Sweep It Up With Broccoli

Aside from pasta, rice and bread being seemingly omnipresent in many types of regional cuisine for their role as a filler, they’re also often used as a vehicle to sop up a sauce. From a rich, red wine jus to a light lemongrass ginger glaze, it’s rather uncommon to see sauces of any kind atop […]

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Race Day…But I’m The Sherpa This Time!

We’re here in beautiful Whistler, BC for the Ironman today.   I’m happy to take a turn being the sherpa this time for my husband (slash Ironman & training partner!) as he, along with about 2,500 other athletes, swims the 2.4 mile course in Alta Lake, followed by the 112 mile ride through the pristine […]

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More on This Silly Apple Saga

A while ago, I did a post on how frustrating it was to have to choose between apples that are organic but not local versus apples that are local versus not organic. Over the last month, I’ve not seen any local apples at the Whole Foods I shop at, organic or not, but have seen […]

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Fasted Training, Fats and…Fiber?

Have you noticed that while a handful of raw almonds and a cup of berries made a great snack on that early  morning stroll you did with a friend, but when you tried the same snack right before a run, you found out the hard way that there was far too much fiber for a […]

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