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That Which Drives Us and Gluten Free Pizza Crust

On days like today when the snow left from plows form moguls in the roads and the wind is blowing me backwards, when every step forward feels like tremendous effort, I wonder why I’m still running. I’m no elite athlete. This isn’t my job. Is this REALLY what I have to do to stay in shape?! When the effort is extreme, I do wonder why I continue to make myself suffer. The only answer I can come up with is the challenge to be better. Better than I was last year or the year before. Not allowing age to get [...]

By Joanne|2015-02-08T13:23:10-05:00February 8, 2015|Health and Nutrition|1 Comment

Warm Kale Salad with Hummus and Pistachios

Positive Affirmations: One we’ve all heard before… “The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.” - S.G.Eriksson Confidence. *The article dated January 30, 2013 by Geoff Roes reminds us that the power of the mind can pull us through our challenges and fears. Last week, I went to the podiatrist fearing the worst. This week, I have renewed confidence that my 2014 Boston Marathon won’t be a completely agonizing event. First, I’ve put in the training. My body has been through physical stress, adapted physiologically and can run a little quicker with the same amount of stress. Second, [...]

By Joanne|2014-04-07T15:03:12-04:00April 7, 2014|Salads|6 Comments

Hurry Up Summer! Make Vegetable Ceviche

Dean Karnazes: “Some seek the comfort of their therapist’s office, other’s head to the corner pub and dive into a pint, but I chose running as my therapy.” Here in upstate New York, we are still waking up to single digit temperatures. Hard to believe. Even though the snow is piled up in our driveway, the weather man insists we are short from the average range. Enough is enough. I’m going to create the feeling of warmer weather by tapping into a summer recipe. Please don’t judge me since I’m using non-seasonal ingredients but that won’t make this dish any [...]

By Joanne|2014-03-26T15:23:51-04:00March 26, 2014|Health and Nutrition|2 Comments

Vegetable Lasagna: Eggplant and Squash

Sometimes at night, after dinner is eaten and cleared away, all chores have been done or put off until some other time, there is nothing more to do except lie on the bathroom floor with your dog. Zoey was sleeping as I washed my face. As I looked at her, I thought how she doesn’t allow me to nap like that. She licks my face or tosses a toy at my head. It was time for revenge. At first, I brushed my hair, hovering over her to get in HER FACE! Then I got down next to her and got [...]

By Joanne|2013-11-08T14:34:21-05:00November 8, 2013|Vegetarian|2 Comments

Watching, Baking and Butternut & Herb Pasta

It was NYC Marathon Sunday. This year, I was watching from the kitchen, on my computer while baking chocolate chip cookies. Next year, I hope to be running I did have my own enjoyable run today, the longest since my last marathon October 20th. The body is slow recovering this time around. 7.77 miles today in 1 hr. 12 minutes. The hamstring didn’t complain until going into that last mile. Luckily at that point, I was with Shane and able to take it slow. I don’t know whether it’s less running or watching everyone run the ING NYC Marathon but [...]

By Joanne|2013-11-03T15:34:52-05:00November 3, 2013|Vegetarian|3 Comments

Oh DEER and Teff Stew

It’s been a summer filled with deer sightings daily. Today after work there were two more sweet little surprises in our back yard. Enjoying dinner. So peaceful and relaxed. But then…there’s a noise It’s those darned dogs! Might want to get a move on. If they come out, there will be trouble. Don’t have to rush, just slowly, tauntingly stroll away. One last mouthful. These babies are adorable, aren’t they? I just wish there weren’t so many of them AND they didn’t like our yard so much. VEGETARIAN TEFF Stew Another great grain recipe using Bob’s Red Mill Ancient Grains [...]

By Joanne|2013-08-15T17:53:04-04:00August 15, 2013|Health and Nutrition|3 Comments