She Says: Raw Dinner #1
I think I found my Tempo Pace today! My ankle was feeling okay this morning, so I went to the gym for an easy run and ended up doing 45 minutes at 6.5 – 6.6 and 0 incline. I usually run between .5 and 2% incline at 6.7 – 7.1 mph. This isn’t a huge difference in terms of numbers, but as far as effort it was amazing. The lower speed plus no incline really made today’s run less difficult. Interestingly, it was also much more boring! Do you find that the harder you run the more interesting and fun the run is?
Raw Foods Day 1
My mom called me this afternoon and asked if I was following my “raw foods diet.” I explained that I wasn’t doing it all the time. When that didn’t seem to satisfy her, I explained that I had a raw banana … and cereal for breakfast. She laughed and told me she had a raw apple.
Well, I did have one raw meal today, but more on that later. During the day, I tried to eat normally, meaning that I tried to not to eat more than usual because I feared I would be hungry after my raw dinner. I will admit, however, that I added more almond butter than usual to my sandwich today. It was actually quite delicious: Zinke Orchard’s Creamy Natural Almond Butter + Apple Slices on my Oatmeal Yeast Bread that I sliced and froze last week. I take out the slices two at a time as I need them and it works out perfectly.
Sorry for the odd picture. I had to use my old camera until Mark brought the new one back after work.
I also had some deliciously sweet dried fruit sent to us from Sunbird Snacks. The company makes a ton of trail mix, dried fruit and other snacks. Mark’s already eaten all the Hot Cajun Mix and Nacho Cheese Chips they sent, which he enjoyed quite a bit. I had a bite of the Cajun Mix and it was v. hot to me!
This was the Mango Fruit Mix which is good, but reallllly sweet. I liked how it had a good amount of the good stuff – mango, apricots and pineapple.
Raw Sundried Tomato Pesto
For dinner, I had my first intentionally raw creation and it was awesome (Mark agreed). The recipe is a combination of the Zucchini Pasta Marinara and Pesto Pasta from RAWvolution by Matt Amsden. In my Zucchini Pasta was:
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 cup of spinach
- 1 cup of basil
- 1 cup of sundried tomatoes
- 1 T of olive oil
- 1 T of raw pine nuts (plus more for sprinkling on top)
- Zucchini “Pasta”
A couple of notes on this raw meal
- It was delicious and I will make this pesto again.
- Next time I will leave the zucchini noodles at room temperature for 6-8 hrs to improve their texture.
- Next time, I will try to use a veggie peeler to make the zucchini more noodle like.
- I am excited to have this for lunch tomorrow!
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Night!
February 24th, 2009 at 12:07 am
Yes, I’m that way with the runs too (he he, I said “the runs”). If I have a short or tempo run planned, I have to make up little games, like running my fastest mile or 5K. Otherwise, its a snooze.
Your dinner is lovely, but even with the pumped up snacks, how are you not starving?! I’m assuming and hoping snacks will be had (yogurt and nut butter, perhaps?).
Did somebody say coupon? Honey, grab me the scissors and my velcro coupon organizer!!!!
February 24th, 2009 at 12:12 am
Hey Sarah: I very rarely post everything I eat, but I guess I should note that specifically with the raw meals. For example, today I also had Greek yogurt and an Honest Foods Almond Bar.
Clearly, not raw items.
February 24th, 2009 at 1:48 am
The pasta dish looks great!
February 24th, 2009 at 4:41 am
I just copied and pasted the recipe for the Pesto, it looks so good and I have all of those ingredients! Thank you, keep on sharing your awesome recipes!
February 24th, 2009 at 5:24 am
woooo….. zucchini pasta??? so creative! That sundried tomatoe pesto looks delicious! i’ll definitely try it out!
February 24th, 2009 at 5:56 am
very creative (zucchini)
Ive baked it into lasagna and the husband has eaten it (well, kinda unknowingly but still) so perhaps he’d eat this too?
February 24th, 2009 at 6:20 am
That pesto and zucchini looks great! I might have to make that sometime. I made raw lasagna one time and it tasted really good, but I had problems with it being filling. I do enjoy raw foods and certain raw recipes … I think they’re neat! Thanks for sharing : )
February 24th, 2009 at 6:48 am
The zucchini pasta looks great!
February 24th, 2009 at 7:27 am
impressive raw cooking! also, i am ALL about freezing bread. usually i pack my lunch sandwiches up still frozen — they always thaw by the time i get to eat, plus they help keep everything else cold!
one little point about the word ‘tempo’ — the word ‘tempo’ run implies an increased pace, one that is comfortably hard. so i was totally confused by your first paragraph! unless i’m still reading it wrong. anyway, i am so happy you had a good run! yay!!
February 24th, 2009 at 7:44 am
Deeeelish pesto.
February 24th, 2009 at 7:47 am
Your dinner looks delicious!!!!
February 24th, 2009 at 8:35 am
That looks so good!! MMMmmm, I love sundried tomatoes.
I am SO happy your ankle is feeling better!!! That is so exciting. I definitely find that the faster I run on the treadmill, the more exciting it is. Actually, what’s fun (for me) is to start off at a comfy pace and gradually increase it, then sprint at the end. I usually bump it up every .25 miles or so (just in increments of 0.01). It at least keeps my mind on something else.
February 24th, 2009 at 8:42 am
Do you find that the harder you run the more interesting and fun the run is? YES! Give me speed intervals where I’m panting and sweating to death in any day over a steady-state run on the treadmill (so boring!)
Glad you are back after giving the ankle time to heal. I know YOU must be so happy to be moving again!
That raw dinner looks amazing, and I need to make that pesto soon! Sounds and looks like it was a major success.
I didn’t enter your Zoe’s giveaway because another blogger just sent me a box, and I want someone else to experience the Zoe’s love. I think it is my favorite granola!
February 24th, 2009 at 8:54 am
that pesto looks awesome! and i agree with you about the interesting/fast runs.
February 24th, 2009 at 9:00 am
That actually looks quite delicious!! And that mango mix looks super yummy. I love dried fruit =)
February 24th, 2009 at 9:03 am
Looks good!
February 24th, 2009 at 9:08 am
that pesto looks great!
February 24th, 2009 at 9:13 am
That looks so yummy!!
Thanks for the coupon, you are the best
February 24th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Your zucchini pasta sounds really good, especially with that pesto!
February 24th, 2009 at 9:30 am
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February 24th, 2009 at 9:38 am
Nice recipe for pesto. Looks good!
February 24th, 2009 at 10:13 am
That looks so good! Great first raw dinner, glad you guys liked it!
February 24th, 2009 at 10:14 am
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February 24th, 2009 at 10:16 am
I would totally make that dinner!! The zucchini “noodles” reminds me of the dish I had at Small Plates (Boston blogger dinner)…yum!
I’m so happy to hear you liked wearing the Aria dress! I hope all my girls like them
February 24th, 2009 at 10:20 am
The pesto looks great, but I don’t know that i’d love raw zucchini… I tend to only like it grilled!
February 24th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Amazing! Congrats on a lovely looking raw dinner, Heather!
February 24th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Nice raw dinner!! Now that I’ve conquered the scary yeast I’ll have to try out your bread recipe!
February 24th, 2009 at 11:18 am
you need a mandoline! mcduff from lonelysidecar convinced me of it and you can make skinny little zucchini slices with it!
February 24th, 2009 at 11:20 am
That dish looks awesome! No deprivation involved there. It would be great to do a raw meal every once in a while to just keep it “real”.
February 24th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Doing speed intervals does make running more interesting, but not more fun for me. I like my long, steady runs.
I love apple and nut butter sandwiches! Had one Sunday.
February 24th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Terrific raw dinner!
February 24th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
That zucchini “pasta” does look good! I may need to see if I can get the boy to try this
Thanks for the free coupon link! I’m all about freebies!
February 24th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Heather, I just made your raw pesto. So excited to serve it for dinner…with meatballs.
February 24th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Does the raw hurt your tummy at all? The Driz can’t get too raw or she gets all gaseous and vomity.
February 24th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
love the raw dinner
February 24th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
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February 24th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
that pesto looks AWESOME! do you think you could use walnuts or almonds instead of pine nuts?
February 26th, 2009 at 7:30 am
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February 27th, 2009 at 10:22 am
Hello, delicious pesto! I think it’s safe to say that Raw Dinner Numero Uno was a big success.