Gourmet Runner

The last few days I spent in Asheville, North Carolina with Tim and his mother. It was a quick two night trip, but it was wonderful to get a chance to explore a new place that I'd never been before. Plus, it's less then four hours from home and makes for a perfect little weekend getaway. Or, um...Sunday-Tuesday getaway. Details. Anyway, the thing I was most excited about was the food. We really do live in the middle of nowhere out here in Georgia, and the nearest restaurants are more often than not chains or fast food. Of particular interest to me was a restaurant called Posano - a completely gluten-free restaurant. It was so wonderful to eat out and not have to be that annoying person who asks what ingredients are in every sauce and then just has the damn plain salad anyway. I still had to steer clear of soy, but I ended up with an incredible burger and fries: Sure, the bun was kind of sweet and clearly not made from wheat, but the burger patty itself was flavorsome an...

Feel free to hum that LMFAO song to yourself now. I am. Ready for that obligatory recap? Awesome! Has anyone else noticed that I only post weekly workout recaps when I am proud of the workouts I've done? I just realized that, and it's not all productive except as a way to brag. So I guess I'm fine with it after all. Monday : 5 miles of running, 12 miles of spinning Tuesday : 3.5 miles of running, 45 minutes of weights Wednesday : 8 miles of running Thursday : 16.5 miles of spin Friday : 15 miles of running Saturday : REST DAY :) Sunday : 4 miles of running, 45 minutes of weights Totals: 35.3 miles of running, 28.5 miles of cycling, 90 minutes of weights Verdict: Imagine me doing a little happy dance right now. Toss in an hour of yoga in there somewhere and this would qualify as my perfect week. If you still have that LMFAO song stuck in your head, I really apologize. I started writing this post on Sunday and it's still stuck in my head 24 hours later,...

I've been to Mexico once or twice, but that doesn't mean I know a thing about Mexican cuisine. As a child and teenager staying in completely touristy Mexican resorts, I thought being adventurous meant switching between hard and soft tacos or stealing sips of someone's Corona. That whole story is an excuse for the "Mexican" dinner I made for some neighbors this evening. It's not Mexican. It has salsa and cheese and tortillas, but it's not Mexican. It was, however, pretty tasty. I started with a spicy tomato, cheese and spinach dip: The dip was served with some garlic cilantro salsa and some fresh, homemade store-bought tortilla chips. I'm not kidding, that dip was incredible. I had to write the recipe down for someone and Tim requested I make it again soon. Like, tomorrow. The recipe I started with is HERE , but I made a lot of substitutions/changes to it so it looked more like this. Ingredients 1 Jar of Salsa (16 ounces) 10 ounces of ...