Cabbage and Pulled Pork Pizza

Posted on June 1, 2012 by thefasteryoupedal

I am a huge fan of the Lavash Bread from Trader Joe’s. Ever since I was told about it, Mike and I have had so many different combinations of pizza. Mike prefers the “supreme” with sausage, peppers, onions, and red sauce. I prefer more the Ragu Light Alfredo Sauce with spinach and chicken.

Since we are due to go on vacation soon, we really needed to clean out the fridge. We had some leftover pulled pork and cabbage. I decided to put both of them on a pizza and top it with my favorite cheese (Sargento’s 4 Cheese Mexican Reduced Fat).

I know it sounds strange, but it actually tastes really good! Add a little bit of garlic to the top and its pretty tasty!

A Special Gift

Posted on May 29, 2012 by thefasteryoupedal

I know my birthday is over, but I do want to share one last part of the extravaganza. For the whole week now, I have noticed little things disheveled around the house that normally are not even touched. Hall closet lights are left on. Boxes moved. The OCD in me notices things like that.

Finally, Mike had to ask me where my jersey was located that I won for the NMORS season last year. I felt really bad because he was so close to finding it, but just didn’t look long enough.

Anyway, for a couple of days he would sit in our other bedroom with the door shut and I was under strict rules to not go in there. I behaved myself and stayed away. And here is what it was:

Who knew he could be so crafty? I guess he made friends with the people at Hobby Lobby and he is now a VIP or something there. 🙂 I love it! We have a trophy room with all the posters of all of our races and I’m making room for it as we speak.

I had to show you the meal we had for my birthday just because I do like food and blogging about food. My mom makes the best grilled chicken. She grills it and then puts BBQ sauce and hot sauce together in a mug and adds it the last five minutes to give it a kick. So in honor of her (because if I was in Vegas I would make her make this for me), I made her chicken with a side of Caesar and watermelon. Isn’t summer awesome? I am so glad I have a summer birthday!

P.S. I loved this card from my mom:

Birthday Weekend Extravaganza

Posted on May 28, 2012 by thefasteryoupedal

I think everyone likes to milk their birthday for all its worth. When I am with my family, I try to make a week out of it. Since we are going to San Diego soon, I narrowed my birthday down to a weekend event and made a to-do list of only three days.

I love how proper Barney is in this picture. He always thinks he has to be part of things.

One of my Friday list items was to go on my last 31 year old ride. We chose the “jeep road”, which is a good workout. We had to take a candid shot before we took off.

It starts off on some technical and then its time to go miles up a long, winding, steep road.

Love sporting the pink socks from www.zensah.com . Mike said he could see me coming from a mile away.

Saturday, my only goal was to get my hair done, and go to dinner. I know it doesn’t seem like a lot but it had been MONTHS since I had my hair done and I was long overdue. Also, everyone was booked including my normal hair girl, so I chanced it and went to a new salon. She did great.

That night we went to St. Claire’s Winery and Bistro. Excellent choice. We were able to eat outside since it was so nice out, and we listened to a live band.

We ordered some house salads to start. I usually take my tomatoes and push them to the side, but I actually ate them this time! So good!

Mike ordered some meatballs for an appetizer and the marinara sauce was quite tasty.

His entree was a prime rib. He always has to get his horseradish raw with it because he says its “intense”. Here is what I have to witness:

He says its like a “drug”. Sicko.

I ordered the chicken with Hatch Chile (in honor of New Mexico). It was very spicy, which I loved. I highly recommend this place for anyone visiting Mesilla, NM.

The Carrot Trick

Posted on May 25, 2012 by thefasteryoupedal

I love carrots. In fact, I have eaten so many carrots at one time that my hands actually turned orange. This happened while I was teaching and it was a little bit embarrassing to speak in front of my kids knowing I looked that way. I guess I went a little bit overboard, but I guess thats what happens when you drink carrot juice straight up, eat carrots at the same time, and you also put carrots in your smoothie that morning.

So I bought a package of carrots for some eating and the husband wanted in on the tastiness. He was asking me if when I was little, did I ever eat carrots around the edge and then leave the core? I thought about it and I did!

Of course, the dog wanted in on it.

Halfway done. Looks kind of funny.

Finished product.

Have you guys ever done this before as a kid or even as an adult?

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Posted on May 25, 2012 by thefasteryoupedal

This was the easiest recipe ever! I’ve been looking for crock pot recipes for Sundays while we are at church for a few hours. I’ve been looking online a lot for recipes.

I didn’t get married until I was 29, and up until then I depended a lot on my mom’s cooking and quick fix meals. It’s been really fun to get advice from others on recipes they have tried out.

This is what I found. Buy a pork roast. Buy a can of beef broth. Put both in a crock pot. Set on low for about six hours….and you get pulled pork. Add some barbeque sauce and you have BBQ pulled pork. It tasted just like a BBQ restaurant.

Gift Card Cash In!

Posted on May 24, 2012 by thefasteryoupedal

One of my students gave me a gift card to Starbucks. Since I am not a coffee drinker, I knew it was either the oatmeal, wraps, or a strawberry frappuccino…so frap it was! Since its super hot out today it was worth the calories…love gift cards!

Thai Delight

Posted on May 19, 2012 by thefasteryoupedal

Inside this styrofoam box is a delightful treat. Every night before a big race, Mike and I run to our local thai restaurant to eat. We think that it holds the secret to race endurance….or we are just trying to find some excuse to eat extra calories.

Does anyone have a really good recipe for Chicken Pad Thai? I love the flat noodles and the spice.

Imitation Crab Recipe

Posted on May 10, 2012 by thefasteryoupedal

I was looking for some recipes to use with imitation crab because we had some sitting in the fridge for a few days. The only problem was that I didn’t want to make seafood salad, which I learned to make an awesome salad courtesy of my days at Hogi Yogi.

I went to cooks.com and looked up some ideas and they had recipes for casseroles. So I took this recipe: Imitation Crab Casserole and gave it a few more ingredients, like fresh mushrooms, yogurt, and a little cream cheese. It wasn’t that bad!

A Trip to the Local Market

Posted on May 4, 2012 by thefasteryoupedal

The hunt for Chia seeds. I know you can order them online, but I was looking for a local place where I could pick thm up in town to keep it simple for me. I have been reading about them online a lot on how high in fiber they are and how healthy it is to eat them.

I finally made it over to the Mountain View Market here in Las Cruces and found out that the store has some very EXOTIC things in it, things I have never seen before. I wish I could describe all the things I saw, but everything was gluten free, organic, local farm grown, pesticide free….it was so crazy! It made me want to go home and throw everything out that wasn’t good for me and just go on some crazy shopping spree in the store.

I was having a hard time finding the Chia seeds, but the friendly staff was very helpful. Anyone have a local market they like to go to?

P.S. I put them in my oatmeal and they puffed up a little, but they don’t taste bad at all. The guy at the store said that i you put them in juice, they blow up into little gooey balls and you can eat them (kind of like boba..google it).

Homemade Baked Chicken Taquitos

Posted on May 4, 2012 by thefasteryoupedal

Every Christmas I can look forward to a gift from my sister that I use year round and beyond. She makes a homemade cookbook where she has some “Tried and True” recipes. Most of them are “light” meals that are pretty delicious and often good for you. Of course, there are a few that sneak in that are just great tasting…but maybe not as good for you. 🙂

This was my second time making them and I changed it a little bit to fit the things I had in the fridge.

1 package of chicken fajita precooked mix

3 oz cream cheese

1/2 cup of Pace salsa

garlic salt

1/2 cup of cilantro

1/2 cup Sargento Mexican Light cheese

1 pack of corn tortillas