Raw spinach is one of those super foods I sometimes feel obligated to love. I love spinach cooked into everything from eggs, artichoke dip, lentil stew and mushroom risotto, but I find raw spinach––particularly in salads––just a bit too leafy for my liking. My blender sure doesn’t seem to mind it though. It took several attempts to get the spinach:liquid:frozen fruit ratio
Dessert
The Best Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies
I’ve baked a lot of chocolate chip cookies in my day. Plain ones, oatmeal ones, ones with walnuts––even ones with avocado and Greek yogurt. Back in the day I probably would have considered myself a chocolate chip cookie connoisseur, but four years ago my dear friend Reamonn introduced me to The New York Times Chocolate
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Fitness
The Weekend Lover’s Marathon Training Guide
You guys. I had no idea so many of you runners dread weekend long runs as much as I do! Fridays certainly produce a halo effect though, don’t they? I mean, even when you have to pull yourself out of bed at the crack of dawn to run 18 miles before work, it’s Friday––which is not
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Fitness
5 Simple Breakfast Foods to Fuel an Early Morning Workout
For some, the thought of eating a full breakfast before a 6am workout is too much to stomach. And as someone whose appetite has always been a little slow to wake up, I get it. On a normal workout day, say a casual 3-4 mile run or 30 minutes of cardio at the gym, holding
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Fitness
A Weekend-lovers Approach to Marathon Training
Two things I love most about the weekend are sharing a nice meal and a bottle of wine with the hubs on Friday night, and hitting the farmer’s market in comfy yoga clothes with a latte in hand on Saturday morning. If you’ve ever run a half- or a full marathon though, you know how
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12 Favorite Recipes
Simple Homemade Granola
My love for simple homemade granola began back when I was in grad school. It’s so easy, tastes way better than store-bought stuff and saves some serious cash. I used to pack up a single serving and make myself a parfait in class every.single.morning. And for 2 1/2 years it never got old. Back then a
