nutrition

Recipe time!! I make up a lot of my own recipes and don't always note the exact quantities or cooking times, so sorry if you have trouble, but for these foods it's not a big deal if you change the quantities slightly.

Sweet Potato Pancakes

When I say sweet potato pancakes I don't mean the breakfast kind, I mean potato pancakes, but with sweet potatoes.

Use about 1 potato per person (I used legit sweet potatoes, not yams, but I'm sure yams are good too).

I want this cake! How delicious does that Oreo cake look? I think I might have to create one of these after my race!

Speaking of food, I'm leaving for France in a week and 2 days. I'm going to eat tarte flambé, spätzle, chocolat, croissant , chocolat croissant and much more. And, I'm not going to feel guilty about it at all. Nope, can't wait for a gluton (and gluten) fest in Alsace!

// photo from Martha Stewart Home Design

Since this whole ultramarathon thing started right after I read Born to Run, I've decided to test out a few of the Tarahumara "miracle" foods. Today I made iskiate, aka chia fresca. It's not too bad, I found a recipe on the No Meat Athlete, and other than the odd consistency, it tasted fine. I skipped the added agave nectar (my thoughts on agave deserve a post of their own). So essentially it was just chia seeds (yes, ch-ch-ch-chia), water and fresh lime juice.