I made a new record… I haven’t posted since Tuesday. That’s 1…2…3…4 days of being absentee! Wish I had a really cool, edge-of-your-seat sort of story, but I would be making it up. Please don’t hold a grudge, I just didn’t have the food picture-taking sort of energy this week.
what I did do this week:
- Soaked up the sun at the river.
- Went to a friend’s 2-person play.
- Made good-for-you granola [recipe soon!].
- Drank fresh strawberry basil mojitos.
- Visited with old high school friends.
- Prepped organic, local produce for a wedding.
- Catered the wedding.
- Ran 6x.
Despite being exhausted – with a capital E – from a long week of work & play, I drug myself outta bed at 8:00am today to run. Dedication. Addiction. Call it what you please. However, I could barely pick up my feet, so my anticipated long run turned into a 45-minute run/walk:
- 20-min. run
- 10-min. walk
- 10-min. run
- 5-min. walk
Something’s better than nothing! All I could think of while running [music-less] was a sizzling griddle of monstrous pancakes. Upon my return, I bolted through the door, headed directly to the kitchen, yanked out the ingredients and in <12 minutes I was eating pancakes. A new record for fastest pancake prep!
I made up this recipe up on the spot AND it worked… really really well.
Healthy Pancakes for a Hungry Runner
- 1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
- 2 T sugar
- 1 T ground flax
- 1 T baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 c. 1% milk
- 2 T canola oil
- 1 egg
- 1/3 c. chopped pecans
Mix dry. Mix wet. Wet <—> Dry. Add pecans. Heat oiled griddle. Drop 1/3 c. of batter. Let bubble. Flip. Plate. Top with your heart’s desire. Eat. [Makes approx. 8-10 4-inch ‘cakes.]
Fluffy. Fresh. Filling.
I’m looking forward to a much needed day of R&R today, including computer catch-up, house clean-up, errands, and writing for College Lifestyles.
What have you been up to this week?
Hillary
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I totally feel you on not having the energy to post everyday. I don’t know how some bloggers can do it not only once, but multiple times a day! Crazy…then again, for some of these people, it’s part of their “job” to blog. That does make me feel a bit better about my blog laziness. It ain’t my real job! I say blog when you want to! :) Quality always beat quantity.
dontcha apologize for not bloggin! it’s good to take a break every once in a while. i honestly don’t know how people have time in the day to blog so much! unless, like lindsay said above, it’s what they do for a livin.
i love your pics :) they’re always so clear, fresh, and cheery!
I wish I were catering weddings — sounds so fun!
Question: How many pancakes did your recipe make?
Good question. Let’s see… I ate 4 medium-sized ‘cakes, and my dad ate 2 large. Overall, I’d say about 8-10 4-inch ‘cakes.
Catering is a lot of fun, but also A LOT of work!
Want to send me one of those fresh strawberry basil mojitos? lol
Way to be dedicated to your run after being exhausted! The pancakes sound delicious. Thanks for the recipe. I can’t wait to try these out.
I can only blog so often because I’m in the teaching “off-season” (also known as fun-employed…), so no worries! Welcome back, and send one of those mojitos my way :)
Mmmm, I love mojitos and strawberry basil sound delicious! I’ve been having some yucky runs every once in awhile this summer where I’ve had to do a run/walk combo. I hate it!
ooooooh. I love those pancakes. YUMMO!
gah, you’ve been a BUSY woman! great job on getting so much done!
Sounds like a fun week! I’ve been chillaxin at the cabin, nannying and interning.