Monthly Archives: November 2009

Breakfast in the Cube

And now a line from one of my favorite Christmas movies in honor of its 20th anniversary… Clark: Can I refill your egg nog for you? Get you something to eat? Drive you out to the middle of nowhere and leave you for dead? Eddie: No, I’m doin’ just fine, Clark. If you’re not sure [...]
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Trimming the Tree

Hi Everyone! Hope you all had a lovely Sunday! Today was a day of all things holiday for us, including trimming the Christmas tree. My day started with a 5 mile run on the treadmill. I was actually all dressed and ready to go outside when it started to downpour. I was really disappointed because [...]
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Thanksgiving Meals On Wheels

A Quick Thanksgiving Recap Hello Everyone! Hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving! I had a fantastic holiday, eating great food and spending time with my family in Michigan. Thanks to my cousin Dave, we were able to have one of our family’s “old fashioned” Thanksgivings with 19 people there. We had all of the [...]
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A Few of My Favorite Things…

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! I recently came across this survey from Jolene at Everyday Foodie. So, instead of a typical post about health, food, and fitness, I thought I’d give you a little insight into a few Running With Cake favorites. Running With Cake Favorites Favorite food to crunch - Kashi Go Lean Cereal and granola Favorite comfort [...]
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'Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving…

And all through the night, people were chatting and plenty of food was in sight. That is exactly how my evening has been! Hi All and Happy Thanksgiving Eve! I need to make this a pretty quick post. I’m with the fam now and need to spend some quality time chatting and preparing food – I’m [...]
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The Five C's of Running

Hello Everyone!  This morning, I did a couple miles on the old treadmill (which has NEVER had any clothes hanging on it – thank you very much!) then jumped off, threw on a running jacket, and headed outside for the remaining 2 1/2 miles. After my run, I did a few stretches and a 15-minute [...]
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Who Has the Biggest Bowl?

Hello everyone! I am super tired right now because I stayed up until 12:30 AM to wrap Christmas presents (exchanged on Thanksgiving) and then woke up at 6 AM! Somehow before we went to bed, our alarm clock radio was turned up full blast. So when the radio alarm went off this morning I woke [...]
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Squeezing Pears and Roasting Potatoes

Hi there! Today was an absolutely beautiful day in Chicago! When I headed out around 10 AM for my 5-mile run, it was already 52 degrees and sunny! I hope we have many more days like this throughout the fall/winter season.  After my run, I grabbed another LUNA bar to recharge… I do not eat [...]
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Bacon Makes Everything Taste Better

Hi Everyone!  Last night, I watched Rachel Ray’s Vacation on the Food Network. She was reviewing some of the hot spots in Philadelphia. I was sooo excited to see that she actually visited two of the VERY places I went to last year at my company’s annual meeting! She reviewed Amada tapas restaurant and Naked [...]
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How Do You Make Brussel Sprouts Taste Good?

Hey there! So what happens when you work 10 hour days Monday-Thursday?  You spend your Fridays running all of the errands that you would have during the week. Yes, that is exactly what I did today, I ran errands for practically the entire day. After an awesome outdoor 4-mile run, I chomped on a hearty [...]
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