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Apple chia pancakes with peanut butter spread

I am a very particular pancake eater. In America, eating cake for breakfast is totally cool as long as it’s made in a pan or in the shape of an “O”. Young Autumn was also perfectly happy when a box of Dunkin Doughnuts (I grew up in Massachusetts, so no Tim Horton’s for me) appeared on our kitchen…

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Grilled cheese breakfast sandwich

Have you ever woken up with the thought, “today’s a good day for a big breakfast”? If so, this grilled cheese breakfast sandwich is the meal for you. Wanting a big breakfast requires a specific state of mind, at least in my opinion. I’m really not much of a breakfast person (until it’s about an hour before lunchtime…

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Chocolate avocado parfait with ginger oat crumble

I don’t think it’s possible to feel like anything less than a sophisticated god/goddess of the earth while eating this dessert. I mean, humans have found a way to turn avocados into a chocolate dessert… At this point, what can’t we achieve? This dessert is more for after you have a lovely, relaxed run in a beautiful nature preserve…

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Homemade pizza dough

You know how pasta is the standard choice for pre-race carbo-loading? It’s such a classic choice that people may think you’re strange for not eating pasta the night before a race. People who care about running, that is. Anyway, just as pasta is the established pre-race meal, I have come to the conclusion that pizza is the perfect…

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Post-race pizza

How amazing is pizza? How amazing is pizza AFTER A RACE?! Yes, the answer is, “even more amazing.” Okay so usually not right after a race, especially a long race. Right after, I feel more like puking than eating. But later that day, look out world because I’m eating everything. I’m probably more proud of this fact than…

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Grilled veggie sandwich with roasted red pepper mayo

I suppose I might as well introduce him now since he is my child and all. This is Wilson. He likes long walks in the park, giving hugs, and eating everything besides cucumbers and bananas. He has also become my running buddy. He runs like a high-school freshman cross-country runner. He sprints out ahead for the first quarter…

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