Archive for the ‘nourish’ Category

Nutrition for Women, Second Edition: How Eating Right Can Help You Look and Feel Your Best by Elizabeth Somer

My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
A lot of nutrition books seem to fall into two categories: gimmick, or text book. A gimmick: http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Smas… It may work, but it’s not for everyone, however everyone buys it because [...]

Fast Track: Training and Nutrition Secrets from America’s Top Female Runner by Suzy Favor-Hamilton

My review

rating: 4 of 5 starsGreat book if you want to get technical. It offers some quality training advice, but where the book shines is in its nutrition content. A warning, though… unless you’re a nerd about [...]

My tastebuds hold a special spot for dulce de leche, and for chocolage. Today I found a recipe that combines to two for a great fall/winter cookie. The fudge toping has a Latin spin, infused with dulce de leche which sits on top of a shortbread crust, so they’re portable! Recipe to follow (depending on [...]

For the past couple of weeks my apartment has been the welcome venue for pleasant gatherings. Every Sunday we seem to have friends passing through town, or coming for a visit. So, every Sunday we’ve felt the need to entertain. I think with a few more this weekly get together will become a tradition.
With that [...]

Eat this, not that

In: nourish

24 Jun 2008

The problem: Balancing running and eating for endurance
The solution: eat foods that work with my body to help it become a more efficient machine
The flip side: certain foods (at certain times) work against my body to make me sluggish, and tired.
The trick: remembering which foods fall into what categories.
This morning I found a chart that [...]


A million ways to go

I dug snow caves and raised moose in Alaska. These days I surround myself with all things California, and try to avoid being a weekend warrior.