New Hampsha

Well I made it safe to New Hampshire. The beauty of New England never ceases to amaze me. The foliage is gorgeous and the weather has been fantastic. I'm in heaven.

I made yesterday my rest day of the week because my body asked was begging for it. I slept a glorious 12 hours, made a fort in the living room and watched Shrek with my niece, then cooked my family a pretty tasty gluten-free meal. My [soon-to-be] sister-in-law is newly diagnosed with Celiac Disease so I was challenged when I wanted to make Italian considering 1) She has Celiac and 2) I'm allergic to parmesan and ricotta cheese.

I made a tomato sauce with ground turkey and veggies topped over gluten-free pasta and spaghetti squash. The appetizer was definitely the winner though! I made polenta for the first time!

This was an incredibly easy dish and everyone raved about it.

In a small bowl, combine:

1:1 mixture of gluten-free flour (I used brown rice) and gluten-free bread crumbs

1T dried basil

1T dried oregano
1 tsp garlic powder

Pinch sea salt & black pepper

In a second bowl, lightly beat two eggs (or use egg whites)

One by one, dip each polenta slice in eggs then coat in bredding mixture

Next pan sear until browned in a little EVOO

Bake 5 mins at 425F

Top with marinara sauce <3

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This afternoon I thought it was a good time to try out some gluten-free Pho the nice people at Happy Pho sent me.

Noodle Ingredients: 100% brown rice flour, water, organic green tea, sea salt. 

I didn't use the seasoning and instead cooked the noodles in organic chicken broth with cilantro, carrots, mushrooms, tofu, dash lime juice and red chili peppers. It was heavenly! Note: The noodles cook fast so cook them separately after the veggies/tofu/broth are done then combine. It was a simple and very satisfying dish!

Feeling fueled and hydrated..

I ran 17-miles for my training long run. I set out to do 18 but just could not make it. I hadn't fueled well the day before and I could definitely tell. For the next few long runs I need to remind myself to fuel as if I was running a race. But all in all, I feel GOOD :)

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Well I'm off to bed. I'm taking an early morning (8am is very early for me hehe) Bikram yoga class then going apple and pumpkin picking with my sister-in-law and niece!

Have a great weekend,

Lauren

Questions:

What are you doing this weekend? Any fall-inspired activities?

For those of you training for a race, how is your training going?