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December 17, 2010 by 4 Comments

Happy Friday! Even though I don’t celebrate Christmas, I look forward to it too! I like it when everyone has to slow down after a few long weeks of bustle and buying things. I’m ready for Christmas week. I hope you are too.

Cinnamon Cider Brussels Sprouts with Apples and Pears

While reading one of my favorite sites this week, Emily posted a vegetable recipe using ingredients I had in my kitchen. I love it when that happens and I don’t need to buy one thing. I read it and reread it, but somehow still read one ingredient wrong. And I didn’t realize it until it was too late. Oh well! Here’s what happened:

Click here for the full recipe.

I combined brussels sprouts, one apple, one pear, carrots, and snap peas on the stove and cooked them. My mistake was using apple cider vinegar instead of straight cider. It was kind of a big mistake and left my dish far more vinegar-y than it should have been! But I added some brown sugar to try to fix it and ate it anyway. It didn’t really get fixed. If you make it, use Emily’s instructions! The colors were very pretty together and it had a little sweetness and crunch too. A great way to get in so many fruits and vegetables in one meal!

Everything was fine in this picture. Sizzling away. I added carrots and snap peas to the original recipe.
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And then I had it with a side of brown rice. I would definitely try this again with juice and not vinegar!
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Oats in a Jam Jar

Using the last bit of a jar can become a whole meal. I had a tiny bit of jam left in this jar, so I added yogurt, a small bit of raw oats, a splash of milk and blueberries to the jar and mixed it around. You could do this the night before and let it all come together overnight, and do the same thing in a peanut butter jar.
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I had mine with a banana nut muffin, which was why I was lite on the oats.

Bummer of the Week

I tried yesterday to run on the treadmill. My legs have been feeling pretty good all week (I had a great Crossfit class on Wednesday and set a new PR for a weighted movement. Feels good to finally go up.) so I wanted to give a little jog a try. Unfortunately, my right leg was not interested in participating in this activity, and the pain on the side of me knee started after about one half a mile. That is a big bummer. I stopped running, walked and then moved to the elliptical. At least I got to run the half marathon race, it might be the only one.
What’s your biggest recipe flop?
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