Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Highs and lows

After such a great run on Sunday it was extra difficult to have a "low" run this morning.

We had a 4 by 800 interval run with a mile warm and cool down on the calendar this morning. We headed to the gym and as soon as I stepped on the treadmill my knees were achy, I had some GI issues and my asthma was acting up. It was a painful run but I didn't want to quit so I put on my big girl pants and just ran slower than I would have liked.

I know there are high and low days with running so I am just moving on and looking forward to running outside soon =)

Also I think I am paying the price for my diet being all over the place lately, so I think it's time to clean it up and focus on eating "real" whole foods.

One of my favorite recipes is Quinoa Caprese:

Ingredients:
1 Cup quinoa (I prefer Inca Red, but didn't have any)
1 14-ounce can chicken broth (or sub. 2 chicken bullion cubes dissolved in 2 C. water)
6 oz cherry tomatoes, halved
3 oz mozzarella
2 1/2 Tbs lemon juice
1 Tbs olive oil
1-2 cloves of garlic minced
Cup chopped fresh basil leaves
salt and pepper to taste
  1. Place quinoa and and chicken broth in small sauce pan and bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat and cover. Simmer until quinoa has absorbed all of the liquid (about 15-20 min.).
  2. Mix together remaining ingredients in a bowl and hold aside.
  3. Once quinoa is down, fluff with a fork and allow to cool.
  4. Toss everything together and serve.
It's refreshing and filling, if you aren't a vegetarian it can be really good with grilled chicken, but it's great all it's own as well.

4 comments:

  1. That dish looks amazing! I'm definitely making it soon! I've only tried to make quinoa once and it didn't turn out so great, but I'm willing to try again.

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  2. My diet's been all over the map lately, too...good for you for getting back on the bandwagon. I must also! Looks like a great dish! And yeah, I'm ready to get back outdoors...went on the HighLine on Saturday and got caught in a blizzard. grr.

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  3. Yum...that looks so good!
    I also can't wait to get back outdoors!

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  4. Sounds good... might have to try that!

    And yes, we all have highs and lows. Just think of this weekend and smile!

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