Thursday, October 10, 2013
Day Twoish of Training...
So yesterday I worked overtime, I was up late the night before and was exhausted when I came home. I would like to say it was an accident that I fell asleep on the couch for three hours, however I was wearing my trusty onesie... so we can say it was intentional. When I woke up it was too dark to go, and Mauzy wasn't home so I decided to skip and wait until today.
Ran 4k steady run - 6:11 average
It was a lot nicer day then the other day so Mauzy and I ran an extra kilometer than we were supposed to. I tell ya, I love my garmin gps watch. It really helps me keep pace with my running.
My biggest problem is I'm always in competition with myself. My training tells me that I'm supposed to keep my pace at 6:35, but I feel like I have to go faster... this is how I figure I got my stress fracture last year so I'm trying my best not to push too hard too fast... but it's so hard not too.
Went to the gym tonight and worked out on my back and did another 30 minutes of cardio.
Saturday I'm going to try crossfit, so I will report back on how that goes.
Sweet and Spicey Cheese Stuffed Bacon Wrapped Chicken
Ok... So this is my own recipe... not pinterest. It's easy and I just did it up tonight with what I had on hand. My husband said it was the best chicken I ever made so I thought I would share.
Ingredients
4 chicken breasts (boneless skinless)
Cheddar cheese (4 small pieces)
Garlic and herb cream cheese (about 4 tbsp.)
8 slices of bacon
Sweet and Spicy Thai sauce
Preheat oven to 400
I took each chicken breast and pounded them with a meat mallet in a plastic baggie. I didn't go too crazy, just enough to flatten it a little. Then I put approximately a tbsp of cream cheese in the middle and placed a piece of cheddar cheese on top. I rolled the chicken up and then wrapped a piece of bacon around the edges and secured with a tooth pick. Then I wrapped another piece of bacon around the chicken to cover the top.
Placed all four breasts on a wire rack over a cookie pan covered in tin foil, and cooked the chicken for 38 minutes. 10 minutes in I brushed the chicken and bacon top and sides with a healthy dose of the sweet and spicy Thai sauce.
It came out amazing, served it with some GF buns and green beans. I didn't take pics of me making the chicken... maybe next time. I wasn't going to blog this one but my husband insisted so I just have a pic of the finished product.
Ingredients
4 chicken breasts (boneless skinless)
Cheddar cheese (4 small pieces)
Garlic and herb cream cheese (about 4 tbsp.)
8 slices of bacon
Sweet and Spicy Thai sauce
Preheat oven to 400
I took each chicken breast and pounded them with a meat mallet in a plastic baggie. I didn't go too crazy, just enough to flatten it a little. Then I put approximately a tbsp of cream cheese in the middle and placed a piece of cheddar cheese on top. I rolled the chicken up and then wrapped a piece of bacon around the edges and secured with a tooth pick. Then I wrapped another piece of bacon around the chicken to cover the top.
Placed all four breasts on a wire rack over a cookie pan covered in tin foil, and cooked the chicken for 38 minutes. 10 minutes in I brushed the chicken and bacon top and sides with a healthy dose of the sweet and spicy Thai sauce.
It came out amazing, served it with some GF buns and green beans. I didn't take pics of me making the chicken... maybe next time. I wasn't going to blog this one but my husband insisted so I just have a pic of the finished product.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Another Pinterest Win!
So I just had my father in law and his wife leave. The meal was a big hit. I took pictures of the prep... but forgot to take pictures when it was done... it looked beautiful... and tasted even better. I will post the prep pics tomorrow.
Slow Cooker Moose Roast
1 roast
1 onion coarsely chopped
3/4 cup red wine
2-4 slices of bacon
6 drops of liquid smoke
3 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 bulb of garlic (I used roasted garlic)
3/4 cup of water
2 celery stalks, cut in half
Put everything in the pot, drape the bacon over the moose and cook on low for 8 hours. Then take out the roast and let it sit for 10-15 minutes before cutting in so you don't lose all that juice. I strained what was left in the pot and used the liquid for gravy (added GF thickener) and cooked up some carrots, turnip and potatoes. It was amazing, my husband just took the left over gravy, moose, and veggies and is eating it as a soup...
link for the recipe....
http://www.all-about-moose.com/roast-moose.html
As for the Pie... I got a little lazy and used my gluten free crust, a can of pumpkin puree, an egg and 1/3 cup evaporated milk and ta-da... pumpkin pie!
Not sure what I'm going to make tomorrow... stay tuned!
Slow Cooker Moose Roast
1 roast
1 onion coarsely chopped
3/4 cup red wine
2-4 slices of bacon
6 drops of liquid smoke
3 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 bulb of garlic (I used roasted garlic)
3/4 cup of water
2 celery stalks, cut in half
Put everything in the pot, drape the bacon over the moose and cook on low for 8 hours. Then take out the roast and let it sit for 10-15 minutes before cutting in so you don't lose all that juice. I strained what was left in the pot and used the liquid for gravy (added GF thickener) and cooked up some carrots, turnip and potatoes. It was amazing, my husband just took the left over gravy, moose, and veggies and is eating it as a soup...
link for the recipe....
http://www.all-about-moose.com/roast-moose.html
As for the Pie... I got a little lazy and used my gluten free crust, a can of pumpkin puree, an egg and 1/3 cup evaporated milk and ta-da... pumpkin pie!
Not sure what I'm going to make tomorrow... stay tuned!
Day One Half Marathon Training....
ok, I think I'm going to be addicted to this blogging thing.. but whatever...
I used to run all the time, I started running with a girl friend of mine who wanted to do a half marathon before she turned 40 (just to be clear, I am not 40... nothing wrong with being 40 but I am 33). So... we started running and I am not built for running I have short stubby legs.. but I am ridiculously competitive especially with myself. I did my first half marathon that year before I did my first 10k race! I was addicted to running! I did 6 half marathons that year. My friend and I decided to do a full marathon and raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. We raised almost $12,000 and went to San Diego for our run. It was an incredibly amazing experience, however... I was done after that. Before our run I got a stress fracture in my left ankle. I had to take a month off before our run ( I would have normally cancelled but with all the travel costs put out and money donated that wasn't an option). I ran on my stress fracture, it was brutal.. it took me 5hours when I originally was aiming for 4:15. I was happy I did it, but my body was so broken afterwards I wanted nothing to do with running.
Since then I've just done small runs here and there, nothing over 16k. So here we are a year and a half after the marathon and I'm jacked to be signed up for a half marathon. I will never ever ever do another full marathon... but I'm happy to do the half.
So training starts today, I drank too much last night and couldn't sleep this morning from the booze sugar rush I get! Me and my trusty little running companion... MAUZY went for a 4k run. She is a running partner who never says no. She is a 3.5 year old border collie/kelpie. We bought her from a working ranch and she is completely obsessed with running.
Gluten Free Cauliflower Pizza = AMAZING!
Ok, so I found this recipe for gluten free pizza on pinterest... it was an epic nail. I loved it, the husband loved it... what more can you ask for! So I made this last night, my first post was going to be my moose roast but then I remembered I took a pic of my pizza last night!
Ok, so the crust is cauliflower!
I kinda modified the recipe a little... I got the crust from a recipe for "garlic bread sticks" the original link is below!
Crust
1/2 head of cauliflower (you will be ricing it)
1 egg
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup asiago cheese ( like I said, spell check can't help me)
2-3 cloves - roasted garlic (I was lazy and used the ones I had bought already roasted)
pepper
K, so I preheated the over to 400. While that's preheating I riced the cauliflower. Easiest way is I cut up the cauliflower, and put it in my trusty magic bullet with water and blended it. Poured riced cauliflower in a mesh strainer. I then take a spoon and squish down the cauliflower trying to get out as much moisture as possible. Then add it in a bowl with all the other ingredients listed above. Used a 9x13 pan and sprayed it with cooking spray (or drizzle a little oil if you want). Cover it with parchment paper. Then take the "crust mixture" and press it down evenly all over the pan. Trust me, there's enough there for the whole pan... I had to use my fingers to get it done evenly but it works.
So depending on how much moisture you get out of the crust, depends on how long. Apparently last night I was too lazy to get out much of the moisture so I cooked it for 20 minutes on 400 and then 20 minutes on 350. You gotta kinda wait and watch. You want the top to brown, and it not be all mushy.
If you are not ADD like me, then it should only take 20 minutes.
Then take your wonderfully browned crust, add your sauce and toppings.
In the pizza above I did pizza sauce, crumbled bacon, turkey pizza pepperoni, onions, left over crock pot chicken ... topped that meat lover bad boy off with some Havarti cheese and then banana peppers.
Cooked it for another 10 minutes and broiled for 2 to get the cheese nice and gooey! Once out of the oven I cut it in squares and let it cool a little on a wire rack to help with the moisture.
And ta-da! It was awesome, my husband and I ate the whole thing... and didn't feel like crap afterwards like we used to with regular pizza. It falls a part a little if again, you are ADD like me and don't have time for things like making sure you get all the moisture out... but it still fabulous!
YAY!
http://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/171310278/gluten-free-grain-free-cheesy-garlic-cauliflower-breadsticks/
Ok, so the crust is cauliflower!
I kinda modified the recipe a little... I got the crust from a recipe for "garlic bread sticks" the original link is below!
Crust
1/2 head of cauliflower (you will be ricing it)
1 egg
1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup asiago cheese ( like I said, spell check can't help me)
2-3 cloves - roasted garlic (I was lazy and used the ones I had bought already roasted)
pepper
K, so I preheated the over to 400. While that's preheating I riced the cauliflower. Easiest way is I cut up the cauliflower, and put it in my trusty magic bullet with water and blended it. Poured riced cauliflower in a mesh strainer. I then take a spoon and squish down the cauliflower trying to get out as much moisture as possible. Then add it in a bowl with all the other ingredients listed above. Used a 9x13 pan and sprayed it with cooking spray (or drizzle a little oil if you want). Cover it with parchment paper. Then take the "crust mixture" and press it down evenly all over the pan. Trust me, there's enough there for the whole pan... I had to use my fingers to get it done evenly but it works.
So depending on how much moisture you get out of the crust, depends on how long. Apparently last night I was too lazy to get out much of the moisture so I cooked it for 20 minutes on 400 and then 20 minutes on 350. You gotta kinda wait and watch. You want the top to brown, and it not be all mushy.
If you are not ADD like me, then it should only take 20 minutes.
Then take your wonderfully browned crust, add your sauce and toppings.
In the pizza above I did pizza sauce, crumbled bacon, turkey pizza pepperoni, onions, left over crock pot chicken ... topped that meat lover bad boy off with some Havarti cheese and then banana peppers.
Cooked it for another 10 minutes and broiled for 2 to get the cheese nice and gooey! Once out of the oven I cut it in squares and let it cool a little on a wire rack to help with the moisture.
And ta-da! It was awesome, my husband and I ate the whole thing... and didn't feel like crap afterwards like we used to with regular pizza. It falls a part a little if again, you are ADD like me and don't have time for things like making sure you get all the moisture out... but it still fabulous!
YAY!
http://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/171310278/gluten-free-grain-free-cheesy-garlic-cauliflower-breadsticks/
First Blog, First Post....
Well, here goes nothing...
My name is Leanne, I live in British Columbia Canada. I am married, no children. I love to cook. I love to try new pinterest recipes, I've found some gems... and some not so gemmish (probably not a word, but I'm a Newfie originally so I can be a little "colorful" with my wording).
I am constantly looking for new recipes and also for people who have tried the recipes I want to try to see what they thought of them. Anyways, I decided that I would put up my own blog about my epic nails and fails on pinterest. I am wheat and gluten free as well, so a lot of my recipes that I will be posting will be either gluten free... or a modified recipe to be gf.
Today I'm having my father in law and his wife over for thanksgiving. My husband just got a moose so this year we are having moose roast for thanksgiving and a GF pumpkin pie. So those will be my first pinterest posts.
Today I also started training for a half marathon, so I'll probably talk a little about that as we go along.
If anyone finds a pinterest recipe that they would like me to try and then rate on here, I'm open to suggestions!
Thanks everyone, I might not get any followers (besides my lovely mother in law Laurie)... but I think it will be fun.
Oh, by the way... I'm a terrible speller and not even spell check can help me!
Thanks
Leanne
My name is Leanne, I live in British Columbia Canada. I am married, no children. I love to cook. I love to try new pinterest recipes, I've found some gems... and some not so gemmish (probably not a word, but I'm a Newfie originally so I can be a little "colorful" with my wording).
I am constantly looking for new recipes and also for people who have tried the recipes I want to try to see what they thought of them. Anyways, I decided that I would put up my own blog about my epic nails and fails on pinterest. I am wheat and gluten free as well, so a lot of my recipes that I will be posting will be either gluten free... or a modified recipe to be gf.
Today I'm having my father in law and his wife over for thanksgiving. My husband just got a moose so this year we are having moose roast for thanksgiving and a GF pumpkin pie. So those will be my first pinterest posts.
Today I also started training for a half marathon, so I'll probably talk a little about that as we go along.
If anyone finds a pinterest recipe that they would like me to try and then rate on here, I'm open to suggestions!
Thanks everyone, I might not get any followers (besides my lovely mother in law Laurie)... but I think it will be fun.
Oh, by the way... I'm a terrible speller and not even spell check can help me!
Thanks
Leanne
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