Side dish | Apple Crumbles

Vitacost Inspired Kamut Salad with Carrots and Raisins

We were slugs on Sunday. It started out with rain early in the morning. We got soaked while running and someone tried to run me over. Not just a close call but a true as the day I was born, attempt to hit me with their car. Luckily I was near a telephone pole and able to duck in next to it. Was the person drunk? At 6 am on a Sunday? Doubtful. Was the person on their cell phone? I threw my arms in the air and screamed at the top of my lungs. The reaction from the car [...]

By Joanne|2013-07-09T17:43:44-04:00July 8, 2013|Salads|4 Comments

Boilermaker Goals and Zucchini Fritters with Jerk

It’s almost time for the Boilermaker road race. Excitement and nervousness fill my body. Every year I say “If I can come in at 70 minutes, that’s it! I’m done! No more Boilermakers!” The reality is that I’m just not that fast. I’ll be running Boilermakers for a long, long time. Some of my running goals are unrealistic. Sure it’s great to have goals and maybe some of those goals are far reaching but as long as I can maintain perspective, realize my limits, then why not hold tight to those extremes? Who knows, anything can happen on any given [...]

By Joanne|2013-07-06T19:16:12-04:00July 6, 2013|Vegetarian|2 Comments

Wild Rice Salad with Lime Basil Vinaigrette

I’m still in recovery mode from too many races. It’s a struggle to let my body heal because I want to get outside and run with the dogs, not for 30 minutes but for an hour or more. The weather has been cool and just perfect for an early morning run. On the positive side, I’ve been in the gym this week using heavier weights and making my muscles work in ways they haven’t been used to working in months. I’m sore, not just my painful hip but sore from some healthy “body building”…or is that “body repair”?! The local [...]

By Joanne|2013-05-15T19:39:32-04:00May 15, 2013|Salads|4 Comments

Running Paws and Meatless Roast Potatoes with Romesco Sauce

Zoey was just aching to get outside and run. While I was doing the Diva in Myrtle, Ted was doggy sitting. He had his own training schedule and a long run with the dogs wasn’t in it. Shane is still on walking rehab due to his “plantar fasciitis” so Zoey and I went out for 4 miles Tuesday morning. It was a recovery run for me and a “just let me stretch my legs” kind of a run for the Zo-Mister. We went to the golf course where I could let her run without the leash, up the hill and [...]

By Joanne|2013-04-30T19:31:31-04:00May 1, 2013|Vegetarian|3 Comments

Meatless Lentil Hummus with Natural Cashew Butter

We had a great idea for a weekend vacation in July: Ted and I would volunteer to work the Lake Placid Ironman! Great idea, right?! Well, it would have been if we had thought about it months ago. We might be able to volunteer but we won’t have any place to stay. Every hotel, B&B, and po-dunk Inn is booked from July 26 – July 28. Oh well, it WAS a good idea. On to bigger and better things…FOOD! Not chickpeas and tahini but lentils and nut butter. The cashew butter has a less distinct taste than peanut butter and [...]

By Joanne|2013-03-07T20:03:18-05:00March 7, 2013|Vegetarian|5 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