Plan Dec 2- 8

Monday:

Walk 1

Run 3

Vegan Reubens

Tuesday:

Run >1

Chickpea stuffed Portabella mushrooms

http://www.veganricha.com/2013/11/portabella-mushrooms-stuffed-with.html

Wednesday:

Walk 1

Run 4

Hanukkah celebration Winesday with Annie and Bart

Challa (a thick and eggy slightly sweet braided bread)- I will bake this on Tuesday

Www.theppk.com/2013/09/vegan-challah/

Latkes (I could eat these for days!)

Www.theppk.com/2007/12/happy-hannukah-eat-some-latkes-for-me/

Thursday:

Run >1

Chorale concert, dinner will be leftovers before or after the show.

Friday:

Walk 1 

Run 10

Rob's Christmas Party for work, I'll likely eat a small meal at home before we go.

Saturday:

Run >1

Rob and I have plans to have dinner at one of our favorite restaurants in VA.

Sunday:

Christmastown 8k

This looks like it will be a really fun race, through Busch Gardens, Williamsburg!

We will make our way home from the race, and likely pick up some food & beer on the way!

I am doing the Runners World holiday running streak, attempting to run at least 1 mile every day between Thanksgiving and New Years. This week I should have close to 30 miles, with that, my long run on Friday, and the 8k on Sunday.

Not too much cooking this week! But isn't that how it goes pretty frequently this time of year? We get so busy and we're all bundled up in layers! Seems, then, like the perfect time to kick up my running a notch.

We're getting close to the end of the semester, which is both good and bad. For the classes I teach, December 16 is the last day of finals, and for my dissertation research, my quarter ends on December 13. I'm ready for the break, but that also means these next two weeks are going to be crazy busy. I really want to have my research proposal approved by my committee before the end of the quarter, but I don't know if that will happen!

For joy reading, I'm reading E squared, and I am the messenger by Marcus Zusak. I recently purchased the first 5 in the Game of Thrones series, but I won't start those until the winter break. I also have started Thank you for your service.

Plan, Nov 25- Dec 1

Monday

Walk 1, run 3

Quiona Polenta Pizza

http://www.fitsugar.com/Healthy-Recipe-Pizza-Quinoa-Polenta-3467694

Tuesday

Walk 1, run 5

Indian Tofu Patties

http://www.sonisfood.com/2013/11/indian-tofu-vegetable-patties.html

Wednesday

Vegan potato curry (adapted from The Vegetarian Epicure)

Ingredients:

6 medium size russet potatoes

3 T. Earth Balance margarine

1t. Salt

1 T. Curry powder

2 c. Water

1 c. Vegan yogurt, plain (tofutti vegan sour cream also works)

1 c. Frozen peas

Peel and dice the potatoes. Heat the earth balance, and add the spices, simmer for 2-3 minutes. Add the potatoes, and cook them evenly until a little crispy.

Add the water, and simmer for 30 minutes. Then add the peas and yogurt, and heat for 5 more minutes.

Serve over rice.

Thursday

Thanksliving

Family Fun Run

My whole Thanksliving menu is posted here.

Friday

Run >1

Football tailgating 

Saturday

Run >1

Leftovers

Sunday

Run >1

Hanukkah feast (I'll post my Hanukkah menu here, as well)

I'm doing the Runners World Streak, and will be running (or skiing) every day from Thanksgiving to New Years.

I've recently gotten new vegan cookbooks that are beautiful, I am thinking of reviewing all my cookbooks on the blog in 2014. One of my favorite new ones is Isa does it, and I'll have the privilege of meeting her in December! Otherwise, I'm reading a Phillip K. Dick novel, one by Markus Zusak, and a non- fiction called "Thank you for your service" for my reading group.