August 2010

Nut Butter Hangover

by Allie on August 31, 2010 · 41 comments

in Breakfast, Dessert, Dinner, Fitness, Lunch, Peter's Kitchen, Product Reviews, Snacks

I got a little too excited about my new nut butters yesterday. I should have put them away after Round 1. Instead, I sat next to them at the kitchen table as I blogged. Danger danger. My pesky little finger/spoon (okay, fork) went back for more and more mindless scoops.

I had absolutely no desire for [...]

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Jackpot!!

by Allie on August 30, 2010 · 68 comments

in Breakfast, Dessert, Dinner, Fitness, Fun Stuff, Groceries, Lunch, Oven Lovin' (Baking), Product Reviews, Snacks

I don’t have a bar ’stash.’ In fact, I’ve never had one.
I don’t have a drawer full of barz to ‘eat through’ and I don’t keep barz in my purse as ‘emergency snax’
…because barz don’t stand a chance around me.
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(Obviously, I did not take that photo because I would never have that many barz in [...]

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The Carb Festival

by Allie on August 29, 2010 · 29 comments

in Breakfast, Fitness, Lunch, Product Reviews, Snacks

Weren’t we just talking about Fall coming soon? Pumpkins, crunchy leaves and apple cider?
NOT.

By the time I woke up this morning it was 80 stinkin’ degrees. I braved the heat and went on a run outside ‘cuz I wanted to take advantage of the carb-fest that went on yesterday (more on that below). I almost [...]

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Only Limited to Your Imagination

by Allie on August 27, 2010 · 38 comments

in Dining Out, Dinner, Personal, Vegetarian

Last night my dear friend Mari came to visit! She and her dad are driving from Boston, MA to Austin, TX (!!). Mari and I have a lot in common. She loves to run, she has endured many running-related injuries, she’s a Craigslist enthusiast, and she graduated from college last year feeling directionless.
Needless to say, [...]