In an Attempt to Stall: Notes on Making Cranberry Orange Pecan Coffee Cake
I confess. I am not capable of working from home. There’s just always something else more fun that needs to be done first. Things like duct taping the windows (draft control), cleaning the oven,...
View ArticleWhipping my Cinnamon Buns
Over the past few weeks I’ve been practicing something called Double Unders as much as I can. It’s one of those skills in CrossFit I was so close to being able to actually do, unlike something like...
View ArticleI Burpee’d for Some Croissants
I’m exhausted and I smell like butter….and that’s all good… Today I completed my first workout for the CrossFit Games Open. The website explains the whole event better than I could, but essentially...
View ArticleYou Just Don’t Know Until You Try: Ham & Gruyere Quiche
The Crossfit Games Open adventures continue! This week was the second workout of the series, workout 13.2: As Many Reps as Possible in 10 minutes (AMRAP 10) of the following: 5 Shoulder to Overhead...
View ArticleEasy Breakfast: Banana Oatmeal
I rode 50 miles today. It’s been a long time since I’ve ridden 50 miles, and I had fun! It was the Go the Distance for Autism ride I was doing as part of my co-workers team. It was an absolutely...
View ArticleChezSylvia Weekend Adventure: Good Morning Manhattan!
Manhattan before 7am on a Saturday has a rather comforting quietness to it. The streets are as empty as they will ever be. As the sun rises the new day shines and reflects off of the glass facades of...
View ArticleRace Report: South Nyack 10 Miler
South Nyack 10 Miler, September 8, 2013 This is actually my second year running this race, which means I like it enough to make room for it in my calendar on the second Sunday in September. It’s a...
View ArticleFalling Apart for Fall: Apple Cider Pancakes
6AM is not a time to be competitive. What was supposed to be an active recovery WOD at CrossFit on Thursday turned into a WOD that forced me to take a couple of true rest days. It was a simple WOD. I...
View ArticleFueling up the Cookie Machine: Banana Breakfast Dumplings
It’s a snow Saturday here in the Northeast. Which means, I’m holed up in my apartment all day. What to do… With Christmas just around the corner, it turned into a great day to get all that holiday...
View ArticleWeekend Adventures: Cheese Making at the Cherry Grove Farms
Another trip down to Jersey! This time, Liz and I attended a wonderful cheese making class at the Cherry Grove Farm in Lawrenceville, NJ. It was a tiny class. We made Ricotta by simply adding lemon...
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