Quickpost: Great Guide, Fish Fantastic or Poisson ...

I love seafood, and rely on fish a great deal as a delicious source of lean protein. In fact, recently I particularly upped my tuna and salmon intake,  as I’ve become much more conscious of endurance athletes’ higher-than-average protein needs.  Ironically, however, shortly after Dave and I concluded “more might be better” regarding protein and naturally began incorporating more fish into meals, I...

A Closer Look at Agave

This post springs from a certain preoccupation I’ve had lately, and is more of a topic for discussion than the usual recipe share and experiment, though there are a few recipes included at the end. Recently I’ve been finding myself repeating one of life’s most basic lessons and catch phrases in odd contexts: what comes up surely must come down. It makes sense when talking gravity, or evaporation. But lately...

Busy Athlete’s Black bean and Kale Quinoa, 3 ways,...

My friend Amanda (see Ironclad Resolution post) and I are collaborating on a project involving coordinating workouts and nutrition for endurance athletes. One of the most common struggles for endurance buffs, or any busy person who is health and fitness conscious, is finding time to focus on high quality nutrition while fitting in high quality workouts, alongside the usual busyness of life, job, family, etc. Here’s a...

“Money Meal” Lunch (and Phoenix race r...

As of this past weekend, I have a happy new pre-race nutrition routine, at least where marathons and other athletic endeavors that actually  benefit from carbo-loading are concerned: the classic pre-race pasta dinner at lunchtime. I don’t know why I haven’t thought of this before. Then, the best part, a stack of pancakes plus something lip-smacking salty a few hours later (that’s just my personal addition...

Quick Post: Skin Deep and More, The Quick Skinny o...

Recently, I’ve been interviewing sources for an article, and in the process,  discovered a few interesting tidbits indirectly related to my topic. One in particular has already impacted my life, in a small, but pleasingly tangy and satisfying way: you can eat kiwi skins. “Not many people know this,” Sara Ferrigno, a nutritionist in San Francisco, told me. I had never before thought about it myself, even...

Ironclad Resolution: Lightened lean beef, mushroom...

My friend Amanda is a true Jack (or Jaqueline) of all Trades, being a seriously competitive athlete, wonder-working massage therapist, coach, teacher, and freelance writer. We’ve been collaborating on a fun project, matching training ideals and workouts to recipes. Heading into the new year, we can all get revved up once again to resolve to be better, fitter, faster, kinder, and healthier. One way I love to work at...