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Summer Slumped and Smoked Salmon Cabbage Salad

The last 3 weeks have been tough especially when it comes to speed work. I’ve been in the mood to run and workout but the preference has been easy workouts. My speed work has suffered and my weight workouts have been light and short. There is a point when we push and push and push. Eventually, our bodies rebel. We need to give ourselves a well deserved break. I’m not sure if this is a good time or a bad time to give myself a break, being about 8 weeks from my first Fall marathon, but I’m tired, lacking motivation, [...]

By Joanne|2013-07-31T18:34:39-04:00July 31, 2013|Quick Meals|1 Comment

Cold Running and FOFF Spaghetti Squash Au Gratin

The mornings have been colder, not wet, not windy, just cold. It’s hard getting used to running in the cold and knowing what to wear so as not to get too hot and have to carry half your clothing in your hands or around your waist. Legs don’t seem to be a problem, I wear capris at 45 to 50 degrees and cool weather running tights in colder weather. It’s just the upper body that seems to be the challenge. This week it has been in the high 20’s to mid 30’s My hands seem to be the upset this [...]

By Joanne|2012-11-08T16:09:44-05:00November 8, 2012|Fusion Food & Friends|3 Comments

Spring or Fall Marathons and Appetizers for all

As I was running along this morning, among the many thoughts going through my mind was how much more I enjoy training for early Fall marathons as opposed to Spring races. It probably comes down to where you live regarding your preference but if you’re in the North East, the winters are tough. It’s hard getting that body out in the chill of a dark morning, sometimes windy, sometimes into a cold rain, sometimes into both a windy, cold rainy morning. I won’t even mention trying to run though snow as it builds up on the bottom of your sneakers. [...]

By Joanne|2012-10-23T19:04:52-04:00October 23, 2012|Health and Nutrition|3 Comments

FOFF Roasted Spaghetti Squash

The bright yellow, oval shaped squash you see in the store conceals a wonderful surprise in side: “Spaghetti”. Well, it’s not really spaghetti, it’s squash that you can extract from the outer skin with a fork to produce spaghetti like strands. The flavor of spaghetti squash is lighter than butternut or acorn and not as sweet. It needs just a little bit of help in the flavor department…like spaghetti. Plain pasta doesn’t have as much taste as when you cover it with your favorite sauce or toppings. That’s what we do with spaghetti squash. We’ll add just a hint of [...]

By Joanne|2012-10-17T18:36:09-04:00October 17, 2012|Fusion Food & Friends|3 Comments

CEimB: Aromatic Beef Stew with Butternut Squash

Just a motivational quote to share… It is wonderful that life continues to challenge and define us, great that there is always more to strive for and assuring that we will always grow from these experiences so the future will be better still. – Deena Kastor This week, Kayte of Grandma’s Kitchen Table chose the recipe. It was beefy and not a dish for me. I was going to make it vegetarian by using beans in place of beef and vegetable broth in place of beef broth but Ted likes beef stew so I stuck to the recipe and [...]

By Joanne|2011-03-09T16:54:19-05:00March 10, 2011|CEimB|14 Comments

Whiner and Vegetable Ensemble over Portabella Caps

All the weight workouts are completed this week. Sunday night was legs. Monday back and shoulders, and Tuesday was chest and arms. All weight and cable workouts took about 40 minutes. If you do any strength workouts, do you prefer bars, dumbbells, or cable machines? I like the cable machine the best but to get a well rounded workout, I use everything. Wednesday running day: Ran with Jenn and John today. The plan was to run a fast 5 or 6 with the two J’s and keep the miles in the teens for the long haul. I’m still shooting for [...]

By Joanne|2010-08-25T07:21:20-04:00August 25, 2010|Quick Meals, Running|12 Comments