Howdy, y'all! I just thought you might like to know that I've started my own blog over at starcityrunner.blogspot.com. I'm not 100% sure what I'll be posting over there (right now there's one "real" post and one post that's just a bunch of whining), but stay tuned for me to become Internet famous! (A GOAL is a DREAM with a DEADLINE, remember!)
Love,
Tory
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
What to do with spices...curries!
I thought of this after the meeting tonight, so I wanted to share. One of the greatest ways I know to use a lot of spices is to make Indian curries. One of my favorite sources for all kinds of recipes is Post Punk Kitchen. Michael and I have been vegan since last summer, but I have been cooking off this website since late 2010. The site owner/chef (Isa) makes some wonderful food, and for those curious about vegan cooking, her recipes are always great.
This is a link to a Chana Masala recipe she posted last year. She uses some great spices in her curries, and I actually have adopted a spice mix from one of her cookbooks as my standard curry spices when I make a thrown-together improvised curry.
- Cindy
This is a link to a Chana Masala recipe she posted last year. She uses some great spices in her curries, and I actually have adopted a spice mix from one of her cookbooks as my standard curry spices when I make a thrown-together improvised curry.
- Cindy
Friday, May 11, 2012
Run, Tory, Run!
As running has become a pretty big part of my life recently, and I'm trying to keep my motivation up, I thought I'd post a little something here about it!
I was never, ever, ever ever EVER a runner. There was a period of brief physical fitness in high school where I could walk fairly quickly, but never run. My dad has been a die-hard runner since before I was born, logging at least 20 miles every single week for over twenty years. He always tells the story: "When your mom & I were dual-income, no kids, living in California, we had a lot of good friends, a lot of good food, and a lot of good beer. One day, I looked down at the scale and realized 'I'm going to have to either give up beer or start running,' and I've been running ever since." My younger brother (about to graduate high school) is one of those kids who never sits still and has run cross-country throughout his whole high school career, actually making it onto the varsity team as a sophomore. My mom has never been a dedicated runner, but when she was losing her weight (she's also a Lifetime member, as I'm sure I've mentioned before), she begrudgingly picked it up and ran a half-marathon in Tulsa when I was in high school. (Numerous broken toes and other foot injuries later, she has since retired from the sport.)
In the fall/winter of 2010 (my junior year of college), I got an email from UNL announcing that registration for the marathon training class had opened. I remember thinking to myself, "Hey, I could...BAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA NOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE." I gave it maybe a half-millisecond chance before completely rebuffing it.
Wellllll, in the fall of 2011 (just a few short--but very long--months ago!) I was already spending a good bit of time at the Rec and saw a sign advertising the marathon training class. This time around, I signed up for it even before the email went out announcing the class to the student population.
I cannot say enough good things about that class. It was fun, motivating, informative, inspiring...I would NOT have been able to run the half without the guidance I received in the class.
Anyway, to wrap it up, I went from being ecstatic that I could run one mile straight (without stopping to walk) in November or so, to running the first five miles of the half-marathon, the last two miles, and a whole lot more in between, finally finishing at 2:27.
What's next? I'm looking at another half in South Dakota, on June 3rd. Anyone wanna join me? It's almost all downhill! =D
-Tory
I was never, ever, ever ever EVER a runner. There was a period of brief physical fitness in high school where I could walk fairly quickly, but never run. My dad has been a die-hard runner since before I was born, logging at least 20 miles every single week for over twenty years. He always tells the story: "When your mom & I were dual-income, no kids, living in California, we had a lot of good friends, a lot of good food, and a lot of good beer. One day, I looked down at the scale and realized 'I'm going to have to either give up beer or start running,' and I've been running ever since." My younger brother (about to graduate high school) is one of those kids who never sits still and has run cross-country throughout his whole high school career, actually making it onto the varsity team as a sophomore. My mom has never been a dedicated runner, but when she was losing her weight (she's also a Lifetime member, as I'm sure I've mentioned before), she begrudgingly picked it up and ran a half-marathon in Tulsa when I was in high school. (Numerous broken toes and other foot injuries later, she has since retired from the sport.)
In the fall/winter of 2010 (my junior year of college), I got an email from UNL announcing that registration for the marathon training class had opened. I remember thinking to myself, "Hey, I could...BAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA NOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE." I gave it maybe a half-millisecond chance before completely rebuffing it.
Wellllll, in the fall of 2011 (just a few short--but very long--months ago!) I was already spending a good bit of time at the Rec and saw a sign advertising the marathon training class. This time around, I signed up for it even before the email went out announcing the class to the student population.
I cannot say enough good things about that class. It was fun, motivating, informative, inspiring...I would NOT have been able to run the half without the guidance I received in the class.
Anyway, to wrap it up, I went from being ecstatic that I could run one mile straight (without stopping to walk) in November or so, to running the first five miles of the half-marathon, the last two miles, and a whole lot more in between, finally finishing at 2:27.
What's next? I'm looking at another half in South Dakota, on June 3rd. Anyone wanna join me? It's almost all downhill! =D
-Tory
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Thanks Tory!
So.. tonight for dinner I said to myself "Hmm... what should I have? I really miss pasta, I wish I could have that.. OH WAIT Tory posted something on the blog about an awesome alfredo!" So I bought the Ragu Light Parmesan Alfredo sauce, whipped up some whole wheat rotini pasta and made myself a bowl for 7 points +! It is seriously awesome! You all should have it on hand when you don't feel like cooking much!
Oh, and I updated how the blog looks :)
Monday, April 30, 2012
The Color Run!
As Kinsley mentioned, there's this amazingly fun 5K run coming up in July: The Color Run! I've set up a team registration, which will save you $5 if you choose to join us.
Instructions:
When you go to the registration page (click here), choose "Team Registration $35.00" and go through the process. When you get to the point where it asks "Do you want to join or create a team?" go ahead and click "Join a team" and then either search or scroll until you find a team named "Easy/Lucky/Free"--our team! (The name comes from a Bright Eyes song.)
It will ask you for a password, which just so happens to be "password" (without the quotation marks, of course). That should do it!
If you have any questions, feel free to post them here!
See you tonight!
Tory
Instructions:
When you go to the registration page (click here), choose "Team Registration $35.00" and go through the process. When you get to the point where it asks "Do you want to join or create a team?" go ahead and click "Join a team" and then either search or scroll until you find a team named "Easy/Lucky/Free"--our team! (The name comes from a Bright Eyes song.)
It will ask you for a password, which just so happens to be "password" (without the quotation marks, of course). That should do it!
If you have any questions, feel free to post them here!
See you tonight!
Tory
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Mesquite Pork Sirloin Roast
Mesquite Pork Sirloin Roast- 3 Points+ per 2 oz serving
It's grilling season! Here's an easy-peasy recipe my mom gave me.
Ingredients:
1 Pork Sirloin Roast (doesn't matter what size)
Mesquite Seasoning (I use the Weber brand)
Coat the roast in your mesquite seasoning. Grill over a medium flame for 5-8 minutes per side to seal in juices and get the yummy grill flavor. Once you've grilled all sides, transfer your roast to a baking dish and cover. Bake at 200 for 4-6 hours, or finish cooking it on low in a crock pot. Cooking time will vary depending on how big your roast is (duh). The key is to let it cook low and slow so it will be tender.
This can be served alone or made into BBQ sandwiches. I put mine on a salad on Sunday for something different. It was fabulous!
Hope you like it!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Burger King Salads!
I know I mentioned this at the meeting (or did I? a mind is a terrible thing to lose...) but I am LOVING BK's new salads! Their Chicken, Apple, and Cranberry salad with grilled chicken and no dressing is only--wait for it--SEVEN PPV!!! (Be careful with the apple cider "vinaigrette," though--it has as much fat as their Ranch dressing!)
This is, hands-down, the freshest fast-food salad I've ever had and the chicken is INCREDIBLE. I've had it twice now and not once have I had a single bite of chicken that made me go "eewwwwww." All hail the King!
(Side note: the picture and the description on the website say that it comes with Bleu Cheese; however, both of mine have been BC-free. Maybe it's a "select markets" kind of thing? In that case, maybe the PPV is even lower here in the Midwest!)
Happy eating!
Tory
This is, hands-down, the freshest fast-food salad I've ever had and the chicken is INCREDIBLE. I've had it twice now and not once have I had a single bite of chicken that made me go "eewwwwww." All hail the King!
(Side note: the picture and the description on the website say that it comes with Bleu Cheese; however, both of mine have been BC-free. Maybe it's a "select markets" kind of thing? In that case, maybe the PPV is even lower here in the Midwest!)
Happy eating!
Tory
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