General Conference

General Conference weekend is one of my favorite times. I love the feeling of peace I feel as I hear the words of the prophets. This year, I'm inviting friends to join me at home to experience it on Saturday, April 6. The broadcast starts at 11 am and runs til 1 pm.  I'm making pulled pork sandwiches and baked beans for those who want to join me to feast upon the words of Christ and a potluck lunch at noon. Please let me know if you'll be coming, and bring something to share. Drop ins welcome, too! (Kids are welcome to play outside in the back yard if they don't want to sit and watch. My own kids do not usually sit and watch the whole time.)

RSBC 2013 Week 2

My total for running miles is up to 6.9, which is actually down from last week. I discovered that I had counted something that wasn't running (it was miscategorized in my app), and I only ran once this week. Sigh... But this week can only get better, right?!

Tonight I realized I needed to cook lentils. I also had some very soft zucchini in the fridge that needed to get used. Threw together a spicy Italian lentil soup, which turned out pretty well. It would have been better with spinach, too, but for a thrown together thing, I was quite pleased. Sauteed some pepperoni, then took them out, threw in onions and carrots (chopped) and zucchini a little later. Added 1 cup of lentils, a can of diced tomatoes, 4 cups of beef broth, some garlic powder since I was out of fresh, some spices, and then simmered (well, I used the pressure cooker, but it was just fast simmering). 

Spicy Italian lentil soup

RSBC 2013

Run Swim Bike Cook 2013 has begun. For answers to all your questions (what? how? who? when?), please visit the amazing Chou at her blog.

Total miles run in February to date: 8 ! My plan for this week is to alternate running and biking.

As for rosemary, it is quite possibly my favorite herb. I concocted some delicious grilled sandwiches on rosemary bread which included a tangy artichoke bell pepper spread (a failed spaghetti topping that I had made a few days earlier), thinly sliced pepperoni, mozzarella cheese, tomato, and fresh spinach. My 10 year old refers to them now as gourmet sandwiches and has requested them several times already. I bought the bread from Costco and the pepperoni came off a pizza before baking. Alas, I was so focused on eating that it did not occur to me to take a picture.

I also made chicken and butternut squash quinoa stew. I followed Mel's recipe and added rosemary. It was quite tasty, despite what the picture might make you think!