Training Day & Brussel Bake Filed under ( running, Vegetables )

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Today was a good day. I got to take the day off from work due to the OT that I’ve been putting in. I started off my day with an 11 mile training run. Today was just not an ON day for me in terms of running. My legs were a little sore, my tummy was feeling a little funny, and it had poured earlier this morning, so there were lots of puddles. BUT- I finished the run and that’s what matters!:



When I got home, I refueled and then ran out to WFs for some items I need for my Thanksgiving baking (pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, pumpkin (on sale for 99 cents!!), apples, etc). Due to the rain (which started back up after I finished my run), I wore my cute rain boots that are covered with little Franks:

Afterwards, I came home to work on Choreography for Step/Pump. The rest of my day has been spent wrapping Josh’s family’s Christmas presents (which we will bring to them at Thanksgiving):

Starting to decorate the house for Christmas, doing housework, and relaxing with Frank. Fabulous! My dinner tonight consisted of a little bit of this and a little bit of that. I only really took photos of one dish I ate, a Brussels, apples, and jicama dish with almonds and Parmesan cheese based on this recipe from Kalyn’s Kitchen. I basically made a smaller portion of the original recipe and added the jicama in with the Brussels. In the last five minutes of cooking, I also added in some chopped apple. The result:

Please check out Kalyn's pictures which show just how amazing this dish looks. It was SOOOO yummy. I cannot wait to make it again.

Many of you asked about the Crowder Peas I ate last night. They were totally delicious. According to Wikipedia (the official source on everything…right? ;)), Crowder Peas are part of the Vigna species which includes Black Eyed Peas. They are a subcategory of Cowpeas and Wikipedia notes:

“Cowpeas are a common food item in the southern United States, where they are often called field peas . A subcategory of field peas is crowder peas, so called because they are crowded together in their pods, causing them to have squarish ends.”

Question for you all- are you making anything for Thanksgiving? If so, what? Share recipes!

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