Banana Cake

April 19, 2023 | Breakfast, Recipes, Treats, Uncategorized | No comment

It was a rainy Saturday morning and we had very ripe bananas. So we decided to bake a cake! Gâteau à la banane 4 bananas, very ripe 2 eggs 4 oz yogurt (1/2 cup) 60g butter (4 Tablespoons) 50g sugar, scant (1/4 cup) dash of cinnamon 150g flour (1 1/4 cup) 3g baking soda (1/2… read more »

Best Granola Recipe

September 13, 2020 | Breakfast, Recipes, Uncategorized | No comment

So simple. Most granola recipes are all pretty much the same. I like this one because it yields a good texture, isn’t too sweet, and has some flavor. I hardly ever measure ingredients, so this is a rough estimate. 2 cups rolled oats 1 cup shredded coconut 1 cup pepitas 1 cup hemp hearts 3… read more »

He(al)el, Achilles

April 30, 2019 | Recovery, Uncategorized | 3 comments

Ironically, my achilles heel is such for me. It’s been my problem area for years and finally brought me to a grinding halt (again) this spring. The pain more or less snuck up on me, but when I realized it was not going to get better I made things happen. Reflecting back, I was in… read more »

Run + Brunch

January 1, 2017 | Breakfast, Recipes, Uncategorized | No comment

SAYONARA 2016! I can’t say I’ll miss you. At all. What a year….. I AM really looking forward to running, cooking, traveling, friends, and adventures in 2017. I’ve already got quite a few plans on the horizon 🙂 But first, brunch. To start off on the right foot (hehe), we started the year with a… read more »

Baked Chocolate Donuts

October 6, 2016 | Breakfast, Recipes, Snacks, Treats, Uncategorized | 4 comments

Sick days are no fun. But, they are better when you make donuts!…. and eat almost all of them in one sitting. Ooops. I’m not going to claim these baked donuts are as tasty as their fried counterparts,  but they are pretty easy to whip up without the mess of trying to make a deep fryer in… read more »

2016. The Year of the Devil

August 2, 2016 | Uncategorized | 6 comments

  Technically, 2016 is the year of the Monkey. But for me, 2016 has been the year of the Devil. “That’s great, it starts with an earthquake Birds and snakes, an aeroplane, and Lenny Bruce is not afraid” It didn’t start with an earthquake in the literal sense, but achilles surgery last December was pretty… read more »

Rainy days + dreams of chocolate & peanut butter

March 6, 2016 | Uncategorized | No comment

I have learned to love rainy days. I used to dread the sound of rain on the roof when I woke up. That meant I was going to have to run in the rain :/ I have some PTSD from my time spent living in the valley (Corvallis & Eugene). I remember waking up (most… read more »

Celebrate Love + a Recipe to Match

February 10, 2016 | Uncategorized | 4 comments

Valentine’s Day is a great reminder to love ourselves.  We don’t have need to splurge on extravagant gifts or experience. Rather, surround yourself with people you love and share something that makes you feel vibrant, alive, and beautiful. And if you are celebrating the day with solo; even better. Some things I love: Real, raw… read more »

Fantasizing & Reflecting

November 7, 2015 | Uncategorized | No comment

I’m really missing the mountains today….. Reflecting where I’m at, right in this moment, has me fantasizing about what I had. And questioning how I got here. Did I take too much in my pursuit for happiness?  Did I neglect my body as I sought to fulfill the needs of my mind? Was I too… read more »

Fall Baking, Sans Pumpkin

October 25, 2015 | Uncategorized | No comment

The pumpkin, my friends, has been overdone. Walk into any grocery store and you are bombarded by pumpkin spice EVERYTHING. And I really mean everything. Don’t get me wrong, I do like pumpkin, but I think it’s getting way too much attention. There are so many other fall flavors and foods that go unrecognized. Today… read more »