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New Year, New Start
I have been ridiculously quiet on the blog for the past few weeks. I have not once had the urge to open WordPress, log into my account and write. I don’t know what that says. Maybe I just needed the … Continue reading
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Tagged dogs, Granola, New Start, New Year, new years eve, Resolutions, running, slieve foye, Slow Cooker, Veggie Chilli, walking
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Mid Summers Day – Nuts I Tell You!
Seriously – as i type this I am looking out at misty, grey, and a very very wet garden. It is the longest day – the scientific start of summer- and it is lashing rain. Lashing I tell you! Last … Continue reading
Posted in cocoa
Tagged Almond Butter, Cashew Nuts, Fairy Hobmother, Food Processor, Marathon Training, Nut Butter, Nutrition, Nuts, protein, running, twitter
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To V or not to V – my decision to stop eating meat.
A Year ago, on May 17th 2010 I gave up eating meat and became a vegetarian. I will still eat fish but will not eat meat. In the year since I have eaten meat on 2 occasions. The first was … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Vegetarian
Tagged Endo Symptoms, Endometriosis, pescetarian, running, Vegetarian
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Wonderful Wednesday
Wednesdays are hard.
On one hand they are great because they are the middle of the week – The Hump Day as lots of us call them.
On the other hand, there is still 2 days left until the weekend and some weeks, depending on just how busy I am, they can be greeted with disdain – You mean its only Wednesday? What the…… Continue reading
Posted in Wonderful Wednesday
Tagged EatMagazine, fashion, food, halfmarathon, I wasn't Expecting That, Jamie Lawson, music, running, wonderful wednesday, workouts
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Whoop Whoop Whoopie!
When the men opened their lunchboxes they were met with, among other things, these pies and the shouts of “Whoopie” would echo across the room. Continue reading
Posted in Cake, cocoa, marshmallows
Tagged Amish, butter, Buttermilk, Cakes, cocoa, Friends., Frosting, Indulgence, running, Sunday Tribune, Whoopie, Whoopie Pies
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Cinnamon Bread and a winning Weekend
And I got to see 6 deer gandering through the park. It made my day Continue reading
Posted in Breads, Eggwash
Tagged 26.2 miles, Bread, Cinnamon, Dublin City Marathon, Long Run, rise, running
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Fancy Filo
I have, yet again, adapted this recipe subbing mozzarella for the feta, into what I must say is a really lovely, healthy and quite light dinner. Perfect for a summer evening. You could also serve this as part of a tapas style dinner for friends with a number of other dishes. Just cut it up smaller than if serving it as a main part of dinner. Continue reading
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Tagged asparagus, Beetroot, Feta, Filo Pastry, magazines, Mozzarella, mushrooms, onions, Runners World, running, Womens Running, yellow peppers
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Pack a Protein Punch – with a date!
Eggs for breakfast every day sounds lovely but isn’t really that practical when trying to rush out the door for work. Continue reading
Posted in Biscuits, Oats, Rachel Allen
Tagged butter, Dates, personal trainer, porridge oats, protein, Quinoa, running, sugar
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Just Doodle It.
When I am running, I always like to have something nice in the house to have a nibble on with a cuppa so that I don’t feel completely deprived. However, I do like to know exactly what goes into the treats I eat as I feel that then I have a little more control of my day to day eating. Continue reading
Posted in Biscuits, Rachel Allen
Tagged Bake, Cinnamon, insoles, London, Marathon, Rachel Allen, running, Skickerdoodles
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