Active Life Cooking

Cardamom Coffee Cake

Stef — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:24:08 +0000

Cardamom Coffee Cake: A Near-Perfect Post-Saturday Run Snack!

Coffee cake…it was always a treat in our household. My Mom only made it on special occasions, but when she did, it seemed like it was always gone in a flash! Over the past few months, every now and again I’d all of a sudden [...]

National Sticky Bun Day

Stef — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:48:20 +0000

Happy National Sticky Bun Day Brought to you by El Bolillo Bakery; Houston, TX

I’ve recently started following Punchbowl on twitter (my handle is activelifecook fwiw) which tells me all of the odd days that are out there. Well, today was a reason to celebrate…it’s National Sticky Bun Day (2/20/10)! I woke up [...]

Chinese New Year

Stef — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:54:33 +0000

Happy Lots of Things! Including, but not limited to…Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day, and Blog Anniversary…

Well, seems like we were just celebrating the Western New Year, and here we are, Chinese New Year! I never celebrated Chinese New Year. Perhaps it’s because I’m a Caucasian female “true blue” American (we can trace [...]

Happy Valentines Day!

Stef — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:48:21 +0000

Happy Valentines Day!

Valentines Day…oh the commercialism that accompanies this “holiday”…

For years, I’ve tried to avoid buying into the commercialism, but this year, we finally decided it was high time to go out for a nice dinner rather than cook each other dinner as in years past as you can get incredible [...]

I’m Baaaaack!

Stef — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:38:29 +0000

And Now for Something (not so) Completely Different…

Preparing for a (half) marathon (happy beforehand above), injuries, fundraising, holidays, work, and vacation takes a lot out of a girl. So it shouldn’t come as a big surprise that I needed a bit of a break from blogging…

Well, I’m back and have a [...]

Training Update – Week 20

Stef — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:08:52 +0000

Week 20: Ramping it up… Plus Realizing Why Mom Never Let us eat Cookies for Dinner…

So, we are starting to get into the home stretch for this season’s training season. We are also in the thick of the Holiday Season, which means lots of obligations outside of training. Christmas parties, shopping, and [...]

Bulgar Wheat Rolls

Stef — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:26:19 +0000

Bulgar Wheat Rolls: You Won’t Believe They’re Whole Grain (and Vegan to boot…)

I must admit, I love bread…soft, warm, yeasty rolls fresh out of the oven. However, some just don’t seem to cut the mustard. Many are dry, brick-like, and *gasp* made fully with All Purpose Flour (APF for the non-foodies)! Well, [...]

Training Update – Week 19

Stef — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:07:06 +0000

Week 19: Holiday Pains…and Gains Plus a Care-Free Lentil Curry Recipe!

This past week seemed to pass very quickly. We kept ourselves very busy with work and holiday activities, and also managed to get some running in too! One of the ways I tend to make my life easier [...]

Training Update – Week 18

Stef — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:10:16 +0000

Week 18: Working Through the Pains…

and the Leftovers…

This week was a recovery week for us…recovery in a couple of ways. Recovering from the Thanksgiving Holiday (plus all of those leftovers, my vegan platter shown above) and allowing our bodies recover from 16+ miles of running [...]

Training Update – Week 17

Stef — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:21:14 +0000

Keeping Up Motivation Over the Holiday Season…

Plus a Great Gnocchi Recipe for Leftover Butternut Squash!

Once again, hope everyone is enjoying their holiday weekend. Mark is back off to work today, and I’ll be back to work tomorrow, so…back to the grind…until Christmas! This past week [...]