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Quinoa Stuffed Zucchini

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January 29, 2013

My friend Alisa was in town from Finland (yes, the country) last week for a few days. She’s a friend from high school – and was one of my bridesmaids – and I hadn’t seen her since my wedding more than a year ago! Trips back from Finland are hard…
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running

More Than Halfway Through January … On My Way to 1,000 miles

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January 21, 2013

It’s January 21! You know what that means? That my birthday is in two days? Well … yes … but not what I was going for – it means that we’re more than halfway through the first month of the year. And for those of you wondering, I’m still pounding…
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cleveland, My Life

DCA City Advocate Applications Now Available!

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January 19, 2013

Love Cleveland? Wanna Do Something About It? Want to meet others who love Cleveland? I highly recommend you apply for the DCA City Advocate program. It’s a two year program that fosters civic engagement among individuals who love living in, working in, or just visiting Cleveland. I may be biased –…
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food, Recipes

Spicy Black Bean Burgers

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January 11, 2013

You may have noticed I’ve been on a veggie burger and vegetable-kick lately. I have have been looking for new recipes for my meat-loving husband to try and challenging myself to find the occasional meatless (or semi-meatless) recipe for him and I to enjoy! Don’t get me wrong – I’m…
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Spicy Kale with Lentils and Sweet Potato

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January 8, 2013

Looking for a filling and satisfying vegetarian dinner one night? Or a comforting vegetable side dish, perfect for this winter? Then this is for you! Again, B is a pretty serious meat eater, but he somehow agreed to try this (along with some chicken). I’m not sure how much he…
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running

A new year … A new running goal

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January 7, 2013

Last year, if you recall, I trained completely for and nearly ran the Cleveland marathon (if you must know what happened, read this post) … but after getting two stress fractures just two days before the race, I had to back out and take a month off from running. I…
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food, Recipes

Easy Spinach and Chickpea Veggie Burgers

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January 4, 2013

I’ve never been a hamburger fan. While I do love meat (sausage, steak and lamb please!) I’ve never been a big fan of hamburgers. Still, I love a good veggie burger. There’s something so comforting about the slight crunch on the outside, and the all-over healthy mushy veggieness on the…
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Lemon Bars!

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January 3, 2013

Once, in high school, I made lemon bars. And every year during the holidays since then, my Uncle Mike requests lemon bars as one of the many desserts we have. I haven’t taken him up on his request – mainly because I haven’t had time to find the recipe, search…
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Traveling

A Canadian Christmas Getaway (Part Two)

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January 1, 2013

(Continued from Part One: Montreal) Toronto We got into Toronto around dinnertime and decided to do some exploring of the Distillery District, just a mile or so from our hotel in the Harbourfront area. What a cute area! They’ve converted what used to be an old large distillery into a…
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food, My Life, Traveling

A Canadian Christmas Getaway (Part One)

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December 31, 2012

After spending the holidays with my family (which goes by waaay too fast), B and I had planned a little winter getaway. We had thrown around a few tropical ideas – returning to the British Virgin Islands, Hawaii, the Bahamas, and even Florida – but we ended up somehow in…
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I’m Melissa

Welcome to I Crashed The Web — proof that I’ve been oversharing online since the early days of blogging. It started as a blog (back when that was cool), morphed into a mom blog (when that was cool), and now it’s my happy place for all the things I love: running, baking, reading, traveling and life with my family of five.