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I made this Cooking Light recipe couple of weeks ago and it was such a huge hit, I’ve made it twice since then. In fact, this gluten-free vegetable “stuffing” is extremely versatile for other dishes. I was in a hurry and it’s hot down here. Instead of cooking this in the oven, I sliced the …

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A few years ago, I tried almond butter and thought the world couldn’t be any better. I much preferred the taste of natural almond butter to my old stand-by Jiff peanut butter. One trip to the store, they were out of my beloved almond butter and I almost reached for the Jiff. Then I saw …

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Wahoo!! 5 miles of a great speedwork session. But first. Who doesn’t love this?? I don’t know why I’m sharing this. But I can’t look away. Today I tackled the track early and got 5 miles of speed and recovery intervals. It felt good to sprint for a while. And equally as good to crawl …

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  So, you’ve read the book or at least some info about Whole 30 and you want to get started RIGHT-NOW-RIGHT-THIS-SECOND-LIFE-IS-GOING-TO-BE-GREAT!!!!! Hold your horses. Since this isn’t my first rodeo let me share some advice before diving in head first to the shallow end of a very tricky pool. Why am I starting another one? …

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I know it could be a LOT hotter, but the humidity has that familiar wet stinky wool blanket feel. It’s hard to get a fresh breath of air when the all the air is like dog breath. Welcome back, Monday. I’m not too pleased to see you. I decided to run in the middle of …

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I really shouldn’t complain because the rain helps keep the temperatures down. But when the rain evaporates, we are left with jungle crud. Running in swampy air isn’t fun, but it’s all I’ve got to work with right now. It has been another good week of base building before marathon training starts! Monday: full rest …

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As often happens, when I get back from vacation and have some downtime before school starts back, I go into hibernation mode. I don’t look at school work. I don’t think about school. I completely IGNORE school. Teaching is my passion and I’m fortunate to absolutely love my job, but it really wears me down …

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My Thankful Thursday topic is easy to explain this week I still have trouble believing that is me. When my edition came in the mail, I did a big jumping girl screaming fit. Then I checked to make sure that was really me. A few months ago, the editor contacted me about the “Fit Happens” …

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