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Continue reading →: Meatless Monday: Carrot, Spinach, Pepper and Chickpea Quinoa Salad
It’s just a few days before the holidays, and amidst all the heavy meals, treats, and so on, we’re all in need for a healthy, light, yet comforting and satisfying alternative. Enter: quinoa. I love quinoa. Quinoa in my granola, quinoa as a side dish, quinoa as a stuffing for…
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Continue reading →: Healthy Comfort Food: Beef, Lentil and Spinach Stew
We all have those days – especially this time of year. We work late or we’re out late doing errands (hello last minute holiday shopping!). It’s dark out when we get home. We’re cold. We are craving the warmth, and sunshine of summer. And we’re also craving some comfort food…
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Continue reading →: Looking Back at 2013: A Year in Running
How was your year in running? A few blogs I read have started posting their 2013 running recaps to look back at how their year went, with regard to running. In fact, Miss Zippy is doing a Year In Running Linkup, and after reading her post, as well as a…
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Continue reading →: Dulce De Leche Oatmeal Pear Pie
I hope you enjoyed the pie-turned-bar recipes I shared with you a few weeks ago. The pecan pie bars were my favorite – who knows, maybe I’ll make them again for Christmas? Anyway – I wanted you to know that I DID make a pie for Thanksgiving. And in case…
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Continue reading →: Definitely In The Holiday Spirit
Spoiler alert: This post contains 1 dose of bird poop and 6 Christmas movies. In one weekend. You’ve been warned. I don’t know what’s up with me this year, but I just can’t get enough of the holidays. Christmas may be more than 2 weeks away, but I’ve been feeling…
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Continue reading →: Friday Five: Five Things To Do In Cleveland for the Holidays
I LOVE THE HOLIDAYS. Yes caps lock is intended. Okay, I know I’ve said it enough. And the picture above probably says it all anyway. But seriously – it may have been 60 degrees yesterday (and it was amazing – I went for a run in shorts) – but don’t…
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Continue reading →: A Runner’s Holiday Wish List
As I’ve gotten more and more into running, I’ve been finding myself spending more and more money on things I need want to satisfy my running addiction habit. So I guess it should come as no surprise that as I started putting together my holiday wish list (a.k.a. my 2013…
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Continue reading →: Bacon Bombs, Bowling and More = A West Virginian Thanksgiving
And so it begins – the holiday season is officially here! Woohoo! I really do love this time of year – from the baking and holiday foods, to the festive lights decorating downtown to of course being able to spend time with my family – what’s not to like? This…
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