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Thursday, April 28, 2011
Haitus
Thursday, April 28, 2011
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I'm taking a little break from running - but I WILL be back as soon as the training resumes.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Several Newsworthy Items!!
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
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Catch her almost at the end, wearing the poppy! You look great Jill!
Sunday, November 7, 2010
New York City Marathon
Sunday, November 7, 2010
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Today was the 2010 New York City Marathon.
While I didn't make it in the lottery for this year, I will be submitting my application tomorrow for the 2011 lottery (even though I know I won't be able to run it in 2011) - it's one step closer to my guaranteed entry by 2013!
Sometimes it's hard having a goal that could be so far-off, but I'm feeling re-motivated by the fact that my fabulous friend Jill ran the marathon today! A BIG CONGRATS TO JILL! As we were chatting about it the other night I got a new sense of the energy that the marathon brings.
Juat take a look at these fans and choir along the marathon route.
Isn't that amazing? How could you not keep running with that kind of support?
Can't wait until I experience it myself.
While I didn't make it in the lottery for this year, I will be submitting my application tomorrow for the 2011 lottery (even though I know I won't be able to run it in 2011) - it's one step closer to my guaranteed entry by 2013!
Sometimes it's hard having a goal that could be so far-off, but I'm feeling re-motivated by the fact that my fabulous friend Jill ran the marathon today! A BIG CONGRATS TO JILL! As we were chatting about it the other night I got a new sense of the energy that the marathon brings.
Juat take a look at these fans and choir along the marathon route.
Isn't that amazing? How could you not keep running with that kind of support?
Can't wait until I experience it myself.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Recreating Italy - Homemade Pasta
Sunday, October 17, 2010
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It's been quite a while since I last posted. Life seems to be getting in the way.
Yesterday we re-created our Italian experience by making homemade pasta - in 2 courses. It was delicious!
We started off with some Italian bread drizzled with olive oil and a pinch of sea salt. Brought us right back to Tuscany.


Everything prepped for pasta making. Since we did all of our prep right on the kitchen table, we used a disposable plastic table cloth. Makes the clean-up really easy!

Making pasta is really easy. Using flour, create a little well for an egg and then slowly mix together with a fork. Then knead the "dough" until you get a good consistency.

Use pasta press to roll out pasta. mmm mmm. Use a round cutter or glass to cut circles for ravioli. Or, for linguine, simply run pressed pasta through the cutter on the other side. Voila!

Fill pasta circles with spinach & ricotta filling, fold, and seal with a fork.

Finished ravioli and linguine. Waiting to be cooked.
Primi: Linguine with bolognese sauce.
Secondi: Ravioli sauteed in a little butter, covered in freshly grated parmesan.

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Monday, September 27, 2010
So Proud
Monday, September 27, 2010
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Also, big congratulations to some of our other running friends, Mary, Jody, Gord and Colleen who's team (running with the big dogs) came in THIRD in the marathon relay!
Here's a picture of the whole group!

What a great bunch of people I am privileged to run with!! See the full Marathon, Half-Marathon and Relay results here!
As my return flight landed at noon, I rushed home to shower and go with the group to attend the FABULOUS race reception at the Bowering Park Bungalow. BBQ hamburgers have never been so tastefully presented.
I would like to try to run in the marathon relay next year.....who's in??
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
A great rainy day meal
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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It was raining HEAVILY and we were all soaked through by the time we got back to the running room in the dark. It was a lucky coincidence that we had supper ready and waiting for us in the slow cooker for us when we got home.
It was a new recipe, so I had been hoping it would turn out OK. Turns out, it's probably my favourite slow cooker recipe so far!

Slow Cooker Provencal Beef Stew
1 lb. (450 g) boneless stewing beef, cubed
3 Tbsp. Flour
1 lb. (450 g) sweet potatoes (2 large), peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 can (28 fl oz/796 mL) no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained
1 Zucchini, cut into 1-inch-thick slices
1 Onion, chopped
4 cloves Garlic, minced
1/2 cup 25%-less-sodium beef broth
1/4 cup Kraft Calorie-Wise Sun-Dried Tomato & Oregano Dressing
1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
Toss beef with flour in slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients except basil. Cover with lid. Cook on low for 6-8 hours. Stir in Basil just before serving.
I was pleasantly surprised at how much flavour this had!
The slow cooker is one of our best friends on running nights - no worrying about what to eat when you get home late!
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