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12 Apr

Easter Review

Posted by Kristen in Baking, Holiday. Tagged: candy, Cupcakes, Easter. Leave a Comment

I had my second order of cupcakes last week- one & a half dozen Easter cupcakes. There would be a mix of kids and adults, so I did half as baby farm animals – pigs, chicks & sheep. Aren’t they cute?

The adult cupcakes were a mixture of things. I made pink & purple white chocolate eggs to go on top of frosting grass

I love these flower cupcake liners. I topped two of them with chocolate frosting and a white chocolate egg.

The other two had lemon buttercream and a spring mix sprinkles.

And finally, chocolate frosting with roses.

They barely fit in the box.

Easter brunch: traditional English breakfast according to Alicia Silverstone in The Kind Diet.

Roasted potatoes and tomatoes, tempeh bacon & Field Roast Sausage, spinach, mushrooms, and baked beans.

Easter Dinner from Vegan Holiday Kitchen: Spring Vegetable Tart and Lemony Spinach and Chickpea Soup

And finally, this is what the vegan Easter bunny would bring:

A dairy-free milk chocolate egg

Confectioner’s glaze-free jelly beans

Sweet & Sara peeps

Homemade chocolate bunnies

Chocolate Peanut Butter eggs

7 Apr

Eggshell Shuffle Half Marathon

Posted by Kristen in Running. Tagged: Easter, half-marathon, Race Report. 2 Comments

After disappointing conditions at March Madness, I decided to try again for a Chicago Marathon C corral at the Egg Shell Shuffle. It was a flat course; the weather was perfect and the course was on a scenic paved trail through Busse Woods. I needed a 1:45:59 for a C corral, but I wanted to break 1:45 (my new year’s resolution).

I finally got to try out my new Oiselle armwarmers, but I got too hot by mile 2 and had to take them off. They are fun to wear though. And they go well with the stripey simplicity tank.

I started out a little fast and had to tell myself to slow down on several occasions. Miles 2-8 were pretty consistent and enjoyable. Mile 9 was out in the open and we were running into the wind, so that was a challenge. Once we got back into the woods, it got a little easier. By mile 10, the point I usually feel like quitting, I knew I could make it under 1:45. I could even slow down a bit. The desire to quit hit me at mile 12.6, but it’s easier to push yourself 1/2 a mile than 3.1 miles. And so I made my goal with 9 seconds to spare!