Monthly Archives: August 2009

Brendan Brazier Interview!

[white cotton shirt]

Alright guys and gals, exciting post today.  On Tuesday I talked to Brendan Brazier, vegan professional Ironman triathlete and author of Thrive: The Vegan Nutrition Guide to Optimal Performance in Sports and Life.  If you’ve read my blog at all during the past month or two, then you know how much I love this book…

Shroom Burgers

[portobello mushroom burger photo]

Happy hump day, ladies and gents. Yesterday I had the pleasure of interviewing vegan professional triathlete and Thrive author Brendan Brazier!  He was very friendly and down-to-Earth, and showed no sign of irritation at having to spend 25 minutes of his rockstar Ironman life talking to some peon-schmuck blogger.  So go ahead and put me…

If It Rhymes, It Must Be True!

[happy wife happy life sign photo]

When Erin and I got married, we had all these wooden painted signs decorating our reception.  “All because two people fell in love,” for example, and a bunch of others like it.  Interestingly, only one made its way back to our home, as a keepsake to remind us of the special day: Hmm.  With this…

Thrive Raw Energy Gel

[linus ball photo]

On my run today, I went au naturale, getting all my nutrition from raw, real ingredients.   I made two things from Thrive last night to bring along today—Lemon-Lime Sports Drink and this Lemon-Lime Gel. Interestingly, both of these were made from similar ingredients, just in different proportions.  I know they don’t look too terribly exciting…

10 Best Running Songs Ever

[shoes and ipod photo]

There’s something about a great running song that has the power to transform a mediocre workout into an exceptional one. Heck, the right song at the right time has the power to motivate you to get out the door in the first place.  A good running song can even make you a better runner—a few…

Blueberry Spinach Crumble Bars

[camogie photo]

Happy Sweet-Tooth Friday!  It’s Christine here, and I can’t believe Friday has rolled around already.  For this Sweet-Tooth Friday I made Vegan Berry Spinach Crumble Bars. Gross Meat Disease and Camogie I’ve had a super busy week since I checked in last.  I took a 16 hour Serv-Safe class which is a food-service certification required…

As Close to Perfect as Workouts Get

[risotto photo]

Good morning, readers.  Guess what?  I’ve decided that, as part of my new morning routine (which includes dog walking, a mango-jalapeno smoothie, and other niceties), I’m going to try to write my blog posts early.  That way when you get to work, you’ll have a nice fresh post waiting for you.  We’ll just have to…

What Will We Put Black Beans in Next?

[stir fry photo]

What’s happening, my reduced-meat-eating friends?  It’s ok if I call you that, right?  I mean, I don’t expect you all to be vegetarians, but if you’re not eating at least a one or two meatless meals per week, then really, what are you doing reading this blog?  Work isn’t that boring, is it?  Come on,…