Just a Cup of Chai

Yummy Exploits

Sorry that I didn't post these yesterday, but it was just a crazy day and I didn't get the time. I started out the afternoon baking up some marvelous chocolate cookies. The heavenly scent still is in the house and I just don't want it to go away. I got the recipe from Vegan Baking, and added pecans. Pecans make everything better! I actually have this recipe memorized, my sister refuses to eat these cookies because they are made so much in our house. Another picture:

 

Then, I had to rush to put together a quick dinner. I made a black bean burrito filling, with corn on the cob, tortilla chips, and toasted tortilla shells. Yummy! I managed to burn myself a few times while making the filling, but it all went smoothly.

 

I'm experimenting with my photography, so here's one last image. I found that I could toast the tortilla into shape before I filled it which was super delicious.

 

Then it was off to community band. What a night. Me and my lovely stand partner couldn't stop talking and I enjoyed every minute of it. Can't wait until next week!

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Yipes, that wasn't any fun!

    Just a quick update to all of you newbies, I recently started running. I think it was about mid-May when I first started, and it's been quite the experience. I decided to start running because the pounds have definitely been creeping up on me. I guess that's what I get from so much vegan baking! Anyhow, the first few days were tough and I almost dropped it completely. Lucky for me, I stuck with it! I've run 215 miles since June 1st, and am hoping to start racing this fall. I run 5 miles most days, but in the past few weeks I've been noticing a sharp pain up my calf. Augh! Today it finally got so bad that I couldn't go out and run. I'm so incredibly bummed.

    I'm thinking that maybe I should start cross-training so that this sort of day doesn't make me so upset. Any suggestions, readers? What's your favorite way to cross-train? Biking, swimming, something else spectacular?

    On to a lighter note, I think I'm going to bake something later today. I'm really into all of Hannah Kaminsky's recipes so perhaps I will make something of her's. I'm thinking chocolate, but that could just be because I've been craving cookie dough. I could just make some cookie dough and eat it, but it's more fun if you bake them too! What's your favorite kind of cookie dough? I absolutely adore this one recipe that has melted chocolate in the dough. It is super rich and the cookies are just the right kind of moist. Mmm.