>Well I made it safe to New Hampshire. The beauty of New England never ceases to amaze me. The foliage is gorgeous and the weather has been fantastic. I’m in heaven.
I made yesterday my rest day of the week because my body asked was begging for it. I slept a glorious 12 hours, made a fort in the living room and watched Shrek with my niece, then cooked my family a pretty tasty gluten-free meal. My [soon-to-be] sister-in-law is newly diagnosed with Celiac Disease so I was challenged when I wanted to make Italian considering 1) She has Celiac and 2) I’m allergic to parmesan and ricotta cheese.
I made a tomato sauce with ground turkey and veggies topped over gluten-free pasta and spaghetti squash. The appetizer was definitely the winner though! I made polenta for the first time!
1 tsp garlic powder
This afternoon I thought it was a good time to try out some gluten-free Pho the nice people at Happy Pho sent me.
I didn’t use the seasoning and instead cooked the noodles in organic chicken broth with cilantro, carrots, mushrooms, tofu, dash lime juice and red chili peppers. It was heavenly! Note: The noodles cook fast so cook them separately after the veggies/tofu/broth are done then combine. It was a simple and very satisfying dish!
Feeling fueled and hydrated..
I ran 17-miles for my training long run. I set out to do 18 but just could not make it. I hadn’t fueled well the day before and I could definitely tell. For the next few long runs I need to remind myself to fuel as if I was running a race. But all in all, I feel GOOD 🙂
Well I’m off to bed. I’m taking an early morning (8am is very early for me hehe) Bikram yoga class then going apple and pumpkin picking with my sister-in-law and niece!
Have a great weekend,
Lauren