This crunchy salad positively oozes anti-oxidants – check out the links for what you get from the pine nuts and sesame and sunflower seeds it contains. It’s not the lowest-calorie salad you’ll ever eat but we’re pretty sure it will quickly become one of your favourites. The toasted seeds give it a crunchiness that many…
Spicy Flapjacks
OK, I’ll admit it. I based this Spicy Flapjacks recipe on one written by a 12 year old boy. In my defence, he did have it published in The Guardian so I figure it was already in the public domain and therefore fair game. Plus it’s a variation on what is apparently a staple party food for…
Recovery Breakfast – Poached Egg & Curried Chick Peas
I did the Eccup 10 mile race recently, a gorgeous, undulating run through the glorious Yorkshire countryside. The weather was breezy but bright, all adding up to a fabulous jaunt on a Sunday morning. Typically, though, I was starving after I’d showered and prettified myself up a bit. So there I was, fresh and lovely…
Cook & Run – Sweet Potato and Butterbean Stew
I’m a big believer in listening to your body’s cravings for food. Somewhere in you, you often know the perfect thing for your needs, if you just give yourself the space to listen. I didn’t have to listen hard before I made this supper – my stomach was practically yelling sweet potatoes, SWEET POTATOES all…
Backstage – Race Day Volunteers
I’ve done countless races. I love the buzz of joining dozens, hundreds, sometimes tens of thousands of other people with my running gear on. There are the nervous newbies (we’ve all been there) and the Garmin-ready leg-swingers hyped up and itching for another PB. Then there are the volunteers. ‘Who?’ did I hear you ask?…
‘Race you to the Bar’ playlist
This fantastic, foot pumping playlist was made by our pal, veggie runner, Twitter goddess and smiley keeper of the brilliant Leeds Playlists website, Wendy Denman. Guaranteed to produce a personal best (in singing along, if nothing else 😉 ‘Race you to the Bar’ running playlist After several half hearted attempts, last year I started running…
Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate…
Everyone knows that you need to stay well hydrated when you run but it takes a while to get into the habit. There can be lots of triggers for thirst – salty or sweet foods, for example – but it’s often a fair indicator that you need to take on more fluids. It’s horrible running…
Roasted Aubergine & Tomato Sauce
Does that work, ‘pasta-tastic’? Probably not but, ho hum, we’re here now and ready to give ourselves a tasty treat for supper. Please note that this isn’t a recycling of the recipes – it’s a complete repurposing, which we all know is highly desirable in this age of austerity… This is a good recipe for…
Vegan Tom Yum Soup
I HATE having my training plan derailed by a cold rearing its snotty head right into MY previously clear one. So, when I felt that familiar malevolent tickle, I pulled out all the stops to prevent it sticking around. I made this deeply aromatic, antimicrobial, bug-busting soup and – success! I halted my cold before…
City running – Buenos Aires
Like most runners, I always take my kit with me when I go away. Indeed, sometimes I even wear it to travel in if there’s no room to pack it (yeah, I know – not even slightly sexy but worth it in the long run). It’s the best way to get over your jetlag, get…