I love Forest Park Run 2016

Very hot and humid for the run on Sunday.  I have never seen as many people walking as I did for this run.  It was hard to breathe.  I was pretty slow, definitely need to get in shape for my Halloween half marathon.  This is our before picture.  Our after picture was so bad I deleted it!!!!

Thai butternut squash curry

2 medium butternut squash, peeled and roasted for about 1 hour at 450 degrees Fahrenheit or until tender
1 1/2 tbsp red Thai curry paste
1 15-oz. can coconut milk
1 quart vegetable or chicken broth
2 cups fresh Thai basil or regular basil
5 kaffir lime leaves or the juice of one small lime
1/4 cup pureed dates

Directions:
In a blender, place the roasted squash and chicken or vegetable broth. Puree until smooth.
Place mixture in a large pot over a low flame.
Add the coconut milk, curry paste, dates, and lime juice or kaffir leaves.
Stir until combined and hot.
Add basil and let simmer while stirring for about 15 minutes until it reduces a bit (gets thicker).
Serve over a mound of cooked brown rice or quinoa with chopped chicken, beef, or shrimp if you like.

April Run-and it's a big one!!!!

I ran the Go! St. Louis half marathon this morning.  I can't deny it, it was hard!!!  My goal was to be under 3 hours and I made it, so I'm happy....

March run

After sitting on the beach on Wednesday, we came back to run 7 K in 34 degree weather and snow!!!!

Busy Sunday cooking

My Sundays are usually full of cooking for the coming week. I have been so busy at work recently that I really haven't had enough time to cook in the week, so I make enough food that we can eat out of the refrigerator all week.  This works better for Sam and me than it does for the kids.  Ben is so picky with everything he eats and will eat whatever is the worst food for him that's in the house.
Maggie went to church with Jan and Julie, so I made her eggs and hash browns before she left.  Then, I made pancakes for Ben.  I made them thicker than usual and made these small ones.  I wasn't sure if he would like them, but he loved them and there were a few left over.

I made muffins for in the week (background), I eat them every morning and never get tired of them.  Then I made two kinds of sausage (sometimes I make three!).  Sam loves the chorizo sausage from Whole foods.  Maggie likes the mild Italian, but hasn't been eating them recently so I have held off cooking them for a while.

I'm completely addicted to these blueberry breakfast sausage from Whole Foods.  I eat them every day.  The kids love them too.  If I'm lucky, they last all week.  If the kids find them, not so much....

I cooked a batch of rice in the steamer to go with a lamb curry that I made.  Then I steamed some cauliflower and broccoli for Maggie.

Finally, I made a beef stew in the crockpot that we ate for dinner.  There are lots of leftovers though.

Yoga

I love yoga.  I'm sorry I didn't find it until recently.  It is so relaxing and a great exercise.  I saw this picture the other day and I think it's so funny!!!!  However, one of the things that I like about yoga is that I do so much with my eyes closed and I really don't care what I look like or what anyone else is doing.  Does that make my warrior pose a worrier pose?  I hope so!!!!

Last of the Snowball Series

The snowball series is done. I was pretty slow yesterday, but the course was not completely flat and that really makes me struggle.  I need to work on running uphill.  It was a beautiful day and a great run.

At the end of the series, I did pretty well, at least I was the fastest 57 year old woman doing the runs!!!  We will definitely be doing these runs next year.