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Baking Machine

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Today I have made:

- Edamame Guacamole (For tonight’s meal at my in-law’s.)

- 3 Grain Chewy Energy Bars (For myself.)

- Rhubarb Crisp (For my in-laws, as a thank you for letting me steal their rhubarb.)

- Whole Grain Glory Muffins (For a breakfast potluck tomorrow morning.)

It is fun taking close-up shots. :)

Workout

Craig and I ran 4 miles together this morning in 40 minutes. Craig had been running 3, so pushing himself to 4 took some encouragement from me, but he was determined and finished strong!

One of the tactics I used for him came from Dean Karnazes’ book 50/50 (50 marathons, in 50 states, in 50 consecutive days) that I’ve been reading–and love by the way! The section I read last night before bed talked about taking “baby steps”–breaking down each run or goal into smaller steps.

So for the run this morning, Craig knew he could run 3 miles, so it was the last mile where he needed some extra motivation. When we got to 20 minutes–and were only half done–it became a little daunting because usually by this point we only have 10 minutes left. Twenty-five minutes into the run, I told him, let’s focus on getting to 30 minutes first.

We chatted a little bit and soon we had reached 30 minutes. Yeah! First “baby step” accomplished. Now only 10 minutes to go. ”Alright,” I told him, “we are going to focus on running to that stop sign.” And when we got there, we made another short-term (“baby step”) goal. With 5 minutes to go, we planned out the remainder of the route so we mentally knew where the “finish line” was and before we knew it, 4 miles had been accomplished! Success!

A lot of water was consumed afterwards.

Breakfast

I am somewhat ashamed to say I bought this Special K cereal that has an ingredients list a mile long, but it sure is good!! (Plus how could I pass up a good sale and coupon. ;) )

So crunchy and sweet!

Instead of regular milk, I enjoyed my cereal with some Original Silk Soymilk.

I rarely drink soymilk plain, but I do like it on my cold cereal!

I also had a piece of Oat Flax Walnut Bread with Trader Joe’s Almond Butter with Roasted Flaxseed spread on it.

A short while later, I needed some protein and knew exactly what I wanted–strawberry flavored Chobani.

Lunch

Lunch was a full plate of veggies. (I feel like I have been lacking in this department lately.)

- red pepper

- celery

- hummus

- carrots

- celery

- cucumber

- arugula with glazed pecans and poppy seed dressing

And a piece of toast with peanut butter and blueberry jam.

Now that my baking extravaganza is over, it is time to relax a bit–especially for my long run tomorrow morning! :)

Rhubarb Tart

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Growing up, I knew the beginning of summer was in the air when my mom started making rhubarb desserts: rhubarb cake, rhubarb crisp, rhubarb crunch, and rhubarb bread. My husband loves rhubarb and now that rhubarb is finally in season, I’ve been whipping up a few of our favorite rhubarb recipes.

The other night, we had our friends over for a little Memorial Day BBQ and “Bachelorette” night (that’s “The Bachelorette”—my one guilty pleasure TV show).

Craig made bacon-wrapped scallops for our main entree. He simply took the scallops and wrapped them in a half slice of bacon and skewered them with a toothpick.

 

They were delicious!! I think the home-grown bacon from my parent’s farm made them extra sweet and savory.

 

I was in charge of the appetizer and dessert. Our appetizer was edamame guacamole.

 

Since reading blogs, I’ve been trying a lot of new recipes from various blogs. This recipe comes from Carrots ‘N’ Cake and can be found here.

Edamame Guacamole

Ingredients:

  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 1 cup edamame, shelled
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce (these are really hot so use at your own discretion)
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/3 bunch of cilantro
  • 1/2 cup chopped tomato
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

  • Combine all ingredients in a food processor until smooth
  • Serve cold with pita chips, tortilla chips, or crackers

     

    I really liked this version of guacamole. What a great idea to use edamame and replace some of the fat with protein instead! It tasted just like regular guacamole but the consistancy was a little different. I would definitely make this version again!!

    Now on to the best part of our meal: dessert = Rhubarb Tart!! This rhubarb tart recipe is actually a new recipe but will definitely be making its presence in our kitchen again.

    Once again, this recipe came from a blog: Iowa Girl Eats and the recipe can be found here.

    Rhubarb Tart

    Ingredients:

    2 beaten eggs

    1 cup sugar

    1/4 cup flour

    3 cups chopped rhubarb

    1 frozen pie shell

    Directions:

    Whisk first three ingredients together until well blended. Add rhubarb and mix until combined. Pour into the pie shell and bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes or until set.

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    So easy and so incredibly good. (I could have eaten the entire thing!!) The filling melted in your mouth and the rhubarb’s tartness made it divine!!

     

    Happy Thursday!! Craig and I have some fun “Alaskan” plans for our anniversary this weekend. Can’t wait to share them with you!!