This race went about as expected – which is to say I was undertrained, am very sore today, and finished in about 1:45. Ok, so my actual finish time was 1:50, but I think I predicted it pretty closely considering I’d never run these trails before. But first we need to back up to the […]
Vegan cookbooks for omnivores
I am probably the world’s worst omnivore. Is that even a thing? What I mean is: I don’t particularly like meat apart from the occasional burger or barbeque, and I eat fish/seafood between once a week and once a month. I can go for weeks without even thinking about meat…and while dairy is another story, […]
Finding normal: week in review
So, it’s been a while. March 13th I got the news that my grandma had passed away. We made travel plans, canceled anniversary plans, flew to Texas, drove to Arkansas, did funeral things, helped my grandpa take care of some stuff around the house. Now that there’s not much else for me to do, I’m […]
Matcha vanilla cake with white chocolate cardamom cream cheese frosting
I hinted at this cake weeks ago, and finally got around to writing up the recipe. I did not, however, get around to taking better photos. On the plus side, you can see what this matcha vanilla cake looks like unstaged, in a messy kitchen, on a dinner plate with frosting smears. Still not bad, […]
Sweet Potato Soul cookbook review
I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review. Whether you expect delicious vegan soul food or a plethora of recipes featuring sweet potatoes, Sweet Potato Soul: 100 Easy Vegan Recipes for the Southern Flavors of Smoke, Sugar, Spice, and Soul lives up to its title. Jenne Claiborne writes a blog by the same title, where […]
Shuffling along: week in review
Let’s start this review with the weekend. Saturday night we went to the Snowshoe Shuffle, an event put on by the local animal shelter. We snowshoed a short trail around the ski resort with a pack of other humans and dogs. Somehow, I missed getting a picture of Kara with any of her 50ish new […]
Baking and rash race decisions: week in review
Since I didn’t post last week, let me start off by backing this review up to the week before last. Specifically, to showing off my Valentine’s Day baking. Because Valentine’s is really just an excuse to make a fancy dinner and dessert (my husband’s in charge of the dinner part). The baking part I wanted […]
Ways to reduce hand pain in the gym
Despite what some hard-earned callouses might lead you to believe, my hands are hypersensitive. Thus, the hand pain I sometimes get during and after a lifting workout is the worst part about going to the gym. While I don’t know any secrets for reducing nerve sensitivity (there are 48 nerves in each hand, after all), I […]
Shorts and snowstorms: week in review
After the previous week’s bout with insomnia, I finally got back to sleeping normally about halfway through last week. Catching up on sleep/energy meant that I did little more than I had to last week, and by 6 pm I was pretty much like this for rest of the night: The weather seemed to finally […]
Winter running with your dog
You take your dog on summer runs and winter walks, so winter runs are basically a combination, right? Well, there are a few extra things to consider for winter dog runs (and they’re good to consider for winter walks, too). Just to be clear, I’m not a vet or any other kind of animal professional. […]