tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29986643630698058392024-02-20T22:45:10.359-05:00eat.drink.run.Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-8369555082868546462011-07-01T12:47:00.000-04:002011-07-01T12:47:46.215-04:00Granola<div style="text-align: justify;">While up in Lancaster, NH last <a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/06/santas-village.html">weekend</a>, we went to a great Farmer's Market. I didn't expect too much for such a small town, but their market really blew Nashua's Farmer's Market out of the water (sorry Nash, but you guys only have 7 or 8 stands and this one had well over a dozen). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The market had a wide variety of goods for sale: fresh produce, eggs, meat, cheeses, lots of fresh bread and other bakery items, sheep's wool, sweaters, wood crafts, plants, etc. We were drawn to one of the bakeries that was offering samples, and ended up buying several of their homemade granola bars. They were really good and we snacked on them for the rest of the weekend.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I decided that I wanted to make my own granola bars, using these as inspiration, but leaving out the butter and extra sugar. So I set out to make them...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Before we get any further, let me just say that this was not a total success. What I made turned out to be delicious granola, but the <b>bar</b> part didn't exactly happen. So if you want to make granola bars, you're going to need to do some tweaking.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">...back to the granola. I started by spraying a loaf pan with cooking spray and then dusting the bottom with coconut.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In addition to oats, I used the ingredients that were most appealing to me (and those that happened to be in my kitchen) but you can really use whatever you want.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then I mixed in some wet stuff - vanilla, fig preserves, and agave syrup. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And then I pressed it all into the loaf pan. I think if I had stopped there I might have been able to form these into bars (although I'll have to try again and let you know).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Instead I decided that it was a good idea to bake it. For 30 minutes at 325 degrees. (I removed the saran wrap first).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Needless to say, when it came out of the oven, it wasn't sticking together because the "wet" ingredients had dried up. So instead of granola bars I got...granola.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Homemade Granola</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">About 5 servings </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Ingredients</u></div><ul><li>1 tbsp unsweetened coconut flakes</li>
<li> 1 cup organic oats</li>
<li>1/4 cup craisins</li>
<li>1/4 cup dried apricots, chopped</li>
<li>1/4 cup organic dried apple slices, chopped</li>
<li>1/4 cup organic almond slices</li>
<li>1 tsp vanilla extract</li>
<li>1 tbsp organic fig preserves</li>
<li>1 1/2 tbsp organic agave syrup</li>
<li>cooking spray</li>
</ul><u>Directions</u><br />
<ol><li> Coat the inside of a loaf pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle coconut flakes on the bottom of pan.</li>
<li>In a large bowl, combine oats, craisins, apricots, apples and almonds. Stir to combine.</li>
<li>Add vanilla, fig and agave syrup to the bowl and stir until wet ingredients are evenly distributed.</li>
<li>Transfer to loaf pan and press down to compact. </li>
<li>Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes, or until desired doneness.</li>
</ol><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I used as many organic ingredients as possible in this granola. I also used agave syrup instead of honey or molasses because agave has a low glycemic index, which means your blood sugar doesn't spike like it does with many other sweeteners. Agave syrup is also sweeter than honey and sugar, so you can use less of it. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Even though I didn't get my bars, I was not disappointed with the taste. Really good on its own, or in a container of Greek yogurt...which I'm having at my desk right now.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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I'd like to have some with milk, and also try topping a smoothie with some of this.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Just a few more hours of work until a long weekend! What are your plans for the 4th of July?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> Tonight I'm having a girls night with Whitney and Steph, and then Pat and I are going camping for the rest of the weekend (not sure where yet, I haven't been given any details).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-45527811750415374522011-06-30T17:08:00.000-04:002011-06-30T17:08:09.501-04:00Grilling Season<div style="text-align: justify;">Its finally grilling season! Well, I suppose it has been for a bit now, but last night our grill made its season debut. We have a big Weber grill that was passed down to us from Pat's dad. He used it for about 16 years and then gave it to us when he bought a new one. He took really good care of it, so its still in great condition! Last year I bought Pat a new cover for it since the old one was ripped, and a few weeks ago I bought him some new grates. We talked about getting a new one this year, but weren't sure if we'd be moving in the fall, so decided to stick with this one until we knew where we'd be settled.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dinner last night was delicious, but I suppose I should start with breakfast and work my way up to dinner. Since I work from home on Wednesdays I have a little more time to make breakfast. I decided that a big pancake breakfast was in order!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I used my favorite multi-grain pancake mix:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Usually I swap out the oil in recipes for applesauce or pumpkin (depending on the recipe) but after seeing the very sad state my bananas were in, I decided to use mashed banana instead.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I also added some mashed bananas into the pancakes as I cooked them. Banana pancakes are my favorite! I have a terrible sweet tooth and loooove chocolate, but hate chocolate chips in my pancakes. Not sure why, but I prefer plain or with fruit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I topped my pile of pancakes with some organic raspberries and drizzled with some organic agave syrup. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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It was so hot yesterday that I went to the gym to run inside. I ran one mile to warm up and then did speed intervals (alternating 1/4 mile fast and 1/4 mile at 6.0). When I was 2.5 miles into my run, one of the trainers at the gym came over and asked me if I wanted to join an impromptu abs class he was having. I thought it was a little weird, but decided that I'm in no position to turn down an abs workout, so I got off the treadmill and joined four other people on a mat (the five of us were lined up like sardines) and did the seven minute abs class. I kept thinking about that hitchhiker from <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129387/">There's Something About Mary</a> who wanted to invent the "Seven Minute Abs" video. After the brief class I went back to the treadmill and ran another 1.5 miles of speed intervals for a total of 4 miles. Then I went home and met up with Pat and we walked <i>back </i>to the gym to do back and bis strength training. I've been <i>really</i> bad about fitting in my strength training so I'm hoping to get back into it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">*Note - my abs don't feel sore at all today, so I don't think the Seven-Minute-Abs idea is all that great.<br />
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And finally, back to grilling! Last night we grilled up lots of vegetables and some steak for dinner.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The asparagus was cooked in a little bit of olive oil and lots of red pepper flakes, the peppers and onions were cooked in a little bit of olive oil and some fresh ground pepper, and the steak was covered in salt, pepper and garlic powder. So easy and so good!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pat also came up with a great idea for grilling slices of vidalia onions. Usually when you grill them, the rings end up separating. If you want to keep them intact, simply insert a toothpick into the side and they'll stay together!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dinner is served:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #6aa84f; text-align: justify;"><b>How do you like your pancakes?</b><br />
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</b> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">What is your favorite thing to grill in the summer?</b></div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-1089936874826046822011-06-28T16:55:00.000-04:002011-06-28T16:55:34.332-04:00Salads and Berry Shortcake<div style="text-align: justify;">For my sister's last night in town we had a girls night at my mom's house. We'd originally planned to go out to dinner, but all I wanted was something light after eating way too much pizza, ice cream and gingerbread at <a href="http://www.santasvillage.com/">Santa's Village</a> over the <a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/06/santas-village.html">weekend</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Laura and I walked to the nearby farm for salad fixings while my mom went to the grocery store for some other provisions. When we got home we washed all of the fruits and veggies and set up an assembly line for making our individual salads (I vetoed making a large salad that we'd serve ourselves from because I think half the fun of a big salad is making it...and I might be a bit of a control freak and like to make my own).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My salad - lettuce, arugula, cherry tomatoes, strawberries, blueberries, avocado, cucumber and almond slices. Drizzled with some dark balsamic vinegar and some white balsamic vinegar.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My mom's salad - same as mine, without the almonds.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Laura's salad - left out the blueberries and almonds and made a dressing using dark balsamic vinegar, olive oil, grainy mustard, and minced garlic.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We shared a bottle of Gravina Botromagno - an Italian white wine. The wine was light and fruity - it accompanied the salads very nicely. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For dessert we made berry shortcakes. I picked up a recipe from the Farmer's Market in Nashua a couple weeks ago, so I used that as the starting point for the shortcakes - but changed a few things to make it a lot healthier. I warned my mom and Laura that the shortcakes may flop, and if they did we could just eat berries for dessert.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The recipe advised that the berries would be juicier is you crush a few before sugaring and let them sit for an hour before using. I took about a cup of strawberries (stems removed and sliced in half) and mashed them in a bowl with a fork. I added some blueberry honey (about 1 tbsp) to the mashed strawberries and let them sit for a little under 2 hours.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To make the shortcake, I preheated the oven to 400 degrees.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stir in applesauce with a rubber spatula.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To serve the dessert I sliced the shortcakes in half and added the strawberries marinated in honey, then a layer of strawberries and blueberries, and a dollop of yogurt on top.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Healthified Berry Shortcake</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Recipe adapted from Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake Recipe at Nashua Farmer's Market <br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Serves 5</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Ingredients</u></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For the filling - </div><ul><li>3 cups fresh strawberries, divided</li>
<li>2 cups fresh blueberries</li>
<li>1 tbsp honey</li>
<li>nonfat vanilla Greek yogurt</li>
</ul>For the shortcake -<br />
<ul><li> 2 cups all-purpose flour</li>
<li>1/4 cup granulated sugar</li>
<li>1 tbsp baking powder</li>
<li>1/8 tsp salt</li>
<li>1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce</li>
<li>1 egg white</li>
<li>2/3 cup skim milk</li>
</ul><u>Directions</u><br />
<ol><li> Mash 1 cup strawberries in a bowl with a fork. Add honey and stir to combine. Set aside for 1 hour. Wash and prepare remaining strawberries and blueberries and set aside.</li>
<li>Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.</li>
<li>Combine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Add applesauce and incorporate using a rubber spatula. Stir in egg white and milk.</li>
<li>Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and separate the dough into five evenly-sized rounds. Bake for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown.</li>
<li>Slice the shortcakes in half and add the strawberries marinated in honey, then a layer of strawberries and blueberries, and a dollop of yogurt on top.</li>
</ol><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">I liked these shortcakes - they weren't light and flaky like your typical shortcake, but that's because there wasn't any butter (or any fat at all). They were a little bit heavy, but soaked up the honey-infused strawberry juice quite well. My mom suggested that using buttermilk might improve this recipe (you can make your own buttermilk by adding a little bit of vinegar to regular milk). Overall, I think this was a good alternative to traditional shortcake and would definitely make it again. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-8626028349028131262011-06-27T13:09:00.000-04:002011-06-27T13:09:36.559-04:00Santa's Village<div style="text-align: justify;">Is it really Monday? So soon? I spent the weekend reliving my childhood way up in the mountains of New Hampshire...at <a href="http://www.santasvillage.com/">Santa's Village</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The drive up was beautiful. It was pretty overcast but as we got into the mountains the clouds cleared up and we were able to see all of the lush green landscape (which Kristi especially appreciated since there's much less green in New Mexico, where she's from).<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've gone to Santa's Village every summer since I was a baby (aside from missing a couple years during college). Going to the village is a great excuse to celebrate Christmas in the summer, and even though its aimed at kids, I still have a blast when I go. My great aunt and uncle started the village back in the 1950s, and its still run by my family today. When my dad was young he spent summers up in New Hampshire with his aunts and uncles and cousins, and he wanted us to have the same experience, so its a very special place to me!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We planned months ahead to find a weekend that all three of us "kids" could go with our dad. Pat and Jim's girlfriend Kristi came, it was both of their first times there. We spent a lot of time visiting with family, including my great aunt Cecil, who started the village. She is 92 and sharp as a tack. She was joking and making wisecracks all weekend, it was so much fun to see her!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The village has changed a lot since I was little - every year they add at least one ride. My favorites have always been the antique cars, bumper cars, log flume, and the roller coaster. We spent half of Saturday at the village, walking around, going on rides, eating our favorite foods, and acting like kids!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Nick's Pizza Emporium has the best pizza!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Reindeer Shoe Store and Blacksmith Shop makes "reindeer" shoe rings for you.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the Sugar N Spice Bakeshop you can decorate your own gingerbread cookies.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Mine was a hula girl wearing a grass skirt (I am seriously lacking any artistic skills):<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">There's real reindeer to visit and feed!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I love being up in the Lancaster, NH area. Life seems less complicated up there. People are nicer, things move a little slower, and the white mountains surround you. They even have flower pots in place of parking meters in "downtown" Lancaster! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It seems like the weekend went by in a blink but I'm so glad that we went. It was wonderful to see some great aunts, an uncle, and cousins that we don't get to see nearly enough. And wonderful to be back at <a href="http://www.santasvillage.com/">Santa's Village</a>!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="background-color: white; color: red;">Do you have any places that you went in your childhood that still hold a special place in your heart?</b></div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-87190453677983266182011-06-24T12:27:00.000-04:002011-06-24T12:27:54.643-04:00Lite Up the Nite 5k<div style="text-align: justify;">Last night I ran the <a href="http://runformentalhealth.weebly.com/">Lite Up the Nite 5k</a> with Gina and Julia. Proceeds from the race benefit <a href="http://www.mhcgm.org/">The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester</a> and the theme was to dress in very bright colors (hence "lite up the nite"). A few weeks ago Gina and I went shopping for race outfits and we were really excited to wear them together.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The race didn't go <i>exactly</i> as planned. Work was really stressful yesterday, and I was happy to leave at 3:45 to run off the tension with a couple of my girlfriends. I plugged in my GPS with Julia's address so we could meet up and change into our ridiculous outfits together. The GPS showed an arrival time of 4:45, so I was actually going to be really early (we planned to meet at 5:30). I drove out of the parking lot at work and proceeded to sit in (what felt like) a parking lot on all of the back roads and highways up to Manchester. For three hours. I was pretty frustrated as I watched the time get closer and closer to 6:15 (race start time) and then pass it. Finally at 6:30 I pulled into the parking lot for the race. I ran over to speak with some people about getting my number, but the race director told me that I was too late. This was the cherry on my bad-day-sundae, but I tried to make the best of it. I was told that I could start the race from where I stood (which I later found out was 1 mile in) so I did - I needed a run more than ever at that point. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The course was mostly dirt paths winding through the woods, occasional strips of gravel, and fields of grass. It had been pouring all day, so everything was very slick. I charged into the race and quickly came upon very steep hills of dirt and gravel, which slowed me down a bit. After a mile or so I caught up with Gina on another hill. She'd warned me earlier in the day that the course looked tough but I'd ignored her. She was right though, I had a hard time catching my breath. The last 1/4 mile (ish) of the race we zig-zagged across a large grassy field, splashing with each step. Julia cheered me on as I finished and then we ran down to cheer for Gina as she came in.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prizes were given out for the best team outfits. Check out how awesome the winners looked! We're definitely wearing wigs next year!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Though the day was less than perfect and I missed the start of the race, I still ended up where I wanted to be, with Julia and Gina. We had a blast even though it was cold and rainy. We swapped our cold and muddy clothes for clean ones and went out for some cold beers and hot food.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We decided to go to <a href="http://www.strangebrewtavern.net/">Strange Brew</a> since its a dark bar and we weren't really dressed nicely (or terribly clean). We were pleasantly surprised to find out that the Thursday night specials were $3 pints (any beer) and half off all appetizers! I started with a <a href="http://leinie.com/av.html">Leinenkugel </a>Sunset Wheat, Julia got a <a href="http://www.seadogbrewing.com/">Sea Dog </a>Blueberry and Gina got a <a href="http://www.stellaartois.com/">Stella</a>. We ordered a gigantic plate of chicken chili nachos, some chicken tenders, and a basket of fries. Way too much food, but it was nice to be able to sample some of everything (and the nachos there are the best). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After a second round of beers we were all exhausted and very full - all I wanted was a hot shower and my bed. The total bill for six beers and three appetizers was $30! Cheap girls night!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: justify;"><b><i>This weekend I'm going away with my family to one of my favorite places on earth! Stay tuned...</i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i style="background-color: white; color: magenta;">And also a <span style="font-size: large;"><b>HUGE</b></span> congratulations to Kathryn, who just (5 minutes ago!) found out that she got the new job she applied for. You're going to be amazing!</i><span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;"></span></div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-73994950774233670442011-06-22T13:50:00.000-04:002011-06-22T13:50:52.194-04:0036 Days and Counting...<div style="text-align: justify;">Chrissy sent me a picture of a poster that is hanging on the wall at her doctor's office:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: blue;">Eat</b></span> up the road.<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: purple;">Drink</b></span> in the view.<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="color: magenta;">Run</b></span> like hell.<br />
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<i>I love that!</i><br />
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Last month I <a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenging-myself.html">committed</a> to running at least one mile a day for 30 days. I began on May 18th, and today I realized that my 30 days must be up. They are! So far I've run at least one mile every day for 36 days! I'm so glad that I did this challenge for a few reasons:</div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li><b>You don't have the opportunity to slack when you commit to something.</b> There were some days that I didn't really feel like going for a run, and in the past I probably would have just skipped it and told myself I'd make up for it the next day. With this plan it was easier to get myself out the door, since the miles needed to be logged <i>every day</i>.</li>
<li><b>Time Management.</b> Summer is busy and I've been having a harder time fitting in workouts, especially on week days. I leave very early for work in the morning and most nights get home after 9pm. Since starting the challenge I've been better about scheduling time for a run, even if all I can fit in is a quick mile at 5am. Workouts don't get "forgotten" when you know that you have to do them every day.</li>
<li><b>I've replaced some bad behaviors with good ones.</b> The other day I brought my running clothes to work, but forgot my socks, so I couldn't go. That night we celebrated my brother's birthday and I didn't get home until after 9pm and was stuffed with pizza and cake. Normally I would have plopped myself in front of the TV to "relax" for a bit before bed (and usually mindless snacking comes with my mindless TV watching). Instead I changing into running clothes and went for a nice slow run, which left me feeling much better after the heavy dinner.</li>
<li><b>I realized that I like running at night! </b>I always thought I was a morning person and preferred to run then, but since I've been forced to run at night many times, I've really enjoyed it. Its a nice way to run off the stress of the day and helps get out extra energy before bed. I love running outside at night and breathing in the fresh air, but for my later runs I go to the gym. My gym is open 24 hours a day, which is helpful if you need to squeeze in a mile or two at 11pm.</li>
</ul><div style="text-align: justify;">Overall I wouldn't really say that my weekly mileage has increased very much (since there are a handful of days that I could only fit in one or two miles) but it also hasn't <i>decreased</i>, which is great. I think if I hadn't been doing this challenge I would have definitely missed a lot more workouts because I've been so busy. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I know that rest days are very important parts of training and for your body to recover. On my rest days I just run one mile, and when my training program calls for cross training I will just run one mile and add biking/swimming/elliptical to that mile. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I took a journalism class two years ago, and one of the articles I wrote for class was about running the Boston Marathon. I interviewed a man that lived in my hometown that had run the marathon for many, many consecutive years (I've forgotten the number but I believe it was over 20 years). He was a "streak" runner, which meant that he ran at least one mile every single day. He made it to 31 years and 364 days when he finally missed a day of running. "What happened?" I'd asked him. A few days before he'd been having some chest pains, but ignored it (like most men, from my experience) until his wife finally took him to the hospital. It turns out that he'd had a heart attack, and they kept him for a couple days to monitor him. He requested to be allowed to go outside for a run, or at the very least, for them to bring a treadmill to his room, but they would not allow it. Excuse my language, but if that's not <b>badass</b>, I don't know what is. Once he left the hospital he resumed his daily running, and has now been on a streak of over five years.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So I've decided that I want to try a running streak. I'm 36 days in, so now is as good a time as any. For more information on running streaks, or to apply for a membership, check out their <a href="http://www.runeveryday.com/">website</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Lately my favorite snack to have before a workout or a run is a cold honey crisp apple, sliced, with 0% honey Chobani yogurt (I use about 1/2 container per apple). This provides fiber, protein and calcium to fuel my run.<br />
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<b><i>Has anyone else been doing the 30 day challenge? </i></b><br />
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<b><i> What motivates you to exercise?</i></b></div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-46156823320849474692011-06-21T11:11:00.000-04:002011-06-21T11:11:47.125-04:00Baked Buffalo Chicken Pasta<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqNs4iBeMN4Nu-g14j3RhDHVzmofjKpZ8dV85_Cy5X_1JDyvZdRghH1WAy-hQPjgzR12wS0xFxuy7aVofLbiyB_FByM6zqiUXEaI3dXd2kzq1fCsTSPfzZPk-qdUKKeuxC60HjOwllmGy/s1600/IMG_3610.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqNs4iBeMN4Nu-g14j3RhDHVzmofjKpZ8dV85_Cy5X_1JDyvZdRghH1WAy-hQPjgzR12wS0xFxuy7aVofLbiyB_FByM6zqiUXEaI3dXd2kzq1fCsTSPfzZPk-qdUKKeuxC60HjOwllmGy/s400/IMG_3610.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">I know I said that I don't cook a whole lot during the summer, but sometimes you've just got to. Especially when you notice that your fiance has been eating cold cereal for dinner more often then not. We've been very busy, and most weeknights get home so late that there isn't much time to fuss with dinner. Still, I'm a big believer in lots of vegetables and protein, and don't think that cereal really satisfies either of those categories. I'm also pretty old fashioned when it comes to cooking for my man. We may both be the breadwinners, but it is very satisfying to serve a healthy home cooked meal to Pat when he comes home from work- good for the body and the heart! All that being said, this home cooked meal did not contain any vegetables, and it isn't the <i>healthiest </i>of meals, but Pat loves buffalo chicken. I'd say a bowl of cheesy buffalo chicken pasta trumps a bowl of cereal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This recipe is fairly quick to prepare, and its one of those dishes that tastes even better the second day when the flavors have really come together. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">While pasta is cooking, heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the butter, and once it’s melted and bubbly add the flour. Whisk together to create a <b style="color: red;">roux</b> and cook for 1-2 minutes until mixture gets a bit golden in color. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: red; text-align: justify;"><i>Roux - French for "red" - it is a thickener for sauces and soups that uses equal parts flour and butter. For more information, <a href="http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/making-roux/detail.aspx">check this out</a>.</i></div><div style="color: red; text-align: justify;"><i><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add milk, stir and turn down heat to low. Continue stirring until milk thickens. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add in grated cheeses and continue to stir until mixture is smooth. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stir in buffalo wing sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed (I added some fresh ground pepper but no salt).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spray a baking dish with cooking spray. Add pasta and chicken, then pour cheese sauce over and mix thoroughly until everything is coated. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sprinkle with additional grated cheese and bread crumbs. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bake for 25 minutes or until cheese is golden brown. Remove from oven and top with blue cheese crumbles and drizzle with buffalo wing sauce.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Baked Buffalo Chicken Pasta</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Recipe adapted from <a href="http://www.howsweeteats.com/">How Sweet It Is</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Ingredients</u></div><ul><li> 1 pound pasta (I used bow ties) </li>
<li>About 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and cut into bite-sized pieces</li>
<li>1 tbsp butter</li>
<li>1 tbsp flour</li>
<li>1 1/2 cups milk </li>
<li>4 ounces Monterrey jack cheese shredded, plus extra for topping</li>
<li>1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, plus extra for topping</li>
<li>1/3 cup buffalo wing sauce, plus extra for topping</li>
<li>1/2 cup panko bread crumbs</li>
<li>1/2 cup blue cheese crumbles (for garnish)</li>
</ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Directions</u></div><ol style="text-align: justify;"><li> Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare water for pasta and cook according to directions.</li>
<li>While pasta is cooking, heat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the butter, and once it’s melted and bubbly add the flour. Whisk together to create a roux and cook for 1-2 minutes until mixture gets a bit golden in color. </li>
<li> Add milk, stir and turn down heat to low. Continue stirring until milk thickens. </li>
<li>Add in grated cheeses and continue to stir until mixture is smooth. </li>
<li>Stir in buffalo wing sauce. Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed.</li>
<li>Spray a baking dish with cooking spray. Add pasta and chicken, then pour cheese sauce over and mix thoroughly until everything is coated. Sprinkle with additional grated cheese and bread crumbs. </li>
<li>Bake for 25 minutes or until cheese is golden brown. Remove from oven and top with blue cheese crumbles and drizzle with buffalo wing sauce.</li>
</ol><div style="text-align: justify;">*Note - I left this dish in the oven at a low heat after it was done baking to keep it warm until Pat got home. The top layer of pasta got a little crispier than I wanted, so I would advise covering in tin foil if you need to keep this warm so it doesn't dry out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">This dish was spicy! I ate mine with a large glass of milk to put out the fires in my mouth. Pat didn't have a problem with the heat (his tolerance is higher than mine) and really enjoyed the meal! As I mentioned, this keeps really well, and we had leftovers for a couple days. Hopefully this will hold him over until I can find some time to cook again!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-88385973407074309222011-06-16T13:24:00.000-04:002011-06-16T13:24:32.942-04:005 Minute Meals<div style="text-align: justify;">During the winter I love to spend time in the kitchen making big meals and rich desserts. In the warmer months I prefer to eat lighter foods, and would rather spend my time outside. After grocery shopping this week I realized that I bought a lot of food (fresh fruits and veggies mostly) but didn't really buy anything to make for dinners. I've been so busy that I haven't really had much time to make anything terribly exciting, but I was able to put together a couple delicious meals using what I had in my fridge - and they only took a couple minutes to whip together. Perfect for warm summer nights that you're too busy to fuss with a long list of ingredients.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #cc0000; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Open-Faced Apple, Fig and Cheddar Sandwich</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You will need:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* 1 slice bread </div><div style="text-align: justify;">* 1/2 apple, sliced thin</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* fig spread</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* few slices cheddar cheese</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Chrissy brought over some really great fig spread the other day to have with cheddar cheese - the combination of the sweet figs and sharp cheddar is really remarkable.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I used the fig spread in my open-faced sandwich.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Start by lightly toasting a piece of bread (I used a slice of crusty rye bread from <a href="http://www.slowrise.com/">the bakery</a> in Concord).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spread your fig preserves on the bread. Chrissy said that less is more when it comes to fig. I think more is more!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add a layer of sliced apples.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cover apples with sharp cheddar cheese slices.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bake in an oven that's preheated to 350 degrees for 3-4 minutes, until cheese is melted.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For a side I heated up some veggies from a frozen organic vegetable medley I bought at Trader Joe's. I added some pepper and garlic powder and was done!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Voila - the 5 minute dinner:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This sandwich was really satisfying - the rye bread paired well with the sharp cheddar and fig spread, and the apple slices added a little more sweetness and a crunchy texture.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #38761d; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Goat Cheese, Berries and Greens Pita Pizza</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">You will need:</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* 1 pita pocket</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* goat cheese</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* handful mixed greens</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* handful berries</div><div style="text-align: justify;">* balsamic vinaigrette</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I don't have a step-by-step of this for you, but I'm pretty sure you'll catch on quickly! Bake the pita in an oven that's been preheated to 350 degrees for a couple minutes, until crispy. Spread (or crumble) goat cheese on the pita. Cover the pita with mixed greens, then add berries (I used blackberries and strawberries) and drizzle with balsamic vinaigrette. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This pizza was so quick and really good. I'm sure this would be really good if you filled the pita pocket or made a wrap with the ingredients as well, but I especially liked the crunch of the baked pita. Although it is a little messy to eat, this is certainly worth getting your hands messy for!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: orange; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Honey Vanilla Oatmeal with Fresh Fruit</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've been on an oatmeal hiatus for a bit now but made myself a bowl a couple days ago and it was really good, so I wanted to share. I made my oatmeal the way I normally do, and when the oatmeal was almost done cooking, I added half a scoop of vanilla protein powder and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Once finished cooking, I added fresh blueberries and half a fresh peach (chopped) and then drizzled with honey.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This flavor combination was great. Lately I haven't been able to get enough berries, peaches and watermelon. Everything tastes so good this season! The protein powder made this bowl of oatmeal more filling and I didn't get hungry for several hours (note - if using protein powder - add it towards the end, if you add it in the beginning it changes the texture of the oats).</div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-71498453198318247432011-06-15T12:12:00.000-04:002011-06-15T12:12:09.620-04:00Play Day in Boston > Car Issues<div style="text-align: justify;">Last week Pat and I planned to leave work a little early and meet up in Boston to relax and walk around. I work in Boston and Pat (who normally works out of his office in New Hampshire) had meetings in Quincy that day, so it was going to be easy to meet up. It was a gorgeous day, and I was just wishing the hours to pass quickly so I could leave work and be outside. At around 10am I got a call from Pat with some very scary news: his radiator had blown out while he was driving on interstate 93. He'd been in the fast lane when his car started smoking; he went to move across the four lanes to his right to get into the break down lane when he lost control of his car. Luckily (and so amazingly) he was able to maneuver over without hitting anyone or anything. The most important thing is that he was okay, and he was. His car was not. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After waiting about 30 minutes (on the side of a very busy highway, in a full suit, in 95 degree heat) AAA arrived to tow Pat's car. They dropped him off at the closest exit so he could wait in an air conditioned sandwich shop until I got there. I'm lucky that my hours at work are pretty flexible and was able to leave right away to go get him. I wasn't sure what he would want to do - have me drive him to Quincy to have his meetings, or maybe just drive back home to New Hampshire and figure out what was going on with his car. He surprised me by still wanting to go into the city for our day of fun. Though the circumstances were certainly less than desirable, the bright side was that we ended up with much more time to spend together and enjoy the day! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I love Boston, especially when the weather is warm. There are so many beautiful areas of the city, great places to walk and run, and never a shortage of great food and shopping. We parked my car around noon and literally walked around the city for about seven hours. It was so much fun! I'd been pretty stressed at work for the past couple weeks, and Pat certainly had a very stressful morning, so having a day to do whatever you want, without agenda, was great. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Frog Pond" at the Boston Common:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Duck Boat! I used to ride on this with my parents when I was little.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Huge Farmer's Market (you can kind of see the tents to the left). We were starving so we shared a large cookie, a pepperoni and cheese roll and some apple cider. There were so many stands with tons of food - pastries, pies, fresh eggs, cheese, meat, and the beginnings of vegetable crops and strawberries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We ate lunch at <a href="http://www.metbarandgrill.com/">The Met</a>. I got a chopped salad that had everything in it (lettuce, tomatoes, broccoli, eggs, cukes, avocado, beets, bacon, cheese, etc, etc). Really good, but enormous. I stuffed myself with salad and when I was finished it still looked like a full bowl.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I was full from lunch, but not too full for some ice cream. We went to <a href="http://www.tastidlite.com/index.php/component/option,com_location/Itemid,201/location,115">Tasti D-Lite</a> on Newbury Street. Its soft serve ice cream made with skim milk, so its fat-free or very low in fat. They have over 100 flavor combinations!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I normally have vanilla with some gummy bears and Reese's pieces, but got adventurous and tried their carrot cake flavor. It was <i>soo</i> good, and really tasted like carrot cake! We need one of these in Nashua!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We came across some people sunbathing on a boat dock. Though the Charles is beautiful, its D-I-R-T-Y, so definitely no swimming in there. I don't think I could handle sunbathing without being able to jump in the water!<br />
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There are lots of rose gardens throughout the city.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We walked over to the <a href="http://www.neaq.org/index.php">aquarium</a>, but by the time we got there it was closed for the day. It was still fun to watch the seals swim around in their tank by the entrance. The oldest seal in there is 40 years old!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When it was dinner time we weren't super hungry since we'd eaten so many good things that afternoon, but we were right by the North End. For those of you that aren't from the Boston area, the North End is a wonderful little area of Boston that is packed with unbelievable Italian restaurants, cafes, and dessert shops. Its pretty hard to pass up. So instead of going out for the big Italian meal we'd previously planned, we went to a little cafe to get some pizza and caprese salad. The pizza turned out to be enormous, so we didn't even come close to finishing our meal.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Pat regretted ordering two slices when he saw how big they were.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another necessity when you're in the North End - Italian dessert! We love <a href="http://www.mikespastry.com/">Mike's Pastry</a>, even though it is the typical tourist attraction of the North End. We're so rarely in the area that we had to get our favorite things so we could have a few bites of each. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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Cannolis (pistachio for me and Oreo for Pat) and a piece of tiramisu.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We took the dessert to go and walked over to a nice outdoor sitting area across the street from the North End.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">We ate some dessert...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As we walked to get our car at the end of the day, we passed by a homeless man sitting outside a McDonald's. Pat told me to wait there for a moment, then walked up to the man and offered to bring him inside and buy him some dinner. I watched them go in, the homeless man pointed to a few things he wanted, and Pat ordered several extra sandwiches, coffee and waters for him. Seeing this just filled me with so much happiness - Pat is so kind and generous and always wants to help anyone less fortunate. This just reaffirmed my excitement that I will be his <b>wife</b>! (Sorry for being a cornball, just had to get that out there).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the ride home Pat said, oh I just remembered everything that happened with my car. We'd had such a fun day that he'd forgotten all about his horrible morning and dead car. So now we're in the process of finding Pat a new car, but at least we made the best of the day!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com1Boston, MA, USA42.3584308 -71.059773242.2719608 -71.28060219999999 42.4449008 -70.8389442tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-47866246485891555542011-06-10T15:09:00.001-04:002011-06-13T11:22:28.263-04:00Hollis Fast 5k<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Last night I ran the <a href="http://www.hollisfast5k.com/">Hollis Fast 5k</a> with Gina, Callie and Dan. Its called "fast" because the course drops 224 feet from start to finish - definitely more enjoyable than some of the super hilly races I've ran in the past! Yesterday's weather was all over the place. The morning started out a little cool and overcast, but by noon it was over 95 degrees outside and <i>extremely</i> humid. I'd heard reports of possible thunderstorms that evening/night, but didn't see any signs of them as I drove from Boston to Hollis, New Hampshire for the race. Pat called to inform me that the sky was black and it was pouring rain, and <strike>practically begged</strike> calmly advised me not to run. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then Gina called to say that there was lightening everywhere she looked. Still nothing where I was.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A few minutes later, this started.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I looked at the thermometer in my car - it had dropped from 95 degrees to 70 in the past hour. Then the lightening started. I saw what Gina was talking about - it was the type of lightening that looks like its connected to the ground and the sky - it seemed like it was surrounding the highway. Beautiful night for a run!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">By the time I got to Gina's house the rain had mostly passed, and we only saw lightening a handful of times on the drive to the race. They pushed back the start of the race by 15 minutes ("to be sure that the storm has passed") and then we were off. Though advertised as a downhill course (and there were a few noticeable declines) the race felt mostly flat. And even though it was 68 degrees at the start of the race, it was extremely muggy and felt like it was over 90 degrees.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">There was a little banquet at the end with pretzels, apples, yogurt and TONS of cookies (most of which were homemade, which was cool). I loved running through Hollis - its the town next to Nashua, but feels like its way out in the country. The roads are very open, houses are spread far apart, and farms sprinkle the neighborhoods. I told Pat if we end up living in New Hampshire I'd want to live here!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I finished the 5k in 24:24, so a pace of 7:53. I'm not sure what my fastest 5k is, but its not really one of my best races. I tend to prefer distance, since I can steadily run for a longer period of time better than I can sprint. It would be helpful to warm up before shorter races, but I'm usually too lazy to do that!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On a different note, I'd like to apologize for my lack of posts recently. I'd been on a pretty good streak of posting several times throughout the week (weekends are my vacation from computers) but lately I haven't been keeping up. Spring and summer is a busy time - between the high school and college graduations (and parties), bridal and baby showers, bachelorette parties, and weddings, its hard to fit in a full-time job, let alone other activities (like sunbathing, which I am in desperate need of!). I love blogging and following other people's blogs, but its a hobby, not my job. So as much as I'd like to be blogging more, I've been cooking and baking less, and have had less time to write about cooking, baking, running and other random things I like to tell you about. So please bare with me, I'll try to be better about posting more frequently, in between the weddings, showers, and hopefully some trips to the beach!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've deviated from my usual oatmeal breakfast recently, and the past two mornings I've made myself a"to-go omelette" which have been a delicious change of pace! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heat a small skillet on medium. Cover skillet with cooking spray and add 3 egg whites. Once the whites have <i>just </i>started to cook (under a minute) add some thinly chopped bell pepper. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Top with a couple handfuls of baby spinach, and cover the skillet. Allow eggs to finish cooking and spinach to wilt (3-5 minutes).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Fold in half, remove from pan, and stuff inside half of a pita pocket (or put on a piece of toast). My mom bought me these pitas from a local Armenian grocer and they're <i>super</i> soft and fresh.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">These are perfect to bring with me as I run out the door in the morning!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And I even brought a side dish, tucked neatly into my cup holder.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Frozen watermelon!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">My sister was telling me the other day about freezing her cantaloupe, so I tried freezing cantaloupe and watermelon. I love frozen fruit in the summer, my previous favorites have been frozen mango and frozen bananas. In my opinion, the frozen watermelon was better than the cantaloupe (but both are good) - the fruit is watery, so it is very similar to an Italian ice. So refreshing!</div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-40359474491813672182011-06-09T15:05:00.000-04:002011-06-09T15:05:02.350-04:00Opening Day<div style="text-align: justify;">Saturday was Opening Day. No, not for the Red Sox. Not for the Patriots. This is a whole different type of sporting event - <b>Wedding Season.</b> I guess if you count anything wedding-related, Opening Day happened back on May 7th with my first bridal shower of the season, but I'm going by the first wedding. On Saturday Jill and Colin started out our summer of 8 weddings with a bang. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Colin is a very close friend of Pat's from college. He was a few years older than us, but I remember him being around all the time when Pat and I started dating. Colin is a great guy, and I was especially happy when he started dating Jill, who despite being in her residency for neurosurgery (she's now done) could party as hard as anyone and was really down to earth and easy to get along with. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Colin and Jill got married at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence, Rhode Island. The priest's homily was very interesting - he spoke about the high rates of divorce in our country (over 52%) and how those numbers change when religion and faith enter the equation. When a married couple attends church together (regardless of the religious affiliation) the rate of divorce drops down to 11%. When a married couple prays together, the rate plummets farther down to less than 0.5%! Those statistics are really amazing, and of course got me thinking. Pat and I were good about going to church together during Lent, but I'd like to make more of an effort to go all the time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The reception was held at the <a href="http://www.quidnessett.com/qcc/Welcome.html">Quidnessett Country Club</a> in North Kingstown, RI. Pat and I went to a wedding here in January (2010) but there was a totally different feel in the warm weather. You could see the beautiful grounds and golf course (which is private, much to Pat's disappointment) and it felt much more like a wedding on the coast than it did in the dead of winter.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The beautiful cake (which was later served with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream and a chocolate covered strawberry - three desserts in one!).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I didn't take very many pictures throughout the night. I missed all of the food - including a whole bar of "late night deep dish pizza" that was set up toward the end of the night - great idea! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Even though last week and this week have been oppressively hot and humid, the weekend was much cooler...a little bit too cool for me, I wore Pat's blazer for half the night.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">This was the move of the night - the tie microphone. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Saint A's group shot! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Jill has serious moves on the dance floor. She was out there more than anyone else and literally knew every word to every song (some I'd never ever heard) and was getting down in her wedding dress. I was so impressed, I didn't know she had it in her! Jill told me about dress shopping, and when she knew it was "the one" - her mom and Colin's mom were with her and when she walked out in the dress Colin's mom said "wow! Colin will think you look <i>sooo</i> beautiful in this!" And so it was hers!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Great evening, and great way to kick off Wedding Season!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #e06666; text-align: justify;"><b>What's your favorite part of a wedding?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Super cliche, but I love watching the groom when he first sees his bride walking down the aisle. I also love the happiness and affection everyone shows each other at weddings. Oh, and the cake. That's good, too!</div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-58620514170257994502011-06-03T13:31:00.000-04:002011-06-03T13:31:21.844-04:00Anniversary Celebration - An Engagement!<div style="text-align: justify;">I am engaged!! You may have picked this up from my <a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/06/national-running-day.html">last</a> post, but now I finally have some time to talk about it. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To begin, I'll start from the beginning! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pat and I met in college, I was a sophomore and he was a junior. I'd heard his name many times, but hadn't met him until the Thursday evening before we went home for winter break. Kathryn was visiting from North Carolina (where she was in school) and we went to a party with a bunch of my college friends. I'd made a particularly bad decision that night and decided to wear a <b>fake fur bucket hat</b> (if you can imagine it - quite possibly the worst accessory ever worn). I'd bought the hat the summer before when I was in London, but hadn't found the right time to wear it yet (perhaps because it was the ugliest hat ever that should have <i>never</i> been worn). I think I thought it was cool because I bought it in London. Anyway, on that Thursday night, my friends let me wear the dead animal on my head, and I guess I have to thank them now for letting me make such a horrible fashion faux pas because that hat caught Pat's eye. He came over to me, and without introducing himself, began petting my head. I didn't pick up on the fact that he thought my hat was outrageous, but I did end up talking to him for the rest of the night. The next day we both went home for winter break and didn't see each other again until the end of January, though I did think a lot about him in the meantime. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As winter turned to spring we began spending more time together, and got to know each other through the help of AIM conversations (which was the main way of communicating for most of high school and college). Funny to look back now and recall so many "conversations" from my dorm room. On April 24th of my sophomore year (2004) we made our relationship "official." It didn't take long before I knew Pat was the one I wanted to marry. I went home from school that summer and told everyone in my family and everyone who would listen (except for Pat, naturally) that I was going to marry him. I'd never met anyone like him before, and with him everything was better. The past seven years with him have been amazing - mostly full of wonderful memories. Like every couple, we've had our ups and downs, but I think what makes us special is that our bond continues to strengthen. Things that may have torn us apart instead made us stronger. I would do anything for him, and I know he would do the same for me. He's my best friend...and now, my fiance! I am so excited to spend the rest of my life with him, just as I always thought I would.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This past April was our seven year anniversary. We had a little <a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/04/early-anniversary.html">celebration</a> with a local fair and sushi, but the main celebration had to wait until Memorial Day weekend (the first free weekend we had). Usually we go away for a weekend to celebrate our anniversary, and this year Pat told me that he was planning the weekend, so just be sure to keep it free. On Thursday I asked when I'd find out where we were going, and he said that he would tell me so that I could pack accordingly. He presented me with a beautiful book that he'd had bound at work - inside was an itinerary for the weekend, a packing list, and pictures and menus for the meals we'd be enjoying and where we'd be staying. This was so perfect for me - I can get a <i>little </i>carried away with planning sometimes, and will literally plan things out down to what time I want to leave, what I'm going to be eating, etc. Pat made this book with all of the plans that he'd know I'd be wondering about. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The destination for our weekend away was the <a href="http://www.longdellinn.com/">Long Dell Inn</a> in Centerville, MA (Cape Cod). We stayed here for our four year anniversary and <i>loved</i> it, so I was really excited to go back. We left early on Saturday morning, stopped for some coffees and snacks (crazy core skittles are a mandatory road snack) and made it to the cape without hitting any traffic (which is unheard of Memorial Day weekend). Pat was in such a good mood that morning - usually I'm more of a morning person than he, but he couldn't stop smiling and seemed really excited about our trip.<br />
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We checked into the bed and breakfast.<br />
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Then Pat suggested taking a walk down to the beach. It was overcast and not very warm yet, so I threw on a jacket and we headed down.<br />
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The ocean. I love the smell of salt water!<br />
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We walked along the water, talking and holding hands. We were the only people on the beach except for a group of people all bundled up several hundred yards away. Pat is a very caring, kind and wonderful person. This morning he was being <i>especially</i> kind and kept saying how much he loved me. We stopped and were staring out at the water when Pat told me to turn around. When I did, he was on one knee with an open ring box in his hand. Over the past seven years I've certainly thought about getting married, but I was in no way prepared for this. The first thing I said was "yes" but then I was so overwhelmed and excited that I kept saying "I don't know what to say! I don't know what to say!" and finally Pat said "just say one word, that's all I'm looking for!" And so I repeated the YES, since he hadn't heard it the first time, and then dissolved into the happiest tears.<br />
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We heard clapping and cheering and looked over to see the group of people all going nuts. It started to rain, and as we left the beach they all came over to get a look at my ring. They were impressed (as was I!!).<br />
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What we did next may sound strange, but if you know us, it wasn't. Even though it was cold and raining, we walked over to <a href="http://www.fourseasicecream.com/">Four Seas</a> for ice cream!<br />
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A celebratory ice cream was certainly in order! This is the 3rd oldest ice cream shop in New England. They didn't have any candy toppings (which was a little disappointing) but the ice cream more than made up for it. So creamy and delicious!<br />
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I got cranberry sherbet (which I topped with some crazy core skittles that were stashed in my jacket).<br />
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Here I am shamelessly showing off my ring:<br />
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Four Seas also seemed like an appropriate place after getting engaged, since Pat had learned all about the 4 Cs when buying my ring!<br />
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We went back to the bed and breakfast and called our parents, siblings and a couple close friends. I was so excited about the news, but also didn't want to spend much time on the phone because I wanted to just be with Pat. My dad knew because Pat had asked his permission. I'm so happy that he did - it may be a little old fashioned, but it was really important to me. When I called my mom she guessed before I said anything, which I thought was pretty incredible. I spoke with Jim and Laura, who were both very happy and offered their love and congratulations. Jim said "I've always wanted a brother!" which was really touching.<br />
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The rest of the weekend was wonderful. We walked around the harbor, had lunch with Pat's mom (who was on the cape for the day) and then went out to a wonderful dinner on the <a href="http://www.capetrain.com/train-dinner.php">Cape Code Railroad Train</a> - we were served five courses while riding through the cape!<br />
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The next morning we indulged in a wonderful breakfast at the Long Dell Inn. This may be half the reason I love staying here - the couple that runs the inn puts on such an amazing breakfast!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First course - fresh berry cup</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second course - peach tart</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Main course - I had a little bit of everything - pancakes, strata and bacon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finish it off with some sorbet and apple slices!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Needless to say, this was the best weekend of my life! I am so happy to be able to say that I'll be spending the rest of my life with Pat. There's nothing better than that!<br />
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Oh, we might have stopped at <a href="http://www.fourseasicecream.com/">Four Seas</a> again before leaving. This time I got the orange pineapple frozen yogurt - best yogurt I've ever had!<br />
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<i style="color: blue;"><b>Happy Friday, and Happy Birthday to my FIANCE!</b></i></div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-37982604025497831462011-06-01T13:41:00.000-04:002011-06-01T13:41:45.557-04:00National Running Day<div style="text-align: justify;">Today is National Running Day! If you haven't been able to get yourself motivated, today is the day to do it! Today is also a great day to start the <a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenging-myself.html">30 day challenge</a>, if you haven't already done so. I'm on the 15th day of the challenge and still going strong. Once you decide that you will run every day, there's no going back and forth about if you should go for a run or go to the gym or just skip it - you know you're going to so you make time for it. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Check out the website of <a href="http://www.runningday.org/site/">National Running Day</a> to learn all about it. They also have a <a href="http://www.runningday.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=74&Itemid=58">list</a> of 10 great ways to celebrate the day, so get out there and log some miles!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's one of my favorite running memories - finishing the 2010 Boston Marathon:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sorry I've been a bit MIA again...Pat and I went away for the weekend to celebrate our anniversary. It was a wonderful, romantic, amazing weekend. One that will never be forgotten, that's for sure! I will post more about this later, but I'll give you one guess about the high point of the weekend.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Notice anything different about me?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: blue;">Happy National Running Day! How are you celebrating?</b></div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-23700201972986421172011-05-27T16:18:00.000-04:002011-05-27T16:18:46.620-04:00A Refreshing Drink<div style="text-align: justify;">I love water. I probably drink between 12-16 cups of water a day. Even so, sometimes on a really hot day, just plain water doesn't cut it. We're in our first streak of hot days for the season, and I wanted a little pick-me-up to have after a hot run. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the morning I boiled a pot of water and poured it into my largest vase. I added several green tea bags and let it sit in the fridge all day when I was at work. The cold green tea is the base of this refreshing drink - the rest is quite easy!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Get a cup.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add ice.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add chilled fruit (frozen fruit would also be delicious). I used mango and strawberries.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pour in green tea.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I also added some lemonade to my drink - it was about 2/3 green tea and 1/3 lemonade. This was really delicious.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Trader Joe's low calorie lemonade is my favorite (it also comes in pink!).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This would also be really good with seltzer, a splash of pomegranate juice, or even some vodka (but not after a long hot run). And after you're done drinking, you have a nice fruit salad to eat.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is also a much better alternative to the McDonald's strawberry lemonade, which I haven't tried, but expect it to be a bad sugar headache in the making.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Speaking of refreshing...I bought a huge bag of these enormous grapes at the store the other day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've always avoided the big "globe" grapes, because they have seeds in them. Gross. That is, until a colleague at work told me that those seeds contain lots of antioxidants. So I tried one. They were very good! The seed just adds a little crunch, and is much less bothersome than I'd expected. Another good thing about these is that they seem to retain their firmness a lot better than your typical red or green grapes. Out of my entire bag I didn't have to throw away any soft grapes - all were crunchy! Cold grapes are a great snack for hot and humid days.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #e06666; text-align: justify;"><b>Happy Memorial Day Weekend! Any fun plans for the holiday?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pat and I are going down to the cape for our belated anniversary celebration! Lots of beach time, ice cream, and a fancy dinner out in my horizon!</div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-27838122520941707812011-05-27T12:53:00.000-04:002011-05-27T12:53:00.938-04:00Panko and Parmesan Crusted Tofu<div style="text-align: justify;">The past few days have been gloriously hot. Some may say sticky, sweaty and humid, but I have been loving every second of it. Last night I ended my <a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/05/salad-fever.html">salad streak</a> and cooked dinner. It was so hot that I really should not have turned the oven on, but I had tofu in the fridge that was begging to be eaten. While the tofu baked in the oven and the artichokes steamed on the stove, Pat and I went for a walk to escape the heat, and then Pat installed the first air conditioner of the season. I usually try to hold off as long as possible (since once they're in Pat cranks them every night) but last night it was unavoidable. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I sliced the block of tofu into nine pieces and pressed them in between several layers of paper towels, then covered in a cutting board and cast iron pan. After about an hour of being pressed (to get the extra moisture out) I got to work.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn the oven to 375 degrees, then prepare bowls of egg white and panko crumbs with Parmesan cheese (please freshly grate your cheese for this - it makes a huge difference).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cover a cookie sheet with tin foil (if you're lazy like I am and want to minimize dishes). Take each piece of tofu, first submerging it in the egg white, and then dredging it through the panko/parm mixture (pat it in to make sure the pieces are fully covered). Repeat with all pieces of tofu.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Then cook for about 30-45 minutes, until the tofu is golden brown. I didn't even flip the tofu because we went out for a walk - it turns out that it didn't need it, so don't bother!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">The kitchen will smell amazing as this cooks, and then your finished product will look something like this:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">It will smell so good and look so good that even tofu critics will praise you (although Pat didn't go so far as to eat it, he kept saying how great it smelled and how he <i>wished</i> he liked tofu so he could eat it. Ha.).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Top with your favorite marinara sauce and more shredded cheese, and you have a delicious dinner!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After I took this out of the oven I realized that it would have been even better if I'd added the sauce and extra cheese for the last 5 minutes of bake time to heat it up and get the cheese really melty. If you make this, you should do that!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Panko and Parmesan Crusted Tofu</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Serves about 3</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Ingredients</u></div><br />
<ul><li>1 block firm or extra-firm tofu</li>
<li>approx 2/3 cup panko bread crumbs</li>
<li>approx 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese (or Romano would be great, too)</li>
<li>1 egg white</li>
<li>marinara sauce and extra cheese for topping</li>
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<u>Directions</u><br />
<ol><li> Slice tofu block into 9 pieces of equal thickness. Layer several paper towels on the counter, arrange tofu pieces in a single layer, and then layer several more paper towels on top. Cover with heavy objects (such as a cutting board and cast iron skillet, or cook books) and let press for at least 45 minutes.</li>
<li>Preheat oven to 375 degrees.</li>
<li>Measure panko and parm into a small bowl. Toss to combine.</li>
<li>Set up another small bowl with your egg white.</li>
<li>Submerge tofu in egg white until covered, then dredge through the panko/parm mixture (patting crumbs in to ensure that tofu is completely covered). Repeat with all tofu and place on a cookie sheet.</li>
<li>Bake for 30-45 minutes until golden brown. Add marinara sauce and additional shredded cheese and baked for a few more minutes, until hot and melty.</li>
</ol><div style="text-align: justify;">In the winter I'd probably have this tofu with a steaming bowl of pasta, but since it was so hot last night and I didn't want a really heavy meal, I had a steamed artichoke instead (steamed artichokes are the perfect accompaniment to any meal!). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">This tofu was delicious - crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. It had the texture of being fried, but was baked (panko breadcrumbs help this because they're much crunchier than regular breadcrumbs). The baked cheese was delicious on the tofu - Pat said he wished I made him a chicken version of this meal! I will definitely make this again - it was so easy and requires very little work/ingredients. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-50819879123260167472011-05-25T12:21:00.000-04:002011-05-25T12:21:05.294-04:00Salad Fever<div style="text-align: justify;">Guess what? The sun finally came out! After over a week of non-stop rain and temps in the 40s, its finally starting to act a little like spring. When its cold and rainy all I crave is hot meals (usually covered in some kind of cheese)...and when its hot I constantly want salads. After a hot and humid run last night the only thing I wanted was a big salad.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Organic baby spinach, orange wedges, red bell peppers, boiled beets (hot, I don't really care for them cold), goat cheese, and toasted walnuts, drizzled with some balsamic vinaigrette. Toasting walnuts is easy, just bake them for about 5 minutes at 350 degrees - it really brings out the flavor a lot more.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">With my salad I had some tofu. And some popcorn. Yes, I'm random.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I woke up to another warm day today, and after running and going to the gym I wanted another salad. I had <a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/05/changing-things-up.html">salad for breakfast</a> a few weeks ago, and I really enjoyed it. I guess I didn't stick with it because it takes a lot longer to prepare a salad in the morning than a quick bowl of oatmeal or a smoothie. Since I work from home on Wednesdays, I had time to make myself a big breakfast salad. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Organic baby spinach, red bell peppers, and avocado. I squeezed some fresh lemon on top, sprinkled with cayenne pepper for a kick, and topped with some scrambled egg whites. I had a bowl of mango on the side and a glass of skim milk for extra protein.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some of my friends have told me its weird that I like salad for breakfast. I would have said the same thing, too. Give it a try and then let me know if you still think its weird! It is very satisfying to fill up on something other than carbs (and this is coming from the carb queen) and it gives me more energy throughout the day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Its been one week since I started my <a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenging-myself.html">30 day challenge</a> (to run at least one mile per day). Here's how I've done so far:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #073763;">Day 1</b> - 3 mile run; Bikram yoga class</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #073763;">Day 2</b> - 3 mile run; Bikram yoga class</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #073763;">Day 3</b> - 2.25 mile run</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #073763;">Day 4</b> - 3 mile run</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #073763;">Day 5</b> - 1 mile run</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #073763;">Day 6</b> - 1 mile run</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #073763;">Day 7</b> - 5 mile run; abs and legs strength training</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #073763;">Day 8</b> (today) - 2.6 mile run, back and bis strength training</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As you can see, a few of those days I only ran the minimum 1 mile. Those were super busy days that I normally would not have done anything. My excuse would always be that I didn't have time, or that doing something as short as just one mile wouldn't make any difference. Since following this challenge, I've found a way to squeeze in a mile even in my busiest days, whether waking up a little early to get it done or quickly doing it when I got home late at night. Those mornings that I forced myself out of bed at 5am to fit in a quick mile were some of the best mornings - I love working out early in the day because it gives me such a boost of energy. If I didn't have to leave before 6am for work, I'd definitely do all of my work outs in the morning. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I printed out a free calendar template I found online and have been marking down my mileage. Its a good way to keep track of what I've done and motivate myself to keep going. Even better is that I've heard from a few of my friends who are doing the challenge, too! I'm glad that other people are participating, and I think talking to each other about it helps keep us on track. If you can't run the miles, choose something else. My friend Chrissy has several injuries left over from college basketball, so running can be uncomfortable for her, but she's decided to do the challenge by biking and other forms of cross training! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In terms of my other challenge, the <a href="http://hundredpushups.com/index.html">100 push ups challenge</a>, that was a little bit later in getting off the ground. I actually just started it this morning. I did the initial test to see how many push ups I could do (to see where my training should begin) and I did 12. Not on my knees, either! I contemplated first doing this challenge with knee push ups and then doing it with standard push ups, but decided to try the real deal. I'm sure I'll be regretting this in a few days.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: justify;"><b>Anyone else want to join us in the 30 day challenge?</b></div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: justify;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="color: magenta; text-align: justify;"><b>What are your favorite foods of summer?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mine are salads and tons of fresh fruit. Oh and ice cream, that's pretty important, too!</div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-49593271264595731432011-05-24T11:37:00.000-04:002011-05-24T11:37:35.537-04:00Peanut Butter and Jelly with Banana - MUFFINS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicj4zIeJseZulTuoQsIdFT8mEquIPOgQvOqpnOdZadog-PUHwezEFbaPvoqZgIuKKD7FwFcA_D566fXxmSHTWFpvH_Y06YwcHiYbUFR0Aidr-A9lVAiCDZj4Vra453LQPF-TIJ3YJD5KSv/s1600/IMG_3177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicj4zIeJseZulTuoQsIdFT8mEquIPOgQvOqpnOdZadog-PUHwezEFbaPvoqZgIuKKD7FwFcA_D566fXxmSHTWFpvH_Y06YwcHiYbUFR0Aidr-A9lVAiCDZj4Vra453LQPF-TIJ3YJD5KSv/s400/IMG_3177.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Who doesn't love a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? (Aside from those of you with peanut allergies, and for that I'm truly sorry). Eating a PB&J brings me back to childhood, and to this day PB&Js are still one of my favorite sandwiches. So simple, but so perfect. In my opinion, they're best when eaten with a tall glass of milk, or if you're lucky, chocolate milk. I also really enjoy sliced bananas in my sandwich (this is great eaten room temperature, and also really delicious when grilled). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When I came across this recipe for peanut butter and jelly muffins I knew I had to make them. Any excuse to have PB&J for breakfast is fine by me! I added banana slices to half of the muffins, which proved to be quite delicious.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Preheat oven to 400 degrees.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Combine flours, sugars, baking powder and salt in a large bowl and stir with a whisk. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Make a well in the center.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Combine milk, peanut butter, egg whites, butter and vanilla in a medium bowl.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pour wet mixture into flour mixture and stir until just moist.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spray muffin cups and spoon batter into cups. Fill each cup half full with batter. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spoon 1 teaspoon of jelly into each cup. If desired, add banana slices on top of jelly. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spoon remaining batter on top to cover jelly (and bananas). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in the center. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>PB&J with Banana Muffins</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Recipe from <a href="http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/peanut-butter-jelly-muffins-10000001673123/">Cooking Light</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Makes 12 muffins</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> <u>Ingredients</u></div><ul><li>1 cup all purpose flour</li>
<li>3/4 cup whole wheat flour</li>
<li>1/4 cup granulated sugar</li>
<li>1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar</li>
<li>1 tbsp baking powder</li>
<li>1/2 tsp salt</li>
<li>1 1/4 cups skim milk</li>
<li>1/3 cup creamy peanut butter</li>
<li>1/4 cup egg whites (about 2 egg whites)</li>
<li>2 tbsp butter, melted</li>
<li>1 tsp vanilla</li>
<li>1/4 cup strawberry jelly</li>
<li>1 medium banana, sliced</li>
<li>cooking spray</li>
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<u>Directions</u><br />
<ol><li> Preheat oven to 400 degrees.</li>
<li>Combine flours, sugars, baking powder and salt in a large bowl and stir with a whisk. Make a well in the center. Combine milk, peanut butter, egg whites, butter and vanilla in a medium bowl. Pour wet mixture into flour mixture and stir until just moist.</li>
<li>Spray muffin cups and spoon batter into cups. Fill each cup half full with batter. Spoon 1 teaspoon of jelly into each cup. If desired, add banana slices on top of jelly. Spoon remaining batter on top to cover jelly (and bananas). </li>
<li>Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until muffins spring back when touched lightly in the center. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.</li>
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I really liked these! I think they taste better warm (not hot or the jelly will burn your tongue) than cold - microwaving for 10 seconds got them to the perfect temperature. I really liked the muffins with banana in them - the cooked banana gives it a creamy texture and a banana bread quality, while still having the peanut butter and jelly flavors. I think next time I make these I would increase the peanut butter by a couple tablespoons (the taste was faint and I'd like it a little bit stronger) and I think I'd actually reduce the amount of whole wheat flour to 1/2 cup and increase the all purpose flour to 1 1/4 cups. Normally I'm all for using wheat flour, but these tasted a little bit too <i>wheaty</i> - I think the wheat flour made the batter a little bit dry and overshadowed the peanut butter taste a bit. Otherwise, these were great! I've been grabbing them for a quick breakfast along with some milk and fresh fruit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: blue;">What is your favorite sandwich? What comfort food did you have as a child that you still enjoy now?</span></b></div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-7502838465203077512011-05-23T13:48:00.000-04:002011-05-23T13:48:56.322-04:00I Love Surprises!<div style="text-align: justify;">There's nothing like the feeling you get when you've pulled off a good surprise. Seeing a look of shock and excitement in someone's face is incredible, and makes any amount of planning completely worthwhile. Pulling off such a surprise doesn't happen often...but it did this weekend!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Friday was Kathryn's birthday. You remember Kathryn, she lives in Virginia with her husband and is one of my very, very best friends. Kathryn and I met on the first day of high school. We grew up in neighboring towns that shared a regional high school, and on that first day of school we were both late to class and lost - and it turned out we were both trying to find Miss Karban's math class. So that's when our friendship began, first by passing notes in class and the hallways, then we graduated to daily phone calls when we were separated in college, and now we're pretty much always in touch by BBMing on our Blackberries. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Kathryn missed Steph's bridal shower and bachelorette party <a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/05/baking-with-my-bridesmaids.html">last weekend</a> because she was unable to fly up. I missed Kathryn a lot and wanted to see her, and it just so happened that her birthday weekend was the only weekend I could get away. So it was meant to be! Her husband Chad and I planned the surprise and promised each other that we wouldn't tell <i>anyone</i> (except for Pat, because I'm pretty sure he'd notice when I was missing for the weekend). We knew that the more people who knew, the less of a chance that our surprise would work. My flight landed at 1:40 on Saturday afternoon, and as Kathryn got her hair done, Chad picked me up at the airport, we got her cake, and drove over to meet her. The plan was that Kathryn and Chad were going to meet for an ice cream when her hair was done. Chad waited in front of the ice cream place and I waited inside, with my back to the door. I stood at the back of the line, but a little bit to the side. Chad lead the way, walking in front of me, and when Kathryn walked in front of me I said "excuse me, I was in line" in my rudest voice. The look on her face was perfect - she went from alarmed (at my rudeness) to a little bit confused to so surprised and happy. We pulled it off! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The scene of the surprise</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The rest of the weekend was so much fun, after getting ice cream (it was actually <a href="http://www.sweet-frog.com/">Sweet Frog</a> - a frozen yogurt place with tons of yogurts and toppings) Kathryn and I went off to <a href="http://www.kingsmill.com/">King's Mill</a> for pedicures, which Chad had booked for us (so thoughtful). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kathryn got I Think In Pink and I got Cajun Shrimp</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After our pedis, Kathryn and I picked up filet mignon and giant potatoes at the store. Once back at her house, we had a champagne toast and munched on cheese and crackers and hummus while Chad grilled the steaks, potatoes, and corn on the cob. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kat and Chad</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kat and Aggie</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Kat, with Chad in background.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wearing our matching shorts. Yes, its still cool to match.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After dinner we presented Kathryn with her cake, and after several attempts at singing Happy Birthday (interrupted by many bursts of laughter) she was finally able to blow out her candles. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birthday Girl wine glass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cold Stone cake - vanilla cake, cake batter ice cream with sprinkles, layer of fresh strawberries, and thick top layer of chocolate.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Sunday we took Aggie for a walk along the paths by their house, which have routes mapped out and go all the way to Richmond! Kathryn made us breakfast and then we went to the outlets for some shopping. We ate lunch outside at a great little restaurant (the name oh which I've forgotten) and then went back for a second helping of Sweet Frog. If only we had a Sweet Frog in Nashua! That place is addictive. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yum. I could eat this every day.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was sad to leave after such a short visit, but we managed to pack in lots of fun stuff and had a wonderful time. I'll see Kathryn in July for Steph's wedding, and we're already planning the next weekend we can get together. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: magenta; font-size: large;"><i>Happy Birthday Kathryn! Miss you already!</i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: #674ea7; text-align: justify;"><b>Do you love or hate surprises? What's the best surprise you've ever pulled off?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Surprising Kathryn was the best I've ever done!</div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-44041197660941676102011-05-19T14:04:00.000-04:002011-05-19T14:04:02.517-04:00Challenging Myself<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal</w:View> <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables/> <w:SnapToGridInCell/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules/> <w:DontGrowAutofit/> </w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState="false" LatentStyleCount="156"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style>
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</span></b><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">-Kevin Nelson, The Runner's Book of Daily Inspiration</span></strong><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b><strong><span style="color: red; font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: normal;"></span></strong><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Lucida Handwriting"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">That was the <a href="http://www.runnersworld.com/">Runner's World</a> quote of the day yesterday, and you know what struck me? I'm a runner, but lately I have not made the time to run consistently. My <a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/05/beach-run.html">last half marathon</a> was on May 1st, and it seems like I've barely run since then. I love races, and one of the (many) reasons is that they give me motivation to train and try to improve. I'm a little bit ashamed to say that I need that extra push of an upcoming race to get my butt out the door. When I don't have a training plan, I get a little lazy. Its about time I changed that! The other day I came across a 30 day challenge on Victoria's <a href="http://findinghappinessinhealth.blogspot.com/">blog</a> and decided that I'm going to do it, too. The challenge is to run at least 1 mile every day for 30 days. I think this is a pretty reasonable goal, because even on my busiest days I should be able to fit in one mile. That's less than ten minutes! I'm not going to accept any excuses from myself. I started the challenge yesterday, May 18th. I ran 3 miles before lunch and then went to an afternoon Bikram class. Does anyone else want to join me in this challenge?</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">I figure that since I'm doing one challenge, I may as well do another. I've been meaning to start the <a href="http://hundredpushups.com/index.html">100 push ups challenge</a> for quite a while now, but haven't gotten around to it. I was waiting to start it with Pat, but we haven't quite gotten our acts together, so I'll begin it myself. He'll be jealous when he sees how ripped my arms are in a couple weeks!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Do you like setting goals? I find that I'm a lot more productive when there's something tangible I'm trying to achieve.</div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-67898772480784908922011-05-18T10:24:00.000-04:002011-05-18T10:24:25.758-04:00Lemonade Was A Poor Choice<div style="text-align: justify;">After a hiatus of several weeks, I decided it was time to get back to Bikram. I am done with my half marathons for the spring, so I can now try to find a way to balance yoga and running. On Monday I made sure to hydrate a little more than usual during work (which meant about 12 cups of water and just as many trips to the bathroom) and I went home to change before class. As I filled my giant water bottle with ice cubes, I was struck by a <strike>brilliant</strike> idiotic idea. Instead of just plain water, I decided that it would be more <b><i>refreshing </i></b>if I mixed half lemonade and half water in my water bottle. What is more refreshing on a hot day (or in a hot studio) than a tall glass of iced lemonade? I filled the bottle with my mixture, then decided I should get a little extra hydration in before class...so I chugged half of the water bottle (probably the equivalent of 2 cups) and then refilled it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I got to the yoga studio a little bit early to set up my mat and relax before class started. I was excited to run into Gina, and she set up her mat next to mine. As class started I didn't feel so great - I felt the sudden pains of heartburn, followed by immediate nausea and dizziness. I tried to concentrate on the poses and ignore how I was feeling, but it was no use. In the middle of one of the poses I was so sure that I was about to lose my <strike>lunch </strike>lemonade that I grabbed my mat and towel and made a run for it. Since it was in the middle of a pose and the class was packed, I was literally bobbing and weaving through everyone's outstretched legs in midair. Had I been witnessing this myself I surely would have lost my composure and burst out laughing. Instead, I bolted for the bathroom and splashed cold water on my face until the nausea subsided. How embarrassing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I knew that if I didn't go back to Bikram right away then I never would. I'd make excuses and never try again, for fear of another embarrassing episode. So on Tuesday I packed my yoga stuff in the morning so that I could go straight there from work. Again I hydrated all day to prepare for the 90 minutes in 105 degrees. In the beginning of class I felt a little uneasy again - a few waves of queasiness hit me, but I just kept taking deep breaths and worked through them. The class seemed longer and harder than usual, but when it was over I felt really amazing. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I got home a little bit after 6pm, ate some frozen mango (an amazing post-Bikram snack) and showered. Then Pat surprised me by getting home at 7! He was supposed to have a late meeting, but had rescheduled it and came home instead! All we wanted to do was relax, so instead of cooking we ordered a pizza and watched <a href="http://www.nostringsattachedmovie.com/">No Strings Attached</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The pizza was phenomenal. We got a veggie pizza (no olives on Pat's side) and I topped mine with some fresh avocado.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've had this several times, but last night it tasted especially good, maybe because I'd worked really hard in yoga. After a really busy weekend and two hectic days at work, I needed a relaxing evening to spend time with Pat. After the movie (which I really liked - I love Natalie Portman) we went to bed early! Do I sound old if I say that pizza, a movie and early to sleep is a perfect night? Oh yeah...we also paused the movie for a quick trip out for ice cream. It <i>was</i> the perfect night.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="color: purple; text-align: justify;"><b>Have you had any bad experiences with food/drink before working out?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: purple;">What's your perfect night?</b></div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-91631218106692210942011-05-17T13:46:00.000-04:002011-05-17T13:46:28.934-04:00Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies<div style="text-align: justify;">Does anyone else out there still have leftover Easter candy? I know its absolutely shocking that I do, since I eat candy like its my job, but I do have a stash of leftover peanut butter eggs.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">It would be a travesty to let these go to waste! So I decided to use them in brownies, after all, there is no better combination than peanut butter and chocolate. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">For those of you who also have leftover candy, or who like incorporating candy into desserts, I've brainstormed some ideas for using it up:</div><ol><li><a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/04/peeps-and-other-treats.html">Peeps S'Mores</a></li>
<li><a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/04/jelly-bean-cookies.html">Jelly Bean Cookies</a></li>
<li>Ice cream sundaes - chop candy bars and toss them into a bowl with ice cream, hot fudge, and whipped cream.</li>
<li>Frappes (a.k.a. milkshakes for all of you non-New Englanders) - chop up candy and blend with your favorite ice cream flavor and milk.</li>
<li>Cookies or Brownies - add your favorite candy bars to chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, or brownies. I think Butterfinger, Snickers, or Baby Ruth would be especially good options for this.</li>
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First I had to kill the peanut butter eggs... <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I ran out of stick butter, so I used 1 stick of unsalted butter and the rest was Light Healthy Balance spread.</td></tr>
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Stir in the cocoa, salt, baking powder, and vanilla.<br />
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Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I used half regular chocolate chips and half mini chocolate chips.</td></tr>
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add the peanut butter cups and gently fold into the batter.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvlzF-dIi4yCWee9I-niLrM4mCPfkEpuwWaDfa7WKcI11TKvYC5ZBhmFhZB3XTklqLnr_FDJJPKR7_jHfrDRthgl_7hfT1PC7_6yW3tPA83RmVF-sQyEXVOwGIplbwKXyXHYAQVaxHST7/s1600/IMG_2935.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXvlzF-dIi4yCWee9I-niLrM4mCPfkEpuwWaDfa7WKcI11TKvYC5ZBhmFhZB3XTklqLnr_FDJJPKR7_jHfrDRthgl_7hfT1PC7_6yW3tPA83RmVF-sQyEXVOwGIplbwKXyXHYAQVaxHST7/s400/IMG_2935.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4IBnjWv0xmTY-bm4mA1AakZgLDC-Lz6ZIO8lHYlfDR6XmXrlQTf4wGwuIkETeFCDBfu-l71J7ANK8pz4ERYIeaECi0M_mQacJGARI2NR2VKq4VVlxeecFcUCP2CQM7S-09gRJfE0mPmQ/s1600/IMG_2936.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4IBnjWv0xmTY-bm4mA1AakZgLDC-Lz6ZIO8lHYlfDR6XmXrlQTf4wGwuIkETeFCDBfu-l71J7ANK8pz4ERYIeaECi0M_mQacJGARI2NR2VKq4VVlxeecFcUCP2CQM7S-09gRJfE0mPmQ/s400/IMG_2936.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Remove dish from oven, and after 5 minutes loosen the edges with a butter knife (helps prevent the brownies from sinking in the center as they cool).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UkDjOKP1cMn1abyKTnVVSJp8RUrNWKrVjoj6qEGbj_6_0JBv59q70ncIEAI0hXZ0yzmvpvbrHKg4BFmCYFHpX_5wcHwnFxyh9NjN6xMxog3rm2bnL8ZKIn8Y_j4wU43XiEbcVFi7g5i6/s1600/IMG_2940.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UkDjOKP1cMn1abyKTnVVSJp8RUrNWKrVjoj6qEGbj_6_0JBv59q70ncIEAI0hXZ0yzmvpvbrHKg4BFmCYFHpX_5wcHwnFxyh9NjN6xMxog3rm2bnL8ZKIn8Y_j4wU43XiEbcVFi7g5i6/s400/IMG_2940.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cool completely before cutting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRMf42O9ZeOnAnEcQ1qD5zyo1ocK-UrrNn6SN4UFNL3q_UboOrx7tqze2AUkDonY80tUAlXBD3gXQ7fTANNFOEnjptozCVIcZjldH_8YbIKdsjPIg_8rL9WjT0yWJxGCdXniqiLz9eZuS/s1600/IMG_2941.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoRMf42O9ZeOnAnEcQ1qD5zyo1ocK-UrrNn6SN4UFNL3q_UboOrx7tqze2AUkDonY80tUAlXBD3gXQ7fTANNFOEnjptozCVIcZjldH_8YbIKdsjPIg_8rL9WjT0yWJxGCdXniqiLz9eZuS/s400/IMG_2941.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
These brownies are moist, very chocolaty, and the chunks of peanut butter in them just add to the decadence. These are the perfect companion for a tall glass of cold milk. If you want to get really crazy, I bet an ice cream sundae with vanilla ice cream, peanut butter sauce, hot fudge and whipped cream would be out of this world.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Peanut Butter Fudge Brownies</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Recipe adapted from <a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/">King Arthur Flour</a>'s Best Fudge Brownies Ever <a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/fudge-brownies-recipe">recipe</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Makes 24 brownies.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Ingredients</u></div><ul><li>1 cup butter</li>
<li> 2 cups sugar</li>
<li>1 1/4 cups Ghirardelli unsweetened cocoa</li>
<li>3/4 tsp salt</li>
<li>1 tsp baking powder</li>
<li>1 tbsp vanilla extract</li>
<li>4 large eggs</li>
<li>1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour</li>
<li>1 1/2 cups chocolate chips</li>
<li>1 heaping cup chopped peanut butter cups</li>
</ul><u>Directions</u><br />
<ol><li> Preheat oven to 350 degrees.</li>
<li>In a medium-sized microwave bowl, melt the butter, then add the sugar and stir to combine. Return the mixture to the microwave briefly (until hot, not bubbling) - it will be come shiny looking as you stir it. Heating the butter and sugar a second time will dissolve more of the sugar, which gives your brownies a shiny top crust. Transfer butter and sugar to a mixing bowl.</li>
<li>Stir in the cocoa, salt, baking powder, and vanilla. </li>
<li>Add the eggs, beating until smooth.</li>
<li>Add the flour, beating until well combined.</li>
<li> Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.</li>
<li>Add the peanut butter cups and gently fold into the batter.</li>
<li> Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray and transfer batter into dish. Bake the brownies for 28-32 minutes, until a cake tester inserted into the center comes out dry (there may be a few crumbs clinging to it).</li>
<li>Remove dish from oven, and after 5 minutes loosen the edges with a butter knife (helps prevent the brownies from sinking in the center as they cool).</li>
<li>Cool completely before cutting. </li>
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<b style="color: blue;">What do you do with leftover candy or other sweets? </b><br />
<ol></ol>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-88041356362256089042011-05-17T10:22:00.000-04:002011-05-17T10:22:38.696-04:00Baking With My Bridesmaids<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This past weekend was Steph's bridal shower and bachelorette party. On Friday Whitney flew in from Washington and we met up with Steph and Gina for some cocktails and to see <a href="http://www.bridesmaidsmovie.com/">Bridesmaids </a>(we figured this was an appropriate way to start the weekend). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This movie is absolutely hilarious and I highly recommend seeing it! It was fun seeing it with Steph because throughout the movie she kept saying - oh that is so me...oh that is so you! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Saturday we went to Steph's shower, which was hosted by her parents at a great restaurant in Bedford. The food was fantastic (highlights were purple mashed potatoes and an ice cream and cookie bar for dessert) and it was wonderful to have so many of the important women in Steph's life together. In addition to shower gifts, all of the bridesmaids gave Steph a joint gift - a cookbook, apron and some heart-shaped measuring spoons. It wasn't just any cookbook - it was a cookbook I put together on <a href="http://www5.snapfish.com/snapfish/welcome">Snapfish</a>. We called it <b>Baking With My Bridesmaids</b> and it was full of pictures of Steph with all of her bridesmaids. Each bridesmaid also had her own page with pictures and a recipe. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">I got the idea from a shower I went to last weekend and thought it was great. Its really nice to have something made especially for you, and this is a gift that Steph can keep in her kitchen and will think of all of us when she uses. Steph really loved this book - I think its a fun idea to give for bridal or baby showers, college graduation, birthdays, etc. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Steph and 9/10 of her bridesmaids at the shower:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After the shower we went to set up the suite at the <a href="http://www.bostonparkplaza.com/">Park Plaza Hotel</a> while the maid of honor distracted Steph. Among the decorations were a clothesline full of new "undergarments" ...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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...and that's probably all that is appropriate enough for this cooking and running blog!<br />
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After dinner and drinks in the room we made our first stop at <a href="http://www.flashscocktails.com/">Flash's</a>.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Next we went to <a href="http://www.theestateboston.com/">The Estate</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">And we ended the night at <a href="http://www.gerberbars.com/#/boston/whiskey-park/">Whiskey Park</a>. By that point it was too late for a group shot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We had a scavenger hunt with a long list of things Steph needed to do and find throughout the night. I'm not going to spoil it by writing the whole list, but here are a few highlights:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">It was a great day and great night! Both the shower and the bachelorette were a lot of fun. I can't wait for Steph's wedding in July!</div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-54796175783610171802011-05-09T20:22:00.000-04:002011-05-09T20:22:48.256-04:00Mother's Day CakeHappy Mother's Day!<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">What better excuse to try a new cake? I saw Ina Garten make this on her cooking show last week and decided that I needed to try it ASAP. Its a gorgeous cake that looks like it would require several difficult steps, but it was really quite quick and easy to put together. A candy thermometer would be a helpful tool, but don't worry if you don't own one. I don't have one so I eye-balled it instead and was very happy with the results!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Peel, core and slice a granny smith apple. Arrange the slices in a pie dish.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heat a small saucepan with 1 cup sugar and 1/3 cup water over high heat. It will come to a rolling boil - continue to heat until it turns a warm amber color (or if you have a candy thermometer - 360 degrees). Swirl, but don't stir!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once ready, pour into pie dish over apple slices.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Preheat oven to 350 degrees.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cream together butter and 3/4 cup sugar.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mix in eggs, one at a time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add vanilla, stir to combine.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add lemon zest, stir again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add sour cream and stir.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sift together flour, salt and baking powder. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix only until combined.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pour batter over caramel and apples. Smooth with a spatula.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cool for 15 minutes, then invert cake onto a flat plate (put plate over pie dish, then flip over).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You may need to do a little plastic surgery - don't worry, it'll still look great - just replace the apple slices if they fall out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dust with powdered sugar, if desired.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Note that powdered sugar will absorb into cake, so powder just before serving.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The lovely ladies I spent my Mother's Day with:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Apple Cake Tatin</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> Recipe by <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/barefoot-contessa/apple-cake-tatin-recipe/index.html">Ina Garten</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Ingredients</u></div><ul><li>1 granny smith apple</li>
<li> 1 3/4 cups sugar, divided</li>
<li>1/3 cup water</li>
<li>6 tbsp butter, at room temperature</li>
<li>2 eggs</li>
<li>1 tsp vanilla</li>
<li>1/2 tsp lemon zest</li>
<li>1/2 cup sour cream</li>
<li>1 cup plus 2 tbsp flour</li>
<li>1/4 tsp salt</li>
<li>1/2 tsp baking poweder</li>
<li>confectioner's sugar (optional)</li>
</ul><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Directions</u></div><ol><li>Peel, core and slice a granny smith apple. Arrange the slices in a pie dish.</li>
<li>Heat a small saucepan with 1 cup sugar and 1/3 cup water over high heat. It will come to a rolling boil - continue to heat until it turns a warm amber color (or if you have a candy thermometer - 360 degrees). Swirl, but don't stir!</li>
<li>Once caramel is ready, pour into pie dish over apple slices.</li>
<li> Preheat oven to 350 degrees.</li>
<li>Cream together butter and sugar. Mix in eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla, lemon zest, and sour cream - stir to combine.</li>
<li>Sift together flour, salt and baking powder.</li>
<li> Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix only until combined.</li>
<li>Pour batter over caramel and apples. Smooth with a spatula.</li>
<li>Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes, until a cake tester comes out clean.</li>
<li>Cool for 15 minutes, then invert cake onto a flat plate. </li>
<li>Dust with powdered sugar, if desired, and serve!</li>
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</div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-16014106390757905832011-05-05T09:00:00.000-04:002011-05-05T09:00:05.631-04:00Quesadillas and Homemade Tortillas'Twas the night before Cinqo de Mayo, and all through the house...<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">So last night was Cinqo de Mayo Eve, and I was really craving some Mexican food. Personally, I think this holiday should be celebrated for a full week. Or maybe once a month. Thoughts? Anyhow, I had all of the ingredients to make some quesadillas (grilled chicken, bell peppers, onions, cheese, salsa, sour cream)...EXCEPT for the tortillas. It was pouring out, and I'll already made the trek to get some <a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/05/changing-things-up.html">amazing bread </a>and go to the gym, so I really didn't feel like going out again. And then I remembered something! Jim's lovely girlfriend Kristi gave me her family's recipe for homemade tortillas a couple months ago. I'd been carrying it around in my wallet, but hadn't made them yet. No time like the present, right?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>I was relieved to see that I had all of the ingredients the recipe called for.<br />
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Heat a cast iron skillet over medium heat (don't add any oil). <br />
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Whisk together the flour, salt and baking soda. Then add the shortening and warm water.<br />
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Mix well (I used my hands) until a dough forms. Add a little extra warm water if necessary.<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Separate the dough into small balls and roll out into circles with a rolling pin. I sprayed the rolling pin with cooking spray before rolling out the first ball and then didn't use any more after that (I probably didn't even need to do this at all).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once your pan is heated, place a tortilla in it and cook until done (about 1 1/2 minutes) then flip and cook until done on the other side (less than a minute). Repeat with all of your tortillas!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I only made a quarter recipe because I didn't know how they'd come out. I immediately wished that I'd made more - fresh tortillas taste so much better than store bought!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Kristi's Tortillas</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Serves 8-12</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u>Ingredients</u></div><br />
<ul><li>4 cups flour</li>
<li>2 tsp salt</li>
<li>2 tsp baking powder</li>
<li>4 tbsp shortening</li>
<li>1-1 1/2 cups warm water</li>
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<u>Directions</u><br />
<ol><li> Heat a cast iron skillet (or flat pan) oven medium heat.</li>
<li>Combine flour, salt and baking powder in a large bowl. Whisk together. Add shortening and warm water and mix well with hands until dough forms.</li>
<li>Separate dough into small balls and roll into circles with rolling pin.</li>
<li>Put tortilla on pan until cooked on one side (about 1 1/2 minutes) then flip and cook on other side (less than one minute). Repeat until all of your tortillas are cooked!</li>
</ol>And then I got to making my quesadillas...you guys know the drill.<br />
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Saute your fillings (I chose multi-colored bell peppers, onions and chicken).<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">Put tortilla on skillet (still heated over medium) and load up with cheese first and then fillings (I didn't have shredded cheese but I did have Cabot extra sharp cheddar which is my favorite).</div><br />
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Cook until cheese is melted, fold in half and cook briefly on other side.<br />
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And there you have it - a quesadilla on homemade tortilla!<br />
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Pile with any other toppings you like - salsa, sour cream, hot sauce, etc, and enjoy!<br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I made one for myself and one for Pat. When Pat took his first bite a big smile spread across his face (this is when I know I've done well). He said it was so good that it didn't even need salsa, and he's a self-proclaimed toppings fiend! </div><br />
<span style="color: lime; font-size: large;"><i><b>Happy Cinqo de Mayo!!</b></i></span>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998664363069805839.post-60600684676990771702011-05-04T18:26:00.001-04:002011-05-04T18:28:02.631-04:00Changing Things Up<div style="text-align: justify;">This week I've changed things up a bit. Instead of oatmeal for breakfast every day and salad for lunch or dinner, I decided that a switch was in order. So every day this week I've had salad for breakfast! I know it sounds strange, but I've done this <a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/04/taste-of-charlottesville.html">before</a>, and it is really a great start to the day. I was originally inspired to do this when listening to the audio book of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Hidden-Superathletes-Greatest/dp/0307266303">Born to Run</a> on my way to Charlottesville. One of the chapters talked a lot about nutrition, and the author was advised to eat a large salad for breakfast. He wrote, "because a monster salad is loaded with nutrient-rich carbs and low in fat, I could stuff myself and not feel hungry-or queasy- when it came time to work out. Plus, greens are packed with water, so they're great for rehydrating after a night's sleep."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This morning's salad was made with organic baby spinach, 1/2 red bell pepper, organic broccoli slaw, organic baby carrots, 1/3 baked sweet potato, several strawberries, and some hard boiled egg whites.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">After eating it I felt so much more awake and full of energy. They say that you're supposed to "eat the rainbow" so this was certainly a good way to start off my day! I've been doing the breakfast salads for three days so far and they are surprisingly more satisfying that a big bowl of oatmeal. I've just had one embarrassing encounter since I started - yesterday morning I had my half-eaten salad on my desk when someone from another department in the hospital came to my office for a meeting (at 9am). He looked over and said "are you eating a salad?!" so I explained that I'm changing it up a bit. Then my office mate poked her head over the file cabinet and said "I thought I saw you eating salad yesterday morning!" Both of them were not convinced when I explained how good it was, but the man I was meeting with did say that he might "change it up" and have steak and potatoes for breakfast the next day. Not exactly my point, but that's okay.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">I was really bad on Sunday and didn't foam roll or ice bath after the <a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/05/beach-run.html">half marathon</a>. In fact, I barely stretched. Sometimes I just get caught up in the excitement after a race and forgot! I was a little sore on Monday, but not too bad. I wanted to go to Bikram, but then looked at my bank account and realized that my rent for May had just come out and I have 3 bridal showers in the next 2 weeks, and Mother's Day coming up this weekend. So I think I'll need to wait until next week to cough up the money for Bikram. I also might have blacked out for a few minutes on my way home from work on Monday and when I came to there was a lovely shopping bag with two new pairs of shoes in it sitting beside me. Whoops. So yeah, no Bikram for me this week! Do you like my new shoes? I got some closed toe flats for work (we can only wear closed toe shoes which I think is so sad) and some new strappy wedges:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">p.s. Pat doesn't know about these new shoes. We'll just keep it our little secret! I don't know how bad he'll feel for me when I say that my bank account is near empty if I've just gone shoe shopping. But trust me - one pair was on sale and I had a coupon so I got an amazing deal!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">So without Bikram, Monday became a rest day for me.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Tuesday I went to the gym and biked for a quick 35 minutes. My right knee was bothering me so I iced it a few times throughout the day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Wednesday I made a little more of an effort. Still no running (I like to stay away from running for at least a few days after a long race) but I did get in some more cardio and finally got back to some weights:<br />
<ul><li>22 minutes of hills on stationary bike</li>
</ul><ul><li>back and biceps weight training (I started with 2 sets of 15 reps of everything since its been a few weeks)</li>
</ul><ul><li>22 minutes on elliptical</li>
</ul><ul><li>went through my abs circuit twice (6 different exercises in the circuit)</li>
</ul><ul><li>22 minutes of hill walking on treadmill</li>
</ul>*20 minutes + 2 minutes cool down of each = 22 minutes (and my favorite number)<br />
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I have some exciting news! Well exciting for me, and I guess anyone who lives near a <a href="http://www.greatharvest.com/">Great Harvest Bread Company</a> (because maybe this will inspire you to purchase some of your own). A Great Harvest was just opened in <a href="http://www.greatharvestnashua.com/">Nashua</a>, which I was very excited about. I'd sampled the Cinnamon Chip bread after the <a href="http://eatdrinkandrun.blogspot.com/2011/04/charlottesville-half-marathon.html">Charlottesville Half Marathon</a> and have been thinking about it ever since. Today I finally got into the Nashua branch to buy myself a loaf of Cinnamon Chip bread... and they were out! Except for the three loaves I spotted on their bread shelves, but those were reserved. "Really? Are you sure?" I pleaded. The owner, Jeremy, said that two of the loaves were being picked up tonight, but the third was being picked up tomorrow morning. He said that he wasn't planning on making a batch of Cinnamon Chip bread tomorrow, but that he would so that I could have this last loaf of bread. I couldn't believe my luck!<br />
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When I got home I saw this on Facebook. I love these guys already!<br />
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I've been telling Pat about this bread, so I know he'll be excited to finally try it (and to shut me up) and Kathryn is flying up tomorrow so I can share some with her!<br />
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I did make the mistake of having a slice...and then another...<br />
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This bread is moist, chewy, light, perfectly cinnamony (yes that is a word) - its bread that requires no butter because it just perfect on its own. I may even go so far as to say that its the most <i>dangerous</i> bread I've ever had. Saving some for Pat and Kathryn is going to require amazing amounts of willpower. I hope I can do it. <br />
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<div style="color: #674ea7;"><b>What's your favorite breakfast food?</b></div><br />
<b style="color: #674ea7;">What takes priority when you're low on cash? New shoes or some other treat?</b><br />
*Mom before you get mad - I've already paid all of my student loans and credit card bills this month and I promise that I got really good deals on both pairs of shoes! :)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>Emily @ eat.drink.run.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17460219284292763351noreply@blogger.com2