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Friday evening my snack of choice was some wine and cookies!\u00a0 These are brand new cookies I created and all I’m telling you about them is that they are made with beer.\u00a0 Yes you read that right, beer.\u00a0 In cookies.\u00a0 I am awesome and so are these cookies. 
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I slept like crap Friday night and woke up Saturday groggy and staring at the winter craziness that was going on.\u00a0 We had snow and it was coming down fast.\u00a0 However our weather was greatly fluctuating between being at freezing and then above.<\/p>\n
This means it would snow\/rain\/snow\/rain.\u00a0 Good times.\u00a0 I knew right away that we weren’t going to be heading out to MT<\/abbr> in that stuff.\u00a0 I contemplated a run for very long time, so long that I got too hungry and it became too late to head outside.\u00a0 I would be lying if I said I was bummed because normally I love running in the snow.\u00a0 But yesterday I wanted nothing to do with it.\u00a0 I fed myself instead.<\/p>\n Eventually Scott got up and we pretty much hung out and chatted.\u00a0 Other than when we sit at the table for meals, we haven’t really just sat on the couch and chatted for a long time.\u00a0 It was a nice moment and I was loath to end it.\u00a0 However my belly and Scott’s belly began to growl and it was time for some lunch.<\/p>\n It was late in the day because we talked for so long that my lunch was kept simple.<\/p>\n Balsamic+honey+mustard+olive oil<\/p>\n I was going to start baking at this point and that is when I discovered I was out of flour.\u00a0 Ack!\u00a0 I didn’t even realize I was low, shows how much I pay attention.\u00a0 I had no desire to go to the store on a Saturday but I ended up going.\u00a0 My motivation wasn’t even flour!\u00a0 I wanted to wrap gifts and we realized that we were very low on wrapping paper.\u00a0 It was my need for more wrapping paper that got me moving.<\/p>\n Hours and a bunch of craziness later we made it back home safe but minus whole wheat pastry flour because the stores were out.\u00a0 Curses!<\/p>\n I did get Scott’s presents wrapped and then busted out some dinner.\u00a0 Quick and easy risotto.<\/p>\n Topped with a bit of parm and asiago cheese.<\/p>\n Sunday:<\/strong><\/p>\n I got up with my alarm this morning and immediately got ready for my run.\u00a0 I was running today come hell or high water<\/span> snow and ice.\u00a0 It wasn’t very cold out thankfully but I was running in some “wintery mix”.\u00a0 Blech.\u00a0 I cranked out 7 miles, wooo!\u00a0 It’s safe to assume that I drink some chocolate soymilk after each run, even if I don’t have a pic to show you.<\/p>\n After stretching and a shower where I ran out of hot water (major suckage), it was time for some fuel.<\/p>\n I kicked it on the couch for a bit eating, watching Food TV reruns (they showed the exact same episodes last weekend!), and worked on my recipe post.<\/p>\n Then I headed into the kitchen where I got some chops in some brine and started on some more nutroll making.\u00a0 I got some stuff going and Scott stumbled his way downstairs.\u00a0 I took this as a signal to get started on some Sunday Breakfast.<\/p>\n It was gooey and delish.\u00a0 There’s some chicken sausage on the side, an Ezek English muffin, and some oranges in the middle.\u00a0 Breakfast was awesome!<\/p>\n During breakfast Scott and I had a conversation that made it perfectly clear that Scott isn’t a runner.<\/p>\n Me:<\/strong> It wasn’t too cold today so the 7 miles wasn’t bad.\u00a0 However by the end of 7 miles, I’m cold and ready to come home.\u00a0 I don’t know how to handle that so I can increase my miles.<\/p>\n Scott:<\/strong> Are you tired at the end of 7 miles?<\/p>\n Me:<\/strong> No, not really.<\/p>\n Scott:<\/strong> Well then could you truck-it?<\/p>\n Me:<\/strong> What makes you think I’m not already trucking-it?<\/p>\n Scott:<\/strong> Because you just said you weren’t tired.<\/p>\n I baked the rest of the day working on gifts and stuff to send to my mom.\u00a0 I’m hoping to get packages out in the mail tomorrow! Once baking was done, and I put in a quick call to my mom, I got started on dinner.\u00a0 Because I already had the chops ready to go, I just had to assemble everything else which went into the oven.<\/p>\n![\"Coffee,](\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/OHC-12-19-09_breakfast-300x225.jpg\" "\\"Coffee,")
In my bellah went another yogurt mess instead and it was delish!<\/p>\n![\"Salad](\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/OHC-12-19-09_salad.jpg\" "\\"Salad")
<\/a>Salad for shiz!<\/p>\n\n
Smoothie on the side!<\/p>\n\n
<\/a>Mmmm!\u00a0 Risotto is one of those meals that I make when I’m tired and need something hearty but easy.\u00a0 Bonus is that it only uses one pot to make a whole meal.\u00a0 It had:<\/p>\n\n
Yum!\u00a0 It wasn’t long after dinner that I headed up to bed to read before calling it a night.\u00a0 And that wasn’t long either!\u00a0 I finished my book and zonked out.<\/p>\nCoffee and yogurt with granola sprinkled with Sunday Special Dark Chocolate chips.\u00a0 The yogurt was Stoneyfield French Vanilla.\u00a0 Mmmmm!<\/p>\nSorry no close-up, but nothing was pretty. :p\u00a0 I made a big omlette for Scott and I to split.<\/p>\n\n
\u00a0 Isn’t that the best advice though?\u00a0 Just run faster and get it over with quicker.\u00a0 Oh if it were only so easy.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/a>Pork chop that was brined in a cider brine.\u00a0 Yummy!<\/p>\n