Research shows that beetroot improves your running performance – it’s the nitrates that do it. For obvious reasons then, most runners love beetroot. But even if your main priority as a runner is simply putting one foot in front of the other, beetroot has a lot of other things going for it. It’s a good source of…
Ras el Hanout Veg Quiche with Feta and Caramelised Onions
Perfect Picnic Provisions! Quiche is robust enough to cart about anywhere, and the ras el hanout adds an edge to make it an elegant addition to a spread. We made this to have after the Castle Howard 10K, knowing that the protein in the eggs and pastry would be fantastic for our recovery. I’d imagine…
Chewy Fruit and Oat Bars
As you’ve probably gathered, we do a lot of home cooking but one thing we haven’t quite managed to wean ourselves away from is shop bought energy bars. It seems easier – if ridiculously expensive – to buy packs of granola bars, flapjacks and the like. It’s time we had a talk with ourselves. This…
Popcorn Chilli Chocolate Buns
By the time you read this blog post (she says in manner of a melodramatic movie heroine), we will have finished the Edinburgh Half Marathon – woohoo! After which we will need a little treat. We’ll be having our 100% guaranteed post-race recovery breakfast of Poached Eggs and Curried Chickpeas, of course (try it –…
Baba Ganoush
Early Victorians grew aubergines purely as ornamental plants, suspicious of their resemblance to nightshade. As with a few other things things – workhouses, child labour, ignoring women – they got things quite wrong. Aren’t aubergines great? Aren’t we glad to live in such enlightened times? A source of B vitamins and fibre, they’re adaptable to pretty much…
Leek and Celery Barlotto with Goats’ Cheese and Lemon Thyme
We’re doing the Edinburgh Half Marathon soon so we’ve been experimenting to come up with delicious carbo-loading dishes. This Leek and Celery Barlotto with Lemon Thyme is a winner. As we’ve said before, we love a risotto but get frustrated by the faff of all that stirring, checking, slowly adding stock etc. We like to keep…
Vegetarian Kedgeree with Smoked Tofu
Training can be hard work but it also provides a great excuse to get creative with tasty, runner- friendly dinners, such as this vegetarian twist on a classic kedgeree. Traditional kedgeree uses smoked fish. Traditional vegetarian kedgeree doesn’t used smoked anything. Upshot? Vegetarian kedgeree is usually rubbish. Sad but true. Not this time, though! No, no,…
Aubergine and Pomegranate Stew
I’m not a big one for faffing about with fancy ingredients. Fresh is great, trendy not so much. Then I came across a bottle of pomegranate paste in a Middle Eastern food shop and had to have a word with myself. OK, I thought, these things might be fads for TV chefs but they’re staples…
Stuffed Butternut Squash
We have some great recipes for squash on the blog. Our Best Roasted Butternut Squash Ever is a real winner, mainly because it’s name tells the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Our Spicy Butternut Squash Soup With Paneer Croutons is also delicious and hugely popular. And the all-time favourite recipe with…
Southwestern Quinoa Salad
This recipe was sent to us by Karen, one of our blog followers who’s based in Singapore. First, thanks, Karen! Second, we don’t know why it’s called Southwestern – it has a South American vibe to it so maybe that’s where it’s from. Third, we do know that it’s delicious. We made a version for…
Sweet Nut and Seed Energy Mix
Ah, yes, here we go. Let’s get the ‘vegetarians only eat bird food’ gags out of the way… This sweet-treat mix made of nuts and seeds does look like something the parrot would enjoy, we grant you, but it’s a brilliant snack for runners. It’s great for before, during and after long runs, and also…
Black Urad Dahl Balls with Lime and Mint Dressing
After running 96 miles along the West Highland Way last summer, all I could think about was food. Seriously, aching muscles count for nothing when you’re that hungry! We (my running buddy, Sarah Leitch, and I) went for the ultimate recovery curry at Mother India in Glasgow. You won’t be surprised to hear that it…
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