• Cooking,  Fitness

    Fun with the Food Processor

    So, last weekend I made hummus for the football game. It turned out so good, I wanted to make it again for myself! I used a simple, fail proof recipe found on Serious Eats.    It came out creamy, the perfect texture for hummus! I think I like home made hummus better than the store kinds! This one is so good. You need to make it, stat! I love dipping baby carrots or sliced peppers in hummus. Its so healthy too. ~~~ This morning I was debating on if I wanted a smoothie or oats for breakfast. Oats won! In the mix: Bob’s red mill five grain hot cereal 2…

  • Baking,  Running,  Travel

    Too Hot to Run

    I made it 2.35 miles in this afternoon heat and then called it quits during my lunch break run today. Oh well, at least I got out there and ran. It’s something, right? Some days it is just too hot to run… Anyway, Chris loved his birthday cheesecake! We actually didn’t end up eating it until around midnight last night, after we got back to Albany. We went on a road trip to Cortland, NY to see one  of his close friends play a CD release show in the band Honor Bright. Note: there is nothing in Cortland but windy roads,  rolling hills, and farmland. Enough said. But, it was a…