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Broken Wrist Runner and Mushroom Farro Thick Soup

On December 10th I slipped on ice and broke my wrist. Never having broken anything before, I wasn’t sure what I had done. Here is the reenactment of that fateful morning: Just wasn’t in the mood to do an out and back longer run of 14 miles. I thought I’d do a short run at the college track and leave the long run for Sunday. After finishing several laps, I exited through the gate, looked down and saw a white patch of snow. Turned out it was a sheet of ice. The fall happened faster than any fall off a [...]

By Joanne|2016-12-30T12:03:55-05:00December 30, 2016|Quick Meals|Comments Off

Dukes Tacoma Washington Special Recipes

Still in recovery mode. The alarm is set the previous evening. In the morning, when it sounds it’s ugly alert, the ears tune in to any rain or wind that might be going on outside. If either one is heard, the body turns over, the eyes close and it’s another hour in bed. So nice! There are a few motivators to put the body in motion: 1. The dogs. They protest sleeping in and their protests are difficult to ignore. 2. Ted is hard core training for his upcoming triathlons. He gets out of bed by 4:30 am. This can [...]

By Joanne|2014-05-14T14:47:31-04:00May 14, 2014|Fish|Comments Off

Chilled Borscht

Since we’re right smack dab in the midst of the Olympics, held in Sochi Russia, I thought it might be interesting to present a little bit about Russian cuisine. Source: Wiki I’m only focusing on soups in this post since the recipe of the day is Borscht, a chilled soup made with vegetables but the beautiful color comes from beets. Photos Source – Learn more about the healthy benefits of beets. Soup plays an important part in the Russian meal. One of traditional staple of soups such as borscht (борщ), is part of the seven largest soup groups for Russians. [...]

By Joanne|2014-02-12T13:54:06-05:00February 12, 2014|Vegetarian|Comments Off

Running in the Cold and Toasted Sorghum Soup with Greens and Beans

It’s Saturday and almost the end of another week into Boston Training. Sunday will conclude week six and it hasn’t been easy. The winter weather has challenged almost every run. I’ve been forced to hit the treadmill a few times. Fortunately, long runs have been done all on the road, even though they’ve been miserably slow. I’m not sure I get the best workout on the treadmill because I crank up the speed in an effort to get it over with quicker. This means I’m exceeding training paces. Could this lead to injury? Hope not. The long runs, as I [...]

By Joanne|2014-01-25T13:08:43-05:00January 25, 2014|healthy cooking|7 Comments

FOFF Thai Scallop Soup

Chef Carla Vavala offered a wonderful recipe for Thai Chicken Soup in her book Fusion of Food and Friends. I used all the wonderful flavors of that recipe but changed the focus from chicken to scallops. Nice! If I do say so myself. I used whole wheat egg noodles to really give the dish a healthy kick. Found on page 36 of the book “Fusion of Food and Friends” by Carla Vavala. 1 1/2 TBS olive oil 1 small onion, chopped 5 tsp minced garlic 1 1/2 tsp ground coriander 3/4 tsp ground ginger 1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper [...]

By Joanne|2012-06-20T18:12:27-04:00June 21, 2012|Fusion Food & Friends|2 Comments

FOFF Lentil and Sausage Soup (Vegetarian Version Offered)

Carla Vavala sure knows how to cook. This was another big hit in our house. Even though I made two recipes, one for me using vegetarian sausage and one for Teddy and Ted using Italian sausage, the stew/soup was easy to make. Delicious. There was just one problem. Ted got the 24 hour bug about 3 hours after eating dinner. His first thought: FOOD POISONING! I was offended at the very thought! After all, I’m overly careful about “use by” dates. I don’t keep left overs longer than a day or two, depending on the dish. I smell raw [...]

By Joanne|2012-03-21T18:47:30-04:00March 22, 2012|Fusion Food & Friends|6 Comments