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Sunday, S’mores + Summer Recipes Galore

July 18, 2010 by Hillary 18 Comments

I know, I know… I said I would have my half-marathon training plan up yesterday, but frankly, I wasn’t interested in taking the time to write it all up. Instead, I did normal summer activities like go on a 40-minute run with my bestie/half-marathon partner, followed by a walk downtown to the Saturday farmers’ market, and lunch at the local bagel shop.

After dinner, my 6-year-old neighbor came knocking on our door to invite us to make s’mores in their backyard. Despite the fact that I’d just polished off a bowl of homemade banana soft serve, I gladly accepted his adorable offer.

You can read more about our Saturday night s’mores here: CLassic S’mores Fit for the Healthy Co-Ed

I did write a post yesterday… for College Lifestyles. I had been struggling all day to find writing inspiration, and it wasn’t ‘til 10:00pm – saturated with s’more smoke – when I had an ‘ah ha’ moment. You can’t force writing. It doesn’t work that way. ‘Ah ha’ moments have a reason behind their scheduling.

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Today’s a different story… as it should be. I declared today ‘a day in the kitchen’. I had three things that needed to be dealt with: 1. ripe bananas, 2. garlic scapes, and 3. fresh basil from the market.

3 individual ingredients = 3 individual recipes. In between recipes, I cleaned; I guess it was a Sunday of cookin’ and cleanin’. Mama Hill is too accurate of an alias.

Recipe #1: Blue Ribbon Banana Chocolate Coconut Muffins

Since my Summer Bliss Bread was such a success, I decided to make the recipe a second time [in the same week!], subbing bananas for zucchini + a couple other alterations*.

  • 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 c. whole wheat flour
  • 1/4 c. unsweetened coconut*
  • 1/3 c. rolled oats
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon*
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 c. canola oil
  • 1/2 c. organic cane sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 T non-fat plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 3 ripe bananas, mashed *
  • 1/2 c. pecans, toasted & chopped*
  • 1/4 c. chocolate chips
  • 1/2 banana, sliced thinly
  • unsweetened coconut

In a smallish bowl, mix together dry ingredients. In a medium-large bowl, whisk together oil and sugar. Whisk in eggs, 1 at a time. Add yogurt, vanilla, and mashed bananas. Add flour mixture, mixing minimally. Fold in nuts and chips. Plop 1/3 c. of batter into each paper-lined muffin tin. Top with 1 piece of sliced banana and a light sprinkle of coconut. Bake @ 375* for approx. 22-24 minutes. Makes 12-14 muffins.

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Recipe #2: Garlic Scape Bean Dip

[recipe courtesy of The Edible Perspective]

  • 4 chopped garlic scapes, flowery end removed
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • pepper to taste
  • 1 can of white beans – I used Great Northern
  • 1/4 c. olive oil

Add chopped garlic scapes and lemon to your food processor. Process until finely grated, scraping the bowl as needed. Add the beans, salt + pepper and blend away. Stream in olive oil 1T at a time, until desired consistency is reached. Blend, scraping down bowl as needed. Add more salt + pepper to taste.

*I followed Ashley’s recipe exactly, except I did not add any water. I was pleased with its consistency and did not want to dilute the flavor. Speaking of flavor, garlic scapes are spicy! And yes… they leave you with garlic breath. I intend to use it in my lunchtime sprouted wheat wraps, and as a dip for my favorite chips.

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Recipe #3: Green Goddess Summer Pesto

  • 1 bunch of fresh basil, about 1 c.
  • handful of homegrown parsley, about 1/4 c.
  • 1/2 c. romano cheese, finely grated
  • 1/4 c. walnuts
  • 1/4 c. olive oil
  • salt + pepper

Place all ingredients, except the olive oil, into a food processor. Whirl away, scrapping the bowl as necessary. Stream in olive oil and blend until you have your desired consistency. It’s a 3-minute recipe, I swear!

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When you have fresh basil pesto at your fingertips, you don’t put it away… you use it!

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Have I mentioned that I’ve been on a [homemade] pizza kick this summer?

  • Alvarado Street sprouted wheat pizza crust
  • pesto – fresh off the press
  • sautéed shitakes + yellow onion in olive oil and white wine
  • steamed zucchini
  • black pepper chevre + romano

Yes, Mom – you’re reading that correctly: I ate mushrooms! Crazy things happen when you leave town.

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Dry contacts. Time to sleep. More cooking tomorrow, but this time I’m getting paid for it.

I hope y’all have a lovely week!

Hillary

 

Oh, and I promise I will post my training plan in the near future. Three months ‘til race day!

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Bananas, Basil, Chocolate Chips, Coconut, Garlic Scapes, Muffins, Parsley, Pecans, Pesto, S'mores, Walnuts

Savory & Sweet

May 2, 2010 by Hillary 13 Comments

live and love

I spotted this image on another blog today. This is seriously the mantra to my life at the moment; it couldn’t explain my thoughts any brighter better : )

It is only the second day of May, and it’s already disappointing me. I mentioned earlier that I woke up with a sore throat : ( I have no idea where I caught this evil bug! I immediately scratched running off my to-do list and lounged around all morning hoping a little R&R would do the trick. The morning was now the afternoon, and my ambitious energy was nowhere in sight — I hate that.

I thought making hummus seemed like a task I could handle: minimal ingredients + a push of a few blender buttons and zero cooking [I wasn’t about to turn on the heat with the outside temperature at 80*!].

  • 1 15oz. can of organic garbanzo beans, rinsed & drained
  • 1/4 c. water + 2T
  • 6T tahini
  • 2T olive oil
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1T minced garlic
  • sea salt
  • fresh organic parsley [as much as you please]

Place beans and water in a blender [or preferably, a food processor]. Puree. Add other ingredients, saving the parsley ‘til the final pulses. It came out extra creamy today, but lacking the wow factor. If I had spices, I would have added them. I think it is still an improvement from Version 1 though.

Not surprisingly, it turned into my lunch:

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The Savory: Homemade Hummus + Raw Veggies

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The Sweet: 0% Greek + 1/2 c. Kashi Honey Almond Flax + Sumo Strawberries

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Dinner was the winner of the day. I’m becoming quite the salad master… if I do say so myself.

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The Savory & Sweet

Farmers’ Market Lettuce, Baby Spinach, Strawberries, Red Onion, Snap Peas & Herbed Chevre topped with Olive Oil, Balsamic, a drizzle of Honey and Fresh Black Pepper

I snagged the honey idea from Kath – love the subtle sweetness!

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The next three days are going to be jam-packed. If I think positive thoughts, stay strong, work hard and worry less, I bet ya I can make it through!

Anything exciting on your agenda?

Here’s to a healthy & happy week of May,

Hillary

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Goat Cheese, Greek Yogurt, Honey, Hummus, Kashi, Parsley, Salad, Snap Peas, Strawberries, Veggies

Tuesday Two Hundred

April 27, 2010 by Hillary 15 Comments

Yesterday I got a little carried away writing with a plethora of P’s. I’ll try not to go there today with the letter T, although it’s tempting ; ) Any guesses about the title? Two hundred… treats, tweets, tests? [You’ll have to read to the end for me to reveal…]

Today’s Tuesday task list was tight, yet I managed to tackle it all:

  • 3-hr. Chem Lab check
  • Trader Joe’s Trip check
  • Intern Interview – cross your fingers check
  • Visit Verizon – a new Blackberry, alive & well…and not tear-soaked! check
  • Running Tuesday check
  • Homework [in progress]
  • Blog check

First things first. BREAKFAST, obviously!

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I created quite the tasty bowl of oat bran out of my nearly bare kitchen.

  • 1 1/4 c. H2O
  • 1/2 c. oat bran
  • 1/2 T ground flax
  • 1 T walnuts
  • 4 dried apricots
  • agave drizzle

No need to go fancy to get full, folks!

After chem and eating “lunch” [1 piece whole wheat toast + PB, 1/2 banana & 12 oz. soy latte — I had the biggest craving for p.nut buttah!], I made my rounds at TJ’s and rushed home for my interview for a summer internship. I’m not going to say much more at this point; I don’t want to jinx the possibilities : )

After last week’s incident with my brand new Blackberry, my replacement arrived in the mail today. I hurried down the street to Verizon where they got Blackberry #2 up and running. Running. Yes, something I needed to do…especially since it’s Running Tuesday! Thanks to Sarah, this was about the only thing that got me motivated today. I made an attempt with the treadmill today:

3 x 10-minute sets

  1. 6 min. @ 6.4, 4 min. @ 6.8 [2.0 incline]
  2. alternate 6.6 & 8.0 @ 2 min. intervals
  3. 4 min. @ 6.8, 6 min. @ 6.4 [2.0 incline]

+ arms & abs

I didn’t always enjoy running on the treadmill, but somehow it made it’s way into my regular exercise regimen. My Tip: keep it interesting with intervals!

Running with Rachel Ray for 30-minutes, and I was ready to make a 30-minute 10-minute [“healthy meal from start to finish”] of my own!

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Organic Heirloom Lettuce + Organic Cherry Tomatoes + Chevre & Seasoned Rice Vinegar

It sure hit the spot for being a relatively low-fat supper, but I didn’t stop there of course…

Milk & Cookies

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I spied these little guys at TJ’s today and didn’t feel guilty about spending the dough [haha] on store-bought treats after the cashier raved about them: 100% whole wheat flour, oats & walnuts = 3 g fiber/serving. Perhaps I should apply for a Trader Joe’s PR position : )

Anyway, I must close. My to-do list is outta control! That is not what the Tuesday Two Hundred was referring to, but it might as well. The answer to my tumbler: this is the 200th post @ Nutrition Nut on the Run! That’s a lot of words, a lot of pictures…and a lot of smiles.

I hope your final week of April is A-OK!

Hillary

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Apricots, Breakfast, Cookies, Flax, Goat Cheese, Milk, Oatmeal, Parsley, Ravioli, Ricotta, Salad, Spinach, Tomatoes, Trader Joe's, Walnuts

Don’t Miss The Caboose

April 4, 2010 by Hillary 7 Comments

Hey Guys! I hope you had a really wonderful holiday [for those that celebrated]. I wasn’t one of them today. I actually spent Easter all alone studying chemistry, but don’t fear…I was not without good eats! I slept in today by accident…and I mean really slept in – 10:00am! However, it happened to be the perfect time to make myself an Easter a scrumptious Sunday brunch.

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It’s just a simple pancake recipe, folks. There was nothing tricky about ‘em:

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup 1% milk
  • 1 egg
  • 2 T canola oil
  • 1 T sugar
  • 1 T baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. salt

It’s all about the accessories: 0% Greek, organic strawberries, lemon zest and agave-honey syrup – holy yum!

Immediately after eating my stack of flapjacks, I headed back into the kitchen and whipped up another recipe. It’s a twist on my family’s favorite tabouli recipe, but I used quinoa instead of bulgar.

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I didn’t use exact measurements [the plus of cooking vs. baking], but here’s basically what went down:

  1. Cook 1 cup organic quinoa in 2 cups water – simmer covered for ~15 minutes.
  2. Fluff with a fork and let cool. Add 2 T olive oil, juice of 1 lemon and a few cloves of minced garlic.
  3. Pile in 1 can organic, rinsed garbanzo beans, ~1 cup ea. chopped cucumber, tomatoes and fresh parsley. Crumble in ~1/3 cup light feta and sprinkle generously with fresh black pepper.

Quinoa seems to be all the rage in blog world at the moment, so I decided to open up this awesome book of mine and see what I could find out….

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Quinoa

“An ancient grainlike product that has recently been “rediscovered in this country, quinoa is not a true grain, but it looks like one and has similar uses. It is related to leafy vegetables such as Swiss chard and spinach.”

“Quinoa’s key nutritional distinguishing factor is its high level of lysine, an amino acid necessary for the synthesis of protein, making it one of the best sources of plant protein.”

Garbanzo Beans [because I eat a lot of these, too]

“One of nature’s perfect foods, these versatile legumes, with a firm yet creamy texture and a delicate nutlike flavor, are highly nourishing. They are rich in protein, fiber, complex carbohydrates, folate, iron, and zinc.”

They are “…no slouches when it comes to iron content, with 1/2 cup providing 30% of your daily iron requirement. The body’s absorption of the form on iron found in garbanzo beans can be enhanced by consuming them with a dietary source of vitamin C.”

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With lunch – a bowl of cold quinoa salad – I had a glass of Tejava. This is such a score at Trader Joe’s -  just $1.19 for an entire liter!

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Naturally after lunch I “needed” something sweet: enter a P.Nut Buttah Treat.

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Don’t Miss the Caboose

After another phone chat with technical support, I am almost to the point of revealing Nutrition Nut on the Run Version 2.0! This will be my LAST post at the current site. Don’t worry, you don’t have to change a thing. You will still find me eatin’ it up @ www.nutritionnutontherun.com.

Here’s to a great week ahead. I’ll fill ya in on what I’m up to when I don’t have to cram for chem!

XO,

Hillary

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Agave, Breakfast, Cucumber, Dark Chocolate, Garbanzos, Lemons, Oats, Pancakes, Parsley, Peanut Butter, Quinoa, Strawberries, Tejava, Tomatoes

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