Archive for September, 2009

Vegan frittata, creamy tomato soup, and stew with cornmeal dumplings recipes!

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 by Val

Hello everyone! I hope you have all been able to stay well despite the massive amounts of germs going around!! Over the past few days I haven’t done much of anything exciting, but I do have a couple good recipes to share with you.
I made a vegan frittata that was pretty fab!!
First, I threw into [...]

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Comfortable heels DO exist!!!!

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 by Val

Saturday………… yep, that was quite a few days ago.  But I’m behind due to a fun respiratory infection that kicked my %$& the last few days (and continues to do so)!! So here’s a bit of catch up:
Saturday was a 12 miler…. aka, the first long run of the taper!!! After running 20 miles the [...]

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Vegetarian Times giveaway WINNER

Monday, September 28th, 2009 by Val

And the moment you’ve all been waiting for……………..
Aren’t you curious about who won 1 year’s subscription to Vegetarian Times Magazine?!?!
I absolutely loved reading all of your responses about who your favorite/most inspring teacher was!! Thank you so much for sharing your stories and memories.  I just realized that I never shared mine… and gosh, I [...]

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* MaRaThOn MoNdAy *: Plantar Fasciitis

Monday, September 28th, 2009 by Val

Hi everyone!
Today I wanted to give a recap about having plantar fasciitis, and how this injury is still a big part of my life to this day.
When I was training for my first marathon, despite the fact that it was my FIRST marathon, my running buddy Jen and I decided that we wanted to go [...]

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Sick blogger

Sunday, September 27th, 2009 by Val

Hi kids!
I’m blogging while laying in bed…. not exactly feeling my best today! I’ve been feeling under the weather the past few days, lost my voice at a wedding last night (which was a blast regardless of the fact that I didn’t feel good)… and woke up this morning feeling T.E.R.R.I.B.L.E.
Apparently having a couple glasses [...]

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So a vegan walks into a pizza parlor….

Friday, September 25th, 2009 by Val

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This morning I woke up slightly before my alarm clock, and was pleasantly surprised to look out my bedroom window to this lovely view!I apologize for the fuzziness of the picture, but I have to tell you the picture [...]

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Making the right choices

Thursday, September 24th, 2009 by Val

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So, I thought I was a genius for inventing the “wheatgrass mixed with a shot of OJ”.  And ok, let’s be honest, I still am  
But…. why is it not curing my cold?!??!?
This morning I pulled out all [...]

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Vegan 7 layer bars!

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 by Val

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Hello! It feels like Thursday to me… oh, if only it was   Yesterday’s cereal was too filling for me, so today I kept breakfast lighter with some chocolate Amazing Meal mixed with water…And a shot of wheatgrass powder [...]

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Fun for all first day of fall

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 by Val

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So, I was lacking a photo of this morning’s breakfast of champs – cereal with almond milk and a banana – and when I looked on Google Images for “cereal with banana”, this is what popped up!  What… you [...]

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"Ready to Run 20 Miler"

Monday, September 21st, 2009 by Val

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Hi everyone! Thanks for sticking with me over the past week despite my sporadic posting!  Starting tomorrow I’m going to try to get back on a regular schedule…. it’s been awhile since I’ve had some good Marathon Monday postings [...]

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