and author of the 2004 book Inside the Criminal Mind. "They seem to have an unfathomable ability to shut off knowledge of the consequences, of the difference between right and wrong. There exists among us monsters. It’s a scary world. We cannot allow fear to get the better of us and stop us from living. It’s our life. It’s our right to love, laugh, and advance our lives in the way we choose. No one has the right to take it all away and they can’t unless we let them. I won’t let them. [...]

By Joanne|2013-04-19T14:42:49-04:00April 19, 2013|Salads|2 Comments

Fort2Fort 10K 2013 and Peaches and Cheese Pie

RomanRunners held their annual 5K and 10K race called the Fort2Fort. A nice course and good crowd. I didn’t know how the run would go other than treating it as the speed workout I missed earlier in the week but since my heel has been hurting and I’ve had a few other leg issues, I’d wait and see what happened once I started running. The temperature was cold, 29 degrees but the sun was shining and when the sun shines there is so much energy in the air. A “ready-set-go” start at 9 am and all 237 10K runners [...]

By Joanne|2013-04-06T13:25:55-04:00April 6, 2013|Baking|3 Comments

Snow White Lamb and Desserts To Share

What’s that little quip? “In like a lion, out like a lamb”. Does that mean a snowy white lamb because if so, it’s here! We certainly had fierce gales but what about the gentle breezes?Right now, we’re still suffering 22 mph winds which is still a fierce gale. But that’s not the end of Spring’s little joke. We had pelting rain and a white out snow storm. So much for the transition from winter to spring and so much for one of my last speed sessions before the marathon. Last weekend, I was excited because I could finally use the [...]

By Joanne|2013-04-02T12:29:26-04:00April 2, 2013|Baking|5 Comments

Meatless: Smashed Chickpea and Sweet Pea Dip

This is Zoey just back from a run: and she’s out! She really gets a good workout, after all, she’s pulling 117 lbs. of ME! Dips for dunking’ dainty delightful delicacies. From “Meatless: The Kitchens of Martha Stewart Living” the following ideas were born. It was a Sunday afternoon and dinner wasn’t going to be fancy so I decided to make a mish-mash of options or “pickeys” as you will, to munch on. The first dip is a chickpea, basil and radish dip. It’s pretty basic and very easy to whip up in a food processor. Although the original recipe [...]

By Joanne|2013-03-18T17:32:46-04:00March 18, 2013|Vegetarian|6 Comments

Road Trippin’ and Kale Slaw with Walnut Crumble

All four of us jumped in the car and went on a holiday road trip. It was a rough start with Shane whining, Zoey leaping front to back, but after a couple of hours, when the dust settled so did the dogs. We spent hours on the road before enjoying a night in a Best Western that only charged $5.00 per dog. ACES! Usually it’s $10 to $20 per four legged friend. The only glitch: The room didn’t have any heat (it was 35 degrees outside) and there were stink bugs hanging on the curtain. We opted for a less [...]

By Joanne|2012-12-22T16:26:47-05:00December 22, 2012|Salads|Comments Off

Take Time Off and Smoked Salmon Pizza

I took it easy this past weekend. I ran 3.3 miles on Saturday and 6 on Sunday. My legs are not quite back to where I need them to be for good training runs. I’ll continue with just a few easy days of running until the tightness goes away. It’s tough to decide how to train for the Goofy Challenge in January. I’ll be running the Disney half marathon on Saturday with Ted so it won’t be a serious run and I expect we’ll be walking and taking our time. Sunday is the full marathon but, again, I’m not trying [...]

By Joanne|2012-10-14T17:01:52-04:00October 15, 2012|Quick Meals|3 Comments