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It had been awhile since I made wheatberries and completely forgot how to do it, because, you know, I’m such a whiz when it comes to cooking… not. So I turned to the internet for advice. A simple recipe… that’s all I wanted. Water-to-wheatberry ratio! Length of boiling time! Is that too much to ask? Apparently.

After searching and sorting through tons of worthless articles about how to boil wheatberries and getting incredibly frustrated in the process, I decided an easy recipe needed to be posted. No rubbish about how wonderful they are for you… just a simple wheatberry recipe. Here ya go:

3 cups of water to 1 cup of wheatberries. Boil water, add wheatberries and a pinch of salt. Cover and simmer on low heat for 1 hour. Eat them however your little heart desires.

Just so happens we eat them on our salad, which is what our dinner was tonight. You know… New Year, running, upcoming races… no time like the present to get back to healthy. The holidays are over after all and it’s time to re-focus. However, when I was preparing said salad, and because I’m such a rockstar in the kitchen, I forgot to peel the cucumber before I cut it up. The skin was too bitter to eat, so I took each piece of cucumber out of the salad and peeled them individually. It’s been a banner night.

That being said, at least we’re warming up now. For the past few weeks, we’ve been under a sheet of ice and sometimes snow, getting down to 15 degrees F (-9C). Today was actually the first day I’ve felt warm in a long time. The house wouldn’t even heat properly during our cold spell. I was making those pre-made, drop-dough cookies just so I could turn the oven on for extra warmth!

Our turkey vulture at work had to have 2 heat lamps hanging for her.

The trail… yeah, not happening…

But I know one person that the snow didn’t stop! Such dedication!

As for the first race of the year… it will be April 9th, The Seahawks 12K Run. Cannot wait to have that hot little bling in my hands!! After that, it’s Reno baby! The Downtown River Run on April 30th! Half marathon for me and the full for James!

And, so… the adventure continues…

Happy Trails!

A couple of you already know that I don’t fare well in the kitchen… even after advanced study with 1 year of a home economics class and 1 year of a foods class. (Have I ever told you about the time I was making cheese toast and I set the toaster oven on fire?! True story… and I was 36 at the time.) Anyway, every once in a long while I leave my comfort zone of the normal mac and cheese and attempt something new. I did that today and achieved total success! So, of course, I have to share it with you! (Okay, so it was only a sandwich, but hey, it was a success.)

James was perusing this cookbook when he stumbled upon something he wanted for lunch… a Hot Turkey and Strawberry Sandwich with Sweet Potato Fries and homemade Mint Limeade. Easy peasy. I highly recommend it for a nice light lunch or dinner!

For the sandwich, spread cream cheese on the bread and put turkey slices on top. Then broil it for about 4 minutes. I had never used the broiler on my oven before so I was relieved that I actually figured out how to turn it on.

When it comes out of the oven, add a layer of sliced strawberries. Who would have thought that sliced strawberries on a turkey and cream cheese sandwich could be so yummilicious?! It truly was… don’t knock it ’til you try it.

For the Mint Limeade, I used our handy-dandy Nutribullet. Puree 2 cups of water, 1/3-cup sugar, 1/4-cup mint leaves, and 1 lime, rind and all. After it’s pureed, drain the mixture through a sieve and add 2 more cups of water. Very refreshing on a hot day!

The sandwich, depending on the bread that’s used, has about 263 calories, 20g of protein, and 23g of carbs. The sweet potato fries are a runner’s friend, full to the brim of vitamin A, and one of those super foods a runner just shouldn’t go without. The mint limeade drink is only 71 calories, 18g of carbs, with more vitamin C than you can shake a stick at!

And there you have it… my success in the kitchen for this month!

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