So I'm back in town after a 3-day trip to Scottsdale, AZ with an unscheduled stop in Albuquerque courtesy of US Airways.
Thanks for the $10 dinner voucher US Air; loved that $9.08 ham and cheese sandwich.
The workout highlight of the trip was a run from the Camelback Inn and Spa to the base of Camelback Mountain, then up to the top, and then back to the Camelback Inn and Spa; 2-hours total time. Great, great, great view from the top! Strong work by the Schwartz's, Blago and Milk-Boy humping up and back.
This is not a travel blog of course, but I have to give a shout out to the breakfast buffet at the Camelback Inn and Spa. Worth every penny of the $22, a completely reasonable price for the spread at a pricey spa.
Diet-wise the trip was OK. We hit Morton's pretty hard and the Ole 96'er-like NY Strip I had at 10:00 was a welcome shot of protein. Speaking of shots though, the post-sushi Big Pour International Beer Tasting added an unbelievable amount of hop-centric carbs to my gut. For an extended explanation of why grains are bad, check out this recent post over at Mark's Daily Apple.
Lastly, for those who may be interested Jeff Brown's race report from this year's inaugural Ozark Trail 100 is posted on his blog. He finished 4-hours ahead of the second place finisher! Sounds like the race is technically difficult but the crews and volunteers were awesome. No surprise since it is after all a SLUG event! Full race results can be found here: 2009 OT100 Results.
Paleo Almost Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
(Photo above of Chia's 1st Batch!)
From Lawrence "Bo" Boland III
Ingredients:
3/4cup Almonds (I used dry roasted)
1/4cup Macadamia Nuts (you could probably just use a full cup of almonds if you don't have these)
1/2cup shredded unsweetened coconut
1tbsp Olive Oil
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2cup Pitted Chopped Dates
1/2cup Raisins
1 egg
- Add all ingredients except the egg and raisins into a food processor. Pulse it all until the nuts are hardly recognizable.
- In a big mixing bowl, crack the egg into the bowl and whisk it around a bit. Dump the raisins, and the mixture from the food processor, directly into the bowl. Mix it around thoroughly with your hands.
- On a baking sheet (I didn't have to grease it due to the ingredients), use a cookie cutter of some sort and stuff the cookie cutter full ot the mixture and pack it in.
- Bake for 20-30 mins @ 350. You're basically watching to see when they started to brown up.
These are my best "paleo cookie" yet.
This recipe should make 8 decent sized cookies. Here are the stats from each one (obviously this is a 1 serving dessert, heh):
Calories: 198
Fat: 13g
- Saturated: 3g
- Polyunsaturated: 2g
- Monounsaturated: 8g
Carbs: 19g
-Dietary fiber: 3.5g
Protein: 4g
2 comments:
The whole "camelback" thing is somewhat incorrect - it is really a dromedary (one hump). That misnomer, however, did not change the great 2 hr. run/climb to the top and back. My first workout with "the Machine" Joe Miller was a success. You beat me to the top by a couple minutes, but Schwazea and waited at the bottom for 20 min or so (we didn't even break anything). I may have to hit marsupial corner some morning for some more fun.
Be careful what you put down, you might have to pick it up.
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