First of all, thanks to S&T for an amazing morning workout. I think we got er done in about like 15 minutes and it was pretty sweet. It consisted of:
Bear Crawl
Flutter Kicks
Wide stance pushups
Mountain Climbers
Reach Ups
Side push-ups
Dips
Quite a nice circuit to start a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
Second off, I apologize for any typos - the beautiful summer days bring with them wine, beer and tequilla. Its a rule.
The day brought some gardening. I think I ripped up plot # 6 this year. I will snap some pictures once it settles a bit. It will be gorgeous. Now the back yard is in half bloom/growth so its not quite impressive, but I'll post a photo later in the season.
It also brought with it lots of food & company. Which. I. Love.
Here is a delicious green bean salad that accompanied our mexican bunless burgers (served with guacamole and some roasted veggies)
Green Bean Salad:
2 lb cooked green beans (4-5 minutes in salty water, then cool with ice bath)
Roasted Pecans (Recipe called for 3/4 cup, I think I used like 1.5)
Dressing:
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tbsp dijon mustard
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp maple syrup
So easy - So Good. The roasted pecans really made it excellent, and I think that I will roast pecans just to have hanging around.
Our evening ended, quite appropriately, with a plunge into lake summerside. Apparently we know someone who knows someone who lives on the lake... Got to see their mansion (at least, compared to our house it is a mansion) and jump off their dock. I just want to say, the lake is still cold. Really really cold. The fish like it though. So did I.
I'll add another recipe later this week.
13 June, 2010
12 June, 2010
Corporate Challenge is Done! (And a delicious recipe for friends)
So it's over.
Thank. Fucking. Christ. (admittedly, I'm not christian, but it's a cultural saying, and since I really don't have a diety that I worship I ain't got nothing better. "Thank. Fucking. Tree." doesn't sound quite the same. )
So, we placed 4th overall in volleyball, 5th overall in slo-pitch, 21st overall in run, and dead last in dragon boat.
Things I learned:
1.) I need to learn to say no - it doesn't look like alot, or rather it didn't look like too much, but it was. WAY too much. I ended up with a wicked scrape on my leg and a bit of a damaged rotator cuff (not debilitating, but definately bad enough that I'll need to spend some time on strengthening/mobility) and because I don't really ever quit, it was unpleasant towards the end.
2.) Dragon boating is pretty much amazing. The club in Edmonton is down in Dawson Park, and they practice every weeknight at 6:30 (on the water, so if you want to go show up early). It's $150 annual membership, and if you're not sure you can try it 3 times for free. It is such a workout that I'm going to join I think. It was wicked, and I really loved being on the water. The front of the boat is so difficult, and the back is just plain tricky, but its SO DAMN GOOD.
3.) I can run a 5k faster than I think, the team only placed 21st, but I finished 10th in my heat, which is pretty good considering the caliber of the people that I saw finishing before me. I ran it in 22:07, which I thought was pretty damn respectable since I run once a week and was holding back a bit so that I would be useful in volleyball playoffs immediately after. WIN.
4.) Slo-pitch is WAY harder than I remember.
5.) The week off of nothing after was epic, and I actually do work with some pretty cool people (especially the environmental department - they pretty much pwn.)
6.) Ultimate Frisbee is still effing hard.
7.) My vibrams are pretty much the BEST court shoe imaginable, but referees REALLY don't like to see you wearing them. (Yes, I got in an argument about my ability/right to wear them on a volleyball court - the rules state that footwear should be flexible and non-marking. I'd say my vibrams meet those requirements. Besides, you're ALLOWED to play barefoot if you want.) Why? You have a better feel for the court and the agility work required for digging/hit coverage is much much easier. The only cost was probably 1 or 2 inches of vertical, and that was probably more psycoological than anything.
Cauliflower Soup - perfect for a cold, rainy day
-One diced onion
-A couple chopped carrots
-Enough butter for some frying
-4 cloves of garlic
-1 tsp(ish) Tumeric
-1 tsp(ish) Paprika
-Pinch red chille flakes (these'll get more active the more you cook)
-Light dash of cayenne
-1 Tbsp(ish) Curry Powder
-dash Cumin
-sprinkle Coriander
-3 cups vegtable stock (Or chicken stock)
-1/2 cup (ish) of coconut milk
-head of cauliflower
-2 florets? of broccoli
Okay, first off, I'm going to apologize RIGHT NOW about the approximate quantities. Its a problem I have with indian inspired/type dishes because all I really truely do when cooking them is follow my nose. Each spice add's its own unique kick, and some may find certain spices offensive, but the soup is sweet, with a bit of spicy kick, a pleasant warmth, and a little buttery.
Fry the onions and carrots till a little soft with the galirc. Add spices. Let sizzle a bit, then add the veggie stock and coconut milk. Simmer for 15 min. Add the cauliflower and simmer a bit. Add the broccoli about 15 min before serving. Real simple, and with a bit of tweaking, quite a beautiful creation.
We serve it with roasted chicken, but you can quite easily add sliced chicken to the soup (I did that with my leftovers) and it makes a pretty nice soup.
Tomorrow night I'l update with some of my other experiments (sorry no pictures until I make them again).
Ciao!
Pat
Thank. Fucking. Christ. (admittedly, I'm not christian, but it's a cultural saying, and since I really don't have a diety that I worship I ain't got nothing better. "Thank. Fucking. Tree." doesn't sound quite the same. )
So, we placed 4th overall in volleyball, 5th overall in slo-pitch, 21st overall in run, and dead last in dragon boat.
Things I learned:
1.) I need to learn to say no - it doesn't look like alot, or rather it didn't look like too much, but it was. WAY too much. I ended up with a wicked scrape on my leg and a bit of a damaged rotator cuff (not debilitating, but definately bad enough that I'll need to spend some time on strengthening/mobility) and because I don't really ever quit, it was unpleasant towards the end.
2.) Dragon boating is pretty much amazing. The club in Edmonton is down in Dawson Park, and they practice every weeknight at 6:30 (on the water, so if you want to go show up early). It's $150 annual membership, and if you're not sure you can try it 3 times for free. It is such a workout that I'm going to join I think. It was wicked, and I really loved being on the water. The front of the boat is so difficult, and the back is just plain tricky, but its SO DAMN GOOD.
3.) I can run a 5k faster than I think, the team only placed 21st, but I finished 10th in my heat, which is pretty good considering the caliber of the people that I saw finishing before me. I ran it in 22:07, which I thought was pretty damn respectable since I run once a week and was holding back a bit so that I would be useful in volleyball playoffs immediately after. WIN.
4.) Slo-pitch is WAY harder than I remember.
5.) The week off of nothing after was epic, and I actually do work with some pretty cool people (especially the environmental department - they pretty much pwn.)
6.) Ultimate Frisbee is still effing hard.
7.) My vibrams are pretty much the BEST court shoe imaginable, but referees REALLY don't like to see you wearing them. (Yes, I got in an argument about my ability/right to wear them on a volleyball court - the rules state that footwear should be flexible and non-marking. I'd say my vibrams meet those requirements. Besides, you're ALLOWED to play barefoot if you want.) Why? You have a better feel for the court and the agility work required for digging/hit coverage is much much easier. The only cost was probably 1 or 2 inches of vertical, and that was probably more psycoological than anything.
Cauliflower Soup - perfect for a cold, rainy day
-One diced onion
-A couple chopped carrots
-Enough butter for some frying
-4 cloves of garlic
-1 tsp(ish) Tumeric
-1 tsp(ish) Paprika
-Pinch red chille flakes (these'll get more active the more you cook)
-Light dash of cayenne
-1 Tbsp(ish) Curry Powder
-dash Cumin
-sprinkle Coriander
-3 cups vegtable stock (Or chicken stock)
-1/2 cup (ish) of coconut milk
-head of cauliflower
-2 florets? of broccoli
Okay, first off, I'm going to apologize RIGHT NOW about the approximate quantities. Its a problem I have with indian inspired/type dishes because all I really truely do when cooking them is follow my nose. Each spice add's its own unique kick, and some may find certain spices offensive, but the soup is sweet, with a bit of spicy kick, a pleasant warmth, and a little buttery.
Fry the onions and carrots till a little soft with the galirc. Add spices. Let sizzle a bit, then add the veggie stock and coconut milk. Simmer for 15 min. Add the cauliflower and simmer a bit. Add the broccoli about 15 min before serving. Real simple, and with a bit of tweaking, quite a beautiful creation.
We serve it with roasted chicken, but you can quite easily add sliced chicken to the soup (I did that with my leftovers) and it makes a pretty nice soup.
Tomorrow night I'l update with some of my other experiments (sorry no pictures until I make them again).
Ciao!
Pat
27 May, 2010
Oh Sprummer, how I love thee...
Okay,
So it's been a while.
Like 35 days, actually.
35 glorious glorious days of Sprummer. Sprummer is that uncomfortable hop between spring and summer, you know, that weather around the May long weekend that can be glorious, with snowy bits. But they've been glorious. Here's what the last 35 days have held for me:
-14 km barefoot run. It was sensational.
-2 regular season ultimate frisbee games and 2 tournament play
-The purchase of a new weight set (full bar and small bar with 85 lbs of plates) and lots of weight training
-One volleyball practice
-one dragon boating practice
-One tenting experience in Cold Lake
-A fishing trip
-16-20 hours of yardwork and gardening (oh man, its going to be gorgeous later in the year) which included shovelling, tilling, pulling sod, planting, lifting, raking...etc
-some extra hours at work (which means more coin in my pocketzez, precious)
- a couple shorter 5 km runs (one in the rain, which is extremely theraputic)
-Two cheat on the primal lifestyle (I had some cake which was a good compromise and an apple/pastry thing which was severely lacking)
-Pretty much cut back on yogurt, and have decided to eliminate cheese from my diet (Chandra may still keep eating it, but I have been getting bunged up after eating it) leaving most of my day to day eatings fruit, vegetables, nuts, meat & eggs.
-A BEAT salad (thanks http://www.marksdailyapple.com/)
-A wicked bananna chocolate almond loaf that is pretty primal.
-Assloads of chicken, fish, coconut, and avacado.
-about 75 eggs...
My weight is, pretty suprisingly, unchanged - hovering between 180 and 183 for the most part. The wicked point, I suppose, is that it is extremely easy. Instead of needing to workout every day, I'm content to maintain my results with sports(ultimate on tuesday nights), a weight bearing workout, and one run each week with some piddling around in the garden/yard/house. It doesn't feel hard, and I most certainly havn't felt guilty about missing planned workouts. Its been pretty good.
I've been finding that running, even the shorter runs, is generally a little easier somewhat fasted (at least on an empty stomach for sure). I don't know that I'm great at sprinting or even pushing upper limits, but the run just generally feels more comfortable. My limit is one run a week right now, and I'm holding myself to that pretty strongly. Varying the length between 5 & 14 km. A long run is followed by a couple weeks of shorter runs. Its starting to get green so I might push the long runs just a little bit longer. I have a nice 16-18 km course in the river valley that I havn't run in about 3 years which I am dying to give a whirl. Also one in Elk Island Park that is calling my name at about the same distance.
My vibrams, however, are also smelling like they are dying. I pretty much have to wash them after every use. I love them, but they are a little stinky - probably because they're too warm for sprummer running. I might have to pick up some sprints.
This upcoming week I'm reving it into high gear with the fitness due to some poor scheduling on my part. Between now and next Sunday I will have had: 3 volleyball games (And depending how we do more...), 1 more volleyball practice, one 5 km race, one dragon boat race, and four slo-pitch games (more if we do well) and an ultimate frisbee game. WEWT Corporate Challenge and boo to boring workout routines! It will all be followed promptly with a week of just yard work.
Catch up with you soon.
Pat
So it's been a while.
Like 35 days, actually.
35 glorious glorious days of Sprummer. Sprummer is that uncomfortable hop between spring and summer, you know, that weather around the May long weekend that can be glorious, with snowy bits. But they've been glorious. Here's what the last 35 days have held for me:
-14 km barefoot run. It was sensational.
-2 regular season ultimate frisbee games and 2 tournament play
-The purchase of a new weight set (full bar and small bar with 85 lbs of plates) and lots of weight training
-One volleyball practice
-one dragon boating practice
-One tenting experience in Cold Lake
-A fishing trip
-16-20 hours of yardwork and gardening (oh man, its going to be gorgeous later in the year) which included shovelling, tilling, pulling sod, planting, lifting, raking...etc
-some extra hours at work (which means more coin in my pocketzez, precious)
- a couple shorter 5 km runs (one in the rain, which is extremely theraputic)
-Two cheat on the primal lifestyle (I had some cake which was a good compromise and an apple/pastry thing which was severely lacking)
-Pretty much cut back on yogurt, and have decided to eliminate cheese from my diet (Chandra may still keep eating it, but I have been getting bunged up after eating it) leaving most of my day to day eatings fruit, vegetables, nuts, meat & eggs.
-A BEAT salad (thanks http://www.marksdailyapple.com/)
-A wicked bananna chocolate almond loaf that is pretty primal.
-Assloads of chicken, fish, coconut, and avacado.
-about 75 eggs...
My weight is, pretty suprisingly, unchanged - hovering between 180 and 183 for the most part. The wicked point, I suppose, is that it is extremely easy. Instead of needing to workout every day, I'm content to maintain my results with sports(ultimate on tuesday nights), a weight bearing workout, and one run each week with some piddling around in the garden/yard/house. It doesn't feel hard, and I most certainly havn't felt guilty about missing planned workouts. Its been pretty good.
I've been finding that running, even the shorter runs, is generally a little easier somewhat fasted (at least on an empty stomach for sure). I don't know that I'm great at sprinting or even pushing upper limits, but the run just generally feels more comfortable. My limit is one run a week right now, and I'm holding myself to that pretty strongly. Varying the length between 5 & 14 km. A long run is followed by a couple weeks of shorter runs. Its starting to get green so I might push the long runs just a little bit longer. I have a nice 16-18 km course in the river valley that I havn't run in about 3 years which I am dying to give a whirl. Also one in Elk Island Park that is calling my name at about the same distance.
My vibrams, however, are also smelling like they are dying. I pretty much have to wash them after every use. I love them, but they are a little stinky - probably because they're too warm for sprummer running. I might have to pick up some sprints.
This upcoming week I'm reving it into high gear with the fitness due to some poor scheduling on my part. Between now and next Sunday I will have had: 3 volleyball games (And depending how we do more...), 1 more volleyball practice, one 5 km race, one dragon boat race, and four slo-pitch games (more if we do well) and an ultimate frisbee game. WEWT Corporate Challenge and boo to boring workout routines! It will all be followed promptly with a week of just yard work.
Catch up with you soon.
Pat
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