It was my birthday on Monday, and both my boyfriend and I took the day off work. Did we take advantage of this by going out raving on Sunday night, spending my birthday hungover on the sofa? Did we heck. A birthday is a day for doing your favourite things. So, we went for a…
Archives for October 2012
Sweet Potato and Leek Pie with Goats Cheese Topping
I have, in my many years on this planet, learned that some people are good at some things and slightly rubbish at others. It’s a fact. I mean, I agree with Malcolm Gladwell that you have to put the hours in to achieve world class status but a core talent can be really useful. Sadly,…
Roasted Augergine with Cashew Nut Pesto
First, on naming – they’re aubergines to some, eggplant to others and brinjal to others still. You know the things I mean though – purple, sheeny and strangely lovely to hold (or is that just me?) It’s a little known fact that they’re also low in fat and calories but practically ooze the B-complex vitamins…
Post-run Refuelling – 15 minute countdown
Sports scientists say you need to refuel within 15 minutes of finishing exercise to help your body repair muscle tears and make the most of your workout. In an article for Running Times, director of sports nutrition at University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre Leslie Bonci said “I really encourage athletes to do something within 15 minutes. The…
Easiest Broccoli and Stilton Soup Ever
This is the easiest soup in the world to make. Really. Made from Bibi’s own recipe, it uses only three ingredients – yes, three! – and is at least 1000x better than any you can buy in the shops. Stilton cheese has its own website with loads of fascinating facts (really!) and this information on…
26.2 Miles Wiser – Amsterdam marathon, race report
Given my advanced age (I am now approaching 142) and the fact that I’ve been running for decades, you’d think I’d have ran a squillion marathons, wouldn’t you? I’ve ran hundreds of races and done many, many very long runs (including my now infamous 96-mile run along the West Highland Way). My longest runs tend…
Sesame Baked Tofu with Aromatic Stir Fry
Photos by Zsolt – www.zsoltsandor.com One of our favourite restaurants in the whole wide world is Rebar in Victoria, British Columbia. We haven’t actually been everywhere in the whole wide world, of course, but we have been to this restaurant many times, mainly because a) it is wonderful and b) we used to live just up…
Beetroot, Feta and Pumpkin Seed Salad
(Photo taken by my lovely friend Elaina of Copenhagen blog Fint & Dejlig when she came to visit me in London). Beetroot can seem a bit scary in a Lady Macbeth looks-like-blood-down-the-plughole kind of way. But a) there are ways around this and b) the benefits of beetroot, particularly for runners, are well worth a…
Tofu Pho – What the pho? It’s Vietnamese noodle soup.
All over North America, there are restaurants that serve Pho, a Vietnamese noodle soup. And more often than not, they have a puntastic name (it’s said like our naughtiest swearword, without the ‘ck’ on the end) – “What the Pho” “Pho Sho” “Pho Shizzle”. So far, so good. (Who doesn’t love puns?!) But did I…
Running in Fuerteventura
Bibi recently wrote a great guest post for the Canadian blog Pathways to Life, called ‘Running, Away from Home’ (see what she did there?) The post was full of her top tips for getting in good runs while you’re travelling so I had a quick read before I went to do some warm weather training like…
The Best Roasted Butternut Squash Ever
I wouldn’t say this is the best unless it were true. Mum and I ate this as part of our carbo-loading feast before the Blenheim Palace Half-Marathon last week and we were still going on about how good it was at about mile 10. Mum has begged me to get this posted asap so that…
Creamy Mushroom and Spinach Lasagne
This dish was invented by my good friend, Cathie, when she invited me for Sunday lunch one day. To be honest, she wasn’t planning on innovating. She rang me and said: ‘What time are you coming? The chicken’s nearly ready.’ ‘But I don’t eat chicken,’ I replied. ‘You do eat chicken!’ she said. ‘I’ve seen…