Rants, Recipes, and Running

Cooking good food - it's kind of a goal, but more of an evolving lifestyle for me. This is something I struggle with when Ryan is away, because it is so easy to grab cheese, hummus, and crackers for a "meal". But that does not fuel me for the 45-mile weeks I've been running lately ;) One thing that has helped with my cooking is purchasing in a spiralizer. I 1st ordered the cheap one on Amazon. And immediately sent it back. You get what you pay for.... So I went with the Amazon best seller. And am in love! I have done many batches of spiralized zucchini. I've done spiralized sweet potatoes - sautéed in sea salt and coconut oil (my favorite, thus far). To fuel me up for my 20 mile run, I spiralized red potatoes last night. I am guilty of using ketchup with potatoes like this. But crisping them up with cumin, sea salt, and coconut oil? -- NKR (that's No. Ketchup. Required) :D They were a great accompaniment to Dijon chicken breasts and roasted ga...

So there I was, curled up on a couch with a heating pad to my stomach, calamine lotion caked on my legs, elbows, and arms.....feeling extraordinarily grumpy. I was taking 3 different pills for my stomach daily, and popping benedryl every night so I don't itch my skin bloody. Several family members have been mentioning, "do you think you have a gluten intolerance?" (it seems to run in our family). I blew them off. " I've been eating gluten my whole life, why would it all of a sudden cause a flare-up ", was my response. All it took was a little research, and my husband to finally say, "Abby, just give it a try for me." So here I am, week 2 of no gluten! I've had ongoing stomach & skin issues. I can't even count how many "date-nights" or evenings out I've ruined due to stomach aches. It's just not fun or worth it! When I went to a doctor a few weeks ago, she just told me I'm eating a poor diet. Which I reall...