the Mother Runner

I read somewhere recently that “heart healthy hummus is taking over the world.” Or something like that. I think that may have been a small exaggeration. Micah, who read the headline too, was quick to point out that the cookie section of the store is probably still bigger than the hummus section of the store. [...]

The flu is not conducive to training for a marathon. Or any race, for that matter. I am sure there are people who do it. I am also almost sure that those who do are those who actually have a chance of winning the race and the prize money that goes along with it. In [...]

Cinnamon. Such a warm flavor. So comforting. So tasty. I thought it would be nice to end this year’s RSBC with the taste of cinnamon on our tongues to warm us from the inside out. Of course, then I made a cold drink, which, though tasty, isn’t something I’m going to brew up on a [...]

First, if you’re holding your breath waiting for my first post on Babble.com tomorrow, you’re going to have to wait a little longer. I won’t be posting until next Wednesday. Just so you know. Second, if you are participating in the RSBC, please e-mail me your cinnamon drink posts by Tuesday at midnight so I [...]

Christy said we could do any meal, any dish with our sage-two-ways challenge. I chose to do no meal in particular. Instead of preparing a breakfast or lunch or dinner or dessert or snack, I just whipped together a pot of mashed potatoes in the middle of the morning for no specific time and no [...]

Let’s all get on the same page really quickly: Lentils are awesome. Easy, tasty, versatile. But maybe you are not like me and you don’t have an aversion to beef and you are not always looking for the perfect veggie burger. What can the humble lentil offer you? So much, my friend, so much. Let’s [...]

Okay, so maybe I picked lentils as the challenge ingredient partly because I have this great recipe for lentil burgers from ultra-runner Scott Jurek I wanted to share. There aren’t enough good veggie-burgers in the world and I would like to do my part to fix that unfortunate state of affairs. Soy protein has a [...]

February is already 1/4 of the way over, if you’re keeping tabs (which I most definitely am). So far I’ve run 31.8 miles, baked up a dozen rosemary and brie biscuits, and inhaled two bowls of ice cream. Not a bad showing for the first week of the RSBC. I’m skeptical, however, that the impending [...]

I’m just going to do you all a favor and tell you how to start your Valentine’s Day off right: breakfast in bed with rosemary and brie biscuits. Spread a little strawberry jam on the biscuits if you like. Serve them with a tall fruit smoothie topped by a dollop of Greek yogurt. You can [...]

I’m probably never going to have long, perfectly coiffed hair. No matter how many hours I spend looking at hairstyles on Pinterest, it’s just not going to happen. I will also probably never be the life of the party. However, I may still surprise people with my unexpected wittiness every now and then, which almost [...]