It’s crazy how fast time flies when you’re running on fumes. I cannot wait for the dietetic internship to be over. Working, homework, and trying to find time to work out and cook is leaving me with very little time to sleep. What has been keeping me so busy? On top of the work we [...]
Archive for the ‘Food’ Category
Brown Rice California Roll
Posted in Food, tagged Asian, avocado, main dish, rice on Monday, February 20, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Asian Lettuce Wraps
Posted in Food, tagged Asian, main dish, meat, pork, quick and easy on Monday, January 30, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Asian lettuce wraps. Everyone loves them. It’s crazy how something so simple looking can pack in so much intense flavor. So, cook up a batch, sit down with a large pile of napkins, and enjoy! Want to know my little secret? Make extras. The leftovers are just as tasty Another secret? I make it into [...]
Copy Cat Burrito Bowls
Posted in Food, tagged cheese, chicken, Friday Favorites, main dish, meat, quick and easy, rice on Friday, January 27, 2012 | 2 Comments »
TGIF!! Even though I’m loving my rotation in school food service, I’m still so so so very happy that it’s Friday. So, here are my Friday Favorites for this week. Favorite Fitness Must Have: Garmin Forerunner 910XT with HRM. Ok, calling this $450 fancy watch a “must have” is a bit of a stretch. Maybe [...]
Warming Up with Chinese Noodle Soup
Posted in Food, Run, tagged Asian, main dish, meat, pasta, quick and easy, running, soup on Monday, January 23, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Before I went to bed on Friday I checked the weather for Saturday at 8 am. 4°F and an inch or so of fresh snow on the ground. I had an 8 mile run scheduled and I couldn’t decide which was worse: running for 8 miles in the unbearable cold or 8 miles on the [...]
Shrimp Fra Diavolo
Posted in Food, Run, tagged main dish, pasta, running, shrimp on Friday, January 13, 2012 | 2 Comments »
This was a week of “firsts” for me. I tried boxing for the first time. Loved it! What a great stress reliever. I thought I was in shape since I work out 6 days a week between running, biking, strength, and Pilates, but I was not prepared for the oh-man-kill-me-now feeling I got during the boxing [...]
Fueling the Run with Cranberry Orange Bread
Posted in Food, Run, tagged bread, cranberry, orange, running on Monday, January 9, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Born to run? Not me. Picked last in gym class? Spent afternoons after school in math club? That’s more like it. So, why did I choose running as my sport? To be quite honest, it’s because it is one of the few sports that don’t involve an object flying at your face. Yeah, I lack [...]
Wrapping up 2011 with Sea Salt Caramels
Posted in Food, tagged candy, dessert, quick and easy on Thursday, December 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a long, crazy year. Even though I didn’t quite make it through my 11 in ’11 list (oops), I managed to accomplish a lot of things that I am very proud of. Mike and I bought our first house; I got accepted in the dietetic internship program of my dreams; I ran my [...]
